A Short Black in Western Australia costs $4.20 at the median café — −6.7% below the national median of $4.50.
A Short Black in Western Australia costs $4.20 at the median café, based on 842 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $4.65.
Western Australia's median of $4.20 sits −6.7% below the national median of $4.50.
Of the regions we read in Western Australia, Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton is cheapest at $4.00 and Kalamunda is dearest at $4.47.
Across Western Australia, 80% of cafés charge between $3.50 and $5.25 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Western Australia reading of the Short Black Index. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.