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October 2026 reading
The Still Water Index
October 2026 reading · Next: April 2027

TheStill Water Index

The canonical Still Water, read from 5,149 café menus across Australia.

National median
$4.00
Across 5,149 venues that listed Still Water in the October 2026 reading.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$3.00 p10median $4.00$6.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
257
1445
1825
945
337
131
2–3
3–4
4–5
5–6
6–7
7–8
Median $4.00
Strong sample
n=5,149 venues · spread $3.00–$6.00 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Still Water by state
WA$4.00NT$4.50SA$4.50QLD$4.00NSW$4.00VIC$4.20TAS$4.50ACT$4.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Adelaide
$4.50
Hobart
$4.50
Darwin
$4.50
Melbourne
$4.15
Perth
$4.05
Sydney
$4.00
Brisbane
$4.00
Canberra
$4.00
Australia
$4.00
Local readings of the Still Water Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityCoffs Harbour $4.75Mackay $4.70Ballarat $4.67Wagga Wagga $4.50Byron Bay $4.50Bendigo $4.50Adelaide $4.50Hobart $4.50Darwin $4.50Townsville $4.40Port Macquarie $4.38Gold Coast $4.25Cairns $4.25Melbourne $4.15Toowoomba $4.13Geelong $4.10Perth $4.05Sydney $4.00Central Coast $4.00Newcastle $4.00Mildura $4.00Shepparton $4.00Brisbane $4.00Sunshine Coast $4.00Rockhampton $4.00Victor Harbor $4.00Canberra $4.00Tamworth $3.85Wollongong $3.50
By stateSouth Australia $4.50Tasmania $4.50Northern Territory $4.50Victoria $4.20New South Wales $4.00Queensland $4.00Western Australia $4.00Australian Capital Territory $4.00
Cheapest regions — Still Water
#RegionPricen
1Moree - Narrabri$3.507
2Tuggeranong$3.509
3Manly$4.001673
4Dubbo$4.00204
5Brisbane Inner - East$4.00671
Most expensive regions — Still Water
#RegionPricen
1Adelaide City$4.50219
2North East$4.5062
3Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble$4.256
4Tumut - Tumbarumba$4.25325
5Melbourne City$4.151010
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Still Water costs $4.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $3.50 and $5.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Adelaide City the median runs $4.50; in Moree - Narrabri it's $3.50.

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 Still Water is $1.00 — +25.0% of the national median.
Still Water prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is a Still Water in Australia?

A Still Water costs $4.00 at the median Australian café, based on 5,149 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $3.50 and $5.00.

Which state has the cheapest Still Water?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $4.00; South Australia is dearest at $4.50.

Where is a Still Water most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Adelaide City has the dearest median at $4.50 and Moree - Narrabri the cheapest at $3.50.

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