Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Local businesses in Cairns
- Local businesses compared
- 3,941
- Google reviews
- 338,800
- Median rating
- 4.9
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading local businesses in Cairns, QLD on Town Proven are Total Optical (started in 1950; 4.6 from 29 Google reviews), CNW Electrical Wholesale (started in 1952; 5.0 from 40 Google reviews) and Cairns City Kennel Club (started in 1952; 4.2 from 19 Google reviews).
Local businesses in Cairns: the top 50
- 1
Total Optical
from 29 Google reviews
Started: 1950
Gatton St &, 1 Newton St, Manunda QLD 4870
- 2
CNW Electrical Wholesale
from 40 Google reviews
Started: 1952
93 Anderson St, Manunda QLD 4870
- 3
Cairns City Kennel Club
from 19 Google reviews
Started: 1952
Quigley St, Parramatta Park QLD 4870
- 4
Solahart Cairns
from 33 Google reviews
Started: 1953
32 Hannam St, Bungalow QLD 4870
- 5
Cairns Tyre Specialists
from 63 Google reviews
Started: 1953
18 McLeod St, Cairns City QLD 4870
- 6
Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Cairns Central
from 164 Google reviews
Started: 1957
167 Lyons St, Bungalow QLD 4870
- 7
Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Smithfield (Cairns)
from 333 Google reviews
Started: 1957
33 Mount Milman Dr, Smithfield QLD 4878
- 8
Bridgestone Select Tyre & Auto Edmonton
from 72 Google reviews
Started: 1957
71-73 Bruce Hwy, Edmonton QLD 4869
- 9
Choices Flooring Cairns
from 52 Google reviews
Started: 1959
209 Mulgrave Rd, Cairns QLD 4870
- 10
Portsmith quality meats
from 116 Google reviews
Started: 1962
97-101 Cook St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 11
Byrnes Meats
from 107 Google reviews
Started: 1962
160 Mayers St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 12
JTB Australia
from 22 Google reviews
Started: 1962
17 Spence St., Cairns QLD 4870
- 13
Quicktrim Men's Barber
from 76 Google reviews
Started: 1964
253 Mulgrave Rd, Bungalow QLD 4870
- 14
Richardson's Electrical Service
from 26 Google reviews
Started: 1966
1 Rodda St, Bungalow QLD 4870
- 15
Butler's Removals & Storage
from 134 Google reviews
Started: 1968
7 Kimberley St, Trinity Park QLD 4879
- 16
Nev Akers Auto
from 20 Google reviews
Started: 1968
Earlville QLD
- 17
A1 Security Screens & Cairns Aluminium Services
from 48 Google reviews
Started: 1970
Shed 4/120 Anderson St, Manunda QLD 4870
- 18
Warpac Towbars & Trailers
from 99 Google reviews
Started: 1972
92 Buchan St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 19
Howard's Professional Driving School
from 10 Google reviews
Started: 1972
- 20
Anton Demolitions
from 45 Google reviews
Started: 1972
62 Tucker St, Machans Beach QLD 4878
- 21
Knights Brake Specialists
from 129 Google reviews
Started: 1973
20 Palm Ave, Parramatta Park, QLD, 4870
- 22
Bruce Mellick Optometry
from 30 Google reviews
Started: 1974
187 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870
- 23
Hoppens Floorworld Cairns
from 74 Google reviews
Started: 1974
76 Anderson Street, Cairns City QLD 4870
- 24
Lyons Street Paint & Panel
from 63 Google reviews
Started: 1975
173 Lyons St, Bungalow QLD 4870
- 25
Cairns Local Glass
from 56 Google reviews
Started: 1975
190 Newell St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 26
CLS Spares and Repairs
from 15 Google reviews
Started: 1975
2 West St, Manunda, QLD, 4870
- 27
Rusty's Markets
from 3,458 Google reviews
Started: 1975
Shop 3/89 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870
- 28
System Services BeyondeBiz Pty Ltd
from 17 Google reviews
Started: 1975
- 29
The Hair Studio
from 338 Google reviews
Started: 1976
77B Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870
- 30
World Gym Cairns
from 283 Google reviews
Started: 1976
274 Mulgrave Rd, Cairns City QLD 4870
- 31
Fisher Dore Lawyers - Cairns
from 33 Google reviews
Started: 1977
Suite 7/9 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870
- 32
QPF Finance Cains
from 22 Google reviews
Started: 1977
- 33
QPF FINANCE CAIRNS
from 22 Google reviews
Started: 1977
6 Barr St, Earlville QLD 4870
- 34
PASMA Electrical
from 25 Google reviews
Started: 1977
8/4-16 Tingira St, Portsmith QLD 4870
- 35
CoolDrive Auto Parts - Cairns
from 16 Google reviews
Started: 1977
5 Wellington St, Freshwater QLD 4870
- 36
Bradnam's Windows & Doors
from 68 Google reviews
Started: 1977
Smithfield QLD
- 37
Willmot Smash Repair Specialists Pty Ltd
from 274 Google reviews
Started: 1977
136 Newell St, Cairns QLD 4870
- 38
ASR Collision Specialists
from 237 Google reviews
Started: 1978
31-33 Moffat St, Cairns North QLD 4870
- 39
Stratford Village Pharmacy
from 20 Google reviews
Started: 1979
1 Kamerunga Rd, Cairns QLD 4870
- 40
Simplicity Funerals Cairns
from 47 Google reviews
Started: 1979
411 Mulgrave Rd, Cairns QLD 4870
- 41
Michael Hill Cairns Central
from 57 Google reviews
Started: 1979
Corner McLeod, cairns central, Shop 45/46 Spence St
- 42
Williams Auto Electricians
from 172 Google reviews
Started: 1979
10 Adelaide Street, Manunda QLD 4870
- 43
Rent A Bomb Car Rentals Cairns
from 311 Google reviews
Started: 1979
- 44
Ulysses Veterinary Clinic Cairns
from 297 Google reviews
Started: 1980
37 Johnston St, Stratford QLD 4870
- 45
Ulysses Veterinary Clinic Whitfield & Edge Hill
from 67 Google reviews
Started: 1980
218 Woodward St, Whitfield QLD 4870
- 46
Big Red Carpet Shampooing
from 23 Google reviews
Started: 1980
- 47
Marlin Swim Pool Service
from 10 Google reviews
Started: 1981
55 Cooktown Rd, Edmonton QLD 4869
- 48
A&R Removals
from 223 Google reviews
Started: 1981
1 Donaldson St, Manunda QLD 4870
- 49
A&R Removals Townsville
from 221 Google reviews
Started: 1981
69 Crocodile Cres, Bohle QLD 4818
- 50
Heritage Brady Funeral Directors & Crematorium
from 21 Google reviews
Started: 1981
70-76 Maher Rd, Gordonvale QLD 4865
Town Proven compared 3,941 local businesses in Cairns, QLD, with 338,800 Google reviews between them. Of these, 377 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 17 reviews.
Of the local businesses compared, the most reviewed is Salt House, with 5,560 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 local businesses in Cairns, QLD have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading local businesses in Cairns, QLD on Town Proven are Total Optical (started in 1950; 4.6 from 29 Google reviews), CNW Electrical Wholesale (started in 1952; 5.0 from 40 Google reviews) and Cairns City Kennel Club (started in 1952; 4.2 from 19 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank local businesses in Cairns, 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 Cairns, QLD did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 3,941 local businesses in Cairns, QLD, with 338,800 Google reviews between them. Of these, 377 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 17 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.