• Australia Guide

  • Introduction to Australia
  • Weather
  • Things not to miss
  • Entry requirements
  • Getting around
  • Money
  • Public holidays

• Explore Australia

  • Sydney
  • Around Sydney
  • Coastal New South Wales and the ACT
  • Inland New South Wales
  • Coastal Queensland
  • Outback Queensland
  • Northern Territory
  • Western Australia
  • South Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Around Melbourne
  • Victoria
  • Tasmania

• Cities

  • Adelaide
    
  • Albury/Wodonga
    
  • Armidale
    
  • Brisbane
    
  • Cairns
    
  • Canberra
    
  • Darwin
    
  • Fremantle
    
  • Geelong
    
  • Hobart
    
  • Melbourne
    
  • Perth
    
  • Sydney
    
  • Warrnambool
    

Australia Guide

Money

Australia's currency is the Australian dollar, or "buck", written as $ or AUS$ and divided into 100 cents. The colourful plastic notes with forgery-proof clear windows come in AUS$100, AUS$50, AUS$20, AUS$10 and AUS$5 denominations, along with AUS$2, AUS$1, 50¢, 20¢, 10¢ and 5¢ coins. There are no longer 1¢ or 2¢ coins so an irregular bill, such as $1.98 etc, will be rounded up or down to the closest denomination, which can be confusing at first. To check the latest exchange rate, check www.xe.com .