Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia
Australia: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 25.43 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia, 2004β2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia is 25.43, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia peaked at 31.67 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25.43, in 2020.
Australia ranks 32nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.17 | 30.65 | 31.67 | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.22 | 26.43 | 30.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.43 | 25.43 | 25.43 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 29 Croatia 26.84 compare
- 30 Belgium 26.23 compare
- 31 Montenegro 25.75 compare
- 33 United Kingdom 25.14 compare
- 34 Bahamas, The 24.65 compare
- 35 Russia 24.59 compare
More financial sector data for Australia
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 84.28 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 32.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 45.36 billion SDR (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 215,929 current LCU per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 53.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 53.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 133.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Australia was 25.43 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.67 in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.43 in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.