Throughout 2021, over nine billion debit card purchases were made in Australia. The number of debit card transactions has increased continually over the past decade across the country.
Number of debit card purchases in Australia from 2010 to 2021 (in millions)
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Statistics on Digital payments in Australia
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Payments at points of sale by type in Australia 2022
- Premium Statistic Most offered digital payment methods among businesses in Australia 2021
- Premium Statistic Payment methods for e-commerce transactions Australia 2022, by type
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- Premium Statistic Number of card payments made Australia FY 2014-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Value of card payments Australia FY 2014-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Most common online payments by type in Australia 2022
- Premium Statistic Most used online payments by brand in Australia 2022
Debit cards
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- Premium Statistic Number of debit card purchases Australia 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of debit card purchases Australia 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Average value of debit card transactions Australia FY 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Penetration rate of debit cards in Australia 2013-2028
- Premium Statistic Number of debit cards in use in Australia 2013-2028
- Premium Statistic Value of overseas debit card purchases Australia 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of overseas debit card purchases Australia 2010-2021
Credit cards
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- Premium Statistic Number of credit card purchases Australia 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Credit card purchase expenditure in Australia 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Average value of credit card transactions Australia FY 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Balance per credit card in Australia 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of credit cards in use in Australia 2013-2028
- Premium Statistic Share of credit card purchase value Visa Mastercard Australia 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of credit card purchase value American Express Diners Club Australia 2010-2021
Mobile payments
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- Premium Statistic Share of consumers purchasing online via mobile device in Australia 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Consumers who perform selected digital payments in Australia 2020, by activity
- Premium Statistic Most used mobile payments by brand in Australia 2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile payments by situation in Australia 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of merchants with optimized mobile payment sites in Australia 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Main consumer reasons for refraining from making mobile payments in Australia 2021
- Premium Statistic Personal devices used for digital payments APAC 2021
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Buy now pay later
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- Premium Statistic Consumers who would use a Buy Now, Pay Later service in Australia 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic Use of BNPL payments in the last six months in Australia 2021, by generation
- Premium Statistic BNPL transaction values in Australia and New Zealand 2020
- Premium Statistic BNPL service active users in Australia and New Zealand 2020
- Premium Statistic BNPL service active merchants in Australia and New Zealand 2020
- Premium Statistic Underlying sales value of Afterpay Australia and New Zealand FY 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Active customers in Australia and New Zealand Afterpay FY 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Active merchants in Australia and New Zealand Afterpay FY 2019-2021
Further related statistics
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- Number of domestic debit card purchases Australia 2010-2020
- Number of overseas debit card purchases Australia 2010-2021
- Value of overseas debit card purchases Australia 2010-2021
- Value of domestic debit card purchases Australia 2010-2020
- Euro area: average value of transactions at POS 2016, by payment method
- Number of cashless transactions in India 2013-2016
- Share of online payment methods Thailand 2020
- Number of card payments per capita in the Nordics 2015-2017
- Number of cards with payment function per capita in the Nordics 2015-2017
- Credit transfers transactions per capita in the Nordics 2015-2017
- Share of payment methods offered by businesses in the UK 2019, by method
- Share of payment methods offered by businesses in Czechia 2019, by method
- Share of payment methods offered by businesses in Germany 2019, by method
- Share of payment methods offered by businesses in Romania 2019, by method
- Share of payment methods offered by businesses in Slovakia 2019, by method
- Most popular e-payment services used among respondents in Taiwan 2022, by gender
- Main reasons for e-payment usage among respondents in Indonesia 2022, by gender
- Paper instrument share of total cashless transactions in India 2013-2016
- E-payment usage among respondents in Taiwan 2022
- Volume of payment systems in Ghana 2019, by method
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- Number of domestic debit card purchases Australia 2010-2020
- Number of overseas debit card purchases Australia 2010-2021
- Value of overseas debit card purchases Australia 2010-2021
- Value of domestic debit card purchases Australia 2010-2020
- Euro area: average value of transactions at POS 2016, by payment method
- Number of cashless transactions in India 2013-2016
- Share of online payment methods Thailand 2020
- Number of card payments per capita in the Nordics 2015-2017
- Number of cards with payment function per capita in the Nordics 2015-2017
- Credit transfers transactions per capita in the Nordics 2015-2017
- Share of payment methods offered by businesses in the UK 2019, by method
- Share of payment methods offered by businesses in Czechia 2019, by method
- Share of payment methods offered by businesses in Germany 2019, by method
- Share of payment methods offered by businesses in Romania 2019, by method
- Share of payment methods offered by businesses in Slovakia 2019, by method
- Most popular e-payment services used among respondents in Taiwan 2022, by gender
- Main reasons for e-payment usage among respondents in Indonesia 2022, by gender
- Paper instrument share of total cashless transactions in India 2013-2016
- E-payment usage among respondents in Taiwan 2022
- Volume of payment systems in Ghana 2019, by method
Reserve Bank of Australia. (June 8, 2022). Number of debit card purchases in Australia from 2010 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038162/australia-debit-card-transaction-number/
Reserve Bank of Australia. "Number of debit card purchases in Australia from 2010 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. June 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038162/australia-debit-card-transaction-number/
Reserve Bank of Australia. (2022). Number of debit card purchases in Australia from 2010 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038162/australia-debit-card-transaction-number/
Reserve Bank of Australia. "Number of Debit Card Purchases in Australia from 2010 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038162/australia-debit-card-transaction-number/
Reserve Bank of Australia, Number of debit card purchases in Australia from 2010 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038162/australia-debit-card-transaction-number/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Number of debit card purchases in Australia from 2010 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Reserve Bank of Australia, June 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038162/australia-debit-card-transaction-number/