$100 in 1974 is worth $1,025 today
What Australian dollars from 1974 are worth in 2025 money, adjusted for inflation with the official price index from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
1974 money in 2025 money
- Prices since
- +925.3%
- Per year
- +4.67% compounded
- Multiplier
- ×10.253
| In 1974 | Worth in 2025 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $10.25 |
| $5 | $51.26 |
| $10 | $103 |
| $20 | $205 |
| $50 | $513 |
| $100 | $1,025 |
| $1,000 | $10,253 |
| $10,000 | $102,527 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics — CPI, all groups, weighted average of eight capital cities, 2011-12 = 100. Retrieved 2026-08-06. 2025 figures are the the first three quarters average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes. Open in the calculator to compare any two years.
Inflation in 1974
Prices in Australia rose 15.4% during 1974, the 3rd highest rate in all 76 years this series covers. Across the 1970s, prices rose an average of 9.8% a year, peaking at 15.4% in 1974.
| Year | Rate | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +3.4% | |
| 1971 | +6.1% | |
| 1972 | +6.0% | |
| 1973 | +9.1% | |
| 1974 | +15.4% | |
| 1975 | +15.2% | |
| 1976 | +13.3% | |
| 1977 | +12.3% | |
| 1978 | +8.0% | |
| 1979 | +9.1% |
How far the Australian dollar has fallen since 1974
An Australian dollar in 2025 buys about 9.8% of what one bought in 1974, a loss of 90.2% of its buying power. Prices had doubled from their 1974 level by 1981, 7 years later. Read the other way, here is what today's money would have been in 1974:
| In 2025 | Same as, in 1974 |
|---|---|
| $10 | $0.98 |
| $20 | $1.95 |
| $50 | $4.88 |
| $100 | $9.75 |
| $1,000 | $97.54 |
| $10,000 | $975 |
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The figures compare the price index in 1974 with 2025: the cost of the same broad basket of goods and services, averaged across each year. That is the right measure for "what would this amount be in today's money" — a wage, a price, an inheritance. It is not a measure of what any particular thing cost: housing, education, and healthcare have mostly risen faster than the average, while electronics and clothing have risen far slower or fallen. And it says nothing about exchange rates, so it cannot turn 1974 Australian dollars into another currency.
Common questions
How much is $100 from 1974 worth today?
$100 in 1974 is worth about $1,025 in 2025 money, adjusted with the official price index published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Prices have risen 925.3% over that span, an average of 4.67% a year compounded. 2025 figures are the the first three quarters average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes.
What was the inflation rate in 1974?
Prices in Australia rose 15.4% during 1974, the 3rd highest rate in all 76 years this series covers. That is the change in the annual average of the index from 1973 to 1974, which is the basis statistics agencies use for long-run comparison; a news headline quoting a twelve-month change at a particular point in 1974 may differ.
How much buying power has the Australian dollar lost since 1974?
About 90.2%. Put the other way round, $100 in 2025 would have bought what $9.75 bought in 1974. Prices had doubled from their 1974 level by 1981, 7 years later.
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