List of Banks in Australia

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 7,051 banks in Australia, one in every 1,218 Australian companies. Most of them are small: three in five have one to four people, and only 436 firms employ 50 people or more. Three in five of all banks are based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Below you find the largest banks in Australia, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Australian company database or through the ABN Lookup API.

7,051 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies7,0511 in1,218 Australian companiesCities477Largest citySydney 1,594Sole traders16%Employees1-4 (61%)Revenue$100-500K (48%)Email14%Phone26%Website23%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Bank Of China LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	140 Sussex St	New South Wales	2000	bankofchina.*****	1985	$159,571,086,500	582	Foreign company	29963	002979955
2	China Development Bank	Australia	Sydney	L 49 Governor Phillip Tower 1 Farrer Pl	New South Wales	2000	N/A	2018	$89,748,239,328	25	Foreign company	N/A	628288308
3	Australia And New Zealand Banking Group LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	L 9 Anz Centre Melbourne 833 Collins St	Victoria	3008	anzstaffclub.*****	1977	$41,630,657,264	42,142	Corporation	442	005357522
4	Westpac Banking CORPORATION	Australia	Sydney	L 18 275 Kent St	New South Wales	2000	westpac.*****	1817	$33,226,288,112	36,146	Corporation	121	007457141
5	Mufg Bank, LTD.	Australia	Sydney	L 25 1 Macquarie Pl	New South Wales	2000	bk.*****	2003	$31,167,098,607	0	Foreign company	1928	103418882
6	Barclays Bank PLC	Australia	Melbourne	L 7, 330 Collins Street	Victoria	3000	N/A	2020	$24,019,141,650	16	Foreign company	N/A	644502170
7	Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce	Australia	Sydney	Se 4501 L 45 Gateway Building 1 Macquarie Pl	New South Wales	2000	N/A	2015	$22,794,137,229	0	Foreign company	1416	608235847
8	Macquarie Bank LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 1 1 Elizabeth St	New South Wales	2000	macquarie.*****	1983	$19,183,972,528	19,735	Corporation	248	008583542
9	Macquarie Group LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 1 1 Elizabeth St	New South Wales	2000	macquarie.*****	2006	$19,183,972,528	19,735	Corporation	1205	122169279
10	Commonwealth Bank Of Australia	Australia	Sydney	L 1 11 Harbour St	New South Wales	2000	commbank.*****	1991	$17,426,715,322	48,887	Corporation	118	123123124
11	American Express International INC	Australia	Sydney	L 40 Governor Macquarie Tower 1 Farrer Pl	New South Wales	2000	minterellison.*****	1968	$14,059,000,000	335	Foreign company	28	000618208
12	The Korea Development Bank	Australia	Sydney	Se 3304 L 33 25 Martin Pl	New South Wales	2000	N/A	2015	$10,287,644,728	16	Foreign company	N/A	607658695
13	National Australia Bank LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	L 28 395 Bourke St	Victoria	3000	N/A	1893	$8,730,468,048	28,979	Corporation	206	004044937
14	Macquarie Financial LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 1 1 Elizabeth St	New South Wales	2000	macquarie.*****	2007	$5,393,813,271	2,399	Corporation	1205	124071398
15	Cba PTY LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	Level 18 275 Kent Street	New South Wales	2000	N/A	1893	$3,749,944,072	33,586	Corporation	121	004044820
16	Bank Of Queensland LIMITED	Australia	Brisbane	Level 3 100 Skyring Terrace	Queensland	4006	boq.*****	1887	$3,290,522,942	3,558	Corporation	25	009656740
17	Ing Bank (australia) LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	L 28 60 Margaret St	New South Wales	2000	ing.*****	1971	$3,040,634,506	881	Corporation	823	000893292
18	Macquarie Group Services Australia PTY LTD	Australia	Sydney	Level 1 1 Elizabeth Street	New South Wales	2000	macquarie.*****	2005	$2,116,467,843	13,305	Corporation	248	116467031
19	Macquarie International Finance LIMITED	Australia	Sydney	1 Elizabeth St	New South Wales	2000	N/A	2000	$2,113,048,466	13,663	Corporation	1205	092985263
20	First Commercial Bank, LTD.	Australia	Brisbane	U 2 33 Queen St	Queensland	4000	firstcommercialbk.*****	2007	$1,962,165,218	105	Foreign company	N/A	126292608
21	Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank CO., LTD.	Australia	Sydney	L 10 50 Clarence St	New South Wales	2000	mclp.*****	2020	$1,886,756,906	1,000	Foreign company	N/A	643817690
22	SME Management PTY LIMITED	Australia	Brisbane	L28 266 George St	Queensland	4000	N/A	1998	$1,822,048,988	16,319	Corporation	15	084490166
23	Meadow Bank Hatchery PTY LTD	Australia	Hobart	Level 12 188 Collins Street	Tasmania	7000	N/A	2007	$1,589,218,596	15,996	Corporation	83	126449803
24	Bendigo And Adelaide Bank LIMITED	Australia	Bendigo	The Bendigo Ctr 22-44 Bath Lane	Victoria	3550	bendigoadelaide.*****	1995	$1,205,087,151	4,762	Corporation	42	068049178
25	Norfina LIMITED	Australia	Melbourne	L 9 833 Collins St	Victoria	3008	N/A	1988	$1,197,991,940	16,000	Corporation	15	010831722

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Firm sizes in Australia

Of the 6,745 Australian banks with a known headcount, 4,104 (61%) have one to four people, 1,306 have five to nine, 899 have ten to 49 and 436 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (3,402, 48%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Australian companies

Micro under 105,410 80%
Small 10 to 49899 13%
Medium 50 to 249388 6%
Large 250+48 0.7%

Grey line: the share among all Australian companies (96% have under ten staff).

288

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 222 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How many banks are there in Australia?

Banks in Australia

7,051

21 October 2026

There are 7,051 banks in Australia in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 1,218 Australian companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every month this year (18 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 6,005 85%
Head offices: 621
Branch offices: 425

Classification

ANZSIC code 6221. Our platform filter is SIC 6021, 6022, 6029.

4,447 of the 7,051 are Pty Ltd and Ltd (63%); 1,134 are sole traders. They come from ASIC + ABN Lookup and our Australian register data, through the ABN Lookup API.

Banks in Sydney

Sydney has 1,594 banks, 0.1% of all 1,152,816 Sydney companies and 68% above the national share. Three in five Sydney firms have fewer than five people; 146 have 50 or more. 3 new firms were entered in 2026, 41 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 858 · 58%
5-9: 300 · 20%
10-19: 154 · 10%
20-49: 18 · 1%
50+: 146 · 10%

Legal form

Sole traders: 217 · 14%
Partnerships: 43 · 3%
Pty Ltd and Ltd: 1,074 · 67%
Other or none: 260 · 16%

Of the Australian total: 22.6%
Of all Sydney companies: 0.1%
Against the national share: 1.7×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 3
Entered 2025: 38
Of Australia's 2026 entries: 16.7%

Old

Before 1990: 41 · 3%
1990 or later: 1,553 · 97%
Of Australia's pre-1990 firms: 32.8%

Reachable

Email: 213 · 13%
Phone: 493 · 31%
Website: 403 · 25%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 123 · 8%
$100K-$500K: 773 · 49%
$500K-$1M: 319 · 20%
$1M and more: 371 · 23%

Largest

148,887
233,586
313,913
49,848
58,000

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Where in Australia?

Sydney has the most banks in Australia (1,594), ahead of Melbourne (1,433), Brisbane (514), Perth (452) and Adelaide (238). Together the five hold three in five of them. Relative to their size, Sydney, Sunshine Coast and Melbourne have the most: 1.4 to 1.7 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

477 Australian cities have at least one bank; 26 have ten or more; 318 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Banks per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.08. Sydney has 1.7 times the national share.

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By state 9 states

State	Firms	%
New South Wales	2,310	33%
Victoria	1,858	26%
Queensland	1,145	16%
Western Australia	631	9%
South Australia	325	5%
Tasmania	93	1%
Australian Capital Territory	86	1%
Northern Territory	26	0.4%
Ocean Territories	1	<0.1%

Largest banks in Australia

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Sydney, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is the largest bank in Australia by headcount. 436 firms employ 50 people or more; 406 employ 100 or more.

1Sydney48,887 staff
2Sydney33,586 staff
3Brisbane16,319 staff
4Brisbane16,319 staff
5Hobart15,996 staff
6Sydney13,913 staff
7Melbourne12,396 staff
8Darwin11,772 staff
9Sydney9,848 staff
10Sydney8,000 staff

By employee size · 6,745 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	4,104	61%
5-9	1,306	19%
10-19	820	12%
20-49	79	1%
50-99	30	0.4%
100-199	346	5%
200-499	12	0.2%
500-999	16	0.2%
1,000+	32	0.5%

61% have 1 to 4 people; 79 have 20 to 49; 436 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	430	6%
$100K-$500K	3,402	48%
$500K-$1M	1,266	18%
$1M-$5M	1,629	23%
$5M-$10M	66	0.9%
$10M-$50M	137	2%
$50M-$100M	24	0.3%
$100M-$500M	24	0.3%
$500M+	37	0.5%

48% between $100,000 and $500,000; 1,629 between $1M and $5M; 288 above $5M.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 22 real estate companies for every bank in Australia.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Real Estate Companies	152,439	21%	60%
Real Estate Agents	134,861	20%	59%
Financial Companies	58,460	29%	74%
Project Developers	8,394	31%	61%
Banks	7,051	23%	58%
Insurance Companies	890	53%	49%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	163,772	4.2
The USA	96,465	1.5
France	32,388	2.3
Italy	20,820	3.0
Brazil	16,499	0.6
Australia	7,051	0.8

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The oldest firms in Australia

Our data holds 7 Australian banks from before 1900, 9 from before 1950 and 125 from before 1990.

1817
1. Sydney
1880
1. Wollongong
1887
1. Brisbane
1888
1. Newcastle
1893
1. Sydney
1893
1. Melbourne

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Australian banks date from before 1990

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Sole traders or Pty Ltd: how they are organised

One in six Australian banks work as sole traders, against 30% of all Australian companies. Three in five are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

Sole traders1,13416%
Partnerships3114%
Pty Ltd and Ltd4,44763%
No form on record or other1,15916%

Single-site: 85%
Head offices: 621
Branches: 425

All Australian companies: 30% sole traders, 4% partnerships, 45% Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How reachable are they?

Banks are easier to reach than the average Australian company: 26% list a phone number and 23% a website.

Email969 14%
Phone1,860 26%
Website1,592 23%

Grey line: all Australian companies (email 9%, phone 14%, website 14%).

The full list with these fields is in our Australian company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many banks are there in Australia?

There are 7,051 banks in Australia in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 1,218 Australian companies.

Which is the largest bank in Australia?

Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney, with 48,887 staff. By revenue Australia and New Zealand Banking Group in Melbourne leads with $41.6 billion a year.

Which Australian city has the most banks?

Sydney, with 1,594, ahead of Melbourne (1,433), Brisbane (514), Perth (452) and Adelaide (238).

How many banks are there in Sydney?

1,594, which is 0.1% of all 1,152,816 Sydney companies and 68% above the national share.

How big is a typical bank?

Small. 61% of the 6,745 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 436 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Australian banks sole traders or companies?

One in six (1,134) are sole traders, 4% are partnerships and 63% (4,447) are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

How many banks started in 2026?

18 were entered in the Australian register so far in 2026, after 191 in 2025. 3 of them are Pty Ltd and Ltd.

What is the oldest bank in Australia?

Westpac Banking in Sydney, 1817, followed by Imb in Wollongong (1880) and Bank of Queensland in Brisbane (1887). 7 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers banks?

Australian banks are classified under ANZSIC code 6221. Our platform filters them on SIC 6021 (national commercial banks), 6022 (state commercial banks) and 6029 (commercial banks, not elsewhere classified).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 7,051 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.