A Short Black in Gold Coast costs $4.45 at the median café — −1.1% below the national median of $4.50.
A Short Black in Gold Coast costs $4.45 at the median café, based on 289 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $5.00.
Gold Coast's median of $4.45 sits −1.1% below the national median of $4.50.
Across Gold Coast, 80% of cafés charge between $3.50 and $5.62 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Gold Coast reading of the Short Black Index — part of the full Gold Coast reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.