Measuring the Australian Night-Time Economy 2025

<p dir="ltr">The Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (CCCLM) have been commissioning this annual analysis to measure the size of the Australian Night-Time Economy (NTE) since 2012, with data available since 2009. The NTE is defined as economic activity occurring between 6pm and 6am and is split into Core, Non-Core and Supply sectors, with reports historically focusing on the Core NTE, comprising Food, Drink and Leisure & Entertainment (consumption) businesses. Last year the report’s remit was expanded to include retail (grocery and non-grocery) and accommodation (a sub-set of the Non-Core NTE), to reflect the growing diversity of NTE activities in Australian cities. This report provides detailed economic performance data for the latest financial year for which official data is available (2023/24). The report also includes data and maps relating to opening hours and clustering of businesses, using a snapshot of business activity data from April 2025. </p>