There are many different types of shopping centres in Australia. In 2018, the Shopping Centre Council of Australia Identified Australia has had 1,630 existing shopping centres, being defined as a major Integrated retail centre with at least of lettable retail floor-space, with over 65,000 specialty shops. Of the 1,630 shopping centres, 78 are defined as regional centres, 96 as central business district centres, 291 as sub-regional centres (being those that include at least one discount department store as the major anchor tenant) and 1,120 Neighbourhood or supermarket-based shopping centres. The remaining centres are smaller sub-regional centres, neighbourhood centres or speciality shops with typically less than gross leasable area. Regarding foot traffic, Rundle Mall in Adelaide receives the most annual visits with over 54 million in 2024, making it the busiest shopping precinct in the country and in the Southern Hemisphere.
The number of stores recorded in this list is approximate only, and subject to regular change.