Inflation Record$100 in 2006 → 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)
$171.86
+71.9% cumulative inflation · 2006–2026
Your $100 in 2006 would have the purchasing power of $171.86 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2006 had the same average buying power as $171.86 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 71.9% across this 20-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -41.8%.
- 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 2006 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.72 |
| $5 | $8.59 |
| $10 | $17.19 |
| $20 | $34.37 |
| $50 | $85.93 |
| $100 | $171.86 |
| $500 | $859.30 |
| $1,000 | $1,718.61 |
| $10,000 | $17,186.06 |
| $100,000 | $171,860.64 |
Key facts about 2006
- Consumer prices rose 3.6% in 2006 — the 33rd-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2006 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 2006, prices rose 26.9% in total.
$100 in 2006, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $126.91 | +26.9% |
| 2026 | $171.86 | +71.9% |
Quarterly CPI in 2006
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 84.5 | 2.9% |
| Q2 | 85.9 | 4.0% |
| Q3 | 86.7 | 4.0% |
| Q4 | 86.6 | 3.3% |
Annual average for 2006: 85.925
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2006 annual average): 85.925 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.7186
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.