The average amount Australians are tipping for hospitality service drops to lowest proportion of total bill in four years

Australians’ tipping habits are not keeping pace with higher menu prices, new research shows, as household costs soar and diners grapple with pandemic-era hospitality charges.

A report by Lightspeed Commerce, using payments platform data, found that the average tip amount dropped in August to 8.1% of a total bill.

This is the lowest amount in four years recorded by the point-of-sale and software company, and the first time it has dropped below 9% since early 2021.

  • @MHLoppy2@aussie.zoneEnglish
    18•8 months ago

    I’ve never seen the stats before and 8% seems really high?? Is there some subset of Australia that tips all the time that I rarely see?

    Edit: nvm, the stat is confusing as other commenter pointed out.

    The number of payments with tips has remained stable throughout the last year with 0.52% of payments throughout the hospitality sector including a tip in August 2023, according to Lightspeed.