Most popular fast food chains in Australia

Most popular fast food chains in Australia - The vast majority of Australians, 84.5%, over the age of 14 eat at fast food joints like McDonald's, KFC or their local fish and chips restaurant according to new research from Roy Morgan.

Aussies mostly eat at foreign fast food chains and generational differences significantly affect where people go for a quick bite.

Here are the most popular fast food chains in Australia.

0 / 31 Fotos

10. Noodle Box - In the past six months, 7.5% of Aussies over 14-years-old went to a Noodle Box.

(Photo: Flickr/CC by 2.0)

1 / 31 Fotos

ExpansionAustralia - Noodle Box acquired Wok in a Box in 2015, making them Australia's biggest noodle chain.

(Photo: Flickr/CC by 2.0)

2 / 31 Fotos

Over 100 - The are over 100 Noodle Box locations and the chain was first founded in 1996.

(Photo: Flickr/CC by 2.0)

3 / 31 Fotos

9. Pizza Hut - Out of Aussies over the age of 14-years-old, 10% have been to a Pizza Hut in the past six months.

4 / 31 Fotos

'Dougie' - Aussies may remember the Pizza Hut advertising campaign featuring the delivery boy 'Dougie', whose catch phrase was "Here's a tip: be good to your mother"

5 / 31 Fotos

First Aussie Pizza Hut demolished - The first Australian Pizza Hut, built in 1970 in Belfield, Sydney, was demolished on May 29 to make way for an apartment building.

6 / 31 Fotos

8. Nando's - In the past six months, 10% of Aussies over the age of 14 have visited a Nando's.

7 / 31 Fotos

First - The first Australian Nando's location opened in Tuart Hill, WA in 1990.

8 / 31 Fotos

Over 270 Nando's - The South African chain has more than 270 locations in Australia.

9 / 31 Fotos

7. Grill'd - In the past six months, 12.2% of Aussies over the age of 14 went to a Grill'd.

10 / 31 Fotos

Customer service award - Grill'd was the 2017 Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Award Winner for best service in Australia.

11 / 31 Fotos

125 locations - The Aussie chain founded in 2004 has at least 125 locations.

(Photo: Flickr/CC by 2.0)

12 / 31 Fotos

6. Red Rooster - In the past six months, 16.3% of Aussies over the age of 14 have visited a Red Rooster.

13 / 31 Fotos

1972 - The Aussie chain founded in 1972 has over 360 locations.

(Photo: Flickr/CC by 2.0)

14 / 31 Fotos

"They don't get it in America" - One of Red Rooster's marketing campaigns featured Tom Gleeson asking Americans about Red Rooster, the campaign was called "They don't get it in America".

(Photo: Flickr/CC by 2.0)

15 / 31 Fotos

5. Domino's Pizza - In the past six months, 28.3% of Aussies over the age of 14 went to a Domino's Pizza.

16 / 31 Fotos

Generation Z - The pizza chain is the third-favourite among Generation Z (born 1991–2005) in Australia.

17 / 31 Fotos

Aussie-owned - The Australian Domino's Pizza Enterprises bought the rights to operate the chain in Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Monaco from the parent company in 1993.

18 / 31 Fotos

4. Hungry Jack's - In the past six months, 29% of Aussies over the age of 14 went to a Hungry Jacks.

19 / 31 Fotos

Millennials - The Aussie version of Burger King is the third-most popular among millennials.

20 / 31 Fotos

Second largest in the world - Hungry Jack's is the second largest franchise group owned by Burger King, with only the American counterpart being bigger.

21 / 31 Fotos

3. Subway - In the past six months, 30.8% of Aussies have eaten at Subway.

22 / 31 Fotos

Gen X - Generation X prefers Subway the most, 32.7%, with Baby Boomers, 21.3%, and 14.8% of Pre-Boomers preferring Subway.

23 / 31 Fotos

1,400 locations - There are 1,400 Subway locations in Australia, the fifth-most in the world.

24 / 31 Fotos

2. KFC - In the past six months, 40.8% of Aussies over the age of 14 ate at KFC.

25 / 31 Fotos

Gen Z - While all Aussie generations count KFC as their second favourite fast food chain, Gen Z goes the most at 56% with millennials at 51.8%, Gen X at 42.8%, Baby Boomers at 25.7% and Pre-Boomers at 15.1%.

26 / 31 Fotos

$2 billion - KFC first opened up business down under in 1968, now has 600 Australian locations and has annual revenue of $2 billion from Australia alone.

27 / 31 Fotos

1. McDonald's - McDonald's is far and away the most-visited fast food chain in Australia, with 52.7% of Aussies over the age of 14 going to McDonald's in the past six months.

28 / 31 Fotos

All generations - All Aussie generations go to McDonald's more than any other chain, with Gen Z at 67.3%, millennials at 63.9%, Gen X at 55.8%, Baby Boomers at 36.9% and Pre-Boomers at 26.5%.

29 / 31 Fotos

Not paying taxes - The McDonald's Asia-Pacific Consortium (MAC), based in Australia, made $478 million in 2013-14 and paid zero tax dollars according to the Australian Taxation Office.

30 / 31 Fotos