At the end of financial year 2024, there were over 6,960 pubs, bars, and taverns in operation across Australia. Between 2018 and 2023, the number of pubs, bars, and taverns operating across the country had been increasing steadily before witnessing a slight decline in 2024.
Number of pubs, taverns, and bars in operation in Australia from financial year 2018 to 2024
Characteristic
Number of services
2024
6,961
2023
7,026
2022
7,011
2021
6,719
2020
6,508
2019
6,363
2018
6,350
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 17, 2024). Number of pubs, taverns, and bars in operation in Australia from financial year 2018 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452773/australia-number-pubs-taverns-bars-in-operation/
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