That has dropped to 66.3 per cent in the 12 months to March 2020, which represents a large number of people who no longer choose to consume alcohol regularly,” Levine said. Looking back to 2006, 73.5 per cent of the adult population were regular drinkers. “Our data shows a consistent decline in Australians’ alcohol consumption. Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine says that despite some concern about the effect the COVID-19 lockdown might have on alcohol consumption, particularly after a run on bottle shops in March, overall consumption is decreasing. Ready-to-drinks (RTDs) remained unchanged on 10.8 per cent (2,138,000).
Spirits was the only alcohol category whose consumption increased year-on-year rising from 26.3 per cent (5,099,000) to 28.7 per cent (5,671,000). Proportion of Australians who consume alcohol in an average four-week period New data from Roy Morgan’s Alcohol Consumption Report shows the proportion of Australians who drink alcohol continues to decline, despite recent media coverage of panic buying during the coronavirus lockdown.Ī deeper dive into Roy Morgan Single Source data shows drinking at home is tightly correlated to age and the older you are the more likely you are to mostly drink alcohol at home.Ī total of 66.3 per cent (13,073,000) of Australians aged 18-plus in the year to March 2020 consumed alcohol in an average four-week period, down from 67.5 per cent (13,102,000) twelve months ago.
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