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October 2026 reading
SA3 region · ACT · Sample size: strong
October 2026 reading

South Canberra

Canberra · ACT
72 suburbs · 383 cafés in our reading
The headline plate · Eggs Benedict
South Canberra median
$22.50
−4.3% against the national median, and 0.0% against Canberra itself.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
Strong sample
n=124 venues · spread $18.00–$26.00 · October 2026
How South Canberra compares
South Canberra
$22.50
Tuggeranong
$23.50
Canberra
$22.50
Australia
$23.50
The price spread, not the price tag
October 2026 Reading

What you pay depends on where you sit. Across 124 readings of Eggs Benedict in this region:

$18.00
p25 · $20.00
Median
$22.50
p75 · $24.50
$26.00
10th percentile90th percentile
Solid band: middle 50% of cafés (p25–p75). Gradient: full p10–p90 spread.
The South Canberra menu · 105 canonical items
October 2026 Reading
n = 215 · vs national
Chai Latte
$5.75
−0.9%
n = 202 · vs national
Hot Chocolate
$5.50
0.0%
n = 196 · vs national
Latte
$5.75
+2.7%
n = 193 · vs national
Long Black
$5.50
+3.8%
n = 186 · vs national
Short Black
$4.50
0.0%
n = 184 · vs national
Mocha
$6.00
0.0%
n = 181 · vs national
Flat White
$5.50
0.0%
n = 177 · vs national
Iced Latte
$7.00
0.0%
n = 175 · vs national
Burger
$22.00
+4.8%
n = 167 · vs national
Cappuccino
$5.50
0.0%
n = 167 · vs national
Milkshake
$8.25
+3.1%
n = 163 · vs national
Chips / Fries
$10.00
0.0%
n = 162 · vs national
Matcha Latte
$6.68
+1.2%
n = 157 · vs national
Bacon & Egg Roll
$14.00
0.0%
n = 150 · vs national
Pot of Tea
$5.50
+5.8%
n = 149 · vs national
Macchiato
$4.50
0.0%
The suburbs of South Canberra · Eggs Benedict
October 2026 Reading

Suburbs are a way to read this region, not a destination. We don't run a suburb page when the sample is thin — the region is the editorial unit.

Suburb
Median
vs region
n
Braddon thin
$25.10
+11.6%
n=4
Barton thin
$25.00
+11.1%
n=3
Kingston indicative
$24.50
+8.9%
n=9
Phillip indicative
$24.25
+7.8%
n=6
Parkes thin
$24.00
+6.7%
n=3
Griffith thin
$23.50
+4.4%
n=4
Dickson indicative
$23.00
+2.2%
n=5
Campbell thin
$23.00
+2.2%
n=2
Kambah thin
$22.95
+2.0%
n=4
Greenway indicative
$22.50
0.0%
n=7
Acton thin
$22.25
−1.1%
n=2
Bruce thin
$22.25
−1.1%
n=2
Belconnen indicative
$22.00
−2.2%
n=6
Canberra indicative
$21.95
−2.4%
n=13
Holt thin
$21.95
−2.4%
n=3
Gungahlin indicative
$21.45
−4.7%
n=6
Nicholls thin
$21.20
−5.8%
n=4
Mawson thin
$20.75
−7.8%
n=2
Charnwood thin
$20.50
−8.9%
n=2
Mitchell indicative
$19.90
−11.6%
n=5
Macquarie thin
$19.75
−12.2%
n=2
Fyshwick indicative
$19.00
−15.6%
n=9
The 4.3 percent
October 2026 Reading

South Canberra runs, by our reading, −4.3% below the national median for a eggs benedict — and 0.0% above Canberra itself. The pattern is visible suburb by suburb: Braddon at $25.10 down to Fyshwick at $19.00. What you pay for, in this region, is geography — and a postcode.

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