Use of ATM machines has recovered from the lows of last year during the lockdown period, but the long-term decline in the use of cash machines is continuing.
According to the latest Reserve Bank data, the total value of cash withdrawn from ATMs in April was A$8.8 billion.
In April last year, the value of withdrawals plunged to $6.3 billion, as communities were locked down, businesses closed and consumers were advised not to use cash.
By July withdrawals were back up to $10 billion and have hovered around $9 billion to $10 billion a month since then.
However, withdrawals from ATMs were around $10 billion to $12 billion a month in the five years up to the end of 2019, and regularly hit $13 billion a month around 2009 and 2010.
The slow, steady decline in the use of cash has resumed, rather than the collapse some predicted last year.
The number of ATMs in Australia fell 5.6 per cent to 26,318 in the 12 months to March, according to the Australian Payments Network.