Bookkeeping for cafes and restaurants
Cafes and restaurants handle many small sales and frequent supplier deliveries, and the books need to keep pace with both. We look after day-to-day bookkeeping for cafes and restaurants across Australia.
Businesses in Cafes and Restaurants (ANZSIC class 4511)
- Actively trading businesses across Australia
- 56,305 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026
- Of those, classified as non-employing
- 13,197 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026
- Of those, with 1 to 4 employees
- 19,801 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026
Businesses by main state or territory
- New South Wales19,446 businesses
- Victoria17,865 businesses
- Queensland9,174 businesses
- Western Australia4,467 businesses
- South Australia2,957 businesses
- Australian Capital Territory1,123 businesses
- Tasmania1,020 businesses
- Northern Territory252 businesses
Businesses by number of employees
- 1 to 4 employees19,801 businesses
- 5 to 19 employees18,420 businesses
- Non-employing13,197 businesses
- 20 to 199 employees4,702 businesses
- 200 or more employees185 businesses
What we look after
QuickBooks bookkeeping for cafes and restaurants
QuickBooks Online reconciled to your statements each month.
Small business bookkeeping
Takings, supplier bills and reconciliations kept current every month.
Xero bookkeeping for cafes and restaurants
Point of sale and bank feeds connected and checked in Xero.
Catch-up bookkeeping
Months of receipts and statements brought up to date.
What the books involve
- Daily takings: point of sale reports, card settlements and cash banked reconciled, so each day's sales match what reaches the bank.
- Supplier invoices for food, drinks and packaging entered as they arrive, so suppliers are paid on time and costs stay up to date.
- Food and beverage purchases tracked against sales, which shows how the menu is performing from one month to the next.
- Bank and card accounts reconciled every month, with clean accounts ready for the owner and their accountant.
- Point of sale and bank feeds connected to Xero or MYOB, so sales flow into the books without being typed in again.
Sources
- Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx)
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Actively trading businesses at 30 June 2025, released 16 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2021 to June 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Correspondence, GCCSA 2021 to GCCSA 2026 (CG_GCCSA_2021_GCCSA_2026.csv)
Australian Bureau of Statistics. ASGS Edition 4, July 2026 to June 2031, released 22 July 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.
Talk to us about your books
Tell us how your business runs and what you need from your books, and we will suggest a bookkeeping plan that fits.
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