Australian dollar (AUD) to British pound (GBP) exchange rate chart and trend analysis based on real data sourced directly from UK currency suppliers
Our British pound to Australian dollar chart plots the actual Australian dollar buyback rates offered by our panel of UK currency providers at the end of each day, so you can see the historical performance of the Australian dollar against the pound and monitor fluctuations in the exchange rate over time.
This page shows the Australian dollar to pound exchange rate, not the Australian dollar buyback rate advertised in our Australian dollar buyback comparisons. Both rates are the same, but the buyback rate is displayed in a different format due to the way UK currency suppliers advertise their buyback rates. Learn more
This annual exchange rate summary provides a detailed breakdown of the performance of the Australian dollar against the British pound over the past several years so you can put today's Australian dollar buyback rates into context:
| Year | Open | Close | Low | High | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.4735 | --- | 0.4882 | 0.4491 | --- |
| 2024 | 0.5132 | 0.474 | 0.5139 | 0.4734 | 8.26% |
| 2023 | 0.5396 | 0.513 | 0.5524 | 0.4847 | 5.18% |
| 2022 | 0.5326 | 0.5398 | 0.6016 | 0.516 | -1.34% |
| 2021 | 0.551 | 0.5326 | 0.5619 | 0.5189 | 3.45% |
| 2020 | 0.5226 | 0.5497 | 0.558 | 0.4837 | -4.93% |
| 2019 | 0.5492 | 0.5229 | 0.5596 | 0.5083 | 5.03% |
| 2018 | 0.5738 | 0.5489 | 0.5802 | 0.5336 | 4.52% |
| 2017 | 0.5737 | 0.5736 | 0.6161 | 0.5534 | 0.03% |
| 2016 | 0.4871 | 0.5737 | 0.6173 | 0.4721 | -15.10% |
Exchange rates can be displayed in different ways depending on the context. There's the Australian dollar to pound exchange rate, and the Australian dollar buyback rate. The two are in fact the same; they are just displayed differently.
The Australian dollar to pound exchange rate corresponds to the value of one Australian dollar in British pounds. For example, a Australian dollar to pound rate of 0.5556 means one Australian dollar is worth 0.5556 pounds.
In contrast, the Australian dollar buyback rate corresponds to the amount of Australian dollars you'd have to exchange to get one pound. For example, a Australian dollar buyback rate of 1.8 means you'd have to exchange 1.8 Australian dollars to get one pound.
UK currency suppliers prefer to show the Australian dollar buyback rate instead of the Australian dollar to pound exchange rate, so we follow the same format in our Australian dollar comparisons. However, on this page, we use the Australian dollar to pound exchange rate since this is what the data is intended to show.
The two rates are interchangeable: to convert the Australian dollar buyback rate into the actual Australian dollar to pound rate, just divide 1 by the Australian dollar buyback rate, e.g.: 1 / 1.8 = 0.5556.
If you want to exchange Australian dollars into British pounds, we can help you to find a reputable foreign exchange provider. We compare the Australian dollar rates from tried-and-tested companies who will buy currency by post or over the counter.
For a complete comparison of providers and their latest buyback rates, see our Australian dollar currency buyback comparisons.