How Australians Pay Snapshot 2019 Consumer Payments Survey
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Card payments
63% of payments are made with a card (trend: rising).
Cash payments
27% of payments are made with cash (trend: falling).
Cheque payments
0.2% of payments are made with cheques (trend: falling).
Online payments
13% of payments are online.
Contactless payments
Four fifths of in-person card payments are contactless.
Mobile phone payments
1 of 20 in-person payments are made with a mobile phone.
Cash in wallet
During a typical week 22% of people hold no cash in their wallet.
Buy Now Pay Later
One fifth of people used Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payments in the last year.
Automatic payments
81% of people have automatic payments arrangements.