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<\/p>\nLocal services marketplace Airtasker has released its annual consumer trends report, analysing data from millions of tasks, and unveiling how times of continued change have impacted Australia\u2019s to-do list.<\/p>\n
2021 saw an unprecedented uplift in demand for tattoo artists (265%+), requests for tuition in some of the Olympics’ newest sports (20%+) and preparations for the return of overseas travel as demand for language tuition grew 20% in the first half of the year. As our lives changed yet again, Aussies continued to turn to skilled experts on Airtasker to complete the important tasks on their to-do list, in just a few clicks.<\/p>\n
So far this year, Taskers have been leaning into the Flex economy more than ever, earning more than $75M nationally across the marketplace, with home maintenance categories being the most in-demand as Australia\u2019s obsession to repair, re-do and re-design their homes shows no signs of slowing.<\/p>\n
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<\/h2>\nWhat turned out to be wishful thinking after the year that was 2020, Airtasker data in January showed Australia\u2019s appetite to travel internationally with requests for language tuition spiking 32% and house-sitting up 15%.<\/p>\n
Although the majority of 2021 still saw travel plans on hold, the small window of opportunity enjoyed by most of the country from March to June 2021 proved Aussies were raring and ready to go once borders opened.<\/p>\n
By March, as interstate travel restrictions relaxed, Airtasker saw a 22% rise in demand for domestic holiday accommodation. Once demand started, it grew fast, increasing another 30% in April!<\/p>\n
The opening of the New Zealand travel bubble was also good news for house-sitters, with tasks in this category rising a whopping 76% in May.<\/p>\n
Now, as travel restrictions lift further, requests are already pouring in for help with travel planning<\/a>, giving us a taste of what\u2019s to come in 2022.<\/p>\n When restrictions were lifted in New South Wales and Victoria in Spring 2021, the much-anticipated return to hairdressers and beauty treatments<\/a> rang true. Aussies were also looking for something a bit more permanent than a fresh haircut or set of nails, with requests for expert tattoo artists rising a whopping 265% in October 2021 compared to the previous month.<\/p>\n Not only that but tattoo design and artist requests rose 36% in 2021 when compared to 2020. After the events of the last two years showed us the importance of embracing all that gives us joy, this was the year Aussies turned creativity into their own bodies! Whether taking the plunge with their first piece of body art<\/a> or adding to their collection to celebrate their children\u2019s individuality<\/a>, more Aussies than ever were looking to get inked in 2021.<\/p>\n While some of 2020\u2019s trends are a distant memory (banana bread anyone?), there\u2019s one trend here to stay, and that\u2019s an investment in our homes. As Australia\u2019s housing boom shows no sign of slowing, Airtasker\u2019s top five most in-demand tasks in 2021 saw removalists come out on top, with almost 300,000 tasks posted to date.<\/p>\n Also playing a starring role in Airtasker\u2019s top 10 task categories this year were cleaners (with 172k tasks posted), Handymen (124k), Gardeners (120k) and furniture installers (59k)! From full home renos<\/a> to setting up at-home cinemas<\/a>, or even designing an ultimate family home from scratch<\/a>, Aussies\u2019 property dreams reached new heights this year!<\/p>\n As Australia watched its athletes take to the world stage, fitness-related requests rose significantly, with contact sport requests up 133%.<\/p>\n Not only were Aussies looking to get back into football, soccer and tennis, but during the Olympic games requests for adventure sport instruction, such as kayaking or surfing lessons, rose 20% over the same period.<\/p>\n As in 2020, Australians continued to prioritise their fitness, with fitness trainers up 12% in July 2021, compared to the previous month.<\/p>\n Back in May, Airtasker research revealed that 49% of Aussies were feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of tasks on their to-do list, and it\u2019s clear the demand for help hasn\u2019t slowed.<\/p>\n As restrictions eased in NSW and VIC, and social lives were back on the agenda, home help tasks skyrocketed by 46% in October compared to September.<\/p>\n As some of us returned to the office and public life, washing and ironing tasks shot up 12% and sewing tasks up 28% in October, compared to the month prior.<\/p>\n Airtasker saw a 64% increase in requests for queue lineups in October, coinciding with those 11 pm Kmart queues on NSW\u2019s reopening day!<\/p>\n Speaking to the report, Airtasker Co-founder and CEO Tim Fung commented:<\/p>\n2. The great inking: tattoo requests rise 265%<\/h2>\n
3. Our home is our castle<\/h2>\n
4. The Olympic impact: Aussies embrace adventure sports<\/h2>\n
5. Productivity overload<\/h2>\n