Boulangerie Levain
“Wholesale croissants for six cafés are 30% of revenue and zero queue.”
CRCamille Roux · Boulangerie Levain · Since 2017
12-mo revenue$628,290+6% vs last yearSumUp + Open Banking
!Your budget is under half the typical cost to start ($96.6k). Businesses that started this under-funded closed far more often, unless they bought used equipment or started smaller.
Estimate · Based on similar bakeries in Australia, including ones that closed.
Estimate
!Your budget is about $99.9k short.
Bills run about $6,250 a month (fuel, insurance, rent, phone). Most owners make a profit after about 11 months. Keep this much aside to pay bills until then.
Register with your local council before you open. Fees vary, often A$200 to A$800 a year.
A Food Safety Supervisor certificate for at least one person, and food handler training for staff.
Some states ask for a written food safety program. Inspectors ask how you keep food safe.
Fire safety check and council approval to use the shop for food.
Get a free ABN from the Australian Business Register. Register a business name with ASIC (about A$45 a year) if you trade under one.
Estimate · Before costs. December peak.
| Slow | Typical | Strong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $6.9k | $12.2k | $21.7k |
| Year 3 | $18.1k | $29.1k | $46.6k |
| Year 5 | $22.8k | $37.8k | $62.7k |
Slow: 1 in 4 make less than this. Typical: half make more, half make less. Strong: 1 in 4 make more than this.
Estimate
“Wholesale croissants for six cafés are 30% of revenue and zero queue.”
Dough & Co's first bakery was profitable. The second, opened in 2023 on borrowed money, never covered its rent, and its losses drained the cash the first shop needed. Nina Russo closed both in March 2025.
Free to about A$10 a month. Keeps business money apart from yours.
Sets up your books and files your first tax return.
Estimate
$125k
about $166k
Starting costs about $41.1k less. Buying costs more, but you earn from the first month and skip the risky early years.