A Short Black in New South Wales costs $4.25 at the median café — −5.6% below the national median of $4.50.
A Short Black in New South Wales costs $4.25 at the median café, based on 3,380 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $4.80.
New South Wales's median of $4.25 sits −5.6% below the national median of $4.50.
Of the regions we read in New South Wales, Tuggeranong is cheapest at $4.00 and Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble is dearest at $5.00.
Across New South Wales, 80% of cafés charge between $3.50 and $5.50 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the New South Wales reading of the Short Black Index. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.