Australia Hotel & Chains Report 2026

The Australia supply breakdown

340,266 hotel rooms — chain-affiliated vs independent stock
Donut chart: chain-affiliated 52.7% of rooms, independent 47.3%
Total stock
0
rooms · 6,557 hotels
Chain-affiliated
0 rooms · 1,758 hotels
0%
Independent
0 rooms · 4,799 hotels
0%
The concentration effect
Share of hotels
26.8%
Share of rooms
52.7%
Just 26.8% of Australia's hotels are chain-affiliated, yet they control 52.7% of all room keys — chain properties average roughly twice the size of the market norm.
Horwath HTL — Australia Hotel & Chains Report 2026
Australia total hotel stock 2025: 340,266 rooms across 6,557 hotels. Chain-affiliated: 179,188 rooms (52.7%) across 1,758 hotels (26.8% of hotels). Independent: 161,078 rooms (47.3%) across 4,799 hotels (73.2% of hotels).