Accommodation and Food Services

Overview

EMPLOYED

965,900

PART-TIME SHARE

61%

WORKFORCE SHARE

6.7%

FEMALE SHARE

53%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,300

MEDIAN AGE

25

About this data

Accommodation and Food Services is a large employing industry. Around 6.7% of workers have their main job in this industry.

This industry includes:

  • short-term accommodation providers
  • cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services
  • pubs, taverns, bars and clubs
  • clubs providing hospitality services to members.

Median earnings are $1,300 per week, lower than all industries median earnings of $1,700.

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    Employment

    Employment in the Accommodation and Food Services industry grew over the 20 years to November 2024.
    The number of workers grew by 42,700 (or 4.6%) over the last year.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, November 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
    Note: Over the COVID-19 pandemic period (highlighted section in the chart above), some industries have censored values, resulting in a broken series for impacted industries. This is due to large quarterly fluctuations in employment resulting in trend data being unreliable for these quarters. Where data are available over the COVID-19 pandemic period, JSA recommends caution when using these trend estimates.
    Quarterly employment, Accommodation and Food Services Employment
    672400
    677400
    679300
    677500
    673300
    669200
    669300
    674000
    680900
    688400
    694600
    698700
    700600
    703000
    706500
    710300
    713800
    718300
    724900
    731800
    736700
    740600
    745400
    750800
    757500
    763100
    765400
    764500
    762200
    761600
    765600
    771600
    777300
    781500
    783400
    783100
    783300
    786600
    793000
    802000
    811500
    819000
    823700
    826700
    830700
    835800
    842100
    848100
    853300
    859100
    865900
    870900
    873500
    875500
    879000
    882400
    887200
    893200
    900400
    906600
    911200
    914000
    911900
    916800
    923700
    929100
    930200
    928200
    924400
    923200
    928800
    940900
    954600
    965900

    Sectors

    Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services is the largest sector in the Accommodation and Food Services industry, employing 697,500 workers.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, November 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
    Note: the sum of sectoral employment may not equal the industry total as data are trended separately, and not further defined (nfd) classifications have been excluded.
    Employment by industry sectors Employment
    Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 697500
    Pubs, Taverns and Bars 104800
    Accommodation 103200
    Clubs (Hospitality) 47800

    Occupations

    Waiters is the largest employing occupation in the Accommodation and Food Services industry.

    The 10 largest employing occupations are shown below.

    Some occupations are common across a number of industries.

    Largest employing occupations

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, customised report.
    ANZSCO CodeOccupation title
    4315Waiters
    8513Kitchenhands
    4311Bar Attendants and Baristas
    3513Chefs
    6211Sales Assistants (General)
    1411Cafe and Restaurant Managers
    8511Fast Food Cooks
    1421Retail Managers
    4312Cafe Workers
    3514Cooks
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      • industry overview
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      • industry sector employment
      • top employing occupations by industry.

       

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