What Are Qantas Points Worth?

Recomputed 2026-08-03 on the completed 57-route Qantas paid-fare bucket now in fare_bucket_lines (42 Economy / 15 Business, one-way basis, AUD, returns halved). Earn modelled from the Qantas Earn Category x distance-band x fare-class tables, summed per segment with the 800-point Minimum Points Guarantee applied per segment. Points-weighted within cabin (sum cost / sum points), then blended 85% Economy / 15% Business. Per-cabin: Economy 0.2045, Business 0.2819 AUD per point; Economy 16.43, Business 17.27 AUD per status credit. Supersedes the 0.2199 / 16.60 figures calculated mid-collection before the final five Business fares were added.

Recomputed 2026-08-03 on the completed 57-route Qantas paid-fare bucket now in fare_bucket_lines (42 Economy / 15 Business, one-way basis, AUD, returns halved). Earn modelled from the Qantas Earn Category x distance-band x fare-class tables, summed per segment with the 800-point Minimum Points Guarantee applied per segment. Points-weighted within cabin (sum cost / sum points), then blended 85% Economy / 15% Business. Per-cabin: Economy 0.2045, Business 0.2819 AUD per point; Economy 16.43, Business 17.27 AUD per status credit. Supersedes the 0.2199 / 16.60 figures calculated mid-collection before the final five Business fares were added.

Valuation based on Business class redemptions ONLY, as economy offers poor redemption value and we don't see many hackers aspiring to these flights. First, although great value are hard to find