Point Cook has maintained its status as Australia’s most prolific suburb for online shopping, new Australia Post data reveals.
Residents used their mobile phones, tablets and desktops in droves for online shopping in 2017, with the suburb recording 22.6 per cent growth from the previous year.
Down the road, Hoppers Crossing residents have also embraced shopping online – the suburb was ranked sixth among the country’s top 10 buying locations.
Ben Franzi from Australia Post said fashion, health and beauty products were among the most popular online purchases, with end-of-financial year sales and the lead-up to Christmas being the busiest times of year.
Mr Franzi said Australians shopped online to access greater value, choice and convenience.
The report found that more Australians were shopping online than ever before, with total purchases topping $21 billion in 2017 – up 18.7 per cent from the year before.
The new figures came out the same week online retailer Amazon announced Australian customers would only be able to purchase goods from the Amazon Australian website from July 1.
Amazon said from next month, all Australian customers trying to reach the US website would be redirected to the local page to deal with new GST collection regulations.
