Australians spent $21.9bn online in just three months as a key trend emerged. Australians spent $21.9bn online in the final quarter of FY26, up 14 per cent year on year. Picture: Australia PostAustralia Post general manager parcel, post and eCommerce services Chelsea O'Reilly said Australian consumers were "becoming more deliberate with every dollar". Food and liquor followed with $4.4bn in online spend, while fashion reached $3.1bn. Millennials contributed $7.8bn in online spending, the largest share of any generation.