The Opal and credit card data is in: Saturday night is back, baby. And so are weekend trips to the gym after dark.
Could Sydney’s sleepy nightlife finally be waking up? So it seems, based on Opal and credit card data that shows Saturday nights overtaking Thursdays as the time to be out in the city.
The Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner’s latest night-time economy quarterly report for NSW reveals there were 35.7 million Opal tap-offs at night, an increase of 4.4 per cent year-on-year. The research found that the NSW night-time economy is worth $102 billion a year, employing one-fifth of all workers, and supports more than 53,000 core businesses, including music venues, restaurants, bars and leisure-activity providers., with night-time spending falling to $3.57 billion in the second quarter of this year, a 10 per cent drop from the previous quarter.
Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy John Graham said a strong nightlife was critical to a global city such as Sydney.
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