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What are the statistics across the different age groups of the amount of coffee purchased every week, month and year in Australia?
Hello! Thanks for your question about the statistics across the different age groups of the amount of coffee purchased every week, month, and year in Australia. The short version is that below you will find data representing how much coffee various age groups in Australia consume, per year, month, and week. The average Australian as a a whole spends $384 on coffee and consumes 106 cups per year, or $32 per month, and just over $7 a week. Below you will find a deeper dive of my findings, specifically based on age.
METHODOLOGY
In order to answer your question, I compiled data from market reports, industry data, and relevant media sources. When direct data relevant to your question did not exist, I used existing data to calculate approximate figures.
OVERALL COFFEE CONSUMPTION
In order to show how much coffee the average Australian of any age consumes in a year, I found data on the overall market size in terms of revenue, the average price of a cup of coffee in Australia, and the total population of the country.
The café and coffee market in Australia is estimated to earn $9.4 billion each year in total sales. Given the overall population is 24.5 million, this would work out to the per capita yearly spend on coffee in Australia being around $384. (Calculation $9.4 billion/ 24.5 million).
Additionally, to show out how many cups of coffee this would total, I found data that reveals that the average cup of coffee in Australia is $3.62. If we divide the average yearly spend on coffee of $384 by the price, $3.62, we find that the average Australian would be purchasing 106 cups of coffee.
BREAKDOWN BY AGE GROUP
I also found that in the overall population, 46% consume coffee. However, this 46% of the population that drinks coffee varies depending on age group. For those under 18 years old, this number drops to 4.5%, for ages 19 to 30, to 34%. For those between 31-50, 63.4% drink coffee, for those between 51-70, 64.2% and for those over 70 the rate was 66%.
Using the percentage of the average population that consumes coffee (46%) and comparing it to the percentage in each age group, we can then roughly calculate how each age group compares to the overall population in terms of consumption. For example, we find that those under 18 only drink 9.8% as much coffee as the overall population (Calculation: 4.5%/46%= 9.8, percent of age group that consume coffee/ percent of overall population that drink coffee)
For the other age groups we get the following data:
19-30 73.9% as much (in other words, drinks less than overall population)
31- 50 136% (drinks more than overall population)
51-70 146%
71+ 139%
We can then take this data and the data we have on the average consumption of coffee in Australia being 106 cups and $384 worth of coffee and calculate data for each age group:
0-18 10 cups, $37/year
19-30 78 cups, $284/year
31-50 144 cups, $522/year
51-70 154 cups, $560/year
71+ 147 cups, $533/year
Additionally, these stats are yearly. To find the weekly consumption of each demographic, we can divide them by the 52 weeks in a year:
0-18 less than 1 cup, $.71/week
19-30 1-2 cups, $5.46/week
31-50 2-3 cups, $10.04/week
51-70 3 cups, $10.76/week
71+ 2-3 cups, $10.25
Similarly, to find monthly consumption, we can divide our data by 12:
0-18 less than 1 cup, $3.08 per month
19-30 6-7 cups, $23.66 per month
31-50 12 cups, $43.50 per month
51-70 12-13 cups, $46.67 per month
71+ 12-13 cups, $44.42 per month
So, to wrap it up, the average Australian purchases 106 cups of coffee, with those under 30 drinking less on average, and those over 30 purchasing significantly more. The age group between 51-70 purchases the most, averaging 154 cups per year. Thanks for using Wonder! Please let us know if we can help with anything else!