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Bank Australia

Customer-owned bank with explicit "responsible banking" positioning. No fossil fuel investment; clean energy and impact-aligned products.

MelbourneFounded 1957Australian Credit Licence 238431

Bank Australia at a glance

Bank Australia is a customer-owned (mutual) lender. It offers home loans and car loans.

On APRA’s August 2026 figures, Bank Australia Limited held $16.6 billion of home loans on its Australian books: 0.7% of the housing lending by the deposit-taking institutions APRA reports, the 15th largest of the 64 with home loans.

Lender type
Customer-owned
Bank or non-bank
Authorised deposit-taking institution (Bank Australia Limited)
Credit licence
ACL 238431, Bank Australia Limited
Lends
Home loans, Car loans
Headquarters
Melbourne

Strengths

  • Customer-owned with responsible-banking ethical positioning
  • No fossil-fuel investment policy
  • Clean Energy Home Loan discount for energy-efficient homes
  • Electric vehicle loans; no loans for new fossil fuel cars since 2025

Watch out for

  • Smaller branch network
  • Variable rate not always cheapest

Bank Australia loans and products

What Bank Australia offers in each category, with the features, eligibility and trade-offs we note. Where we captured a current rate from Bank Australia’s own page in the last 60 days, it is shown with its comparison rate and a link to the source; for the other products, follow the link to Bank Australia’s rate card.

Bank Australia home loans

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Variable

Basic Home Loan

Headline rate
6.13%
Comparison rate*
6.13%
From Bank Australia's own page on 30 Sept 2026 · Basic Home Loan variable, owner-occupier P&I, LVR ≤60% (lowest tier); no establishment or annual fee.. Source
  • Free redraw on variable-rate loans
  • Extra repayments on variable rates with no early repayment penalty
  • Weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments
  • Parental pause and eco pause on repayments, conditions apply
Low-rate variable loan for buying, refinancing or investing
Variable

Offset Home Loan

Headline rate
6.13%
Comparison rate*
6.13%
From Bank Australia's own page on 30 Sept 2026 · Basic Home Loan variable, owner-occupier P&I, LVR ≤60% (lowest tier); no establishment or annual fee.. Source
  • 100% offset linked to a transaction account
  • No monthly account-keeping fee on the offset
Variable

Clean Energy Home Loan

Headline rate
5.88%
Comparison rate*
6.21%
From Bank Australia's own page on 30 Sept 2026 · Clean Energy Home Loan variable, new build, owner-occupier P&I, LVR up to 90%; $199 annual fee.. Source
  • Reduced variable rate for 5 years, or a reduced 3-year fixed rate
  • The home must meet Bank Australia’s new-build or renovation energy criteria
  • $199 annual fee
Rate discount for qualifying energy-efficient homes; reverts to the Offset Home Loan variable rate

Bank Australia car loans

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EV / Green

Electric Vehicle Loan

Headline rate
6.29%
Comparison rate*
6.29%
From Bank Australia's own page on 30 Sept 2026 · Electric Vehicle Loan, fixed rate, secured, new electric vehicles; establishment fee waived for fully electric vehicles; comparison on a $30,000 secured loan over 5 years.. Source
  • For new or used electric vehicles
  • Pay off early at no cost
  • Minimum loan $1,000

*Comparison rates are calculated on the lender's own example: for home loans usually $150,000 over 25 years, for car and personal loans usually $30,000 over five years. WARNING: This comparison rate is true only for the example given and may not include all fees and charges. Different terms, fees or other loan amounts might result in a different comparison rate.

Bank Australia: frequently asked questions

Is Bank Australia a bank?

Yes. Bank Australia’s loans are provided by Bank Australia Limited, which is on APRA’s register of authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs), the list of banks, building societies and credit unions licensed under the Banking Act 1959.

Does Bank Australia offer car loans?

Yes. Bank Australia’s car lending includes Electric Vehicle Loan and Used Car Loan. Compare it with the other car loan lenders on our car loan comparison page, which links to each lender’s current rates.

What is Bank Australia’s credit licence number?

Bank Australia Limited holds Australian Credit Licence 238431. You can check a licence on ASIC’s Professional Registers before you apply.

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