Shopping & retail · October 2026 figures
Book Shops & Newsagents in Australia
The Agentize Directory ranks 1,447 book shops & newsagents across 66 Australian cities and towns. The top-ranked nationally are Unearthed Crystals in Ipswich (5.0 from 313 reviews), Kingfisher Newsagency in Perth (4.9 from 1,324 reviews) and Darussalam Islamic Bookstore Melbourne in Melbourne (4.9 from 1,217 reviews).
- Ranked
- 1,447
- Cities and towns
- 66
- Median rating
- 4.5
- With a website
- 67%
Book Shops & Newsagents at a glance
- 67% of book shops & newsagents in the directory list a website, 92% a phone number and 98% their opening hours.
- 93% of those with hours open on Saturday and 67% on Sunday.
- 10 list round-the-clock hours every day of the week.
- Their median Google rating is 4.5, from 149,597 reviews in all.
- Sydney has the most (312), then Melbourne (254) and Perth (152).
- Of the cities with twenty or more, Geelong has the highest median rating (4.7).
- Books Kinokuniya Sydney in Sydney has the most Google reviews of any book shop listed (4,653).
The ten best-proven book shops & newsagents in Australia
- 1Unearthed CrystalsYamanto, Ipswich · 5.0 from 313 · Proven 4.94
- 2Kingfisher NewsagencyBull Creek, Perth · 4.9 from 1,324 · Proven 4.89
- 3Darussalam Islamic Bookstore MelbourneCoburg, Melbourne · 4.9 from 1,217 · Proven 4.88
- 4Novel NookYarra Glen, Melbourne · 5.0 from 129 · Proven 4.87
- 5Reformers Christian BookshopStanmore, Sydney · 4.9 from 356 · Proven 4.85
- 6The Book LoungePort Douglas · 4.9 from 335 · Proven 4.85
- 7Fully BookedThornbury, Melbourne · 5.0 from 109 · Proven 4.84
- 8ketabestanTemplestowe Lower, Melbourne · 5.0 from 106 · Proven 4.84
- 9Stefen's BooksPerth · 4.9 from 275 · Proven 4.84
- 10The Chestnut Tree BookshopWest Footscray, Melbourne · 4.9 from 261 · Proven 4.84
Book Shops & Newsagents in New South Wales
Top book shops & newsagents across New South Wales
Sydney
312 ranked · median 4.5
Reformers Christian Bookshop 4.9 · 356
Newcastle
28 ranked · median 4.5
Cooks Hill Books & Records 4.9 · 155
Wollongong
26 ranked · median 4.5
Collins Booksellers Thirroul 4.8 · 86
Central Coast
21 ranked · median 4.4
Umina Beach Book Nook 4.8 · 186
Bowral
7 ranked · median 4.2
Books Ever After 4.7 · 77
Port Macquarie
6 ranked · median 4.6
Flynns Book and Record Cafe 4.7 · 94
Albury
6 ranked · median 4.7
The Goddess Emporium 5.0 · 82
Maitland
6 ranked · median 4.4
Harry Hartog Green Hills 4.5 · 255
Ballina
6 ranked · median 4.7
The Book Warehouse Ballina 4.7 · 62
Wagga Wagga
5 ranked · median 4.5
Collins Booksellers Wagga Wagga 4.6 · 185
Dubbo
5 ranked · median 4.4
The Book Connection 4.9 · 73
Armidale
5 ranked · median 4.8
Boobooks 4.8 · 95
Coffs Harbour
4 ranked · median 4.5
The Book Warehouse Coffs Harbour 4.7 · 179
Grafton
4 ranked · median 4.6
Newspower South Grafton News & Gifts 4.6 · 99
Ulladulla
4 ranked · median 4.4
The Wondering Mind 5.0 · 29
Nowra
4 ranked · median 4.7
Dymocks Nowra 4.8 · 140
Orange
4 ranked · median 4.6
Collins Booksellers Orange 4.7 · 98
Byron Bay
4 ranked · median 4.7
The Book Room At Byron 4.7 · 294
Broken Hill
4 ranked · median 4.8
The Broken Hill Bookshop 5.0 · 29
Tweed Heads
3 ranked · median 4.5
QBD Books Tweed Heads South 4.5 · 124
Queanbeyan
3 ranked · median 4.9
Lions Community Bookshop 5.0 · 17
Yamba
3 ranked · median 4.7
The Nook Yamba 4.7 · 44
Griffith
3 ranked · median 4.3
Browse Books Secondhand Bookstore 5.0 · 10
Nelson Bay
3 ranked · median 4.9
Readers Retreat 4.9 · 32
Mudgee
3 ranked · median 4.7
The Book Nest Mudgee 4.9 · 38
Tamworth
3 ranked · median 4.5
The Rotary Book Shed 4.9 · 17
Bathurst
3 ranked · median 4.5
BooksPlus 4.7 · 136
Goulburn
3 ranked · median 4.4
Argyle Emporium 4.8 · 228
Kempsey
3 ranked · median 4.8
Kempsey Newsagency 4.8 · 15
Book Shops & Newsagents in Victoria
Top book shops & newsagents across Victoria
Melbourne
254 ranked · median 4.7
Darussalam Islamic Bookstore Melbourne 4.9 · 1,217
Geelong
22 ranked · median 4.7
The Bookshop at Queenscliff 4.8 · 105
Ballarat
10 ranked · median 4.8
That Little Bookshop 4.9 · 160
Bendigo
7 ranked · median 4.7
Book Now 4.7 · 204
Shepparton
4 ranked · median 4.5
Collins Booksellers Shepparton 4.5 · 84
Castlemaine
4 ranked · median 4.7
Stoneman's BookRoom 4.7 · 177
Mildura
3 ranked · median 4.5
Collins Booksellers Mildura 4.6 · 69
Bairnsdale
3 ranked · median 4.3
Schoolworks Supplies 4.6 · 102
Book Shops & Newsagents in Queensland
Top book shops & newsagents across Queensland
Brisbane
129 ranked · median 4.5
Books@Stones 4.9 · 149
Sunshine Coast
40 ranked · median 4.5
Maleny Bookshop 4.9 · 78
Gold Coast
30 ranked · median 4.4
Under the Greenwood Tree Bookshop & Artspace 4.8 · 126
Townsville
15 ranked · median 4.8
Mary Who? Bookshop 4.8 · 242
Toowoomba
14 ranked · median 4.7
Kaboom Comics & Collectables 4.9 · 61
Cairns
11 ranked · median 4.6
Pearls Books n Music 4.9 · 151
Rockhampton
9 ranked · median 4.5
Millennium Comics and Collectables 4.7 · 306
Bundaberg
9 ranked · median 4.6
The Book Boutique Bundaberg 4.7 · 74
Ipswich
7 ranked · median 4.7
Unearthed Crystals 5.0 · 313
Logan
6 ranked · median 4.2
Koorong Springwood 4.7 · 1,042
Mackay
6 ranked · median 4.5
The Bookish Burrow 4.9 · 33
Caboolture
5 ranked · median 4.3
QBD Books Morayfield 4.3 · 92
Port Douglas
3 ranked · median 4.5
The Book Lounge 4.9 · 335
Hervey Bay
3 ranked · median 4.6
Hervey Bay Book Exchange 4.6 · 57
Book Shops & Newsagents in Western Australia
Top book shops & newsagents across Western Australia
Perth
152 ranked · median 4.5
Kingfisher Newsagency 4.9 · 1,324
Mandurah
7 ranked · median 4.1
Mandurah Central Book Exchange 4.7 · 75
Bunbury
4 ranked · median 4.5
Collins Booksellers Bunbury 4.5 · 133
Albany
4 ranked · median 4.5
Paperbark Merchants 4.7 · 94
Broome
4 ranked · median 4.7
Kimberley Bookshop 4.7 · 114
Geraldton
3 ranked · median 4.6
Jungles News & Lotto 4.9 · 39
Busselton
3 ranked · median 4.6
Viva Books 4.8 · 82
Book Shops & Newsagents in South Australia
Book Shops & Newsagents in the Australian Capital Territory
Book Shops & Newsagents in the Northern Territory
Book Shops & Newsagents by suburb
The suburbs with the most book shops & newsagents listed. Every one has its own ranked list.
- Newtown, NSW 9
- Toowoomba City, QLD 8
- Brisbane City, QLD 7
- Fremantle, WA 7
- Chatswood, NSW 6
- Ashfield, NSW 6
- Glebe, NSW 6
- Maroochydore, QLD 6
- Cairns City, QLD 6
- Ballarat Central, VIC 6
- Bundaberg Central, QLD 6
- Penrith, NSW 5
- Castle Hill, NSW 5
- Campbelltown, NSW 5
- Auburn, NSW 5
- Hornsby, NSW 5
- Caloundra, QLD 5
- Fyshwick, ACT 5
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Questions
Who are the best book shops & newsagents in Australia?
The top-ranked nationally are Unearthed Crystals in Ipswich (5.0 from 313 reviews), Kingfisher Newsagency in Perth (4.9 from 1,324 reviews) and Darussalam Islamic Bookstore Melbourne in Melbourne (4.9 from 1,217 reviews). Each list is ranked city by city by proven rating, the Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it.
Which Australian city has the most book shops & newsagents?
In the Agentize Directory, Sydney has the most book shops & newsagents (312), followed by Melbourne (254), Perth (152) and Brisbane (129).
Where are book shops & newsagents rated highest?
Among cities with at least twenty book shops & newsagents listed, Geelong has the highest median Google rating: 4.7 across 22 businesses.
How many book shops & newsagents list their opening hours?
98% of the 1,447 book shops & newsagents in the directory list opening hours on Google; of those, 93% open on Saturday and 67% on Sunday.
Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.