Australia’s Westpac–Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index plunged 12.5% from a month earlier to 80.1 in April 2026, marking the biggest monthly decline since the onset of the COVID pandemic and hitting its lowest level since November 2023. source: Westpac Banking Corporation, Melbourne Institute

Consumer Confidence in Australia decreased to 80.10 points in April from 91.60 points in March of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Australia averaged 100.14 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 April of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in Australia decreased to 80.10 points in April from 91.60 points in March of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Australia is expected to be 82.00 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
2026-03-09 11:30 PM
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index
Mar 91.6 90.5 89.5
2026-04-14 12:30 AM
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index
Apr 80.1 91.6 89
2026-05-13 12:30 AM
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index
May 80.1 81


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 10.51 10.26 percent Mar 2026
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index 80.10 91.60 points Apr 2026
Westpac Consumer Confidence Change -12.50 1.20 percent Apr 2026
Consumer Credit 2508.16 2497.93 AUD Billion Feb 2026
GDP Consumption 355694.00 354706.00 AUD Million Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income 453531.00 445503.00 AUD Million Dec 2025
Gasoline Prices 1.74 1.22 USD/Liter Mar 2026
Households Debt to GDP 113.20 113.60 percent of GDP Sep 2025
Housing Credit MoM 0.60 0.60 percent Feb 2026
Personal Savings 6.90 6.10 percent Dec 2025
Private Sector Credit MoM 0.60 0.50 percent Feb 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
80.10 91.60 123.90 64.60 1974 - 2026 points Monthly
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