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Savings account · 18+ years

Westpac Life

5.25%p.a. total

0.10% base + 5.15% bonus when the conditions are met

49th of 151 savings accounts · market average 4.37%

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The RBA raised the cash rate to 4.60% on 30 September. Westpac Life moved on 9 October, 9 days later.

What the bonus asks

2 things each month
Each month
  1. A deposit
  2. A balance that ends the month higher than it started
A month without them

Pays the 0.10% base rate on the whole balance.

Who can open it

Anyone 18 or over

Balance

No balance cap.

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Rate history

Last change 9 Oct
  • Westpac Life
  • RBA cash rate
  • Market average
4.004.505.005.50MarMayJulSepToday5.25% p.a. today

October 20261 change

  1. 9Fri
    • 5.00 → 5.25Bonus rate 4.90% → 5.15% · 9 days after the RBA rise to 4.60%
      +0.25

May 20261 change

  1. 15Fri
    • 5.50 → 5.75Bonus rate 5.40% → 5.65% · 9 days after the RBA rise to 4.35%
      +0.25

March 20261 change

  1. 27Fri
    • 5.25 → 5.50Bonus rate 5.15% → 5.40% · 9 days after the RBA rise to 4.10%
      +0.25

  1. #20FebFeb 2026: ranked 20 of 42
  2. #25MarMar 2026: ranked 25 of 64
  3. #35AprApr 2026: ranked 35 of 76
  4. #33MayMay 2026: ranked 33 of 79
  5. #40JunJune 2026: ranked 40 of 79
  6. #41JulJuly 2026: ranked 41 of 80
  7. #41AugAug 2026: ranked 41 of 80
  8. #52SepSep 2026: ranked 52 of 120
  9. #48OctOct 2026: ranked 48 of 150
  10. #49NowNov 2026: ranked 49 of 151
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In the top 50% for 7 of the last 10 months. Its lowest was #41 of 80 in July 2026.

A year meeting the conditions
$2,625
A year without meeting the conditions
$50
Against the average (4.37%)
+$441

On a $50,000 balance. Type yours above; it's kept with your savings preferences.

5.00% for everyone 18 and over, on any balance, in any month with at least one deposit (interest doesn't count) and a higher balance on the last business day than a month before; the balance must never fall below $0. 18–40s who also hold a Westpac Choice account can earn an extra 0.75% on up to $150,000 with Spend&Save (listed separately).

Notes from savers

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Often compared with: ANZ Plus Growth Saver

Other Westpac accounts: Westpac Life with Spend&Save 5.95% · Bump Savings 5.30% · Westpac eSaver 1.25%

Pays 5.25% p.a. total (0.10% base plus 5.15% bonus) as of 1 November 2026. Ranks 49th of 151 savings accounts tracked by BankMate, 0.88 points above the average of 4.37%. The rate last rose on 9 October 2026, 9 days after the RBA raised the cash rate to 4.60%. From Westpac's Consumer Data Right feed, refreshed nightly. Compare savings accounts ·