Inflation Record$100 in 2009 → 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)
$158.15
+58.1% cumulative inflation · 2009–2026
Your $100 in 2009 would have the purchasing power of $158.15 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2009 had the same average buying power as $158.15 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 58.1% across this 17-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -36.8%.
- 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 2009 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.58 |
| $5 | $7.91 |
| $10 | $15.81 |
| $20 | $31.63 |
| $50 | $79.07 |
| $100 | $158.15 |
| $500 | $790.74 |
| $1,000 | $1,581.49 |
| $10,000 | $15,814.86 |
| $100,000 | $158,148.60 |
Key facts about 2009
- Consumer prices rose 1.8% in 2009 — the 62nd-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2009 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 2009, prices rose 23.3% in total.
$100 in 2009, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $123.29 | +23.3% |
| 2026 | $158.15 | +58.1% |
Quarterly CPI in 2009
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 92.5 | 2.4% |
| Q2 | 92.9 | 1.4% |
| Q3 | 93.8 | 1.2% |
| Q4 | 94.3 | 2.1% |
Annual average for 2009: 93.375
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2009 annual average): 93.375 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.5815
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.