A Short Black in Western Australia costs $4.15 at the median café — −1.2% below the national median of $4.20.
A Short Black in Western Australia costs $4.15 at the median café, based on 199 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $3.90 and $4.60.
Western Australia's median of $4.15 sits −1.2% below the national median of $4.20.
Of the regions we read in Western Australia, Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton is cheapest at $4.06 and Kalamunda is dearest at $4.50.
Across Western Australia, 80% of cafés charge between $3.50 and $5.41 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the October 2026 reading.
This is the Western Australia reading of the Short Black Index. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: October 2026.