Australia Post has signed a lease to take up this warehouse space on Mildura Street in Fyshwick. Photo: RWC Canberra.
The continued boom in online shopping has seen Australia Post sign a lease to establish another processing centre in Canberra.
Its new warehouse is at 25 Mildura Street in Fyshwick, providing 4090 square metres of gross floor area and six-metre high ceilings to expand the national logistics of the service.
An Australia Post spokesperson said it was part of the business’s response to support “growing parcel demand” in the region.
“The new site adjoins our existing facility and will allow for significant expansion and strengthening of our network,” they said.
The lease was negotiated by Ray White Commercial Canberra’s Frank Giorgi, who said there had been a lot of interest in the Mildura Street site.
“We conducted inspections with eight qualified tenants and received two full-price lease offers,” he said.
“The property’s accessibility, generous hardstand, and ideal configuration for freight and logistics users made it an attractive proposition.”
There’s no hard date for when Australia Post will move into the building, but it’s hoped to be ready for the busy period in the lead-up to Christmas.
End-of-financial-year sales saw a 15 per cent increase in online spending, with Australia Post Group parcels data from between April and June stating 7.9 million Australian households shopped online.
CommBank iQ data showed Australians spent $19.2 billion online in the last quarter, with most money spent through online marketplaces ($4.2 billion), followed by food and liquor ($3.9 billion) and fashion ($2.7 billion).
Australia Post enterprise and government general manager Chelsea O’Reilly said consumer behaviour had shifted when it came to how they shopped online.
“With inflation cooling and consumer confidence returning, we’re seeing more Australians shop online, with higher expectations,” she said.
“Shoppers are spending more, but they’re also expecting more in the way of speed, convenience and value.
“Retailers that put the customer experience first, through faster delivery and more flexible options, will stand out in an increasingly competitive landscape.”
Households in Dunlop, Weston and Ngunnawal shopped online the most during the final quarter of the 2024-25 financial year.
