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Social Clubs in Australia - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Disha Kartik Jeswanth Disha Kartik Jeswanth Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: June 2025 ANZSIC H4530

Revenue

$14.3bn

2025-26

$14.6bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

93,894

Businesses

3,525

Wages

$X.Xbn

Social Clubs in Australia industry analysis

Regulatory constraints and fierce competition among gambling providers have hurt the Social Clubs industry. Tight state and territorial legislation has been detrimental to the industry's performance, with social clubs deriving over 40.0% of their revenue from gambling. Declining per capita alcohol consumption has placed downwards pressure on liquor sales. On the bright side, the current cost-of-living pressures have been a minor hindrance to social clubs’ performance as their patrons are typically older individuals who are less affected by inflationary pressures. Overall, industrywide revenue has climbed at an estimated annualised 3.1% over the past five years and is expected to total $14.3 billion in 2024-25, when revenue will inch up by an anticipated 0.6%.

Trends and Insights

  • Industry businesses, especially those providing gambling services, are coming under increased scrutiny. Strict gambling regulations are weighing on industry performance.
  • Gambling revenue has fallen as a result of increased regulation. The growing external competition from online gaming participation has further shrunk this segment.
  • The dispersion of social clubs is largely dictated by population distribution, with most industry businesses concentrated in the country’s most populated states. New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland command the highest concentration of social clubs.
  • Competition within the Social Clubs industry is focused on geographic areas. While many players offer similar services, industry venues are largely focused on their local area of operation, with lower competition among clubs geographically further apart.
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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 3.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $14.3bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

External competition is weighing on industry performance

  • Social clubs have contended with intense external competition for consumers' gambling expenditure. Online sports betting's growing popularity has exacerbated this trend.
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Social Clubs in Australia
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Industry performance will depend on several factors, like restrictions and competition

  • Any new gambling restrictions will hamper social clubs' performance, as gambling accounts for a significant proportion of industry revenue. While large clubs depend heavily on gambling revenue, smaller clubs derive most of their income from liquor and food sales. This means that tightening gaming machine legislation will have the strongest effect on larger clubs. Social clubs must diversify their revenue streams beyond gambling to cushion against the impact of potential regulatory changes that could disproportionately affect larger clubs.

Biggest companies in the Social Clubs in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Mounties
197.5
Castle Hill RSL Club
88.2
Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club
86.1

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Products & Services Segmentation

Social Clubs in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Gambling, Liquor and other beverage sales and Meals. Gambling is the largest segment of the Social Clubs in Australia.

Trends and Insights

Gambling revenue has plunged as people have moved to online alternatives

  • Gambling income comprises the takings from gaming machines and commissions from keno and on-site TABs, representing the largest industry revenue segment.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The industry includes gambling, sporting, recreational and social (such as RSL) clubs or associations that predominantly generate income from hospitality services. Clubs that mainly provide sporting services, including racing clubs, are not included in the industry. The industry covers both licensed and unlicensed clubs, and clubs with gambling licences.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in the Social Clubs industry in Australia include Gambling, Meals, Liquor and other beverage sales and Facilities leasing.

Companies

Companies covered in the Social Clubs industry in Australia include Mounties, Castle Hill RSL Club and Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club.

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Related Terms

Related terms covered in the Social Clubs industry in Australia include food service, gaming machines and pre-commitment technology.

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 4530 - Social Clubs in Australia

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Industry businesses, especially those providing gambling services, are coming under increased scrutiny. Strict gambling regulations are weighing on industry performance.

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Gambling revenue has fallen as a result of increased regulation. The growing external competition from online gaming participation has further shrunk this segment.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The dispersion of social clubs is largely dictated by population distribution, with most industry businesses concentrated in the country’s most populated states. New South Wa...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Competition within the Social Clubs industry is focused on geographic areas. While many players offer similar services, industry venues are largely focused on their local are...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The Social Clubs industry has no major companies. The industry is highly fragmented, as it's difficult for individual clubs to extend their member bases beyond their geograph...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of Mounties's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Castle Hill RSL Club's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 3 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Mounties, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Castle Hill RSL Club, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 3 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Social clubs must obtain liquor licences from their respective government liquor licensing authorities. Different liquor licences are required depending on the main operation...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Wage costs have increased slightly as a share of industry revenue. Significant labour shortages have placed upwards pressure on wage costs for social clubs.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Social Clubs industry in Australia in 2025?

The market size of the Social Clubs industry in Australia is $14.3bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Social Clubs industry in Australia in 2025?

There are 3,525 businesses in the Social Clubs industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.5 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Social Clubs industry in Australia?

The Social Clubs industry in Australia is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Social Clubs industry in Australia?

The Social Clubs industry in Australia is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

Has the Social Clubs industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Social Clubs industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 3.1 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Social Clubs industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Social Clubs industry in Australia is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Social Clubs industry in Australia?

The biggest companies operating in the Social Clubs industry in Australia are Mounties, Castle Hill RSL Club and Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club

What does the Social Clubs industry in Australia include?

Gambling and Meals are part of the Social Clubs industry in Australia.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Social Clubs industry in Australia?

The company holding the most market share in the Social Clubs industry in Australia is Mounties.

How competitive is the Social Clubs industry in Australia?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Social Clubs industry in Australia.

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