Inflation Record
$100 in 1980 → 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)
$560.42
+460.4% cumulative inflation · 1980–2026
Your $100 in 1980 would have the purchasing power of $560.42 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1980 had the same average buying power as $560.42 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 460.4% across this 46-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -82.2%.
- 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 1980 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $5.60 |
| $5 | $28.02 |
| $10 | $56.04 |
| $20 | $112.08 |
| $50 | $280.21 |
| $100 | $560.42 |
| $500 | $2,802.11 |
| $1,000 | $5,604.22 |
| $10,000 | $56,042.22 |
| $100,000 | $560,422.23 |
Key facts about 1980
- Consumer prices rose 10.1% in 1980 — the 8th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 1980 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 1980, prices rose 118.0% in total.
$100 in 1980, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $218.03 | +118.0% |
| 2000 | $271.25 | +171.3% |
| 2010 | $364.71 | +264.7% |
| 2020 | $440.61 | +340.6% |
| 2026 | $560.42 | +460.4% |
Quarterly CPI in 1980
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 25.4 | 10.4% |
| Q2 | 26.2 | 11.0% |
| Q3 | 26.6 | 9.9% |
| Q4 | 27.2 | 9.2% |
Annual average for 1980: 26.350
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1980 annual average): 26.350 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 5.6042
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.