As of November 2024, the cafés, restaurants, and takeaway services sector had the largest number of employees across the accommodation and food services industry in Australia, employing around 697,500 people. This equated to around 73.2 percent of the accommodation and food services industry workforce.
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Number of employees in the accommodation and food services industry in Australia as of November 2024, by sector
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National Skills Commission. (February 17, 2025). Number of employees in the accommodation and food services industry in Australia as of November 2024, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370572/australia-number-of-accommodation-and-food-service-industry-employees-by-sector/
National Skills Commission. "Number of employees in the accommodation and food services industry in Australia as of November 2024, by sector (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 17, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370572/australia-number-of-accommodation-and-food-service-industry-employees-by-sector/
National Skills Commission. (2025). Number of employees in the accommodation and food services industry in Australia as of November 2024, by sector (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370572/australia-number-of-accommodation-and-food-service-industry-employees-by-sector/
National Skills Commission. "Number of Employees in The Accommodation and Food Services Industry in Australia as of November 2024, by Sector (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370572/australia-number-of-accommodation-and-food-service-industry-employees-by-sector/
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