| 1 inch | 2.54 centimetres |
| 1 foot (12 inches) | 30.5 centimetres |
| 1 yard (3 feet) | 0.91 metre |
| 1 chain (22 yards) | 20.12 metres |
| 1 mile | 1.61 kilometres |
| 1 square mile | 2.59 square kilometres |
| 1 acre | 0.4 hectare |
| 1 ounce (oz) | 28.3 grams |
| 1 pound (lb) | 0.45 kilogram |
| 1 stone | 6.35 kilograms |
| 1 hundredweight | 50.8 kilograms |
| 1 pint | 0.57 litre |
| 1 quart (2 pints) | 1.14 litres |
| 1 gallon (8 pints) | 4.55 litres |
Currency
On 14 February 1966 Australian currency changed from pounds, shillings and pence (£, s, d) to dollars and cents at the rate of £1=$2. Twelve pence made up one shilling and twenty shillings made up one pound. A guinea was a pound plus a shilling.