The short answer
Hungry Jack's has more stores: 487 against Red Rooster's 312.
That is a gap of 175 stores, or 56% more outlets for Hungry Jack's.
| Chain | Stores in Australia | States covered |
|---|---|---|
| Hungry Jack's | 487 | 8 |
| Red Rooster | 312 | 7 |
We counted every store listed on both chains' own locators, one page at a time. Numbers below are what we found, not what either company advertises.
Store count by state
Red Rooster against Hungry Jack's, state by state. The last column shows which chain has more outlets there.
| State | Name | Red Rooster | Hungry Jack's | More stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory | 2 | 5 | Hungry Jack's |
| NSW | New South Wales | 60 | 112 | Hungry Jack's |
| NT | Northern Territory | 4 | 5 | Hungry Jack's |
| QLD | Queensland | 115 | 109 | Red Rooster |
| SA | South Australia | 5 | 53 | Hungry Jack's |
| TAS | Tasmania | 0 | 10 | Hungry Jack's |
| VIC | Victoria | 64 | 114 | Hungry Jack's |
| WA | Western Australia | 62 | 79 | Hungry Jack's |
Where only one chain operates
- TAS: Hungry Jack's operates here. Red Rooster has no stores at all.
If you live in one of those states, the comparison is settled for you before price even enters the picture.
Drive-thru comparison
A drive-thru matters more than most people expect, because the stores without one are usually inside shopping centres with centre trading hours rather than the store's own.
| Chain | Total stores | With drive-thru | Without | Share with drive-thru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rooster | 312 | 275 | 37 | 88% |
| Hungry Jack's | 487 | 445 | 42 | 91% |
Hungry Jack's has the higher drive-thru rate at 91%, but on raw numbers Hungry Jack's has more drive-thru sites (445).
Late-night trading
Stores that keep serving past midnight:
| Chain | Late-night stores |
|---|---|
| Red Rooster | 0 |
| Hungry Jack's | 139 |
Hungry Jack's is the better bet after midnight.
Which one is actually closer to you
Store counts are a national picture and tell you nothing about your suburb. Both locators below sort by distance from your location:
- Red Rooster store locator — 312 stores, filter by drive-thru or opening hours
- Hungry Jack's store locator — 487 stores, same filters
Or open a single state and compare side by side:
- Australian Capital Territory: Red Rooster (2) vs Hungry Jack's (5)
- New South Wales: Red Rooster (60) vs Hungry Jack's (112)
- Northern Territory: Red Rooster (4) vs Hungry Jack's (5)
- Queensland: Red Rooster (115) vs Hungry Jack's (109)
- South Australia: Red Rooster (5) vs Hungry Jack's (53)
- Tasmania: Red Rooster (0) vs Hungry Jack's (10)
- Victoria: Red Rooster (64) vs Hungry Jack's (114)
- Western Australia: Red Rooster (62) vs Hungry Jack's (79)
How we counted
Every figure on this page comes from each chain's own store locator, read page by page — not from a press release, a Wikipedia entry or a third-party directory. Stores that close drop out of our count as the locators update, and new stores are picked up automatically.
Red Rooster last verified 2026-07-27. Hungry Jack's last verified 2026-07-27. Full method: how we check.