The Industry Census

Every venue counted. Every owner louder.

Census opens in

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Opens 4 August 2026

Why Be Counted?

Right now, nobody can say how many escape rooms Australia actually has. Not the media, not the government, not even us. The census fixes that - and every answer makes the number harder to ignore.

Benchmarks You Can Use

See how your venue compares - rooms, pricing bands, staffing - against real national numbers, not guesswork.

A United Voice

"We represent 500+ rooms nationally" opens doors with councils, insurers and media that no single venue can.

Powers the Directory

Your venue is listed in the national directory by default - the census keeps its details and game list accurate (or lets you opt out).

Puts Us on the Map

One press-ready headline stat each year makes EROAUS the source journalists call about the industry.

How It Works

1. Ten Minutes, Once a Year

Simple factual questions about your venue. All questions optional, and you can combine multiple venues.

2. Aggregated & Anonymised

Individual responses stay confidential. Only combined statistics are ever reported.

3. Results Where They Belong

Full results go to verified owners in the Discord. One headline stat goes public to champion the industry.

What we'll ask about

Location & state Business & operator type Number of games Games opened & closed this year Other activities Owners & staff headcount Plans for the next 12 months Industry confidence Directory listing

Live Progress

Venues counted

LIVE

0 venues counted

This tracker goes live the day the census opens.

NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT

What We'll Learn

The first census fills in these blanks - and every year after that, we get the trend line.

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Escape Room Businesses
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Rooms Nationally
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States & Territories
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Median Rooms per Venue

Full breakdowns go to verified owners in the Discord. The headline number goes to the world.

The Plan

Census FAQ

Is my information kept private?

Your individual answers are confidential - only combined statistics are ever reported, and every question is optional. One thing IS public: the national directory lists every venue's name, location, website and game list by default. Want off it? Just untick the directory box on the census form (or in My Venues) and your listing disappears.

Who sees the results?

Full aggregated results are released to verified owners in the EROAUS Discord. The public sees a single headline figure - think "Australia has X escape room businesses running Y rooms" - which helps all of us.

How is this different from the Benchmark Survey?

The Benchmark Survey covers sensitive performance data - revenue, rent, marketing spend - for owners who want detailed comparisons. The census is the lighter, structural count: who we are, where we are, and how many rooms we run.

I have multiple venues - how do I answer?

The form handles it for you - add all your locations at the start (or use your combined link) and they load together: business questions asked once, location questions per location.

Can I change my answers after submitting?

Yes - open your census link again any time before it closes and submit again. It updates your previous answers; there are never duplicate entries. Half-finished forms also save in your browser, so you can leave and come back.

Why every year?

Venues open and close constantly. A yearly rhythm keeps the numbers credible, keeps the directory fresh, and lets us chart how the industry changes over time - that trend line becomes the industry's story.

Take the 2026 Census

Got a personal link from us? Use that - it pre-fills your venue. Not on our list yet? The button above works for everyone.