Sustainability has become a key purchase criterion for several consumers across Australia, with over 38 percent of Australian consumers surveyed in 2022 indicating that they always considered sustainability in their purchase decisions. Only five percent of those surveyed reported never taking sustainability into consideration when shopping.
Australia’s resale market is gaining momentum as consumers nationwide become more sustainability-focused and increasingly try to save money due to cost-of-living pressures. As of July 2022, the value of trading second-hand items in Australia amounted to over 60 billion Australian dollars. Clothing, shoes, and accessories accounted for the largest share of used and second-hand items owned across the country that same year, with games and toys coming in second. Many Australian consumers are utilizing online resale platforms, such as eBay, Amazon marketplace, and Depop, to sell their unused or unwanted items, with several households reporting owning between one and twenty unused clothing items in 2022.
Distribution of consumers who consider sustainability in their purchase decision making in Australia in 2022
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Consumer Policy Research Centre. (December 1, 2022). Distribution of consumers who consider sustainability in their purchase decision making in Australia in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359927/australia-share-of-consumers-who-consider-sustainability-in-purchasing-decisions/
Consumer Policy Research Centre. "Distribution of consumers who consider sustainability in their purchase decision making in Australia in 2022." Chart. December 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359927/australia-share-of-consumers-who-consider-sustainability-in-purchasing-decisions/
Consumer Policy Research Centre. (2022). Distribution of consumers who consider sustainability in their purchase decision making in Australia in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359927/australia-share-of-consumers-who-consider-sustainability-in-purchasing-decisions/
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Distribution of consumers who consider sustainability in their purchase decision making in Australia in 2022 [Graph], Consumer Policy Research Centre, December 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359927/australia-share-of-consumers-who-consider-sustainability-in-purchasing-decisions/