Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Local businesses in Carlton
- Local businesses compared
- 331
- Google reviews
- 29,223
- Median rating
- 4.9
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading local businesses in Carlton, VIC on Town Proven are Zowie Evans Hairdressing (started in 1978; 4.8 from 39 Google reviews), Perry Bird Pickets (started in 1979; 4.4 from 68 Google reviews) and A.W. Swann Plumbing (started in 1987; 5.0 from 10 Google reviews).
Local businesses in Carlton: the top 10
- 1
Zowie Evans Hairdressing
from 39 Google reviews
Started: 1978
61 University St, Melbourne VIC 3053
- 2
Perry Bird Pickets
from 68 Google reviews
Started: 1979
389 Victoria St, Melbourne VIC 3056
- 3
A.W. Swann Plumbing
from 10 Google reviews
Started: 1987
6 Garfield St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
- 4
Flash Flowers
from 32 Google reviews
Started: 1991
Carlton VIC
- 5
Freelance Photographer Melbourne
from 38 Google reviews
Started: 2003
53-57 Cambridge St, Melbourne VIC 3066
- 6
Perfect Turf Solutions | Artificial & Synthetic Grass Installer
from 24 Google reviews
Started: 2006
34 Garton St, Melbourne VIC 3054
- 7
Spacelane Mechanical Repairs PTY Ltd.
from 127 Google reviews
Started: 2007
250 Victoria St, Melbourne VIC 3056
- 8
Photographs by Harvard Wang
from 18 Google reviews
Started: 2010
Carlton VIC
- 9
Aligned For Life Pilates Carlton
from 35 Google reviews
Started: 2013
101/235 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC 3053
- 10
Bsharp Barbershop
from 130 Google reviews
Started: 2023
Carlton VIC
Town Proven compared 331 local businesses in Carlton, VIC, with 29,223 Google reviews between them. Of these, 10 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 35 reviews.
Of the local businesses compared, the most reviewed is Lygon Court, with 1,923 Google reviews at 4.1.
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 Carlton, VIC have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading local businesses in Carlton, VIC on Town Proven are Zowie Evans Hairdressing (started in 1978; 4.8 from 39 Google reviews), Perry Bird Pickets (started in 1979; 4.4 from 68 Google reviews) and A.W. Swann Plumbing (started in 1987; 5.0 from 10 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank local businesses in Carlton, VIC?
- 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 Carlton, VIC did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 331 local businesses in Carlton, VIC, with 29,223 Google reviews between them. Of these, 10 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.9 from a median of 35 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.