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Fish and Chip Shops in Australia - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Disha Kartik Jeswanth Disha Kartik Jeswanth Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: October 2024 ANZSIC OD5499

Revenue

$1.7bn

2024-25

$1.7bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

11,368

Businesses

2,663

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Fish and Chip Shops in Australia industry analysis

Businesses in the Fish and Chip Shops industry have struggled with weaker demand conditions over the past five years, due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the uncertain economic conditions that have followed. Consumers have access to an increasing range of takeaway options, with traditional takeaway establishments, such as fish and chip shops, losing market share to alternative fast food meal options like burger franchises and other takeaway businesses. Rising health consciousness in Australia has also discouraged some consumers from purchasing traditional fish and chips due to their high-fat content and deep-fried cooking preparation. As a result, industry revenue is expected to decrease at an annualised 3.4% over the five years through 2024-25 to $1.7 billion. This includes an anticipated revenue decline of 1.0% in the current year.

Trends and Insights

  • Weakening consumer sentiment has contributed to revenue drops. High inflation and rising interest rates have created economic uncertainty, which has severely impacted industry performance.
  • Younger demographics drive health-consciousness trends, lowering demand for industry products. Fish and chips are generally considered to be unhealthy and younger demographics have more readily substituted their consumption habits away from the industry.
  • Densely populated major urban centres are ideal locations for fish and chip shops. Proximity to a large customer base and significant foot traffic encourage businesses to set up in major urban centres in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.
  • The industry is highly fragmented and has little bargaining power with stakeholders. Industry firms tend to be price-takers when it comes to their input suppliers and have to compete heavily on price both internally and with substitutes to retain customers.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 3.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $1.7bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Industry firms have struggled with competition as younger consumers become more health-conscious

  • Operators in the Fish and Chip Shops industry have struggled over the past five years. Competition from fast food providers, such as burger franchises, salad bars and other takeaway stores, has risen as consumer preferences have shifted towards healthier options.
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Fish and Chip Shops in Australia
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Improving economic conditions are set to return the industry to growth

  • Over the next five years, economic conditions are expected to improve markedly. Inflation is set to ease and interest rates are expected to stabilise and decline. As a result, consumer sentiment is expected to improve, leading to a rise in discretionary spending.

Biggest companies in the Fish and Chip Shops in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($short_0)
2025

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Fish and Chip Shops in Australia industry for Alfabank-Adres to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Fish and Chip Shops in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Fish and seafood, Chips and Beverages. Fish and seafood is the largest segment of the Fish and Chip Shops in Australia.

Trends and Insights

Industry firms have attempted to boost sales by offering higher-quality fish and seafood products

  • Fish and seafood account for the largest share of industry revenue. Fish products form the basis of many industry meals and carry some of the highest prices.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Industry companies primarily supply fish and chips for immediate consumption. Customers order or select food items and pay prior to eating. Food is usually provided in takeaway containers or packaging, and is either consumed on the premises in limited seating facilities, taken away by the customer or delivered to the purchaser’s address.

What's included in this industry?

Fish and seafoodChipsBurgersBeveragesPotato cakes, dim sims, souvlakis, steak sandwiches, salads and snacks

Companies

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Related Terms

AIR FRYINGFRANCHISETRADITIONAL FAST FOOD

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 4511 - Fish and Chip Shops in Australia

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Weakening consumer sentiment has contributed to revenue drops. High inflation and rising interest rates have created economic uncertainty, which has severely impacted industr...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Younger demographics drive health-consciousness trends, lowering demand for industry products. Fish and chips are generally considered to be unhealthy and younger demographic...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Densely populated major urban centres are ideal locations for fish and chip shops. Proximity to a large customer base and significant foot traffic encourage businesses to set...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

The industry is highly fragmented and has little bargaining power with stakeholders. Industry firms tend to be price-takers when it comes to their input suppliers and have to...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The Fish and Chip Shops industry is highly fragmented, with the majority of players being owner-operators or family-owned businesses that operate only one establishment. Most...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    Changes in health consciousness significantly affect the industry’s performance. Rising health consciousness has adversely impacted the industry as consumers perceive industr...

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    The sharp increase in the cost of fats, oils, seafood and beef has led to input cost pressures for industry firms. High inflation and global supply chain issues have caused r...

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Fish and Chip Shops industry in Australia in 2024?

    The market size of the Fish and Chip Shops industry in Australia is $1.7bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Fish and Chip Shops in Australia industry in 2024?

    There are 2,663 businesses in the Fish and Chip Shops industry in Australia, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Fish and Chip Shops industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Fish and Chip Shops industry in Australia has been declining at a CAGR of 3.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Fish and Chip Shops industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Fish and Chip Shops industry in Australia is expected to grow.

    What does the Fish and Chip Shops in Australia include?

    Fish and seafood and Chips are part of the Fish and Chip Shops industry.

    How competitive is the Fish and Chip Shops industry in Australia?

    The level of competition is high and increasing in the Fish and Chip Shops industry in Australia.

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    Competitors

    • Convenience Stores in Australia
    • Fast Food and Takeaway Food Services in Australia
    • Restaurants in Australia
    • Cafes and Coffee Shops in Australia

    Complementors

    • Fishing in Australia
    • Fish and Seafood Wholesaling in Australia

    International industries

    • Global Fast Food Restaurants
    • Fast Food Restaurants in the US
    • Mexican Restaurants in the US
    • Doughnut Stores in the US
    • Pizza Restaurants in the US

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