Annual revenue of cafés, restaurants, and takeaway food services Australia 2004-2023

In 2023, the annual revenue of cafés, restaurants, and takeaway food services in Australia amounted to just shy of 64 billion Australian dollars, marking a new record within the given period. Between 2004 and 2019, the cafés, restaurants, and takeaway food services revenue in the country had been growing year-on-year with minor fluctuations until 2020, which was the first year during this period to show a significant negative growth. The price of convenienceThe number of cafés and restaurants operating in Australia has generally increased in recent years. Australians spend an average of 183 Australian dollars at hotels, cafés, and restaurants each week, coming in behind basics like housing, food, and insurance expenses. Takeaway food is also popular in the country, with well-known delivery services like Uber Eats and Menulog taking the most online food delivery bookings in 2024.Australia’s coffee cultureAustralians are coffee aficionados, whether it be homebrew, a coffee to-go, or a coffee catch-up at their favorite café. Around three-quarters of Australian adults enjoy at least one cup of coffee a day, and almost one in two Australian households owns a coffee machine. Many countries have their own take on how to make the popular caffeinated beverage, and the flat white is a popular type of coffee with its origins Down Under. While Australia and New Zealand have not yet managed to settle the dispute on where the beverage originates, the flat white remains a staple on café menus across the country and is gaining traction in metropolitan cities around the world.

于2023年，澳大利亚咖啡馆、餐厅及外卖餐饮服务的年营业额接近640亿澳大利亚元，创下该时期的新纪录。自2004年至2019年间，该国咖啡馆、餐厅及外卖餐饮服务的收入逐年增长，虽有细微波动，但直至2020年，这一年成为该时期首次显现显著负增长的年份。近年来，澳大利亚咖啡馆和餐厅的数量普遍呈上升趋势。澳大利亚人在酒店、咖啡馆和餐厅的平均每周消费约为183澳大利亚元，仅次于住房、食品和保险等基本开销。外卖食品在该国也颇受欢迎，知名的外卖服务如Uber Eats和Menulog在2024年占据了最多的在线食品外卖订单。澳大利亚的咖啡文化澳大利亚人对咖啡情有独钟，无论是自制的咖啡、外带咖啡还是在他们最喜欢的咖啡馆里的小聚。大约四分之三的澳大利亚成年人每天至少享用一杯咖啡，近一半的澳大利亚家庭拥有咖啡机。许多国家都有自己对如何制作这种流行含咖啡因饮料的看法，而澳式拿铁因其发源于澳大利亚而广受欢迎。尽管澳大利亚和新西兰尚未解决关于该饮料起源地的争议，但澳式拿铁已成为该国咖啡馆菜单上的必备饮品，并在全球各大城市中逐渐流行。