In 2020, during the COVID-19 crisis, 28.9 percent of of people who received the Government stimulus payment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia added the money to their savings. Just over a quarter of the payment recipients used it to pay household bills.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (August 10, 2020). Main use of the COVID-19 government stimulus payment in Australia in 2020, by spending purpose [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1153922/australia-main-use-of-coronavirus-government-stimulus-payment/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Main use of the COVID-19 government stimulus payment in Australia in 2020, by spending purpose." Chart. August 10, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1153922/australia-main-use-of-coronavirus-government-stimulus-payment/
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Main use of the COVID-19 government stimulus payment in Australia in 2020, by spending purpose [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, August 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1153922/australia-main-use-of-coronavirus-government-stimulus-payment/
