🇦🇺 Live ABS CPI Data · Feb 2026

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Hobart
Most Expensive City
Perth
Fastest Rising (+4.9%)
Darwin
Best Value City
+0.0%
National CPI · YoY
All Groups · Year on Year · Feb 2026
All Groups CPI — 13-month trend
📊 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics — Consumer Price Index (Cat. 6401.0)
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Monthly Commentary

The Vibes Check

We read the data so you don't have to. The vibe is not great, chief.

Feb 2026

Electricity Bills Up 37.0% — Turn Off the Lights

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Energy prices are up 37.0% year-on-year. The government's energy rebates are the only thing standing between Australians and full-blown panic at the meter box. Spoiler: they're not enough. Bring a candle to your next dinner party — it's "ambience", not desperation.

Feb 2026

Rent Up 3.8% — The Great Australian Squeeze Continues

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Rents are up 3.8% YoY and the landlords still haven't got the memo. Vacancy rates are near record lows in most capitals. The dream of owning a home has been replaced by a different Australian dream: finding a rental that doesn't have mould, three flatmates, and a landlord who texts at 11pm.

Feb 2026

Insurance: Paying More, Covered Less

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Insurance costs are surging across the board — home, car, and health. Premiums are up, excesses are up, and coverage seems to be going in the other direction. The system is technically working exactly as designed. That's the problem.

City Breakdown

Who's getting ripped off hardest?

The same basket, eight cities, one brutal truth. Click a city for the full inflation breakdown.

National average CPI index: 101.28 · Click a city card to explore category breakdown
Hobart — Inflation by Category
CPI Index: 101.46 · YoY: +4.0%
Beef and veal
+14.8%
Electricity
+14.2%
Coffee, tea and cocoa
+10.6%
Utilities
+10.3%
Alcohol and tobacco
+7.6%
Eggs
+7.5%
Housing
+6.5%
Take away and fast foods
+5.7%
Milk
+5.5%
Gas and other household fuels
+5.0%
Meals out and take away foods
+4.5%
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
+4.0%
Medical and hospital services
+3.9%
Water and sewerage
+3.6%
Restaurant meals
+3.3%
Rents
+2.4%
Category Inflation

What's costing you more

Year-on-year price change by category. National averages — Feb 2026 vs the year prior.

🔥 Hall of Shame — Biggest price rises
Electricity
+37.0%
Utilities
+22.4%
Beef and veal
+13.5%
Coffee, tea and cocoa
+11.4%
Housing
+7.2%
Water and sewerage
+7.1%
Gas and other household fuels
+5.5%
Medical and hospital services
+4.4%
📉 Prices actually falling
Cheese -0.1%Private motoring -0.2%Transport -0.2%Poultry -0.7%Pharmaceutical products -2.7%Automotive fuel -7.2%
Electricity
+37.0%
Utilities
+22.4%
Beef and veal
+13.5%
Coffee, tea and cocoa
+11.4%
Housing
+7.2%
Water and sewerage
+7.1%
Gas and other household fuels
+5.5%
Medical and hospital services
+4.4%
Alcohol and tobacco
+4.3%
Take away and fast foods
+3.9%
Rents
+3.8%
Meals out and take away foods
+3.7%
Milk
+3.7%
Restaurant meals
+3.6%
Eggs
+3.3%
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
+3.1%
Motor vehicles
+1.2%
Communication
+0.8%
Bread
+0.7%
Cheese
-0.1%
Private motoring
-0.2%
Transport
-0.2%
Poultry
-0.7%
Pharmaceutical products
-2.7%
Automotive fuel
-7.2%
Historical Trend

13 months of financial reality

All Groups CPI by capital city — watch the lines diverge. Hover for exact values.

Brisbane
Canberra
Sydney
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Melbourne
Darwin
📊 Data Sources
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Consumer Price Index (Cat. 6401.0) — quarterly & monthly CPI by city and category. The source of all this pain.
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