Perth’s Industrial Corridors in 2025: How Strategic Zoning is Driving the Next Phase of Growth

While Perth’s outer suburbs continue to expand, it’s the evolution of the city’s key industrial corridors that is quietly shaping the future of Western Australia’s commercial property landscape. In 2025, strategic industrial zoning, infrastructure investment, and changing logistics demands are driving significant activity across Kwinana, Forrestdale, Neerabup, and Malaga. For developers, occupiers, and investors, these corridors offer a rare combination of scale, flexibility, and long-term viability in a market defined by resilience and potential.

As population and freight volumes increase across the state, these corridors are emerging as the backbone of a more efficient, decentralised, and investment-ready industrial future.

Why industrial corridors are now the centre of gravity in Perth’s development story

Unlike eastern seaboard markets dominated by high-density infill and inflexible land use, Perth still offers coordinated industrial precincts with room to grow. These corridors are strategically masterplanned to support large-format users, 24/7 operations, and heavy transport access—features increasingly difficult to deliver in older metro areas.

Several major factors are contributing to the strength of Perth’s industrial corridors in 2025:

• Strategic zoning alignment: WA’s planning framework is supporting logistics, warehousing, and light industry in purpose-zoned, buffer-protected precincts

• Proximity to infrastructure: Freight rail, arterial roads, and port linkages are integrated into corridor planning

• Affordable land: Compared to other capitals, Perth’s outer ring corridors offer significantly better value per square metre

• Scalable development: New estates allow staged construction, B-double vehicle design, and custom D&C opportunities for owner-occupiers and tenants

• Long-term employment precincts: Designed to accommodate growth, service regional trade, and support future-proofed industries

Key corridors to watch in 2025

Perth’s industrial market isn’t concentrated in one hub—it’s spread across several corridors, each with unique advantages.

Kwinana and Latitude 32: Heavy industrial engine room

This southern corridor is home to Western Australia’s most important heavy industry infrastructure, supporting fabrication, marine, chemical processing, and logistics. Backed by port proximity, high-impact zoning, and large landholdings, it remains one of the few places in Australia where high-impact industry can expand at scale.

• Direct access to Fremantle Port and future Outer Harbour

• Zoned for General and Strategic Industry

• Infrastructure investment tied to Westport and freight realignment

• Ideal for energy, defence, mining services, and marine manufacturing

• Attractive to major institutional capital and long-term D&C projects

Forrestdale Business Park: South-east logistics hub on the rise

Located just off Tonkin Highway, Forrestdale Business Park is a fast-growing logistics and service precinct. With flexible zoning, strong local workforce access, and modern subdivision layouts, it’s attracting a wide mix of businesses.

• Suited to last-mile logistics, trade services, and mid-size warehousing

• Rapidly expanding due to its access to Tonkin Highway and Armadale Road

• Well-positioned to service both metro and regional freight routes

• Active developer activity with high take-up of new land releases

Neerabup Industrial Area: North-west corridor unlocking supply

With northern Perth experiencing massive population growth, Neerabup is quickly emerging as the primary industrial release area for the Joondalup–Wanneroo corridor. This precinct is ideal for businesses servicing the northern coastal and regional zones.

• Zoned for light and general industry

• Strong land availability with future staging potential

• Preferred location for builders, suppliers, automotive and construction trades

• Competitive pricing with new services, wide roads, and modern estate design

Malaga and Wangara: Metro-adjacent urban industrial strongholds

Long-established but still evolving, Malaga and Wangara remain essential parts of Perth’s industrial engine room. With thousands of established businesses, access to skilled labour, and proximity to Perth CBD, these zones are ideal for high-turnover and high-frequency operations.

• Strong demand from trades, storage, small manufacturers, and urban logistics

• Limited land availability driving higher density use and unit developments

• Popular with SMEs, owner-occupiers, and creative light industrial businesses

• Increasingly suited to value-add repositioning and strata investments

Demand drivers reshaping Perth’s industrial landscape

Several structural trends are fuelling sustained interest in Perth’s industrial corridors:

• Supply chain recalibration: More businesses are relocating operations to reduce exposure to east coast delays and diversify warehousing

• Resource-linked manufacturing: WA’s mining and critical minerals industries require support hubs closer to fabrication, storage, and export points

• Population-driven logistics: As Perth grows, last-mile logistics and regional distribution must expand into scalable corridors with strong access

• Owner-occupier confidence: With rising rents and limited metro stock, more businesses are seeking to buy land and build fit-for-purpose facilities

• State-led infrastructure planning: Government support for key freight and zoning corridors is improving planning certainty and long-term investor confidence

These aren’t short-term market spikes—they’re long-term behavioural and policy shifts that make corridor investment more strategic than ever.

What’s next: Where opportunities lie in 2025 and beyond

While Perth’s industrial market still offers value compared to the east coast, demand is outpacing supply in several key locations. Developers are accelerating staging to meet enquiry levels. Owner-occupiers are moving quickly to secure titles with B-double access and subdivision flexibility. Leasing demand is strong across 1,000m² to 5,000m² footprints, especially in serviced and connected zones.

Opportunities in 2025 include:

• Land banking in early-stage industrial estates near infrastructure corridors

• Speculative warehouse development under 3,000m² targeting fast-moving tenants

• Cold storage and logistics builds near Kwinana and Forrestdale

• Multi-unit trade centres in Malaga, Wangara and Neerabup

• Design and Construct projects for growing resource, defence, and agri-tech tenants

Strategic planning, visualisation, and early pre-marketing will be essential to capturing momentum and de-risking launches.

How we help market Perth’s industrial corridors

We work with developers and agents across Perth to visualise, position, and market industrial corridors for maximum impact. Whether launching new land stages, repositioning ageing assets, or supporting pre-leasing campaigns, we help translate potential into traction.

• Aerial 3D renders showing estate layout, road connections, and building massing

• Ground-level visuals bringing warehouse designs to life pre-construction

• Project branding and messaging tailored to the corridor’s target market

• Agent brochures, IMs and digital rollout materials for high-velocity campaigns

• Market-ready narratives for owner-occupiers, tenants and capital partners

We turn zoning maps and subdivision plans into high-performance, market-ready property brands.

Let’s talk about industrial marketing in Perth

If you’re working on a new industrial land release, subdivision, or repositioning project in Perth’s growth corridors—now is the time to define your message and visualise your opportunity. From Kwinana to Neerabup, we help clients bring Perth industrial property to market with speed, polish, and clarity.