date:Dec 12, 2013
rom 24 per cent to 26 per cent between 2003 and 2011 and more than half of Australians aged 14 or over saying they had been to a cafe for coffee or tea in the last three months.
Data from global market research organisation IBISWorld in 2012 showed that the number of cafes and coffee shops in Australia had increased from 4,364 in 2002-03 to 6,261 in 2011-12.