With the corporatisation of the funeral industry in Australia, funeral costs continue to rise way above inflation. As a consequence, more and more people are seeking trustworthy and independent information, before meeting with and selecting a funeral director. Providing such help and assistance is Australia’s largest online funeral consumer advocate that recently launched nationwide. eziFunerals not […]
It seems like a smart investment strategy. Buy up all the small independent funeral homes you can get your hands on (the deeper they are in the local community, the better). Keep the signs and ramp up marketing with the old family names. Reduce inefficiencies. Introduce economies of scale. Continue to raise prices way above […]
The latest statistical snapshot on deaths, causes of death and life expectancy raises some interesting data for the funeral industry in South Australia. In 2017, there were 160,909 deaths registered in Australia, 2,405 more than the number registered in 2016 (158,504). In South Australia, there were 14,052 deaths, 715 more than the number registered in […]
The funeral industry in Australia provides essential services to individuals and families dealing with, or preparing for, death and bereavement. However, navigating the funeral industry when someone has died can leave many of us vulnerable to upselling and confused with no understanding of the industry and little idea of our funeral rights and choices. The […]
The latest statistical snapshot on deaths, causes of death and life expectancy in Western Australia, raises some interesting data for the funeral industry. In Australia, there were 160,909 deaths registered in 2017. This was 2,405 more than the number registered in 2016 (158,504). Compared to New South Wales and Victoria, the number of deaths in […]
The latest data on deaths, causes of death and life expectancy in Queensland raises some interesting data for the funeral industry. In Australia there were 160,909 deaths registered in 2017, 2,405 more than the number of deaths registered in 2016 (158,504). In Queensland, there were 31,555 deaths, 1,865 more than the number of deaths registered […]