Empire Performance Centre is on Dollier Street in Jandakot, south of Perth. It holds a 4.8 rating from 17 Google reviews. The record stopped in November 2020, so everything below is nearly six years old.
Seventeen ratings is small. But one reviewer did something almost nobody does: he counted.
Ten Racks, Dumbbells To 50kg
A member in July 2020: "Good gym with a great atmosphere. About 10 modular racks for squats, bench, etc. Good variety of machines. Dumbbells go up to 50kg and have really good classes for fitness, strength, or boxing."
Ten racks. Dumbbells to 50 kilos. Classes in fitness, strength and boxing.
Those are checkable facts rather than adjectives, and I'd take that one review over the other four combined. Ten racks means you're not queuing to squat. Fifty kilos is a decent dumbbell ceiling, though not an exceptional one: if you press heavier than that, you've found the limit.
"Modular racks" is a specific description too. That's a rig system rather than a room of standalone stands, which usually means the floor was planned rather than accumulated over years.
Everything Else Is Warm And Vague
A member in November 2020: "Great gym, friendly staff and very clean facility. Affordable too."
A member in September 2020: "Very clean, super friendly staff, wonderful gym."
A member in July 2020: "Such a perfect gym to get you motivated every day. The atmosphere there is always top notch."
A member in July 2020: "Great gym, all the equipment you need and an awesome vibe."
Clean twice, friendly staff twice, atmosphere twice, affordable once.
"Affordable" is the only pricing signal, it names no figure, and it's six years old. Nobody describes the changing rooms, the parking, whether it gets busy, or what a membership includes.
Notice that three of the five reviews were posted in July 2020, within weeks of each other. That's a cluster on an already small sample, which means the 4.8 rests substantially on one month.
The Classes
The counting reviewer names three types: fitness, strength and boxing. Nobody else mentions classes at all, and nobody says when they run.
No opening hours appear on the listing. For a gym running a class timetable, that's the gap that matters most, and it's why I'd check empireperformancecentre.com.au rather than trust anything on this page.
Who It's Not For
Anyone pressing above 50kg dumbbells, going by the one person who bothered to check.
Anyone who needs to know the hours before turning up, since none are published and there's no phone number on the record either.
Anyone wanting current information. The last person wrote about this gym in November 2020.
8 Dollier St, Jandakot WA 6164.
FAQ
How much equipment is there?
A member counted about 10 modular racks and dumbbells up to 50kg, plus a good variety of machines.
Are there classes?
Yes, in fitness, strength and boxing according to one member. No timetable is published.
What are the opening hours?
None are published, and there's no phone number on the record.
How current is the 4.8 rating?
It isn't. It's from 17 ratings, three of the five written reviews are from July 2020, and nothing has been added since November 2020.