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Why travel with an Unsecured Personal Loan?

Set an end-date
Every repayment reduces what you owe and gets you closer to paying off the cost of your trip.
Borrow up to $50,000
Borrow $2,000–$50,000, then use the funds to confirm the details of your itinerary.
Flexible loan repayments
Choose a term of 1-7 years, make weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments.
Redraw if you need to
Redraw money on variable rate loans from the amount you've repaid if you need to, provided you're $500 ahead on your repayments. Each request is subject to approval.1

How could you use an Unsecured Personal Loan?

Purchase flights
Use funds to start joining the dots in your itinerary by booking flights, rail passes and bus tickets or be ready when you see a sale on airfares.
Book where you’ll stay
Stop researching and start booking the hotel rooms, apartments and hostels you want to stay in along the way.
Buy travel accessories
Whether you’re backpacking around India or doing the Tongariro crossing, an Unsecured Personal Loan could help you get the equipment you need.

Choose between our Unsecured Personal Loans

Variable Rate Personal Loan

Whether you’re planning for your big day or the trip of a lifetime, our Variable rate Personal Loan can help.
 

7.49% p.a. to 20.59% p.a. Interest rate range
8.54% p.a. to 21.59% p.a. Comparison rate range^
16.09% p.a. Median rate
(Around half of our customers receive the median rate or lower)
$2,000 -  $50,000 Borrowing amount
1 - 7 years Loan term

Fixed Rate Personal Loan

Time to upgrade your ride or home? Or looking to combine your debts? Our Fixed rate Personal Loan may be the right fit.
 

7.49% p.a. to 20.59% p.a. Interest rate range
8.54% p.a. to 21.59% p.a.
Comparison rate range^
16.09% p.a.
Median rate
(Around half of our customers receive the median rate or lower)
$2,000 -  $50,000 Borrowing amount
1 - 7 years Loan term

Our standard variable rate is 12.99% p.a. (comparison rate 14.06% p.a.^

The rate for some customers is based on personalised pricing. The final rate you’re offered may be lower or higher than 12.99% p.a. (comparison rate 14.06% p.a.^), depending on your personal financial circumstances. 
 

Key Fees

Variable rate Personal Loan

$250 Lending establishment fee
$10 Monthly loan account fee
$0 Per redraw on variable loans
$0 Loan discharge fee if you fully repay the loan within the first 12 months

Fixed rate Personal Loan

$250 Lending establishment fee
$10 Monthly loan account fee
$150 Loan discharge fee if you fully repay the loan within the first 12 months
$100 Loan discharge fee if you fully repay the loan after the first 12 months and before the end of the loan term

Fees are subject to change. 

Repayment calculator

This calculator helps you estimate how much your personal loan repayments could be#.

 

The Detail

Before making a decision, please read these documents to ensure you’re aware of all fees, charges and interest rates.
Terms and conditions
General details of our personal loan products
Fees and charges
All costs for specific personal loan services and accounts

Before you apply

Follow this section to improve the likelihood your application is approved. 

  • You’re aged 18 or over
  • You have permanent residency in Australia/NZ  OR;
  • You’re a non-resident or migrant and hold an acceptable Visa (PDF 1MB), with a minimum 1 year before expiry 
  • You have a regular, verifiable Australian taxable income
  • You have a fixed, verifiable residential address in Australia.

How to apply for a loan

1.
Apply online in 20 minutes, 10 minutes if you’re already with us.
2.
When you press submit you’ll get an answer within 60 seconds. Part of that answer may be that we’ll need to verify some of your details  
3.
Once your application’s approved, we’ll invite you to review and accept your contract online.
4.
Once you’ve accepted, we’ll automatically send the funds to the account (or accounts) you’ve nominated. If that’s an account with us, it’ll be there within 60 minutes.

Important information

Any advice on this website is general in nature and has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. Please read the product disclaimer and Terms and Conditions documents and consider your individual circumstances before applying for a BankSA Personal Loan. Credit criteria, fees, charges, terms and conditions apply. Information correct as of 22 May 2024. Interest rates are subject to change.

Our standard variable rate for unsecured variable rate loans is 12.99% p.a. (comparison rate 14.06% p.a.). The rate for some customers is based on personalised pricing. The final rate you're offered may be lower or higher than 12.99% p.a. (comparison rate 14.06% p.a.), depending on your personal financial circumstances.

^Comparison rates: Comparison rates help you understand the true cost of a loan. All comparison rate examples shown are for a personal loan amount of $30,000 and a term of 5 years. WARNING: Comparison rates apply only to the example or examples given and may not include all fees and charges. Different loan amounts and terms will result in different comparison rates. Costs such as loan discharge fees, and cost savings such as fee waivers, are not included in the comparison rate but may influence the cost of the loan.

Unsecured Personal Loan repayment terms range from 1 to 7 years. Interest rate ranges and representative examples are based on an unsecured loan of $30,000 borrowed for 5 years:

  • The minimum interest rate for an unsecured fixed & variable rate loan is 7.49% p.a. (Comparison rate 8.54% p.a.) with the estimated total amount payable including fees is $36,960.
  • The maximum interest rate for an unsecured fixed & variable rate loan is 20.59% p.a. (Comparison rate 21.59% p.a.) with the estimated total amount payable including fees is $49,284.

#Repayment calculator & assumptions: Any calculations made by you using this calculator is intended as a guide only.  It is for illustrative purposes only and is based on the accuracy of the information provided.  The calculation is not an offer of credit. The amount you can borrow may vary once you complete a loan application and all the details relevant to our lending criteria are captured and verified.  The calculations should not be relied on for the purpose of making a decision whether to apply for a personal loan. Weekly and fortnightly repayment calculations – if your monthly repayments are $1000, fortnightly repayments are calculated by dividing $1000 by 2 and rounding up if required ($1000 ÷ 2 = $500). Weekly repayments are calculated by dividing $1000 by 4 and rounding up if required ($1000 ÷ 4 = $250).

##The lending establishment fee will be deducted from your loan amount. Please read full terms and conditions & fees and charges before making a decision to apply for a BankSA Personal Loan. 

1A Redraw facility is available on variable interest rate loans only. Redraw requests are subject to approval. Minimum redraw amount is $500 and a $0 redraw fee applies to each approved request. Other fees and charges may apply.

*Access to funds within 60 minutes: Available for existing customers who are approved for a personal loan. Loan funds will be disbursed into an existing BankSA transaction account 60 minutes from when e-contract acceptance has been received. Funds requested to be transferred to a non-BankSA account will take up to 3 days.

**Personalised rates: The rate for some customers is based on personalised pricing. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, personalised pricing allows us to offer more people personal loans at a better rate, based on an assessment of credit history as well as the information provided in the application.

Unless otherwise specified, the products and services described on this website are available only in Australia from BankSA - A Division of Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 AFSL and Australian credit licence 233714.