SEO for Subiaco businesses, from Rokeby Road shopfronts to show nights at the Regal
Subiaco sits about 3.5 kilometres west of the Perth CBD, with Rokeby Road and Hay Street as its main streets and a station five minutes from Perth by train. Locals search for dinner before a show at the Regal or parking for the Saturday farmers market, while Google also offers a Subiaco in Italy and a football club. We set up your profile, pages and reviews for Subiaco WA 6008 and keep them current every month.
- 3.5 kmwest of the Perth CBD
- 6008City of Subiaco
- 5 minby train from Perth
- 474 Hay Stthe Regal Theatre
- Saturdaysfarmers market, 8am to noon
The Subi version, in two paragraphs
Subiaco is compact and busy with apartments. The 2021 Census counted 9,940 residents with a median age of 40; 41.7% of homes were flats or apartments, 45.0% were rented, and 48.4% of employed residents were professionals.
For a Subiaco business, SEO means being the one people find when they search Rokeby Road, Hay Street or the Regal: a Google profile that reads Subiaco WA 6008, a page for each service, directions from Subiaco station, and reviews that describe the visit.
Source: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats, Subiaco (WA) SAL51416. Checked 14 September 2026.
- 9,940residents
- 40median age
- 2.1per household
- $2,219income, weekly
- $438rent, weekly
- $2,498mortgage, monthly
- 41.7%flats, apartments
- 45.0%homes rented
After Australia, England is the most common birthplace, at 8.1% of residents.
- A suburb of Perth, WA 6008About 3 km west of the CBD, in the City of Subiaco. This one.
- A town in ItalyGoogle suggests "how far is subiaco from rome".
- Subiaco AFCA football club, busy in the results.
- A place in ArkansasIn the United States.
- SubiThe local nickname, as in Subi East.
Senses drawn from Google's suggestions for the name, 15 September 2026.
Subiaco WA, not Subiaco in Italy
Google knows more than one Subiaco: it suggests distances from Rome and from Arkansas, and "subiaco afc" sits near the top of the list for the suburb's name alone.
Locals also say Subi, and the redevelopment around the old oval is branded Subi East. Write Subiaco WA 6008 the same way on your profile, site and listings, and use Subi in your copy if your customers do. The City of Subiaco acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar people, whose history and culture it documents on its website. For help with the wider city, see SEO in Perth.
Sources: Google suggestions, 15 September 2026; City of Subiaco, Aboriginal history, culture and people.
Five minutes from Perth, 26 from the airport
Subiaco station sits on the line from Perth to Claremont, and since the Airport line opened it has a direct train to Perth Airport. In the Transperth Airport line timetable effective 13 October 2025, the first weekday train leaves Airport Central at 5.30am, passes Perth at 5.51 and reaches Subiaco at 5.56, then runs on through Daglish and Shenton Park to Claremont.
If you serve travellers, say so: a serviced apartment or a clinic with interstate patients can put "take the train from the airport straight to Subiaco" on its website. People also search for station parking and the walk to the Regal Theatre, so name the station in your directions and say how far you are on foot.
Sources: Transperth, Airport line train timetable effective 13 October 2025; Google suggestions, 15 September 2026. Checked 4 October 2026.
- 5.30Airport Central
- 5.37Bayswater
- 5.51Perth
- 5.53City West
- 5.55West Leederville
- 5.56Subiaco
- 6.05Claremont
First weekday Airport line train, timetable effective 13 October 2025
Worked out from that train
- Perth to Subiaco · 5 min
- Airport Central · 26 min
- On to Claremont · 9 min
- 1RestaurantsRokeby Rd
- 2Shops · cafeRokeby Rd
- 3GP · optometristRokeby Rd
- 4Nails · massageRokeby Rd
- 5Hairdresser · floristHay St
- 6Japanese · GP · cafeHay St
- 7Massage · nailsHay St
Regal Theatre474 Hay Street
Every line comes from Google's suggestions for each street name paired with the suburb, 15 September 2026.
Two main streets, read line by line
Google's suggestions treat Rokeby Road and Hay Street as Subiaco's two shopping streets: people add the street name to almost every kind of search, from cafes to optometrists.
The Regal Theatre at 474 Hay Street adds searches for dinner near the show. The City awarded the Rokeby Road South streetscape tender on 28 July 2026, with construction expected in 2026/2027, so keep hours and access notes current at the southern end. For a single shopfront, see small business SEO in Perth.
Sources: City of Subiaco streetscape page and Regal Theatre website (confirmed 15 September 2026); Google suggestions, 15 September 2026.
Saturday mornings belong to the farmers market
The Subi Farmers Market runs from 8am to noon every Saturday at Subiaco Primary School, 271 Bagot Road, and has been operating since 2009, according to the market's own website.
It draws steady searches about parking, stalls, becoming a stallholder and opening hours. If you're a stallholder, or a cafe or shop nearby, list your Saturday hours and say how far you are from Bagot Road. People also type "subiaco markets saturday", so use the market's name the way locals do.
Sources: Subi Farmers Market website (day, hours, venue and start year, confirmed); Google suggestions, 15 September 2026.
- Saturdayevery week
- 8am to noonmarket hours
- 271 Bagot RdSubiaco Primary School
- Since 2009running every Saturday
- farmers market parking
- farmers market stall holders
- Opento the public
- Afterschool hours
- Newturf
- Gatesheritage, restored
Interim landscaping around the oval (City of Subiaco)
- oval now
- subi east development
The old oval, open again after school
The stadium that hosted Perth's big football matches is gone, yet the oval is back in use. Google still suggests "subiaco oval now", so plenty of people aren't sure what's there today.
The City of Subiaco says "Subiaco Oval is open to the public outside of school hours", with new turf, interim landscaping and restored heritage gates. The redevelopment around it is branded Subi East, and "subi east development" is another common search. Businesses near the precinct can use the oval and its gates in their directions, because visitors already know the name.
Sources: City of Subiaco, Subiaco Oval page (confirmed 15 September 2026); Google suggestions, 15 September 2026.
Seven suburbs within two kilometres
Seven suburbs sit within two kilometres, measured between Australia Post locality points. Daglish is closest at 1.4 kilometres; West Perth and Shenton Park are furthest at 2.0.
Google's suggestions show where people head from here: Fremantle, Scarborough, Perth Airport and Cottesloe. Keep your service area to the suburbs you really serve, and write a page for each one that brings in work. Plenty of customers come in from the coast, too; see SEO in Fremantle.
Sources: Australia Post locality coordinates (straight-line distances and directions worked out by us, 4 October 2026); Google suggestions, 15 September 2026.
- JolimontWNW 1.5 km
- WembleyNNW 1.8 km
- West LeedervilleNE 1.5 km
- DaglishWSW 1.4 km
- West PerthE 2.0 km
- Shenton ParkSW 2.0 km
- Kings ParkSSE 1.7 km
A routine with five steps, Subi style
Every Subiaco campaign follows the same five steps, run remotely from Melbourne. If you'd rather have a plan and do the work in-house, SEO consulting in Perth is the lighter option.
- Step one
Check
How you show up now for Subiaco searches, next to rivals on Rokeby Road and Hay Street.
- Step two
Profile
Categories, hours and photos, with Subiaco WA 6008 written the same way everywhere.
- Step three
Pages
A page per service, with directions from Subiaco station or the Regal.
- Step four
Reviews
A steady flow of customer reviews, each one given a reply.
- Step five
Report
A plain update every month on calls, direction requests and your spot on the map.
From a punnet to a hamper: Subiaco plans
Plans are paid monthly with no setup fee or lock-in, and our pricing page sets out what's in each.
One location
$500 a monthA single cafe, clinic or shop in 6008.
paid monthly · no lock-inSubiaco plus neighbours
$900 a monthAdding West Leederville, Shenton Park or Daglish.
paid monthly · no lock-inCompetitive categories
$1,500 a monthHealth, legal and trades, or several sites.
paid monthly · no lock-inPlan prices as published on 4 October 2026.
Subiaco, question by question
How much does SEO cost for a Subiaco business?
Boltly's Starter plan is $500 a month for one Subiaco location. Growth, at $900, adds pages for West Leederville, Shenton Park or Daglish, and Performance is $1,500 for competitive categories. There's no setup fee and no lock-in on any plan. For context on agency rates, read what SEO costs in Australia.
Who should own our Google profile, domain and analytics, us or the agency?
You should. Google lets a Business Profile have one primary owner and extra owners or managers, and managers can do almost everything except add or remove users or delete the profile, so an agency only ever needs manager access. Register the domain in the business's name, and own the Analytics and Search Console accounts yourself with the agency added as a user. Get it in writing before you sign. With us, you stay the owner and can remove us whenever you like.
How far is Subiaco from the Perth CBD?
About 3.5 kilometres west in a straight line, measured from Australia Post's locality point to the Perth GPO. By train it is five minutes from Perth station on the first weekday Airport line service, in the Transperth timetable effective 13 October 2025.
Our old agency put a tracking number on our Google profile. Is that a problem?
It can be. Google's guidelines say the number should be the business's own and not redirect callers elsewhere, and they prefer a local number to a call centre line. If a tracking number forwards to you, check it's in your name or can move with you: an agency-owned number dies when the contract ends, and every old listing points nowhere. Keep your real 08 number on your website, schema and directories.
Rokeby Road is quiet early in the week. Can SEO fill those days?
Not on its own, and anyone who promises that is guessing. What search can do is catch the people already looking: keep your hours exact, add special hours for show nights at the Regal and for public holidays, give an early-week offer or set menu a page of its own, and post on your profile when something changes. Track calls and direction requests by day of the week for a couple of months, so you can see whether the quiet days are moving before you spend more.
What are the Subiaco farmers market opening hours?
From 8am to noon every Saturday, at Subiaco Primary School, 271 Bagot Road, according to the Subi Farmers Market website.
Where do you park for the Regal Theatre in Subiaco?
The Regal is at 474 Hay Street. The City of Subiaco says parking in Subiaco is free every weekend and every evening after 5pm, and its interactive map covers 41 carparks; check the signs where you park, or take the train to Subiaco station.
We took these questions, other than pricing, from Google's autocomplete for Subiaco searches on 15 September 2026.
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