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April 2026 reading
The Piccolo Index
April 2026 reading · Next: October 2026

ThePiccolo Index

The canonical Piccolo, read from 1,752 café menus across Australia.

National median
$4.50
Across 1,752 venues that listed Piccolo in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$3.90 p10median $4.50$5.20 p90
What does the spread look like?
13
168
451
684
317
85
3.0–3.5
3.5–4.0
4.0–4.5
4.5–5.0
5.0–5.5
5.5–6.0
Median $4.50
Strong sample
n=1,752 venues · spread $3.90–$5.20 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Piccolo by state
WA$4.50NT$5.00SA$4.50QLD$4.50NSW$4.50VIC$4.50TAS$4.50ACT$4.50
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$5.00
Melbourne
$4.50
Brisbane
$4.50
Adelaide
$4.50
Sydney
$4.50
Canberra
$4.50
Perth
$4.50
Hobart
$4.50
Australia
$4.50
Local readings of the Piccolo Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityGeelong $4.63Melbourne $4.50Brisbane $4.50Sunshine Coast $4.50Adelaide $4.50Newcastle $4.50Sydney $4.50Canberra $4.50Perth $4.50Gold Coast $4.50Wollongong $4.50Byron Bay $4.25
By stateVictoria $4.50Queensland $4.50New South Wales $4.50South Australia $4.50Tasmania $4.50Australian Capital Territory $4.50Western Australia $4.50
Cheapest regions — Piccolo
#RegionPricen
1Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton$4.207
2Orange$4.3063
3Casey - South$4.50290
4Nathan$4.50295
5Gosford$4.50607
Most expensive regions — Piccolo
#RegionPricen
1Adelaide Hills$4.8520
2Casey - South$4.50290
3Nathan$4.50295
4Gosford$4.50607
5Marion$4.5092
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Piccolo costs $4.50 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $4.00 and $4.95 — but the regional spread is the story. In Adelaide Hills the median runs $4.85; in Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton it's $4.20.

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 Piccolo is $0.65 +14.4% of the national median.
Piccolo prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is a Piccolo in Australia?

A Piccolo costs $4.50 at the median Australian café, based on 1,752 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $4.95.

Which state has the cheapest Piccolo?

Western Australia is cheapest at $4.50; Northern Territory is dearest at $5.00.

Where is a Piccolo most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Adelaide Hills has the dearest median at $4.85 and Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton the cheapest at $4.20.

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.

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April 2026 Reading
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