Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Local businesses in Brisbane CBD
- Local businesses compared
- 5,332
- Google reviews
- 588,618
- Median rating
- 4.9
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading local businesses in Brisbane CBD, QLD on Town Proven are Col Nayler Barber Shop - New Farm (started in 1950; 4.4 from 128 Google reviews), Col Nayler Barber Shop - Uptown Brisbane (started in 1950; 4.4 from 207 Google reviews) and Kennedy Welding (started in 1951; 4.6 from 79 Google reviews).
Local businesses in Brisbane CBD: the top 50
- 1
Col Nayler Barber Shop - New Farm
from 128 Google reviews
Started: 1950
96 Merthyr Rd, Brisbane QLD 4005
- 2
Col Nayler Barber Shop - Uptown Brisbane
from 207 Google reviews
Started: 1950
- 3
Kennedy Welding
from 79 Google reviews
Started: 1951
- 4
Higher Vibration Health Care
from 41 Google reviews
Started: 1955
11 Ernest street, Gaythorne QLD 4051
- 5
Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Hendra
from 286 Google reviews
Started: 1957
148 Gerler Road, Hendra QLD 4011
- 6
Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Enoggera
from 483 Google reviews
Started: 1957
- 7
Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Sumner Park
from 455 Google reviews
Started: 1957
- 8
RugWash
from 80 Google reviews
Started: 1957
315 Archerfield Rd, Brisbane QLD 4077
- 9
Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Salisbury (Toohey Rd)
from 235 Google reviews
Started: 1957
- 10
Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Coorparoo
from 187 Google reviews
Started: 1957
- 11
Choices Flooring Alderley
from 109 Google reviews
Started: 1959
- 12
Medland Dental
from 75 Google reviews
Started: 1959
66 Lambton St, Brisbane QLD 4103
- 13
Choices Flooring Fortitude Valley
from 178 Google reviews
Started: 1959
167 Robertson St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
- 14
Coorparoo Veterinary Clinic
from 123 Google reviews
Started: 1959
181 Old Cleveland Rd, Coorparoo QLD 4151
- 15
Choices Flooring Cannon Hill
from 140 Google reviews
Started: 1959
Homemaker City, Unit 2/1881 Creek Rd
- 16
Peterson's Pest Control Pty. Ltd.
from 11 Google reviews
Started: 1960
- 17
William Buck Brisbane
from 11 Google reviews
Started: 1961
Level 21 307 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
- 18
Gabba Brakes and Clutch
from 39 Google reviews
Started: 1963
98 Deshon St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102
- 19
Uniting Early Learning Jahjumbeen
from 15 Google reviews
Started: 1964
- 20
Queensland Cork Supplies & Westfloors
from 13 Google reviews
Started: 1966
- 21
John Barnes Group (QLD)
from 129 Google reviews
Started: 1966
1/211 Evans Rd
- 22
GW Patios - Patios | Carports | Pergolas
from 22 Google reviews
Started: 1966
893 Stanley St East, East Brisbane QLD 4169
- 23
Brisbane Orthodontics Camp Hill
from 13 Google reviews
Started: 1967
- 24
Scott Metals
from 90 Google reviews
Started: 1967
14 Wellington Road, Woolloongabba QLD 4102
- 25
Scholz Electrical
from 38 Google reviews
Started: 1970
- 26
Campus Kindergarten
from 22 Google reviews
Started: 1971
- 27
Dondex Sheds, Garages & Carports
from 48 Google reviews
Started: 1971
313 Middle Rd
- 28
Narellan Pools Brisbane Bayside, Central & North
from 31 Google reviews
Started: 1972
- 29
CL Pools - Pool Builders Brisbane
from 19 Google reviews
Started: 1972
- 30
Acro Refrigeration
from 19 Google reviews
Started: 1972
Brisbane CBD QLD
- 31
Superior Glass Brisbane
from 107 Google reviews
Started: 1972
- 32
Japanese Auto Wreckers
from 23 Google reviews
Started: 1972
- 33
Brisbane Euro Service Milton
from 437 Google reviews
Started: 1974
- 34
Bosch VW Service Brisbane
from 80 Google reviews
Started: 1974
36 Douglas Street, Milton QLD 4064
- 35
Bosch Mini Service Brisbane
from 33 Google reviews
Started: 1974
- 36
Gallagher Brothers Aluminium
from 173 Google reviews
Started: 1974
41A Michael Street, Bulimba QLD 4171
- 37
Mobile Automotive Services
from 62 Google reviews
Started: 1974
32 Sumners Rd, Brisbane QLD 4074
- 38
Robert White Jewellers
from 39 Google reviews
Started: 1974
Brisbane Arcade, 160 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000
- 39
Penfold Jewellers
from 35 Google reviews
Started: 1974
- 40
Acacia Automatics
from 57 Google reviews
Started: 1974
- 41
Dudley & Sons
from 112 Google reviews
Started: 1975
19 Newland Cres, Brisbane QLD 4115
- 42
ROCHELE | Painters Brisbane
from 767 Google reviews
Started: 1975
- 43
ROCHELE
from 760 Google reviews
Started: 1975
- 44
Carsburg Earthmoving
from 19 Google reviews
Started: 1975
207 Elliott Rd, Brisbane QLD 4014
- 45
Xennox Diamonds
from 1,549 Google reviews
Started: 1976
Level 2/141 Queen St
- 46
Akins Plumbing
from 165 Google reviews
Started: 1976
- 47
Akins Plumbing - Brisbane Plumbers
from 164 Google reviews
Started: 1976
- 48
La Motta's Hairstyling for Men
from 55 Google reviews
Started: 1976
- 49
Oakridge Nursery
from 29 Google reviews
Started: 1976
1445 Mount Cotton Rd, Brisbane QLD 4156
- 50
Shine Lawyers Brisbane
from 195 Google reviews
Started: 1976
Town Proven compared 5,332 local businesses in Brisbane CBD, QLD, with 588,618 Google reviews between them. Of these, 543 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 28 reviews.
Of the local businesses compared, the most reviewed is City Botanic Gardens, with 13,092 Google reviews at 4.7.
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 local businesses in Brisbane CBD, QLD have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading local businesses in Brisbane CBD, QLD on Town Proven are Col Nayler Barber Shop - New Farm (started in 1950; 4.4 from 128 Google reviews), Col Nayler Barber Shop - Uptown Brisbane (started in 1950; 4.4 from 207 Google reviews) and Kennedy Welding (started in 1951; 4.6 from 79 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank local businesses in Brisbane CBD, QLD?
- 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 local businesses in Brisbane CBD, QLD did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 5,332 local businesses in Brisbane CBD, QLD, with 588,618 Google reviews between them. Of these, 543 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 28 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.