The numbers are in – this is Australia’s favourite coffee order
It’s no surprise that Australians love their coffee. But what might surprise you is just how much we consume – and which style we prefer.
It’s no surprise that Australians love their coffee.
Whenever holidaying overseas, Aussies are quick to critique the local brews, while visitors are often seen on social media remarking on the quality of Australian coffee and our passion for it.
What might be surprising is just how much we love our coffee, and which style we prefer.
A nationwide survey of Australian adults by Pure Profile, for dairy co-op Norco, has found that we drink an extraordinary 4.1 billion litres of coffee a year. To put that in perspective, that’s enough to fill the Sydney Cricket Ground more than 200 times.
Despite a cost-of-living crisis, Australians spent more than $5.6 billion a year on coffee last year – according to Grand View research figures – rivalling the GDP of some small nations.
Globally, coffee generated more than US$269 billion ($409 billion) and is expected to grow by more than 5 per cent.
Australia may have invented the flat white (sorry New Zealand), but it’s not our favourite order.
Unlike many countries, Australia is wedded to espresso-based drinks over filter coffee, with the classic cappuccino the most popular among the Pure Profile respondents at 26 per cent.
The flat white was in a close second, with 21 per cent saying it was their favourite. It was followed by the latte at 18 per cent.
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And while the massive spending figures may appear to be welcome news for coffee shops, home brewing is also on the rise.
Almost a quarter of respondents (24 per cent) say they own a pod machine, with 18 per cent investing a barista-style coffee maker and 15 per cent making use of plungers or AeroPress kits.
Regardless of home set-ups, 38 per cent of us say the daily takeaway coffee is the very last thing we’d give up in a cost-of-living crunch – ahead of sweet treats (35 per cent) and even Netflix (34 per cent).
