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Australian bread statistics: 2026
A plain-language collection of current Australian data on bread consumption, regional patterns, prices and bakery spending.
Last updated 2 November 2026. Every figure below links to its original source and states the period it covers.
Good bread is part of everyday life, but reliable figures can be harder to find than a hot loaf at 8am. This page brings together recent public data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with the context needed to use each number properly.
It is intended as a reference for writers, students, food businesses and anyone looking for a source they can check for themselves.
Key figures
The numbers, with their context.
79.1%
01of Australians aged two and over ate cereals and grains on the day before their 2023 interview.
This is the broad food group that includes bread and bread rolls, flat breads, savoury and sweet breads, pasta, grains and breakfast cereals. It is not a measure of bread alone.
35 g
02was the average daily amount of bread and bread rolls consumed in Australia in 2023.
The same national release put average daily consumption of flat breads and savoury or sweet breads at 14 grams. These figures describe the average across people aged two and over, not the amount eaten only by bread eaters.
76 g
03was the median daily amount of bread and bread rolls for male consumers in 2023.
For female consumers, the median was 70 grams. These are medians among people who consumed bread and bread rolls, so they should not be compared directly with the population-wide daily average above.
81 g
04of bread per 10,000 kilojoules was recorded in outer regional areas in 2023–24.
That combined regular breads and bread rolls with flat breads and savoury or sweet breads. It was 7% higher than the 76 grams per 10,000 kilojoules recorded in major cities.
ABS, Geospatial dietary indicators · 2023–24
+1.5%
05was the annual change in the price of bread and cereal products to December 2025.
This is a national consumer price measure for the broader bread-and-cereal-products group, not the price of a particular loaf or bakery item.
ABS, Consumer Price Index, Australia · 12 months to December 2025
96%
06of spending at specialised food retailers, including bakeries, is counted as food spending in the ABS monthly household spending measure.
This is a statistical classification used to measure household food spending. It is not a share of bakery sales or a measure of individual bakery turnover.
ABS, Interpreting the Monthly Household Spending Indicator · Methodology current in 2024
How to use this page
Useful figures need their labels.
The data here is deliberately narrow. “Bread” can mean different things across surveys, so each entry preserves the source’s category and time period. Consumption figures are food-survey results, while the price figure is an inflation measure. They are useful side by side, but they do not measure the same thing.
We have used primary public sources wherever possible and have not estimated missing numbers. The page will be reviewed about monthly, or sooner if one of these core sources publishes a relevant update.
Cite this page
A simple reference for your work.
Suggested citation: Marrow Lane Bakery, Australian Bread Statistics: 2026, updated 2 November 2026, https://marrowlanebakery.uk/australian-bread-statistics.
For a particular number, please link to both this page and the original source shown alongside it.
Sources and method
Original sources used.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Food and nutrients, 2023, accessed 2 November 2026.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Geospatial dietary indicators, accessed 2 November 2026.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Consumer Price Index, Australia, December 2025, released 28 January 2026.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Interpreting the Monthly Household Spending Indicator, accessed 2 November 2026.
Marrow Lane Bakery has compiled this page for reference. The underlying data remains the responsibility of its original publishers.
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