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Sydney, New South Wales

The suburb that swapped tanneries for glass and studios.

Alexandria used to be freight yards, tanneries and warehouses backing onto the rail corridor; most of that stock is now converted into architecture studios, ad agencies and glass-fronted offices. Professional, scientific and technical services lead the Sydney council area with 18,661 businesses, more than any other sector, which is the trade this suburb's warehouse conversions were built to attract. Alexandria itself holds 3,830 local businesses across 9,649 residents, a dense mix of small operators trading on how the place looks rather than how much floor space it has. The median age is 34, young enough that most of them are still building a career, not coasting on one.

Ask an operator here why the website's still just a logo and a phone number, and you'll hear the same excuse: we're flat out, work comes from referrals. That holds right up until it doesn't: with only 18.9% of Alexandria under 25, most of the suburb is established professionals who research before they call, compare two or three options on a phone, and expect a site as tidy as the fitout downstairs. A director running a design studio, a physio in a converted warehouse, a specialty cafe or a boutique law firm can't count on being the only option someone finds, not with plenty of competitors a five-minute walk away and just as easy to search for. Household income of $2,654 a week means the businesses that get this right are charging properly for it.

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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29

The Alexandria market, by the numbers.

Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Alexandria itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Sydney area. This is the market your website sells into.

Who lives here
9,649
residents at the 2021 Census
  • Median age34
  • Aged 65+6.2%
  • Under 2518.9%
  • Median household income$2,654/wk
  • Median rent$560/wk
The business scene
~3,830
businesses in Alexandria (estimated*)
  • Sydney total85,193
  • Solo / non-employing54,691
  • 1–4 staff19,007
  • 5–19 staff7,632
  • 20+ staff3,863

87% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.

Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Sydney (2025)
  • Professional, scientific & technical services18,661
  • Financial & insurance services14,993
  • Rental, hiring & real estate14,809
  • Construction5,943
  • Accommodation & food services4,280
  • Retail trade4,237

*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.

Typical projects

What Alexandria businesses actually build.

Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.

Professional Services Website
Typical price
$4,500 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks

For studios, consultancies and agencies in the warehouse conversions: a credible site with case studies, staff bios and an enquiry form that actually gets used.

  • Portfolio and case study pages
  • Staff bios and team page
  • Enquiry and quote request form
  • Local SEO for professional services
Cafe and Food Business Website
Typical price
$3,500 – $8,500
Timeline
2–4 weeks

For cafes, bars and specialty food operators competing on a strip with plenty of alternatives nearby: menu, hours and booking, built to load fast on a phone.

  • Menu with prices and photos
  • Table or online booking
  • Google Maps and opening hours
  • Instagram feed integration
Trade and Construction Website
Typical price
$3,500 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks

For builders, electricians and fitout crews working the conversions: a site that shows finished jobs, licensing and a quote form that filters time-wasters.

  • Project gallery with photos
  • Licensing and insurance details
  • Quote request form
  • Service area coverage map

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Why FindDevs in Alexandria

Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.

Three quotes, not one local guess.

Around Alexandria the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.

All Australian. All vetted.

Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.

Built for Alexandria's actual customers.

The median age in Alexandria is 34. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.

Free, with a safety net.

The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.

FAQ

Alexandria questions.

It depends on what you need. A professional services site with case studies and an enquiry form runs $4,500 - $9,500. A cafe or hospitality site with menus and booking is $3,500 - $8,500. A trade or construction site with a project gallery and quote form is $3,500 - $8,000. FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers who each quote a fixed price against your brief within 24 hours, so you're comparing real numbers, not estimates that move once the work starts.
Most projects run 2 to 4 weeks from the brief being locked in to the site going live, and a bigger professional services build with case studies and staff bios can run 3 to 5 weeks. The three developers you're matched with each give you a fixed timeframe alongside their quote, so you know the delivery date before you commit to anything, not after the invoice arrives.
Not necessarily, and it doesn't need to matter. FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers based on your brief, not your postcode, and the work is done remotely with the same review and revision process wherever they're sitting. What you get locally is a site built for how Alexandria's customers actually search and compare, whether that's a professional services client on LinkedIn or someone finding a cafe on their phone.
Your industry

Developers who have built for your trade before.

The biggest employers around Alexandria, by registered businesses in Sydney. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.

Professional, scientific & technical services
18,661 local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
14,809 local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
5,943 local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Accommodation & food services
4,280 local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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