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CommBank vs Westpac

Each bank at its highest rate for your choices, whichever of its deposits that is.

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Interest on $50,000 for 1 year
$2,650
5.30% a year · paid at maturity
$2,600
5.20% a year · paid at maturity

CommBank pays $50 more over 1 year than Westpac.

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$50,000 until you say otherwise. Interest at each bank's rate for that amount, simple interest over the term. The government guarantee (the Financial Claims Scheme) covers up to $250,000 per person at each bank.

Commonwealth BankCommBank
WestpacWestpac
The deposit behind the figures
Standard Term Deposit
1 year · interest paid at maturity
Term Deposit
1 year · interest paid at maturity
Interest rate
a year, on $50,000
5.30%
0.10 points higher · Higher rate
5.20%
Interest over the term
on $50,000 for 1 year
$2,650
$50 more · More interest
$2,600
How interest can be paid
at 1 year
Monthly, half-yearly or at maturity
Monthly, half-yearly or at maturity
Who gets the rate
Anyone opening one
Needs a Westpac account
Deposit amounts
this deposit, every band
$5,000 or more
$5,000–$2,000,000
Breaking it early
Not described in the bank’s data. Usually 31 days’ notice, at a lower rate.
Not described in the bank’s data. Usually 31 days’ notice, at a lower rate.
Terms offered
1 month to 5 years
1 month to 5 years

Every term

The highest rate each side has at each term on $50,000, with the interest it pays.

3 months
3.35%
$419
0.10 points higher · Higher rate, 3 months
3.25%
$406
6 months
3.50%
$875
0.10 points higher · Higher rate, 6 months
3.40%
$850
9 months
3.75%
$1,406
0.10 points higher · Higher rate, 9 months
3.65%
$1,369
1 year
5.30%
$2,650
0.10 points higher · Higher rate, 1 year
5.20%
$2,600
2 years
5.20%
$5,200
0.70 points higher · Higher rate, 2 years
4.50%
$4,500
3 years
4.60%
$6,900
0.60 points higher · Higher rate, 3 years
4.00%
$6,000
4 years
4.00%
$8,000
4.00%
$8,000
5 years
4.00%
$10,000
4.00%
$10,000

Rates over time

The 1 year rate above, a cell a week. A move shows as ▲ or ▼ in the week it happened.

As of 26 October 2026, on $50,000 for 1 year, CommBank pays $2,650 at 5.30%; Westpac pays $2,600 at 5.20%. Rates are the banks' own, published through Open Banking, at the amount above. Each row says which figure is higher; it doesn't say which deposit suits you.

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