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October 2026 reading
The Coffee Frappe Index
October 2026 reading · Next: April 2027

TheCoffee Frappe Index

The canonical Coffee Frappe, read from 2,336 café menus across Australia.

National median
$9.00
Across 2,336 venues that listed Coffee Frappe in the October 2026 reading.
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National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$7.50 p10median $9.00$11.50 p90
What does the spread look like?
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281
534
681
369
165
121
6–7
7–8
8–9
9–10
10–11
11–12
12–13
Median $9.00
Strong sample
n=2,336 venues · spread $7.50–$11.50 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Coffee Frappe by state
WA$9.05NT$8.50SA$9.16QLD$9.00NSW$9.00VIC$9.00TAS$9.00ACT$9.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Sydney
$9.20
Adelaide
$9.20
Melbourne
$9.00
Brisbane
$9.00
Perth
$9.00
Canberra
$9.00
Hobart
$8.50
Darwin
$8.50
Australia
$9.00
Local readings of the Coffee Frappe Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityCentral Coast $9.75Newcastle $9.50Port Macquarie $9.50Cairns $9.40Townsville $9.35Sydney $9.20Adelaide $9.20Melbourne $9.00Brisbane $9.00Sunshine Coast $9.00Gold Coast $9.00Mackay $9.00Perth $9.00Canberra $9.00Wollongong $8.70Rockhampton $8.50
By stateSouth Australia $9.16Western Australia $9.05New South Wales $9.00Victoria $9.00Queensland $9.00Australian Capital Territory $9.00
Cheapest regions — Coffee Frappe
#RegionPricen
1Outback - South$8.507
2Launceston$8.7512
3Whittlesea - Wallan$8.95202
4Dubbo$9.0089
5Tuggeranong$9.005
Most expensive regions — Coffee Frappe
#RegionPricen
1Mandurah$10.0030
2Wheat Belt - North$9.5015
3Devonport$9.505
4Eyre Peninsula and South West$9.2027
5Adelaide City$9.1385
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Coffee Frappe costs $9.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $8.00 and $10.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Mandurah the median runs $10.00; in Outback - South it's $8.50.

Sample sizes vary by region — every number on this page ships with its n, and regions below our confidence bar are marked indicative or thin. Medians, not means: one $40 outlier doesn't move the number.

The gap between the dearest and cheapest region for Coffee Frappe is $1.50 — +16.7% of the national median.
Coffee Frappe prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is a Coffee Frappe in Australia?

A Coffee Frappe costs $9.00 at the median Australian café, based on 2,336 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $8.00 and $10.00.

Which state has the cheapest Coffee Frappe?

Northern Territory is cheapest at $8.50; South Australia is dearest at $9.16.

Where is a Coffee Frappe most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Mandurah has the dearest median at $10.00 and Outback - South the cheapest at $8.50.

Sister product

For the dedicated Flat White Index — with deeper coffee analysis, roaster intel and suburb rankings — see SmallFlatWhite. TheCafeIndex covers the breadth; SmallFlatWhite covers the coffee depth.

More from Coffee — Iced
October 2026 Reading
Iced Latte $7.00Iced Coffee $8.00Iced Mocha $8.00Iced Long Black $6.50Cold Brew $7.00
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