Industry Statistics and Trends
Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 5.0 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $485.1m in 2025.
Trends and Insights
Online sporting apparel retailers’ low prices have insulated them from cost-of-living pressures, attracting cost-conscious consumers
- Online Sporting Apparel retailers typically have lower overhead costs compared with traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses, which allows them to compete effectively on price.
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Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2025-2030)
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Participation in the online retail space will intensify
- The Online Sporting Apparel industry’s enterprise numbers are set to expand as new online-only startups emerge and existing bricks-and-mortar businesses invest in online sales platforms to supplement traditional revenue streams.
Biggest companies in the Online Sporting Apparel in Australia
| Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue ($m)
2025 |
|---|---|---|
Accent | 148.0 | |
Super Retail | 142.7 | |
Lorna Jane | 103.8 |
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Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Sports apparel, Sports footwear and Other products. Sports apparel is the largest segment of the Online Sporting Apparel in Australia.
Trends and Insights
Intensifying competition from overseas online retailers has diminished demand for sports footwear
- This segment includes specialty athletic footwear like running shoes, cross trainers, sports-specific shoes and casual sneakers. Sports-specific shoes are used in high wear-and-tear environments and need frequent replacement.
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Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
The industry includes companies that sell sporting apparel online, including online-only stores and online stores that also have a bricks-and-mortar presence.
What's included in this industry?
Sports apparel retailingSports footwear retailingSports accessories retailingCompanies
AccentSuper RetailLorna JanePurchase this report to view all 5 major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
BRICKS-AND-MORTARSMARTPHONERADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID)Industry Code
ANZSIC 4251 - Online Sporting Apparel 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
Consumers’ increasing uptake of online shopping has driven the industry’s successful performance. Consumers have become more comfortable buying sporting apparel online as web...
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 (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
- 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
Demand for sports footwear has dropped over recent years due to competition from more affordable foreign online retailers. Foreign retailers offering sports footwear at lower...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2025
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2025
- Major market segmentation in 2025
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
The geographical distribution of online sporting apparel stores is based on customers’ locations rather than companies’ locations, given the nature of their online operations....
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 2025
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
- Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of employees in each region in 2025
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
The industry faces extreme competition, especially based on price. Online sporting apparel stores that can offer competitive pricing, deals, discount codes or promotions can ...
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 2020-2025
- 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
Accent's strategic acquisitions and robust online development have fuelled the company’s revenue growth. Meanwhile, Super Retail Group's focus on digital expansion and women'...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
- Overview of Accent's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of Super Retail's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of Lorna Jane's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 2 additional companies
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for Accent, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Super Retail, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Lorna Jane, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description, key data and performance trends for 2 additional companies
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
Since industry retailers don’t operate out of shopfronts, they don’t have to adhere to tenancy and trading hour regulations. However, they must follow a range of legal requir...
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 (2015-2030)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
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
Aggressive price wars have weighed on the Online Sporting Apparel industry’s profitability. Industry businesses have offered various types and amounts of discounts so they ca...
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 2025
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
- Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Average Wage (2015-2030)
- Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
- Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)
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 (2015-2030)
- IVA (2015-2030)
- Establishments (2015-2030)
- Enterprises (2015-2030)
- Employment (2015-2030)
- Exports (2015-2030)
- Imports (2015-2030)
- Wages (2015-2030)
Top Questions Answered
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What is the market size of the Online Sporting Apparel industry in Australia in 2025?
The market size of the Online Sporting Apparel industry in Australia is $485.1m in 2025.
How many businesses are there in the Online Sporting Apparel in Australia industry in 2025?
There are 506 businesses in the Online Sporting Apparel industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 9.1 % between 2020 and 2025.
Has the Online Sporting Apparel industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Online Sporting Apparel industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 5.0 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Online Sporting Apparel industry in Australia over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Online Sporting Apparel industry in Australia is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Online Sporting Apparel market in Australia?
The biggest companies operating in the Online Sporting Apparel market in Australia are Accent, Super Retail and Lorna Jane
What does the Online Sporting Apparel in Australia include?
Sports apparel retailing and Sports footwear retailing are part of the Online Sporting Apparel industry.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Online Sporting Apparel in Australia?
The company holding the most market share in Australia is Accent.
How competitive is the Online Sporting Apparel industry in Australia?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Online Sporting Apparel industry in Australia.
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