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Home Appliance Rental in Australia - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Shelley Roque Shelley Roque Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: March 2024 ANZSIC OD5467

Revenue

$747.8m

2024-25

$761.0m

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

2,003

Businesses

568

Wages

$XX.Xm

Home Appliance Rental in Australia industry analysis

The Home Appliance Rental industry has been navigating a tumultuous operating environment over the past few years, facing challenges from border closures, lockdowns and a decreased international student presence instigated by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a substantial demand slump in 2021-22. At the same time, kitchen and gaming appliance rentals experienced a demand surge, driven by the shift to home-based living during the height of the pandemic. After border restrictions were relaxed in 2022-23, the government increased its intake of international students and workers to mitigate pandemic-induced labour shortages. This has stimulated a recovery in industry revenue. Simultaneously, a rise in independent living among this demographic and other renters eager to shift away from communal living has continued to help industry demand to recover. Industry revenue is projected to decline an annualised 1.0% over the five years through 2023-24, totalling $747.8 million, reflecting subdued demand during the pandemic. A positive turnaround is anticipated in 2023-24, with a 5.7% revenue increase as it continues to rebound.

Trends and Insights

  • The COVID-19 pandemic considerably downturned industry revenue during the pandemic. As border restrictions eased, the rise in foreign students and workers is aiding recovery.
  • Innovative features in kitchen appliances are engaging new customers. The recent shift toward hybrid work due to the pandemic has bolstered home-based activities, supporting industry revenue.
  • Australia's Eastern Seaboard's dense population proves favourable for the industry. Housing more than three-quarters of establishments and revenue, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland benefit from their status as education hubs, corporate territories and tourism hotspots.
  • Home appliance stores are improving the competitiveness through convenient financing options. Easy-to-understand credit plans make essential household goods more affordable, attracting more customers.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.0 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $747.8m in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Relaxed border restrictions have helped recover industry revenue

  • COVID-19 pandemic-induced consumer disruptions in 2020-21 prompted a considerable drop in industry revenue. During the height of lockdowns, customers could not rent home appliances, and in 2021 they sought safety in owning their own home appliances.
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Home Appliance Rental in Australia
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

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

Trends and Insights

The public's shift toward environment sustainability is set to aid industry revenue

  • Growing environmental consciousness among Australians is set to steer the industry's trajectory. Renting, in lieu of outright purchases, aids products’ lifecycle extension and waste reduction.

Biggest companies in the Home Appliance Rental in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
1st Choice Enterprises Pty Ltd
6.8
Credit Corp
86.4
Rent4keeps (Aust) Pty Ltd
34.0

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Products & Services Segmentation

Home Appliance Rental in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Home entertainment appliance rentals, Other appliance rentals and Laundry appliance rentals. Home entertainment appliance rentals is the largest segment of the Home Appliance Rental in Australia.

Trends and Insights

New features and more time at home is boosts growing the kitchen appliance rentalssegment

  • This category encompasses essential household items, ranging from appliances to fridges, freezers, and microwave ovens.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Companies in the industry rent out domestic appliances and electronic equipment (excluding computers) to consumers and businesses. The industry excludes operators that primarily sell these products on a retail basis.

What's included in this industry?

Home appliancesElectronic equipment (excluding computers)Kitchen appliancesLaundry appliancesSecond-hand home appliances

Companies

1st Choice Enterprises Pty LtdCredit CorpRent4keeps (Aust) Pty Ltd

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Related Terms

RENTINGLEASING COMPUTERISED INVENTORY TRACKING RENTAL-PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 6639 - Home Appliance Rental 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

The COVID-19 pandemic considerably downturned industry revenue during the pandemic. As border restrictions eased, the rise in foreign students and workers is aiding recovery.

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 (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • 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

Innovative features in kitchen appliances are engaging new customers. The recent shift toward hybrid work due to the pandemic has bolstered home-based activities, supporting ...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

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

Australia's Eastern Seaboard's dense population proves favourable for the industry. Housing more than three-quarters of establishments and revenue, Victoria, New South Wales ...

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 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

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

Home appliance stores are improving the competitiveness through convenient financing options. Easy-to-understand credit plans make essential household goods more affordable, ...

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 2019-2024
  • 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

COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns pushed Thorn Group online. Thorn Group was forced to close all its physical stores and shift entirely to an online presence during pandemic closur...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of 1st Choice Enterprises Pty Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Credit Corp's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Rent4keeps (Aust) Pty Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 3 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for 1st Choice Enterprises Pty Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Credit Corp, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Rent4keeps (Aust) Pty Ltd, 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

The Home Appliance Rental industry is facing increasing scrutiny over dubious credit terms. Bodies like the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) vigilantly...

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 (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

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

Incremental operational costs like wages and depreciation are inhibiting profit margin growth. Coupled with increased marketing and advertising expenditures, industry profita...

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 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

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 (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Home Appliance Rental industry in Australia in 2024?

The market size of the Home Appliance Rental industry in Australia is $747.8m in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Home Appliance Rental in Australia industry in 2024?

There are 568 businesses in the Home Appliance Rental industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.5 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Home Appliance Rental industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Home Appliance Rental industry in Australia has been declining at a CAGR of 1.0 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Home Appliance Rental industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Home Appliance Rental industry in Australia is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Home Appliance Rental market in Australia?

The biggest companies operating in the Home Appliance Rental market in Australia are 1st Choice Enterprises Pty Ltd, Credit Corp and Rent4keeps (Aust) Pty Ltd

What does the Home Appliance Rental in Australia include?

Home appliances and Electronic equipment (excluding computers) are part of the Home Appliance Rental industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Home Appliance Rental in Australia?

The company holding the most market share in Australia is 1st Choice Enterprises Pty Ltd.

How competitive is the Home Appliance Rental industry in Australia?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Home Appliance Rental industry in Australia.

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Competitors

  • Furniture Retailing in Australia
  • Furniture, Appliance and Equipment Rental in Australia
  • Domestic Appliance Retailing in Australia

Complementors

  • Machinery and Scaffolding Rental in Australia

International industries

  • Appliance & Electronics Rental Franchises in the US
  • Furniture, Appliance and Equipment Rental in New Zealand

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  • Industry federations or regulators
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