Typical Australian household transport costs rose by 13% in 2023, far outpacing the year’s consumer price index (CPI) increase of 4.1%. So says the Australian Automobile Association in its latest transport affordability index.
In Australia’s three largest cities, Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, typical households paid more than $520 a week for transport in the September quarter according to the latest research from the Australian Automobile Association (AAA).
Australia’s transport cost inflation eased in the June quarter, falling below the consumer price index rate, according to the latest AAA Transport Affordability Index.
The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) has released its latest Transport Affordability Index showing average weekly fuel costs rose more than $5 to $100.39 a week across the country in the past three months.
