Bacchus Marsh residents are shopping big according to new data on which Australian towns have the most avid online shoppers.
The Australia Post 2022 Inside Australian Online Shopping Report found that Bacchus Marsh was number 7 on the list of Victorian regional towns with the highest volume of packages ordered.
Between 2019 and 2021, Bacchus Marsh recorded a 109 per cent increase in the volume of orders being delivered.
Other high-ranking towns on the list included Ballarat, Bendigo, Warrnambool and Torquay.
Australia Post chief executive and managing director Paul Graham said the pandemic made online shopping a permanent change in the way Australian families shop.
“Right across the 2021 calendar year Australians turned to online shopping like never before, and with fluctuating restrictions and 15 million people in lockdown at one stage, eCommerce was a lifeline for people and businesses alike,
“Even as restrictions eased, Australia’s love of online shopping has not faltered, evidenced by the 5.4 million households we saw buying online each month last year, representing a 39 per cent increase from 2019,” Mr Graham said.
“While we expect the growth we’ve seen over the last two years to moderate, shoppers’ eagerness to buy online will continue to increase, and Australia Post is ready and committed to supporting our customers as we move into this next phase of retail in Australia.”
