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October 2026 reading
The Smoothie Index
October 2026 reading · Next: April 2027

TheSmoothie Index

The canonical Smoothie, read from 5,175 café menus across Australia.

National median
$10.00
Across 5,175 venues that listed Smoothie in the October 2026 reading.
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National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$8.00 p10median $10.00$13.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
112
215
641
1233
993
601
719
291
168
6–7
7–8
8–9
9–10
10–11
11–12
12–13
13–14
14–15
Median $10.00
Strong sample
n=5,175 venues · spread $8.00–$13.00 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Smoothie by state
WA$10.00NT$10.00SA$10.00QLD$10.00NSW$10.00VIC$10.50TAS$9.90ACT$9.50
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Melbourne
$10.50
Adelaide
$10.50
Sydney
$10.00
Brisbane
$10.00
Perth
$10.00
Hobart
$10.00
Darwin
$10.00
Canberra
$9.50
Australia
$10.00
Local readings of the Smoothie Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityByron Bay $12.00Geelong $11.00Townsville $10.90Sunshine Coast $10.75Melbourne $10.50Gold Coast $10.50Adelaide $10.50Cairns $10.35Central Coast $10.25Newcastle $10.22Sydney $10.00Wagga Wagga $10.00Coffs Harbour $10.00Wollongong $10.00Bendigo $10.00Brisbane $10.00Rockhampton $10.00Perth $10.00Bunbury $10.00Victor Harbor $10.00Hobart $10.00Darwin $10.00Mackay $9.70Port Macquarie $9.50Canberra $9.50Tamworth $9.13Toowoomba $9.00Launceston $9.00
By stateVictoria $10.50New South Wales $10.00Queensland $10.00Western Australia $10.00South Australia $10.00Northern Territory $10.00Tasmania $9.90Australian Capital Territory $9.50
Cheapest regions — Smoothie
#RegionPricen
1Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)$9.505
2South Canberra$9.50116
3South East Coast$9.7524
4Jervis Bay$9.756
5North East$9.9059
Most expensive regions — Smoothie
#RegionPricen
1Broken Hill and Far West$10.758
2Tuggeranong$10.506
3Melbourne City$10.50799
4Kalamunda$10.5061
5Adelaide City$10.40189
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Smoothie costs $10.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $9.00 and $12.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Broken Hill and Far West the median runs $10.75; in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) it's $9.50.

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 Smoothie is $1.25 — +12.5% of the national median.
Smoothie prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is a Smoothie in Australia?

A Smoothie costs $10.00 at the median Australian café, based on 5,175 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $9.00 and $12.00.

Which state has the cheapest Smoothie?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $9.50; Victoria is dearest at $10.50.

Where is a Smoothie most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Broken Hill and Far West has the dearest median at $10.75 and Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) the cheapest at $9.50.

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October 2026 Reading
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