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Inflation by region in Australia: latest official figures

In September 2026, inflation in Australia was 4.3% nationally. Among the areas with figures for that month, it was highest in Hobart (5.3%) and lowest in Melbourne (4%).

Capital cities

AreaLatest12-month changevs national
SydneySeptember 20264.3%0 pts
MelbourneSeptember 20264%-0.3 pts
BrisbaneSeptember 20264.4%+0.1 pts
AdelaideSeptember 20265%+0.7 pts
PerthSeptember 20264.5%+0.2 pts
HobartSeptember 20265.3%+1 pts
DarwinSeptember 20265.2%+0.9 pts
CanberraSeptember 20264.7%+0.4 pts

National inflation in detail

Source

Australian Bureau of Statistics — license