The canonical Scone, read from 228 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobart Inner | $5.70 | 12 |
| 2 | Warrnambool - Otway Ranges | $6.50 | 23 |
| 3 | Bayswater - Bassendean | $6.78 | 8 |
| 4 | Yarra Ranges | $7.00 | 41 |
| 5 | Orange | $7.00 | 12 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Hills | $8.47 | 10 |
| 2 | North Canberra | $8.00 | 6 |
| 3 | Cleveland - Stradbroke | $8.00 | 28 |
| 4 | Gosford | $7.50 | 51 |
| 5 | Yarra Ranges | $7.00 | 41 |
At the median Australian café, a Scone costs $7.50 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $6.00 and $9.18 — but the regional spread is the story. In Adelaide Hills the median runs $8.47; in Hobart Inner it's $5.70.
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.
A Scone costs $7.50 at the median Australian café, based on 228 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $6.00 and $9.18.
Tasmania is cheapest at $5.70; South Australia is dearest at $8.45.
Of the regions we read, Adelaide Hills has the dearest median at $8.47 and Hobart Inner the cheapest at $5.70.