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Australia Electricity price inflation: latest figures and trend Are electricity prices still rising? Yes. In September 2026, electricity prices in Australia were 12.8% higher than a year earlier. That is a smaller rise than 13.2% in August 2026. A lower rate means electricity prices are rising more slowly, not that they have fallen.
The latest electricity price inflation for Australia is 12.8% (2026-09), according to Australian Bureau of Statistics. The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.
Latest value 12.8% Reference period: 2026-09
Previous (2026-08): 13.2% · -0.4 percentage points
Australian Bureau of Statistics · Sources · Last checked with the source 31 Oct 2026
Australia: Electricity price inflation Australia: 2024-10 -35.6%, 2024-11 -21.5%, 2024-12 -17.9%, 2025-01 -11.4%, 2025-02 -13.2%, 2025-03 -9.6%, 2025-04 -6.5%, 2025-05 -5.9%, 2025-06 -6.3%, 2025-07 13.6%, 2025-08 24.6%, 2025-09 33.9%, 2025-10 37.1%, 2025-11 19.7%, 2025-12 21.5%, 2026-01 32.2%, 2026-02 37%, 2026-03 25.4%, 2026-04 22.5%, 2026-05 21.1%, 2026-06 22.4%, 2026-07 6.1%, 2026-08 13.2%, 2026-09 12.8%
Australia: Electricity price inflation
% · 2024-10–2026-09
-35.6% 0.75% 37.1% Australia 2024-10: -35.6% Australia 2024-11: -21.5% Australia 2024-12: -17.9% Australia 2025-01: -11.4% Australia 2025-02: -13.2% Australia 2025-03: -9.6% Australia 2025-04: -6.5% Australia 2025-05: -5.9% Australia 2025-06: -6.3% Australia 2025-07: 13.6% Australia 2025-08: 24.6% Australia 2025-09: 33.9% Australia 2025-10: 37.1% Australia 2025-11: 19.7% Australia 2025-12: 21.5% Australia 2026-01: 32.2% Australia 2026-02: 37% Australia 2026-03: 25.4% Australia 2026-04: 22.5% Australia 2026-05: 21.1% Australia 2026-06: 22.4% Australia 2026-07: 6.1% Australia 2026-08: 13.2% Australia 2026-09: 12.8% 12.8% 2024-10 2025-10 2026-09
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0)
https://vernumo.com/en-au/data/electricity-prices
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) About this indicator Official series electricity price inflation (12-month change) Unit % Frequency Monthly Sources Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — license We record revisions when the source changes a value we already collected. We do not receive a provisional/final flag from the source, so recent values may still be revised.