The benchmark interest rate in Australia was last recorded at 3.85 percent. This dataset provides - Australia Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Interest Rates: 3-Month or 90-Day Rates and Yields: Interbank Rates: Total for Australia (IR3TIB01AUM156N) from Jan 1968 to Jun 2025 about interbank, Australia, 3-month, yield, interest rate, interest, and rate.

Key information about Australia Long Term Interest Rate

• Australia Government Bond Yield: Australian Government: 10 Years was reported at 4.42 % pa in Feb 2025, compared with 4.48 % pa in the previous month.
• Australia Long Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1969 to Feb 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 16.50 % pa in Aug 1982 and a record low of 0.80 % pa in Oct 2020.
• Long Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by Reserve Bank of Australia.

• In the latest reports, Australia Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Bank Acceptance Bills Rates: 90 days was reported at 4.12 % pa in Feb 2025.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Cash Target Rate) was set at 4.10 % pa in Feb 2025.
• Australia Exchange Rate against USD averaged 1.49 (USD/AUD) in Jun 2023.

As of the end of March 2025, the average mortgage interest rate for Australian owner-occupier borrowers was around *** percent. In comparison, the average investor interest rate was approximately *** percent. These rates refer to outstanding housing loans from banks and registered financial corporations. New loans financed in that month had even similar interest rates, at *** percent for owner-occupiers and *** percent for investors, respectively.

Graph and download economic data for Interest Rates, Discount Rate for Australia (INTDSRAUM193N) from Jul 1969 to Apr 2013 about Australia, interest rate, interest, and rate.

Graph and download economic data for Interest Rates: Long-Term Government Bond Yields: 10-Year: Main (Including Benchmark) for Australia (IRLTLT01AUQ156N) from Q3 1969 to Q2 2025 about long-term, Australia, 10-year, bonds, yield, government, interest rate, interest, and rate.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate target in-part determines interest rates on financial products.

Australia Interest Rate Spread data was reported at 3.543 % pa in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.282 % pa for 2018. Australia Interest Rate Spread data is updated yearly, averaging 3.048 % pa from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2019, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.183 % pa in 2008 and a record low of -1.888 % pa in 1989. Australia Interest Rate Spread data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Interest Rates. Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.;International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.;Median;

In 2019, the real interest rate in Australia amounted to **** percent. Between 1961 and 2019, the figure dropped by **** percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Deposit Interest Rate in Australia decreased to 2.75 percent in June from 2.80 percent in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Deposit Interest Rate in Australia.

Graph and download economic data for Interest Rates: Long-Term Government Bond Yields: 10-Year: Main (Including Benchmark) for Australia (IRLTLT01AUA156N) from 1970 to 2024 about long-term, Australia, 10-year, bonds, yield, government, interest rate, interest, and rate.

Graph and download economic data for Interest Rates: 3-Month or 90-Day Rates and Yields: Bank Bills: Total for Australia (IR3TBB01AUQ156N) from Q1 1968 to Q4 2023 about bills, Australia, 3-month, yield, interest rate, banks, interest, depository institutions, and rate.

This dataset provides values for INTEREST RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

On November 8, 2023, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the interest rate by **** percentage points, bringing the interest rate to **** percent. This was the thirteenth interest rate increase by the RBA since November 4, 2020, which saw the interest rate drop to a record *** percent.

Mortgage Rate in Australia decreased to 5.84 percent in May from 5.98 percent in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Australia Mortgage Rate.

Interbank Rate in Australia decreased to 3.84 percent in June from 4 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Three Month Interbank Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In April 2025, the average variable mortgage interest rate for owner-occupiers in Australia was **** percent. That same month, the average owner-occupier fixed mortgage interest rate was around **** percent lower than the average variable mortgage interest rate.

As of November 2024, the average owner-occupier home loan interest rate was the highest in the Australian state of Western Australia, with an average rate of around **** percent. In comparison, the average mortgage interest rate in Victoria was at around **** percent.

A comparison of the Australian target cash rate and the overnight interbank lending rate shows that, after around a decade of being identical, the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to the actual overnight lending rate being lower than the Reserve Bank of Australia's target rate. This means that banks are lending to each other at lower rates than the "official" interest rate. One reason for this is the that the Reserve bank has made money available to banks in several new ways over this period (such as repo agreements where banks can pledge assets for short term funds), increasing liquidity in the banking system. As of June 2025, the overnight interbank cash rate and the target cash rate stood at **** and **** percent, respectively.

Graph and download economic data for Interest Rates: 3-Month or 90-Day Rates and Yields: Interbank Rates: Total for Australia (IR3TIB01AUQ156N) from Q1 1968 to Q1 2025 about interbank, Australia, 3-month, yield, interest rate, interest, and rate.