Inflation Record$100 in 1995 → 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)
$227.19
+127.2% cumulative inflation · 1995–2026
Your $100 in 1995 would have the purchasing power of $227.19 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1995 had the same average buying power as $227.19 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 127.2% across this 31-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -56.0%.
- 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 1995 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $2.27 |
| $5 | $11.36 |
| $10 | $22.72 |
| $20 | $45.44 |
| $50 | $113.59 |
| $100 | $227.19 |
| $500 | $1,135.93 |
| $1,000 | $2,271.87 |
| $10,000 | $22,718.66 |
| $100,000 | $227,186.55 |
Key facts about 1995
- Consumer prices rose 4.6% in 1995 — the 26th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 1995 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 1995, prices rose 27.7% in total.
$100 in 1995, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $127.65 | +27.7% |
| 2015 | $165.65 | +65.7% |
| 2025 | $219.41 | +119.4% |
| 2026 | $227.19 | +127.2% |
Quarterly CPI in 1995
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 63.8 | 3.7% |
| Q2 | 64.7 | 4.5% |
| Q3 | 65.5 | 5.1% |
| Q4 | 66.0 | 5.1% |
Annual average for 1995: 65.000
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (1995 annual average): 65.000 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 2.2719
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.