Westpac

Australian bank and financial-services provider
Organization bank Q2031726
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Westpac

Summary

Westpac is a bank[1]. Westpac ranks in the top 3% of bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,642 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Westpac received the Roger Award[3].
  • Westpac was a member of Net-Zero Banking Alliance[4].
  • Westpac is in the country of Australia[5].
  • Westpac's instance of is recorded as bank[6].
  • Westpac's instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • Westpac's instance of is recorded as financial institution[8].
  • Westpac's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • Westpac's headquarters location is recorded as Westpac Place[10].
  • Westpac's chief executive officer is recorded as Peter King[11].
  • Westpac's ticker symbol is recorded as WBC[12].
  • Westpac's child organization or unit is recorded as BankSA[13].
  • Westpac's child organization or unit is recorded as Bank of Melbourne[14].
  • Westpac's child organization or unit is recorded as St.George Bank[15].
  • Westpac's child organization or unit is recorded as RAMS[16].
  • Westpac's child organization or unit is recorded as Westpac New Zealand[17].
  • Westpac is part of All Ordinaries[18].
  • Westpac is part of S&P/ASX 200[19].
  • Westpac's Commons category is recorded as Westpac[20].
  • Westpac's stock exchange is recorded as Australian Securities Exchange[21].
  • Westpac's stock exchange is recorded as New Zealand Exchange Ltd[22].
  • Westpac's industry is recorded as economics of banking[23].
  • Westpac's industry is recorded as financial services[24].
  • Westpac's industry is recorded as financial sector[25].
  • October 1982 marks the founding of Westpac[26].
  • Westpac's significant event is recorded as Westpac 2019 data breach[27].

Body

Founding

October 1982 marks the founding of Westpac[26].

Identity

Westpac's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION'}[28]. Part of include All Ordinaries[18], a stock market index[29], in Australia[30], founded in 1963[31] and S&P/ASX 200[19], a stock market index[32], in Australia[33].

Leadership

Westpac's chief executive officer is recorded as Peter King[11].

Operations

Westpac's headquarters location is recorded as Westpac Place[10]. Subsidiaries include BankSA[13], a bank[34], in Australia[35], founded in 1992[36], headquartered in Adelaide[37]; Bank of Melbourne[14], a business[38], in Australia[39], founded in 2011[40], headquartered in Melbourne[41]; St.George Bank[15], a business[42], in Australia[43], founded in 1937[44], headquartered in Sydney[45]; RAMS[16], a business[46], in NO[47], founded in 1995[48]; and Westpac New Zealand[17], a subsidiary company[49], in New Zealand[50], founded in 2006[51], headquartered in Westpac Centre Auckland[52].

Industry

Industries include economics of banking[23], financial services[24], and financial sector[25].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Australian Securities Exchange[21] and New Zealand Exchange Ltd[22]. Westpac's product or material produced is recorded as financial services[53].

Recognition

Westpac received the Roger Award[3].

Why It Matters

Westpac ranks in the top 3% of bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,642 views/month).[2] Westpac has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Westpac is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Westpac receive?

Honors received include Roger Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . unepfi.org. Retrieved . unepfi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . unepfi.org. Retrieved . unepfi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . www2.asx.com.au. Retrieved . www2.asx.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . westpac.com.au. westpac.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . westpac.com.au. westpac.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . asx.com.au. Retrieved . asx.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] ↑ . asx.com.au. Retrieved . asx.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . nzx.com. nzx.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] ↑ . unepfi.org. Retrieved . unepfi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . Trove. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . finance.nine.com.au. Retrieved . finance.nine.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . www2.asx.com.au. Retrieved . www2.asx.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'azb', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'ja', 'kk', 'ko',
    Gnd id → 4344949-9
    Sitelink count → 24
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  2. 9d ago · Owlmy · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ticker symbol → WBC
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  3. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 96AB-B65F-1C9E-DCF5-39EF
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  4. 14w ago · Lokfahrer · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Child organization or unit → BankSA, Bank of Melbourne, St.George Bank +2
    Member of → Net-Zero Banking Alliance
    Bafin institute id → 119941
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6963]]: 119941, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/85889525|Westpac Banking Corporation (#85889525)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3278|BaFin]]"
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