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Melbourne inflation rate: 4% (September 2026)

Consumer prices in Melbourne were 4% higher than a year earlier in September 2026. The national rate for the same month was 4.3%, so 0.3 pts below the national rate.

Melbourne and national inflationMelbourne: 2025-04 2.3%, 2025-05 1.8%, 2025-06 1.7%, 2025-07 2.3%, 2025-08 2.5%, 2025-09 2.7%, 2025-10 3.3%, 2025-11 3%, 2025-12 3.1%, 2026-01 3.3%, 2026-02 3.3%, 2026-03 4.6%, 2026-04 3.9%, 2026-05 3.5%, 2026-06 3.2%, 2026-07 3.2%, 2026-08 3.5%, 2026-09 4%; National: 2025-04 2.4%, 2025-05 2.1%, 2025-06 1.9%, 2025-07 3%, 2025-08 3.2%, 2025-09 3.6%, 2025-10 3.8%, 2025-11 3.4%, 2025-12 3.8%, 2026-01 3.8%, 2026-02 3.7%, 2026-03 4.6%, 2026-04 4.2%, 2026-05 4%, 2026-06 3.8%, 2026-07 3.5%, 2026-08 4%, 2026-09 4.3% Melbourne and national inflation % · 2025-04–2026-09 0%2.3%4.6%Melbourne 2025-04: 2.3%Melbourne 2025-05: 1.8%Melbourne 2025-06: 1.7%Melbourne 2025-07: 2.3%Melbourne 2025-08: 2.5%Melbourne 2025-09: 2.7%Melbourne 2025-10: 3.3%Melbourne 2025-11: 3%Melbourne 2025-12: 3.1%Melbourne 2026-01: 3.3%Melbourne 2026-02: 3.3%Melbourne 2026-03: 4.6%Melbourne 2026-04: 3.9%Melbourne 2026-05: 3.5%Melbourne 2026-06: 3.2%Melbourne 2026-07: 3.2%Melbourne 2026-08: 3.5%Melbourne 2026-09: 4%Melbourne 4%National 2025-04: 2.4%National 2025-05: 2.1%National 2025-06: 1.9%National 2025-07: 3%National 2025-08: 3.2%National 2025-09: 3.6%National 2025-10: 3.8%National 2025-11: 3.4%National 2025-12: 3.8%National 2026-01: 3.8%National 2026-02: 3.7%National 2026-03: 4.6%National 2026-04: 4.2%National 2026-05: 4%National 2026-06: 3.8%National 2026-07: 3.5%National 2026-08: 4%National 2026-09: 4.3%National 4.3%2025-042026-012026-09 ■ Melbourne ■ National Australian Bureau of Statistics https://vernumo.com/en-au/inflation-by-region/melbourne
Australian Bureau of Statistics

Recent figures

LatestMelbourneNational
September 20264%4.3%
August 20263.5%4%
July 20263.2%3.5%
June 20263.2%3.8%
May 20263.5%4%
April 20263.9%4.2%
March 20264.6%4.6%
February 20263.3%3.7%
January 20263.3%3.8%
December 20253.1%3.8%
November 20253%3.4%
October 20253.3%3.8%
September 20252.7%3.6%
August 20252.5%3.2%
July 20252.3%3%
June 20251.7%1.9%
May 20251.8%2.1%
April 20252.3%2.4%

Other areas

Source

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — Australian Bureau of Statistics

National inflation in detail

This analysis was written by AI from official statistics and passed automated checks. Last checked: 2026-11-03