Find the right amount for Australian wedding cash gifts and kids' pocket money, based on recent survey data.
Wedding gifts and kids' pocket money don't come with a rulebook, so the same question comes up every time: "is this too much, or not enough?" This tool uses real Australian survey data — the Easy Weddings 2025 Report and Westpac's 2025 pocket money survey — instead of guesswork.
These are national averages and trends, not fixed rules — your own relationship and family norms still matter.
| Close friend/family wedding gift | $288 averageEasy Weddings 2025 Report |
| General guest wedding gift | $159 averageEasy Weddings 2025 Report |
| Most common single answer | $76-100 (29% of respondents)Canstar survey, n=1,049 |
| Kids' pocket money (ages 8-17) | $25/week averageWestpac, Sep 2025 |
* Wedding gift figures are drawn from news coverage citing industry reports, not a directly accessed primary report — treat as a strong estimate rather than an exact figure.
Close-tier wedding gifts rose by roughly $50 year-on-year according to the Easy Weddings 2025 Report, broadly tracking rising wedding and catering costs across Australia.
As of October 2026 · Sources: Easy Weddings 2025 Report (via news syndication), Canstar wedding gift survey, Westpac pocket money survey (Sep 2025)