Living Costs Surge Across All Australian Households
All household types saw rises in quarterly living costs in the March 2025 quarter ranging from 0.6 per cent to 1.6 per cent, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Health, Housing, and Food and non-alcoholic beverages were the main contributors to higher living costs across all household types.
Neel Tikaram, ABS acting head of prices statistics, said: ‘Rises in pharmaceutical products, medical and hospital services, electricity and fruit and vegetables have contributed to higher living costs for all household types this quarter.’
Households with government payments as their main source of income saw the largest rise in living costs this quarter.
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/price-indexes-and-inflation/selected-living-cost-indexes-australia/mar-2025