Inflation Record$100 in 2004 → 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)
$182.76
+82.8% cumulative inflation · 2004–2026
Your $100 in 2004 would have the purchasing power of $182.76 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2004 had the same average buying power as $182.76 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 82.8% across this 22-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -45.3%.
- 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 2004 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.83 |
| $5 | $9.14 |
| $10 | $18.28 |
| $20 | $36.55 |
| $50 | $91.38 |
| $100 | $182.76 |
| $500 | $913.81 |
| $1,000 | $1,827.61 |
| $10,000 | $18,276.15 |
| $100,000 | $182,761.46 |
Key facts about 2004
- Consumer prices rose 2.3% in 2004 — the 55th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2004 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 2004, prices rose 31.3% in total.
$100 in 2004, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $131.28 | +31.3% |
| 2024 | $171.63 | +71.6% |
| 2026 | $182.76 | +82.8% |
Quarterly CPI in 2004
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 80.2 | 2.0% |
| Q2 | 80.6 | 2.5% |
| Q3 | 80.9 | 2.3% |
| Q4 | 81.5 | 2.5% |
Annual average for 2004: 80.800
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2004 annual average): 80.800 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.8276
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.