Australia Post

Tips for a smooth peak season

Parcel prep, lodgement and more peak know-how here.

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Christmas lodgement dates

Ensure your customers receive their orders by Christmas with our last lodgement dates.

View lodgement dates

Stand out with next day delivery

With fast delivery increasingly linked to purchase behaviour, we’re making it easy to offer shoppers a speedy choice.

Choose the option that suits and easily integrate it into your current process.

Deliver faster

53% OF SHOPPERS

would shop online more for affordable, reliable next day delivery¹

67% OF GEN Z

(18-26) say they would switch retailers for faster shipping options²

3000 CASUALS

(approx.) joining our team as operations ramp up

NETWORK NEWS

This week’s delivery details

Online purchases surged by 7.8% compared to the Cyber sales weekend last year.

Our national network is managing record volumes with ongoing weekend deliveries and specialised Friday evening freighter plane operations.

All mail services to and from Canada (excluding International Courier) are suspended as of 27 November due to a strike by Canadian postal workers. Find out more.

Sneak peek into 2024 shopping trends

Even though discretionary spend has pared back, online shopping has increased with a trend towards smaller, more frequent purchases.

And in a drive for value based shopping, nearly half of online purchases in FY24 were made from sites that people have loyalty/membership relationships.³

Even though discretionary spend has pared back, online shopping has increased with a trend towards smaller, more frequent purchases.

And in a drive for value based shopping, nearly half of online purchases in FY24 were made from sites that people have loyalty/membership relationships.³

1.1% GROWTH

for online purchases year on year⁴

4% GROWTH

in EOFY sales compared to 2023⁵

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Stock up for peak and save

Perfect for when you’re scaling up your parcel sending – the more packaging you buy, the more you save.

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