Cheese in Australia

Cheese has recorded modest growth in current value terms in 2025, underpinned by stable household consumption and a sustained interest in home cooking. While cheddar remained the dominant variety by volume, growth is increasingly being driven by non-cheddar formats, particularly mozzarella, parmesan, and snackable cheese, reflecting evolving consumer preferences for meal versatility, culinary experimentation, and premiumisation.

The Cheese in Australia report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Hard Cheese, Processed Cheese excl Spreadable, Soft Cheese, Spreadable Cheese.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

• Get a detailed picture of the Cheese market;
• Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
• Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
• Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.