Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Beauty and wellness businesses in Australia
- Beauty and wellness businesses compared
- 37,935
- Google reviews
- 3,451,822
- Median rating
- 4.9
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading beauty and wellness businesses in Australia on Town Proven are Col Nayler Barber Shop - North Lakes (started in 1950; 4.7 from 1,153 Google reviews), Col Nayler Barber Shop - New Farm (started in 1950; 4.4 from 128 Google reviews) and Col Nayler Barber Shop - Chermside Lvl 1 (started in 1950; 4.4 from 431 Google reviews).
Beauty and wellness businesses in Australia: the top 50
- 1
Col Nayler Barber Shop - North Lakes
from 1,153 Google reviews
Started: 1950
Shop 1144 Westfield, N Lakes Dr
- 2
Col Nayler Barber Shop - New Farm
from 128 Google reviews
Started: 1950
96 Merthyr Rd, Brisbane QLD 4005
- 3
Col Nayler Barber Shop - Chermside Lvl 1
from 431 Google reviews
Started: 1950
Chermside QLD
- 4
Penrith Hair Affair
from 17 Google reviews
Started: 1953
8 Tindale St, Penrith, NSW, 2750
- 5
Refined Hair nd Beauty Salon
from 194 Google reviews
Started: 1953
- 6
Refined Hair and Beauty Salon
from 190 Google reviews
Started: 1953
1060 Thompsons Rd, Melbourne VIC 3977
- 7
Kim Sun Young World Square
from 351 Google reviews
Started: 1956
World Square Shopping Centre, Shop 9.28C and 9.28D/644 George St
- 8
The Duke on Queen St
from 265 Google reviews
Started: 1956
6 Queen St, Nambour QLD 4560
- 9
Franco Of Canberra - Canberra City Hair Salon
from 93 Google reviews
Started: 1956
Sydney Bldg, 15 E Row, Canberra ACT 2601
- 10
The Duke on Margaret St
from 78 Google reviews
Started: 1956
18 Margaret St, Palmwoods QLD 4555
- 11
Kim Sun Young Liverpool Street
from 2,219 Google reviews
Started: 1956
- 12
THE CLIPPER McCANN - Gentlemen’s Grooming
from 155 Google reviews
Started: 1957
54 Northbourne Ave, Canberra ACT 2601
- 13
Leanne McMahon Beauty Therapy
from 12 Google reviews
Started: 1959
Hawthorn VIC
- 14
Tony's Albany
from 101 Google reviews
Started: 1961
21 Albany Hwy, Albany WA 6330
- 15
Southside Hair & Beauty Design
from 92 Google reviews
Started: 1963
- 16
Quicktrim Men's Barber
from 76 Google reviews
Started: 1964
253 Mulgrave Rd, Bungalow QLD 4870
- 17
ECH Wellness Centre Henley Beach
from 21 Google reviews
Started: 1964
- 18
Cataldo's Salon
from 103 Google reviews
Started: 1965
28 Ainslie Pl, Canberra ACT 2601
- 19
Cataldo's Salon
from 82 Google reviews
Started: 1965
Woden ACT
- 20
Blacktown Dermatology
from 67 Google reviews
Started: 1966
Blacktown NSW
- 21
Underground Haircutters
from 359 Google reviews
Started: 1967
95 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000
- 22
Hair by Phd Carlingford
from 92 Google reviews
Started: 1968
14-20 Carmen Dr, Sydney NSW 2118
- 23
Hair by Phd Camden
from 97 Google reviews
Started: 1968
The Albert Baker Arcade, 167 Argyle St, Sydney NSW 2570
- 24
Hair Impact
from 444 Google reviews
Started: 1969
11/131-147 Walker St, Dandenong VIC 3175
- 25
AlleyKatz Barber Shop
from 186 Google reviews
Started: 1970
4B/38 Progress Dr, Nightcliff NT 0810
- 26
Capelli Barbers
from 106 Google reviews
Started: 1970
291B Springfield Rd, Melbourne VIC 3131
- 27
Con's Barber Shop
from 92 Google reviews
Started: 1970
45 Evans Ave, Mackay QLD 4740
- 28
Clip Joint Salons Melbourne Street
from 45 Google reviews
Started: 1970
- 29
Clip Joint Salons Rundle Street
from 31 Google reviews
Started: 1970
- 30
Anthony Nitson Hair
from 100 Google reviews
Started: 1971
130 Ayr St, Doncaster, VIC, 3108
- 31
Aldo's Hair Salon
from 114 Google reviews
Started: 1972
Bentleigh VIC
- 32
ALDO'S Hair Salon
from 69 Google reviews
Started: 1972
Brighton VIC
- 33
Serge Videl Hairdressers
from 90 Google reviews
Started: 1973
643 Glenferrie Rd, Melbourne VIC 3122
- 34
Hairific - Hair and Wig Consultants
from 77 Google reviews
Started: 1974
- 35
Wieselmann Salon
from 113 Google reviews
Started: 1974
305 Toorak Rd, Melbourne VIC 3141
- 36
Massology Remedial Massage
from 40 Google reviews
Started: 1975
32 Lake Entrance Rd, Warilla NSW 2528
- 37
Biba Hawthorn
from 102 Google reviews
Started: 1975
808 Glenferrie Rd, Melbourne VIC 3122
- 38
BIBA - Mount Waverley
from 301 Google reviews
Started: 1975
33 Mount St, Melbourne VIC 3150
- 39
Biba Croydon
from 214 Google reviews
Started: 1975
- 40
Hair Machine Glenelg
from 132 Google reviews
Started: 1976
136 Jetty Rd, Adelaide SA 5045
- 41
Joseph - Brisbane's Best Barber
from 88 Google reviews
Started: 1976
415 Adelaide St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
- 42
The Hair Studio
from 338 Google reviews
Started: 1976
77B Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870
- 43
The Skin Hospital
from 492 Google reviews
Started: 1976
121 Crown St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
- 44
Tas Sports Physio Hobart
from 39 Google reviews
Started: 1977
176 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000
- 45
Baywest Medical Centre
from 92 Google reviews
Started: 1977
15 Randall Rd, Brisbane QLD 4178
- 46
NorWest Central Physiotherapy & Sports Clinic
from 52 Google reviews
Started: 1978
Ste 204/12 Century Cct, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153
- 47
Aerial Sports Wellness Hub
from 48 Google reviews
Started: 1978
Building 2, G0.5/1 Dairy Rd, Canberra ACT 2609
- 48
Zowie Evans Hairdressing
from 39 Google reviews
Started: 1978
61 University St, Melbourne VIC 3053
- 49
The Terrace Hairdressing
from 71 Google reviews
Started: 1978
125 George St, Launceston, TAS, 7250
- 50
Hair by George
from 33 Google reviews
Started: 1978
201 Wickham Ter, Brisbane QLD 4000
Town Proven compared 37,935 beauty and wellness businesses in Australia, with 3,451,822 Google reviews between them. Of these, 1,719 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 36 reviews.
Of the beauty and wellness businesses compared, the most reviewed is Crown Perth, with 23,056 Google reviews at 4.3.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed.
The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which beauty and wellness businesses in Australia have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading beauty and wellness businesses in Australia on Town Proven are Col Nayler Barber Shop - North Lakes (started in 1950; 4.7 from 1,153 Google reviews), Col Nayler Barber Shop - New Farm (started in 1950; 4.4 from 128 Google reviews) and Col Nayler Barber Shop - Chermside Lvl 1 (started in 1950; 4.4 from 431 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank beauty and wellness businesses in Australia?
- Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed. The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
- How many beauty and wellness businesses in Australia did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 37,935 beauty and wellness businesses in Australia, with 3,451,822 Google reviews between them. Of these, 1,719 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 36 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.
Beauty and wellness businesses by place
New South Wales
- Ballina
- Bankstown
- Bondi
- Bowral
- Byron Bay
- Campbelltown
- Castle Hill
- Central Coast
- Chatswood
- Coffs Harbour
- Cronulla
- Grafton
- Hornsby
- Hurstville
- Katoomba
- Kiama
- Lismore
- Maitland
- Manly
- Newcastle
- North Sydney
- Orange
- Parramatta
- Penrith
- Shellharbour
- Sutherland
- Sydney
- Sydney CBD
- Taree
- Wollongong
Victoria
- Bairnsdale
- Ballarat
- Bendigo
- Berwick
- Box Hill
- Brunswick
- Craigieburn
- Cranbourne
- Dandenong
- Doncaster
- Essendon
- Footscray
- Frankston
- Geelong
- Gisborne
- Glen Waverley
- Hawthorn
- Hoppers Crossing
- Melbourne
- Melbourne CBD
- Richmond
- Ringwood
- Shepparton
- South Yarra
- Sunbury
- Sunshine
- Werribee
- Wodonga
Queensland
- Brisbane
- Brisbane CBD
- Bundaberg
- Burleigh Heads
- Caboolture
- Cairns
- Caloundra
- Chermside
- Gold Coast
- Gympie
- Hervey Bay
- Ipswich
- Logan
- Mackay
- Noosa
- Redcliffe
- Robina
- Rockhampton
- Southport
- Sunshine Coast
- Toowoomba
- Townsville
- Wynnum
Western Australia
- Canning Vale
- Ellenbrook
- Fremantle
- Joondalup
- Karrinyup
- Mandurah
- Margaret River
- Midland
- Perth
- Perth CBD
- Rockingham
- Scarborough
- Subiaco