List of banks in Australia


The following is the list of banks in Australia, as well as restricted ADI's, credit unions, friendly societies and subsidiaries and branches of foreign banks in Australia. Financial institutions in Australia are supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority as authorised deposit-taking institutions under the Banking Act 1959, as at 2 August 2017.

Central bank

Restricted ADI

Credit Unions

Australian friendly societies

Foreign-owned subsidiary banks

Foreign banks wishing to carry on a banking business in Australia must obtain a banking authority under the Banking Act issued by APRA, either to operate as a wholesale bank through an Australian branch or to conduct business through an Australian-incorporated subsidiary. Foreign banks which do not wish to obtain a banking authority may operate a representative office for liaison purposes, but the activities of that office are restricted.
There are a number of foreign subsidiary banks; however, only a few have a retail banking presence — HSBC Bank Australia, Delphi Bank, Bank of Sydney and Citibank Australia have a small number of branches. Foreign banks have a more significant presence in the Australian merchant banking sector.
BankHeadquarters
Arab Bank AustraliaSydney
Bank of China Sydney
Bank of Sydney, subsidiary of Bank of BeirutSydney
Citibank AustraliaSydney
HSBC Bank AustraliaSydney
HDFC Bank AustraliaSydney
ING Bank a subsidiary of ING Group, NetherlandsSydney
Rabobank Australia Sydney

Branches of foreign banks