27 July 2021

Australia Post monthly reported volume changes for letters, parcels and workforce movement.

Letter volume changes

2019/20 - Fourth quarter

Domestic Letters (Addressed Mail and Unaddressed Mail) and International Letters (relative to the equivalent month in the prior year).

Domestic Letters

Domestic letters
  National NSW & ACT VIC & TAS QLD SA & NT WA

April 2020

National

-28%

NSW & ACT

-29%

VIC & TAS

-26%

QLD

-19%

SA & NT

-46%

WA

-37%

May 2020

National

-36%

NSW & ACT

-36%

VIC & TAS

-36%

QLD

-37%

SA & NT

-30%

WA

-39%

June 2020

National

-9%

NSW & ACT

-15%

VIC & TAS

-10%

QLD

4%

SA & NT

0%

WA 

-4%

International Letters

International Letters

April 2020

-50%

May 2020

-46%

June 2020

-30%

Notes:

  1. June 2020: 14% decrease in addressed mail and 13% increase in unaddressed mail (e.g. reflecting local government engagement with constituents).
  2. International: Inbound & outbound letters, regulated inbound packets.

2020/21

Domestic Letters (including breakdown of Addressed Mail and Unaddressed Mail) and International Letters (relative to the equivalent month in the prior year).

Domestic Letters

Domestic letters
  National NSW & ACT VIC & TAS QLD SA & NT WA

July 2020

National

-19%

NSW & ACT

-19%

VIC & TAS

-23%

QLD

-13%

SA & NT

-14%

WA

-16%

August 2020

National

-17%

NSW & ACT

-20%

VIC & TAS

-18%

QLD

-12%

SA & NT

-16%

WA

-5%

September 2020

National

-8%

NSW & ACT

-13%

VIC & TAS

-10%

QLD

-12%

SA & NT

-14%

WA 

-16%

October 2020

National

-9%

NSW & ACT

-16%

VIC & TAS

-10%

QLD

-10%

SA & NT

-21%

WA 

-12%

November 2020

National

-10%

NSW & ACT

-10%

VIC & TAS

-13%

QLD

-10%

SA & NT

-3%

WA

1%

December 2020

National

-8%

NSW & ACT

-5%

VIC & TAS

-10%

QLD

-13%

SA & NT

-2%

WA

-9%

January 2021

National

-19%

NSW & ACT

-12%

VIC & TAS

-19%

QLD

-36%

SA & NT

-13%

WA

2%

February 2021

National

-7%

NSW & ACT

-11%

VIC & TAS

-8%

QLD

-10%

SA & NT

-17%

WA

32%

March 2021

National

-3%

NSW & ACT

-3%

VIC & TAS

2%

QLD

-15%

SA & NT

-1%

WA

21%

April 2021

National

-4%

NSW & ACT

-5%

VIC & TAS

-6%

QLD

2%

SA & NT

-11%

WA

0%

May 2021

National

7%

NSW & ACT

15%

VIC & TAS

0%

QLD

5%

SA & NT

-3%

WA

5%

June 2021

National

3%

NSW & ACT

9%

VIC & TAS

1%

QLD

-4%

SA & NT

4%

WA

2%

Total Addressed

Total Addressed
  National NSW & ACT VIC & TAS QLD SA & NT WA

July 2020

National

-20%

NSW & ACT

-18%

VIC & TAS

-25%

QLD

-17%

SA & NT

-18%

WA

-17%

August 2020

National

-18%

NSW & ACT

-17%

VIC & TAS

-19%

QLD

-17%

SA & NT

-17%

WA

-14%

September 2020

National

-11%

NSW & ACT

-10%

VIC & TAS

-14%

QLD

-12%

SA & NT

-8%

WA 

-8%

October 2020

National

-12%

NSW & ACT

-17%

VIC & TAS

-13%

QLD

13%

SA & NT

-15%

WA 

-19%

November 2020

National

-11%

NSW & ACT

-9%

VIC & TAS

-14%

QLD

-10%

SA & NT

-4%

WA

-7%

December 2020

National

-7%

NSW & ACT

-5%

VIC & TAS

-13%

QLD

-3%

SA & NT

-1%

WA

-8%

January 2021

National

-20%

NSW & ACT

-17%

VIC & TAS

-25%

QLD

-18%

SA & NT

-21%

WA

-15%

February 2021

National

-15%

NSW & ACT

-14%

VIC & TAS

-18%

QLD

-16%

SA & NT

-16%

WA

-4%

March 2021

National

-7%

NSW & ACT

-5%

VIC & TAS

-6%

QLD

-22%

SA & NT

-9%

WA

11%

April 2021

National

-11%

NSW & ACT

-11%

VIC & TAS

-10%

QLD

-13%

SA & NT

-20%

WA

-11%

May 2021

National

1%

NSW & ACT

5%

VIC & TAS

-2%

QLD

-3%

SA & NT

-1%

WA

-2%

June 2021

National

-2%

NSW & ACT

-2%

VIC & TAS

-1%

QLD

-2%

SA & NT

-5%

WA

-6%

Total Unaddressed

Total Unaddressed
  National