A Short Black in Wollongong costs $4.20 at the median café — −6.7% below the national median of $4.50.
A Short Black in Wollongong costs $4.20 at the median café, based on 125 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $4.80.
Wollongong's median of $4.20 sits −6.7% below the national median of $4.50.
Across Wollongong, 80% of cafés charge between $3.80 and $5.50 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Wollongong reading of the Short Black Index — part of the full Wollongong reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.