Data story · Australia · 19 October 2026
129 regional places lost their last bank branch, APRA’s register shows
An analysis of APRA’s register identified 129 places outside its Major Cities category that had a bank branch in June 2017, none in June 2026 and no listed branch less than 5 km away in a straight line.
About 287,000 people lived in these places in June 2025, according to this study’s estimates from ABS data.
Read the study → · See all 129 places on a map → · Download the data (CSV)