Australia’s Westpac–Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index lifted to 83.9 in July 2026 from 80.6 a month earlier, marking a modest improvement in household confidence as worries over energy costs, rising rates, and labor market weakness eased. Even so, the latest index remains deeply subdued, sitting in the bottom 10% of outcomes across the survey’s five-decade history. Sentiment continues to be weighed down by fragility in the global backdrop, with households particularly sensitive to geopolitical strains such as ongoing tensions in the Middle East. source: Westpac Banking Corporation, Melbourne Institute

Consumer Confidence in Australia increased to 83.90 points in July from 80.60 points in June of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Australia averaged 100.05 points from 1974 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 123.90 points in May of 2007 and a record low of 64.60 points in November of 1990. This page provides - Australia Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Australia Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in Australia increased to 83.90 points in July from 80.60 points in June of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Australia is expected to be 84.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around 95.00 points in 2027 and 101.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-06-09 12:30 AM
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index
Jun 80.6 83 82
2026-07-14 12:30 AM
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index
Jul 83.9 80.6 82.6
2026-08-19 12:30 AM
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index
Aug 83.9 84.1


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 10.76 10.76 percent Jun 2026
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index 83.90 80.60 points Jul 2026
Westpac Consumer Confidence Change 4.10 -2.90 percent Jul 2026
Consumer Credit 2549.37 2536.50 AUD Billion May 2026
GDP Consumption 357793.00 355980.00 AUD Million Mar 2026
Disposable Personal Income 456254.00 454500.00 AUD Million Mar 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.10 1.33 USD/Liter Jun 2026
Households Debt to GDP 114.00 113.40 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Housing Credit MoM 0.50 0.60 percent May 2026
Personal Savings 6.20 7.00 percent Mar 2026
Private Sector Credit MoM 0.70 0.70 percent May 2026


Australia Consumer Confidence
The Consumer Sentiment Index is based on a survey of over 1,200 Australian households. The Index is an average of five component indexes which reflect consumers' evaluations of their household financial situation over the past year and the coming year, anticipated economic conditions over the coming year and the next five years, and buying conditions for major household items. The index scores above 100 indicate that optimists outweigh pessimists.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
83.90 80.60 123.90 64.60 1974 - 2026 points Monthly
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