Device Statistics

Number of ATMs and POS devices in Australia.

Australia's growth in digital payments is enabled by a high number of point-of-sale devices.

Globally, Australia has among the highest penetrations of POS devices. In June 2021, Australian consumers had access to over 940,000 POS devices Australia-wide. The number of ATMs by comparison was around 26,000.

These statistics are a reflection of consumers preference for contactless and other card-based transactions. As the shift to digital payments accelerates, cash use is declining and consumers are visiting ATMs less often.

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ATM Statistics

EFTPOS Statistics

ATM Terminals

Year	March	June	September	December
2024	23,945	23,769	23,693
2023	24,967	24,695	24,535	24,346
2022	25,327	25,168	25,207	25,025
2021	26,318	26,047	24,949	25,663
2020	27,870	25,719 ²	27,282³	26,887
2019	29,348	28,797	28,106 ¹	27,958
2018	31,712	30,940	30,219	29,510
2017	32,179	32,095	32,275	31,923
2016	31,522	32,156	32,126	32,879
2015	31,514	31,829	32,116	31,661
2014	30,394	30,544	30,883	31,464
2013	29,848 ¹	30,130 ¹	30,316	30,222
2012	30,794	30,511	30,270	30,333
2011	30,063 ¹	30,154 ¹	30,612 ¹	30,841
2010	27,935	28,764	28,017 ¹	30,092 ¹
2009	27,023 ¹	27,108	26,556	27,067
2008	25,599 ¹	25,658	26,563	27,081
2007	25,559	25,681	25,624	26,067
2006	23,967	24,616	24,885	25,752
2005	23,787	23,472	23,553	23,952
2004	21,207	21,550	21,694	22,473
2003	21,266	20,339	20,899	21,157
2002	15,346	16,398	17,146	19,840
2001	13,240	13,289	13,139	14,027
2000	11,638	11,819	12,458	13,193
1999	10,084	10,089	10,748	10,882
1998	9,253	9,472	9,549	9,750
1997	8,334	8,670	8,870	8,796
1996	7,077	7,465	7,775	8,058
1995	6,281	6,422	6,690	7,007
1994		5,910	5,987	6,097
1993		5,483
1992		5,314
1991		4,956
1990		4,636
1989		4,073

Notes:

¹ ATM Terminals figures revised.

² Decrease of active ATMs in the June quarter are primarily in locations that have been closed due to COVID-19 (such as bars and clubs etc). Inactive ATM's are not included in the statistics provided.

³ Increase in active terminals due to venues/merchants re-opening post lockdown

EFTPOS Terminals

Year	March	June	September	December
2024	1,015,397	1,009,976	1,054,147
2023	976,110	962,347	990,186	1,022,205¹
2022	952,947¹	954,679¹	969,754^{1, 5}	976,521
2021	944,759 ^1,⁵	941,391	923,731	955,466¹
2020	917,747 ³	895,957 ³	904,560 ⁴	923,691
2019	975,866	981,244	928,090 ²	926,436
2018	964,096	961,247	966,719	975,622
2017	935,599 ¹	931,771	941,452	959,500
2016	912,748	934,001	940,179	954,174 ¹
2015	854,719	891,412	886,134	956,167
2014	805,169	826,769	841,497	843,605
2013	762,270	779,555	788,662	804,486
2012	754,402	764,549	754,435	755,524 ¹
2011	718,686	734,380	745,104	751,097 ¹
2010	703,705 ¹	712,434	712,877	707,303
2009	665,054	669,165	677,785	697,803
2008	645,154	658,033 ¹	665,120	669,600
2007	572,920	597,063	606,650	628,819
2006	545,918	540,189	565,957	570,381
2005	511,382	518,532	528,485	533,415
2004	464,085	465,754	477,862	503,459
2003	417,739	433,640	446,111	456,865
2002	407,640	415,167	422,019	428,063
2001	363,486	375,883	391,261	404,560
2000	322,938	333,739	352,334	361,470
1999	270,445	278,238	294,551	307,099
1998	217,272	230,573	242,124	255,085
1997	160,594	177,766	187,579	201,932
1996	113,982	123,984	134,936	154,937
1995	61,674	88,082	98,497	104,618
1994		51,707	56,644	60,856
1993		30,486
1992		26,260
1991		22,752
1990		15,514
1989		11,452