Brisbane Retail Figures Q3 2025

Key Points: 

• Queensland recorded $16,100m of household spending in August 2025, representing a 6.3% increase y-o-y.
• New floorspace added to the market in Q3 2025 totalled c.24,000 sqm, up from the c.5,700 sqm recorded in the prior quarter.
• Brisbane CBD retail vacancy strengthened in H1 2025 by 22 bp to 18.3%.
• All retail categories recorded net face rental growth across Q3 2025, largely driven by limited new supply.
• A total of $747 million of retail investment sales was recorded in Q3 2025 (for sales > $5m), above the 10-year quarterly average of $526 million.
• Retail yields tightened across all asset classes, except for super prime CBD, which remained stable. Regional, sub-regional and neighbourhood yields tightened by 5.8 bp, 8.8 bp and 10.0 bp, respectively, while LFR yields compressed by 12.3 bp.