Breakdown of meal delivery service users Australia 2022, by generation

In a survey conducted in 2022 among Australians, almost half of Millennials used meal delivery services, the highest share across all generations. Gen Z had the next largest share of users, with 43 percent using food delivery services.

Food delivery services in Australia

As of 2023, the three main players in the Australian food delivery market included Uber Eats, Menulog, and DoorDash. Deliveroo, formerly a key delivery service within the industry, announced its exit from the Australian market in November 2022, attributing its departure to the highly competitive state of the local market. Uber Eats is becoming one of Australia’s most popular food delivery service apps, with over 60 percent of Australians saying they had used the delivery service to order food in 2022. Nonetheless, Deliveroo attracted the highest average weekly spend on takeout in early 2022.

Food delivery service users in Australia

Consumers in New South Wales accounted for the largest share of meal delivery service users in Australia in 2022, closely followed by Victorians. Yet, in an average week, South Australians spent the most on takeout, spending around 34 Australian dollars. This can be attributed to South Australia being the leading state in midnight snack orders on food delivery service apps. Those aged 30 to 39 years spent the most in a week on food deliveries, with an average spend of almost 40 AUD a week.