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AUD to GBP — compare your quote with the mid-market rate

Australian Dollar → British Pound

AUD → GBP is the return leg of the UK–Australia corridor — Australians paying UK mortgages, tuition, or family. The mid is the same market either direction; the markup is all in your provider's quote, and the gap from the wholesale rate is that markup.

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Cost at the mid-market rate
1,911.44AUD
For 1,000 GBP · 1 AUD = 0.5232 GBP
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About the AUD/GBP pair

This page shows today’s wholesale AUD/GBP mid-market rate beside the rate a bank, broker, or kiosk has quoted you. The result is the gap between the two, as a percentage and an amount, in four tiers: under 0.3%, 0.3–1%, 1–3% and over 3% of the amount. The mid-market rate is the rate banks trade at, not a rate you can transact at directly — providers add their margin on top, and that margin is the gap RateCheck shows.

Who sends money on this route

Australian dollars go to sterling for Australians working in London who send savings home or pay UK rent from Australian accounts, for parents funding students at UK universities, and for holidays and family visits to the UK.

Australian businesses pay UK suppliers, agencies and staff, and Australians with UK property, or UK inheritances and pensions to settle, move larger one-off sums.

What moves AUD/GBP

The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of England set the policy rates. The Australian dollar follows iron ore, coal and gas prices, Chinese demand and RBA decisions; sterling follows UK inflation, wages, Bank of England decisions and UK political and fiscal news.

Australia's quarterly consumer price index, its labour force survey and RBA decisions matter on one side. UK consumer price inflation, the labour market report and the Bank's rate decision matter on the other.

AUD/GBP is risk-sensitive: the Australian dollar tends to fall against the pound when global markets are nervous.

How to read a quote

AUD/GBP is quoted as pounds per Australian dollar, a figure around a half. A customer rate below the mid-market rate delivers fewer pounds, and the gap is the provider's margin.

Because the figure is small, a difference in the third decimal place is already a noticeable share of the amount. Retail bank margins on international transfers are commonly a few per cent; specialist providers are often under one per cent.

The RBA’s cash rate target, its next decision date and AUD/USD on recent decision days are on the RBA cash rate page.

Common questions

How far is my AUD/GBP quote from the mid-market rate?+
Compare the rate you've been quoted with the live mid-market AUD/GBP rate — the wholesale rate banks trade at. RateCheck shows the gap as a percentage and an amount, in four tiers: under 0.3%, 0.3–1%, 1–3% and over 3% of the amount.
How much do banks and brokers charge to convert Australian dollar to British pound?+
Retail bank margins on international transfers are commonly a few per cent; specialist providers are often under one per cent. The margin is built into the exchange rate, usually on top of any fixed transfer fee, and is rarely shown separately. RateCheck shows it as the gap between your quote and the mid-market AUD/GBP rate.
Is the mid-market AUD/GBP rate the rate I'll actually get?+
No. The mid-market (interbank) rate is the wholesale reference; providers add their margin on top. It's the rate the gap is measured from, not a rate you can transact at directly.
Why is the AUD to GBP rate such a small number?+
Sterling is one of the highest-valued major currencies per unit, so each Australian dollar is worth a fraction of a pound. The market convention quotes GBP/AUD, a figure around two; AUD/GBP is its reciprocal.
Do UK banks charge to receive Australian dollars?+
Some UK accounts receive international payments free, others apply a fee, and Australian dollars arriving unconverted are exchanged at the receiving bank's rate. Sending pounds makes the conversion visible in advance.
Is AUD/GBP traded directly?+
The cross has some direct liquidity in London and Sydney hours, but most wholesale pricing runs through the US dollar. The mid-market AUD/GBP rate reflects AUD/USD divided by GBP/USD.

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