Health & Medical franchise opportunities in Cairns

Health & Medical opportunity score72/100

Demand: HighCompetition: LowGrowth: Medium

Cairns’s 153,075 residents are served by about 5 health & medical operators, competition sits below typical metro density (one operator per 30,615 residents against a metro median of one per 14,100). 11 franchise systems are currently recruiting here, from $565,500 all-in.

Systems recruiting in Cairns

Australian Skin Clinics

64 AU locations · $815K–$1.3M all-in

Australian Skin Clinics costs & fees

Back In Motion

100 AU locations · Investment on enquiry · not found on the ACCC Register

Blooms The Chemist

100 AU locations · Investment on enquiry · not found on the ACCC Register

Body Sculpting Clinics

6 AU locations · Investment on enquiry

Chemist Discount Centre

56 AU locations · $566K–$1.7M all-in

Chemist Discount Centre costs & fees

Discount Drug Stores

Network size not published · Investment on enquiry · not found on the ACCC Register

Good Price Pharmacy Warehouse

50 AU locations · Investment on enquiry

PharmaSave

150 AU locations · Investment on enquiry

Pharmacy 4 Less

45 AU locations · Investment on enquiry

TerryWhite Chemmart

622 AU locations · $1M–$2M all-in · 4% royalty

TerryWhite Chemmart costs & fees

WholeLife Pharmacy & Healthfoods

46 AU locations · $750K–$2M all-in

WholeLife Pharmacy & Healthfoods costs & fees

Cairns market intelligence

153,075Population (ABS 2021)

$82,100Median household income

+4.8%5-year growth

5Health & Medical operators (OSM)

Suitability: Strong , competition sits below typical metro density (one operator per 30,615 residents against a metro median of one per 14,100).

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Demographics: ABS Census 2021. Competitor counts: live OpenStreetMap data (2026-07-31). See methodology. Full Cairns opportunity report covers every category.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cairns a good place to open a health & medical franchise?

Cairns scores 72/100 for health & medical franchise viability. It has 153,075 residents and about 5 existing health & medical operators, competition sits below typical metro density (one operator per 30,615 residents against a metro median of one per 14,100). 11 systems are currently recruiting here. Suitability: Strong.

How much does a health & medical franchise in Cairns cost?

Entry starts from $565,500 all-in for the systems recruiting in Cairns. Across the Health & Medical systems that publish their costs, the median all-in cost is $396,000–$775,000 (Q3 2026 Fee Index, 26 systems).

How many health & medical businesses are in Cairns?

OpenStreetMap lists about 5 health & medical operators in the Cairns trade area, low competition, a genuine gap.

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