Australian music accounted for just 8.5% of domestic streaming in the past financial year, according to APRA AMCOS, despite record revenue for the rights organisation.
The figure appears in APRA AMCOS’s latest Year In Review, covering 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. The organisation says local music’s share has declined by 37.5% over five years, with imported music making up more than 91% of Australian streaming.
On user-generated content platforms, Australian members’ share was lower still, at 3.6%. APRA AMCOS says the overall volume of consumption on those platforms grew while local creators’ share fell. Its report also identifies a similar problem in New Zealand, where imported music represented 96% of streaming.
Chief executive Dean Ormston warned in the organisation’s announcement that Australian members’ streaming share was on track to approach 5% within five years if the current trend continued. He linked that forecast to the difficulty of finding local music online.
APRA AMCOS is calling for minimum Australian music requirements across platforms and a federal live music tax incentive. Ormston argues that discovery and live performance are connected: listeners need to encounter local artists before that support can grow through community radio, gigs and international opportunities.
Group revenue reached $857.4 million, up 8.8% on the previous year. Net Distributable Revenue, the amount payable to members and rightsholders after expenses, rose 10.6% to $755.7 million. The group covers Australia and New Zealand and includes domestic and international income.
APRA’s international revenue reached $103.2 million. The report points to the overseas success of Australian and New Zealand music, including Ninajirachi’s festival appearances and the continuing international reach of Bluey, as examples of work finding audiences beyond its home market.
APRA AMCOS also reported that digital income made up 53% of group revenue, while subscription video services generated $113.8 million. Public performance income through OneMusic rose 10.9%, with concerts and events among the areas of growth. These revenue figures cover several kinds of music use, so they do not measure Australian artists’ domestic streaming share.
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