Did you know? You should open an Australian Bank account within 6 weeks of arriving.

3 Steps to Opening a Bank Account, when you get to Australia

Opening a bank account is one of the most important things you’ll need to do after arriving in Australia. To help make this process easier, we have three simple steps to opening a bank account in Australia.

Step 1. Visit your nearest bank within 6 weeks of arriving in Australia

There are banks in most Perth suburbs. Australia's big four banks include:

• Commonwealth Bank (CBA)
• Westpac (WBC)
• Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)
• National Australia Bank (NAB)

Step 2. Present your passport to the bank staff and let them know you’d like to open a bank account

Step 3. Complete the relevant paperwork given to you by the bank staff

A helpful tip for avoiding extra fees:

Cut down your ATM charges. Every time you use an ATM that does not belong to your bank it charges you $2.50 per transaction. $2.50 adds up over time. Check out your banks partner ATM's below!

ATM Partners

• Commonwealth Bank and Bankwest
• ANZ
• Bank of Queensland and RediATMs
• BankSA, Westpac and St George
• Bendigo Bank and Suncorp
• NAB and RediATMs

Did you know?

That ECU is named after the first female politician in Australia, Edith Cowan, and her face appears on the Australian $50 note?