Inflation Record$100 in 1967 → Today (Australia)
Official data verified · CPI (ABS) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0)
$1,654.58
+1554.6% cumulative inflation · 1967–2026
Your $100 in 1967 would have the purchasing power of $1,654.58 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1967 had the same average buying power as $1,654.58 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 1554.6% across this 59-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -94.0%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (ABS)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 1967 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $16.55 |
| $5 | $82.73 |
| $10 | $165.46 |
| $20 | $330.92 |
| $50 | $827.29 |
| $100 | $1,654.58 |
| $500 | $8,272.90 |
| $1,000 | $16,545.80 |
| $10,000 | $165,457.99 |
| $100,000 | $1,654,579.92 |
Key facts about 1967
- Consumer prices rose 3.5% in 1967 — the 35th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 1967 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 1967, prices rose 127.5% in total.
$100 in 1967, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | $227.45 | +127.5% |
| 1987 | $520.17 | +420.2% |
| 1997 | $749.02 | +649.0% |
| 2007 | $985.15 | +885.2% |
| 2017 | $1,245.66 | +1145.7% |
| 2026 | $1,654.58 | +1554.6% |
Quarterly CPI in 1967
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 8.8 | 2.3% |
| Q2 | 8.9 | 3.5% |
| Q3 | 9.0 | 4.7% |
| Q4 | 9.0 | 3.4% |
Annual average for 1967: 8.925
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1967 annual average): 8.925 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 16.5458
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.