633 independent shops and optometrists across 437 areas, compiled from public sources. The coverage is wide and thin — most areas hold only one or two shops, which is exactly why browsing by hand beats trusting a map pin.
Compiled from public sources. Ratings, review counts and websites are snapshots and may change.
Every one compiled from public sources.
Wide and thin — many areas hold just one or two shops.
No shop can pay to rank higher.
The twelve places with the most shops, of the 437 areas covered in Australia. All 437 are in the directory.
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How coverage works across a very spread-out country, and what to ask before you book.
Because Australia's independents are spread out. 633 shops across 437 areas means plenty of suburbs have one or two, and it also means the nearest optician to a lot of people is an independent rather than a chain.
Both are public records for each shop, collected when the listing was compiled. We don't write them, and we don't leave out the ones that read badly.
Three things: is the test free with a purchase or charged separately, does it include an eye-health check or only a prescription, and what does the test cost on its own if you buy your glasses elsewhere.
No. There is no advertising tier and no sponsored placement. Listings are compiled from public sources, and position in a list is not for sale.
A Medicare-covered test changes the maths, and a shop's quoted price tells you what it's actually selling. The guide sets out the real bands and the three questions to ask before you ring around.