Inflation Record$100 in 2015 → 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)
$137.15
+37.1% cumulative inflation · 2015–2026
Your $100 in 2015 would have the purchasing power of $137.15 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2015 had the same average buying power as $137.15 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 37.1% across this 11-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -27.1%.
- 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 2015 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.37 |
| $5 | $6.86 |
| $10 | $13.71 |
| $20 | $27.43 |
| $50 | $68.57 |
| $100 | $137.15 |
| $500 | $685.73 |
| $1,000 | $1,371.45 |
| $10,000 | $13,714.54 |
| $100,000 | $137,145.35 |
Key facts about 2015
- Consumer prices rose 1.5% in 2015 — the 68th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2015 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 2015, prices rose 32.5% in total.
$100 in 2015, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $132.45 | +32.5% |
| 2026 | $137.15 | +37.1% |
Quarterly CPI in 2015
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 106.8 | 1.3% |
| Q2 | 107.5 | 1.5% |
| Q3 | 108.0 | 1.5% |
| Q4 | 108.4 | 1.7% |
Annual average for 2015: 107.675
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2015 annual average): 107.675 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.3715
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.