Gold Price Per Gram in Australia
Per gram in Australian dollars is how gold is actually quoted at Australian counters — and the quote only means something once you know which carat it describes. Today's figure for every carat, from one auditable source.
As of 17 September 2026, the price of pure gold in Australia is A$193.67 per gram — A$6,024 per troy ounce.
Converted at US$1 = A$1.4021 (ECB reference rates, 2026-09-16). Spot itself is recorded from a live market feed every fifteen minutes.
| Stamp | Pure gold | Price per gram |
|---|---|---|
| 22ct · 916 | 91.6% | A$177.54 |
| 24ct · 999 | 99.9% | A$193.48 |
| 18ct · 750 | 75.0% | A$145.25 |
| 14ct · 585 | 58.5% | A$112.97 |
| 9ct · 375 | 37.5% | A$72.63 |
Converted at US$1 = A$1.4021 (ECB reference rates, 2026-09-16). Spot itself is recorded from a live market feed every fifteen minutes.
The question behind every quote
“What do you pay per gram?” is the first thing Australians ask a gold buyer, and the first thing to notice is that it is an incomplete question. A gram of 22ct holds nearly two and a half times the gold of a gram of 9ct; a single advertised per-gram rate is meaningless until it names its carat. The table above is the missing half — today's melt value per gram for each carat, so any quote can be placed against the metal it describes.
The 22ct gram, specifically
For thousands of Australian families the only gold price that matters is the 22ct gram — the unit bridal sets and heirloom bangles are weighed and discussed in. Two practical notes: traditional pieces are often quoted gross, but a fair price applies to the gold grams, not stones, enamel or cores; and buyers unfamiliar with 916 work occasionally grade it as 18ct by assumption, a mistake worth hundreds of dollars on a heavy set. Insist on a test with the readout visible — our 916 guide covers the whole conversation.
Auditing the number
Every figure here is checkable end to end: world spot per ounce, divided by 31.1035, converted at the dated ECB rate, scaled by carat purity. No Australian premium or discount is baked in — this is the metal's value, the neutral midpoint offers should be compared against. When an offer arrives, the calculator turns it into a percentage of melt — the only honest way to compare buyers, as the selling guide shows.
Questions people ask in Australia
- How much is 1 gram of gold in Australia right now?
- Pure gold's per-gram figure is in the capsule above; jewellery carats are each priced in the table. Figures refresh with the spot feed and the daily currency rate, both dated on the page.
- Why do buyers in different cities quote different per-gram rates?
- Margins and assumed carats differ; the metal does not. Convert every quote to a percentage of the same melt value before comparing — a Sydney offer and a Perth offer become instantly comparable that way.
- Does the per-gram price here include GST?
- No — melt value is a pre-tax metal value. GST enters when buying jewellery (and not when buying qualifying investment bullion); selling your own pieces as a private individual is not a GST transaction.