Melbourne, Brisbane, Wagga Wagga
Preview city, suburb, and regional names in the sentence where they will appear. Add a pronunciation replacement when the project requires a particular local reading.
Australian English sound check
Australian English Text to Speech
Turn an Australia-facing script into natural spoken audio with 15 Australian English voices. Test local place names, dates, dollars, and conversational pacing before you publish.
Enter your text
Adjust speed, pauses & more 150 / 2,000 characters
Local read checklist
Four details worth hearing in context
Australian delivery depends on more than selecting en-AU. Use a complete sentence so names, numbers, and rhythm can influence one another.
$42.50 including GST
Listen to the dollar amount, decimal, tax abbreviation, and surrounding offer together rather than testing each token alone.
120 kilometres before 3 pm
Check metric measurements, clock time, and abbreviations at the pace used in the final narration.
mobile, ute, holiday, postcode
Keep vocabulary consistent with the intended Australian audience. The selected voice will not localise imported copy automatically.
Where the voice will travel
Build the read around Australian listener details
The useful test changes with the setting: travel audio needs local place names and distances, training needs unambiguous instructions, and product copy needs prices and GST.
Travel and visitor information
Include suburbs, regional destinations, 24-hour or 12-hour times, kilometres, platform details, and directions in the same passage.
Training and education
Test Australian organisation names, local terminology, module codes, metric units, and assessment instructions at the final pace.
Product and customer stories
Check brand names beside Australian dollar prices, GST, postcodes, delivery windows, and audience-facing calls to action.
A practical Australian English workflow
- Localise
Mark the Australian details
Identify local place names, day-month dates, Australian dollars, GST, kilometres, postcodes, and audience-specific wording.
- Compare
Listen for local clarity
Compare voices using the sentence with the hardest place name, number, or abbreviation instead of a generic demo line.
- Export
Recheck names and notation
Listen once more to the corrected local details at full length before generating the final recording.
Australian English text to speech FAQ
Australia-specific answers about the voice catalog, accent coverage, place names, dates, dollars, GST, and metric units.
How is this different from the main English text-to-speech page?
This page limits the picker to en-AU voices and centres the listening checks on Australian place names, day-month dates, dollars, GST, metric units, and local wording.
How many Australian English voices are in the current catalog?
The current en-AU selection contains 15 voices: 8 female and 7 male. These counts come directly from the voices available in this page’s picker.
Do the en-AU voices represent every Australian accent?
No. en-AU is the catalog locale, not a promise that every metropolitan, regional, or community accent is represented. Preview the actual script and choose the available voice that fits the audience and project.
How should I test an Australian place name?
Put the city, suburb, or regional name inside the final sentence and preview it at the intended speed. Add a pronunciation replacement if a project requires a particular local reading.
How should I write Australian dates and times?
Use an unambiguous day-month form such as 18 October when a numeric date could be misread. Check whether the project needs 9:15 am, 09:15, noon, or another explicit time format.
How can I make Australian dollar prices and GST clear?
Preview the dollar amount together with cents, GST, discounts, and billing periods. If the currency could be mistaken for another dollar, write Australian dollars in the surrounding copy.
What should I check with Australian measurements?
Test kilometres, metres, litres, temperatures, and their abbreviations inside the real instruction. Write out an abbreviated unit when the spoken form is unclear or too compressed.
Run the local sound check
Hear the names and numbers before your audience does
Paste the real Australia-facing paragraph, compare several voices, and export the reading that needs the least correction.
Test the Australian script