Inflation Record
$100 in 2010 → 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)
$153.66
+53.7% cumulative inflation · 2010–2026
Your $100 in 2010 would have the purchasing power of $153.66 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2010 had the same average buying power as $153.66 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 53.7% across this 16-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -34.9%.
- 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 2010 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.54 |
| $5 | $7.68 |
| $10 | $15.37 |
| $20 | $30.73 |
| $50 | $76.83 |
| $100 | $153.66 |
| $500 | $768.32 |
| $1,000 | $1,536.64 |
| $10,000 | $15,366.42 |
| $100,000 | $153,664.16 |
Key facts about 2010
- Consumer prices rose 2.9% in 2010 — the 44th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2010 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 2010, prices rose 20.8% in total.
$100 in 2010, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $120.81 | +20.8% |
| 2026 | $153.66 | +53.7% |
Quarterly CPI in 2010
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 95.2 | 2.9% |
| Q2 | 95.8 | 3.1% |
| Q3 | 96.5 | 2.9% |
| Q4 | 96.9 | 2.8% |
Annual average for 2010: 96.100
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2010 annual average): 96.100 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.5366
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.