Bank Australia Bonus Saver
Bonus rateIntroductory rate
A savings account which helps you reach your financial goals faster by rewarding you with bonus interest when you deposit at least $100 and make no withdrawals each month.
- Base rate up to
- 0.10%
- Introductory rate
- 0.60% for 3 months
- Maximum balance
- None published
Rate with bonus, up to
Rates by balance
| Balance | Base rate | Bonus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0 to $100,000 | 0.10% | +5.25% | 5.35% |
| $100,000 to $2,000,000 | 0.10% | +4.90% | 5.00% |
| $2,000,000 to $1,000,000,000 | 0.10% | +2.90% | 3.00% |
| $1,000,000,000 and over | 0.10% | None | 0.10% |
How to earn the bonus
Earn monthly bonus interest when $100 is deposited each month and there are no withdrawals in the month. If these conditions aren't met, you will only be eligible to receive the base variable interest rate.
Who can open it
- Age to open
- Any
- Maximum balance
- None published
Who it's for
- Personal, Joint and Trust.
How it compares
Against the other savings accounts we compare. Typical means the middle half of them.
Most it pays
5.35%
At its best balance, with any bonus. Typical is 3.65%.
Base rate
0.10%
What it pays without a bonus. Typical is 2.40%.
Pros and cons
Pros
- A higher rate. Up to 5.35%, above the typical 3.65%. On $10,000 that's about $535 a year.
Cons
- A low base rate. Only 0.10% in any month you miss the bonus conditions.
- Conditions for the bonus. You need to meet them every month, or you earn only the base rate.
- An intro rate. Part of the rate lasts 3 months, then drops, so check again when it ends.
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- Most it pays
- 5.35%
- Bonus conditions
- None
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