BSB (Bank-State-Branch) Number is a six digits numerical codes used to identify individual branch of a financial institution in Australia. BSB Number is used in Australian Paper Clearing System (APCS) and Bulk Electronic Clearing System (BECS) payment systems.

In APCS payment system, BSB and Account number are used to identify the account to be debited and are printed on the cheque. Mean while in BECS system, BSB and account numbers are used when transferring funds via the Direct Entry System.

Format of Australian BSB Numbers

The format of Australian BSB Numbers is as follows:

  • First two digits specify the parent financial institution.
  • Third digit specifies the state where the branch is located.
  • Fourth, fifth and sixth digits specify the branch.

List of Financial Institution Codes

Number Code Bank Name
01 ANZ Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
03 or 73 WBC Westpac Banking Corporation
06 or 76 CBA Commonwealth Bank of Australia
08 or 78 NAB National Australia Bank
9 RBA Reserve Bank of Australia
10 BSA BankSA
11 STG St George Bank
12 BQL Bank of Queensland
14 PIB Rabobank
18 MBL Macquarie Bank
23 BAL Bank of America
24 CTI Citibank
30 BWA BankWest
34 HBA HSBC Bank Australia
43 Standard Chartered
48 MET Suncorp-Metway
61 Adelaide Bank
633 BBL Bendigo Bank
63 indicates a building society
650 Newcastle Permanent Building Society
657 GBS Greater Building Society
704 Victoria Teachers Credit Union
80 indicates a credit union
917 ARA Arab Bank Australia
922 UOB United Overseas Bank
923 ING ING Bank
939 AMP AMP Bank
941 BCY Bank of Cyprus Australia
944 MEB Members Equity Bank
980 BOC Bank of China Australia

List of State Codes

Code State
2 Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales
3 Victoria
4 Queensland
5 South Australia, Northern Territory
6 Western Australia
7 Tasmania


Looking for a code for international bank transfer? Refer to SWIFT Codes table.