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Regional Price Index 2013
Regional Price Index2013
1 Summary
2 Introduction
3 Background
4 Locations
4 Basket of Goods
5 Weights
6 Regional Results - A comparison between 2011 and 2013
10 Map 1: Region and Town Price Indices
11 Map 2: Food Commodity Group
12 Map 3: Cigarettes, Tobacco and Alcoholic Drinks Commodity Group
13 Map 4: Clothing Commodity Group
14 Map 5: Housing Commodity Group
15 Map 6: Household Equipment and Operation Commodity Group
16 Map 7: Health and Personal Care Commodity Group
17 Map 8: Transportation Commodity Group
18 Map 9: Recreation and Education Commodity Group
Contents
Department of Regional DevelopmentLevel 2, Gordon Stephenson House140 William StreetPERTH WA 6000 PO Box 1143WEST PERTH WA 6872 Disclaimer: The information contained in this document is for general information only. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information, information referred to in this publication may include or be based on data provided to the Department of Regional Development (DRD) from other sources or organisations. Any person who uses or seeks to rely on this information, including for comparative purposes, should obtain appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances. Neither DRD nor the State of Western Australia (including their employees, officers and agents) make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information or take responsibility for any errors or omissions in the information. DRD and the State of Western Australia (including their employees, officers and agents) do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred or suffered by any person as a result of the information contained in the document or it being used or relied upon by any person, or it being used or relied on for comparative purposes.
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Regional Price Index 2013
The 2013 Regional Price Index (RPI) is the sixth State Government Index contrasting the cost of a common basket of goods and services at a number of regional locations to the Perth metropolitan region.
The RPI provides an indicative insight into the differences in regional consumer costs. The 2011 and 2013 RPIs were comprised of a basket of 504 goods and services, which were priced in 27 centres around Western Australia. These RPIswere commissioned to assist with the calculationof the Government’s regional district allowance,and it has been used to assist in policy decision- making. The private sector also uses the RPI when setting regional wages and salaries.
The results of the 2013 RPI reflected the distance from Perth, the remoteness and the small commodity markets which are common to regional localities in Western Australia.
For the entire basket of goods and services, prices were the highest in the Pilbara region, followed closely by the Kimberley and Gascoyne regions. The cost of the housing commodity group was highest in Port Hedland and Newman, with health and personal care costs also high in these localities. Housing costs were also high in Broome, Derby, Halls Creek and the Wyndham-Kununurra area.
In the Gascoyne region, Carnarvon was marginally lower in cost than Exmouth. Housing, clothing and the cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol groups showed higher costs than in Perth. Housing, clothing, food and transport costs were higher in Exmouth than in Perth.
The costs of goods and services in the Goldfields-Esperance, Mid West, and Wheatbelt regions were marginally higher than Perth. Health and personal care, and recreation and education had the highest cost differences.
By contrast, the regions to the south of the state were typically less expensive than Perth.
The Peel region, immediately south of Perth, was only just lower, with recreation and education recorded at 6.2 index points less than Perth. The South West region was also just below Perth, with Bunbury marginally less than Busselton. Lower housing and food costs kept Bunbury lower than Perth. The Great Southern region was significantly lower than Perth. Housing in Albany was 15.8 index points lower than Perth, and housing in Denmark was 4.5 index points lower than Perth. The food and transport categories were also less expensive than Perth.
Summary
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The Regional Price Index (RPI) is produced by the Department of Regional Development, on behalf of the State Government, with funding currently provided through the Royalties for Regions program. The aim of the project is to create a spatial index, a comparison of location-based prices for a common basket of goods, with Perth1 as the basis for comparison with each regional location. The RPI will be used as onecomponent for calculating the District Allowancefor public servants working in regional WesternAustralia; and by the private sector to assist insetting regional wages and salaries. It is alsoused in regional policy deliberations.
The basket of 504 goods and services allows for a reasonable estimate of the difference in retail prices across a wide range of household costs. Such a comprehensive basket permits the construction of a comparative index of costs, which are indicative of the differences of the cost
Introduction
of living at different locations around the state. In 2013, 27 locations were identified capturing the majority of the population in each of the nine non-metropolitan regions within Western Australia.
Where possible, three retail establishments were sought to provide price data for each category of goods and services. In the case of the Perth basket of goods, 18 supermarkets (three from six suburbs) were priced for each commodity within the grocery components of the basket. These prices were then averaged to create a representative total for Perth. The representative total for each regional location was then contrasted, using index numbers, to indicate whether prices were more or less expensive than Perth.
1Perth in this context refers to the metropolitan area not the local government area.
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The State Government produced the first Regional Price Index in 1998, with a common basket of 500 goods and services (approximately), across 21 regional locations capturing the majority of Western Australia’s regional population. The project was followed by a second Price Index in 1999 and by a third at the end of 2000, printed in 2002. These projects not only contrasted prices between locations (spatial index), but the movement of prices across years (temporal index). This was possible because there were minimal changes to the commodities and services that comprised the basket of goods being priced over consecutive years.
Background
A fourth index was undertaken in 2006, which was released in 2007. The 2007 Regional Price Index used a smaller basket than in previous years.
A fifth index was commissioned in 2011. The basket size was increased to approximately 500 goods and services (similar to the baskets used from 1998 to 2000). The number of regional locations was increased to 27, incorporating some remote and smaller locations. This wasthe first index to be formally used in settingthe district allowance. It was also the first pricecollection to use the Community ResourceCentre Network (CRCs), coordinated through theNarembeen CRC, to collect prices.
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In 2013, regional prices were collected from the following regional locations:
Gascoyne: Carnarvon and Exmouth.
Goldfields-Esperance: Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Leinster and Norseman.
Great Southern: Albany and Denmark.
Kimberley: Broome, Derby, Halls Creek and Wyndham/Kununurra.
Mid West: Geraldton, Kalbarri and Meekatharra.
Peel: Byford and Mandurah.
Pilbara: Karratha, Newman and Port Hedland.
South West: Bunbury and Busselton.
Wheatbelt: Gingin, Narrogin, Northam, Southern Cross and Toodyay.
Perth was represented by average prices collected in the localities of Booragoon, Cannington, Innaloo, Joondalup, Midland and Wanneroo. Where possible, prices were collected from three retail outlets for each of the eight categories of commodities. For example, 18 supermarkets were priced in Perth, three in each locality. It is not always possible to find three retail/service outlets of the same type in regional locations, so prices were collected from as many outlets as possible to a maximum of three of one type.
Locations
The basket of goods consisted of over 500 items which are divided over eight broad categories. The eight categories are derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index and include:
Food: Dairy, cereals, meat and seafood, fruit and vegetables, drinks and snacks, other foods and meals out and takeaway foods.
Alcohol and Tobacco: Tobacco, beer, wine and spirits.
Clothing: Male and female clothing.
Housing: Rates and charges, rents, cost of utilities, credit charges and insurance.
Household Equipment and Operation: Furniture and bedding, appliances, cleaning products and supplies, hairdressing and personal care, and communications.
Health: Hospital, dental, optical and pharmaceutical services.
Transportation: Motor vehicles, fuel, parts and charges.
Recreation and Education: Newspapers and magazines, audio, visual and computing equipment, sporting goods and services, toys, pets and the cost of education.
A more detailed account of the basket of goods is available from the Department of Regional Development’s website – www.drd.wa.gov.au/publications/Pages/Statistics.aspx
Basket of Goods
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Basket of Goods
The RPI is a weighted index. Not all of the 500 plus items in the basket of goods are consumed at the same rate. For example, milk may be purchased on a daily or weekly rate depending on the size of the family, where as a car may be purchased every three to five, or ten years depending on circumstances. Some goods may not be essential (e.g. biscuits) and others play an important part of our daily existence (e.g. electricity). Weighting is a technique used to give priority to those items considered of greater importance.
The weights used in this project are based on those used for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Perth, produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The value of the weight, for each category/commodity in the CPI basket is set using a household expenditure survey, also conducted by the ABS for the CPI.
As a result, the consumption patterns are based on the average consumption patterns for Perth. This is an essential limitation as it is important to use
the same weights and the same basket of goods if the resulting indices are to be comparable. The underlining premise of this project is “to compare the cost of a common basket of goods at different locations around Western Australia”.
A more detailed account of the basket’s weights is available from the Department of Regional Development’s website – www.drd.wa.gov.au/publications/Pages/Statistics.aspx
Weights were also used to compile the regional index numbers. Regional index numbers are the aggregate of location numbers for a region. A price index should reflect the purchasing patterns of the majority of a population, ensuring the greatest coverage and capturing the most indicative prices from where market forces operate most effectively. As a result, population centres were weighted reflecting their share of the region’s population. This allowed prices in larger population centres to be given prominence, reflecting their greater representative share of the population and hence purchasing power.
Weights
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Regi
onal
Res
ults
- A
Com
pari
son
Betw
een
2011
and
201
3
Inde
x N
umbe
rs 2
011
Kimbe
rley
Broo
me
Derb
yHa
lls Cr
eek
Wyn
dham
-Ku
nunu
rraPil
bara
Karra
tha
Newm
anPo
rt He
dland
Bask
et12
0.011
5.213
2.611
8.011
7.913
7.113
7.513
7.913
6.1
Food
118.3
119.7
111.4
127.0
118.9
113.4
115.5
109.6
112.8
Cigar
ette
s, Tob
acco
and
Alco
holic
Drin
ks10
7.910
6.310
8.411
0.910
9.510
2.210
1.110
7.510
0.8
Cloth
ing12
3.412
0.912
9.312
2.312
2.911
9.011
7.412
4.511
7.9
Hous
ing13
3.111
6.418
0.412
1.612
3.919
9.820
2.020
0.619
6.5
Hous
ehold
Equip
men
t and
Ope
ratio
n11
2.711
2.911
1.711
5.311
2.610
7.810
7.210
5.610
9.8
Healt
h and
Perso
nal C
are
108.9
107.7
107.5
121.3
107.5
110.7
112.2
110.1
109.0
Trans
port
114.2
112.5
116.4
113.8
115.8
111.6
109.5
114.8
112.6
Recre
ation
and E
duca
tion
113.9
116.0
110.4
106.4
116.2
110.8
109.5
116.5
109.3
Inde
x N
umbe
rs 2
013
Kimbe
rley
Broo
me
Derb
yHa
lls Cr
eek
Wyn
dham
-Ku
nunu
rraPil
bara
Karra
tha
Newm
anPo
rt He
dland
Bask
et11
4.711
6.011
0.711
6.611
5.411
8.611
8.811
1.912
1.8
Food
114.5
107.5
112.5
130.3
123.9
101.5
101.0
102.0
101.9
Cigar
ette
s, Tob
acco
and
Alco
holic
Drin
ks11
3.611
2.011
4.211
2.111
7.110
8.410
0.910
6.411
9.3
Cloth
ing11
6.911
1.312
2.411
9.612
1.710
9.011
5.911
8.394
.7
Hous
ing12
5.613
3.711
3.412
2.412
2.813
9.814
1.512
1.014
7.7
Hous
ehold
Equip
men
t and
Ope
ratio
n10
9.711
0.511
0.511
2.010
6.310
8.910
9.710
4.211
0.4
Healt
h and
Perso
nal C
are
103.7
102.3
99.0
107.2
109.7
129.6
137.0
113.9
128.2
Trans
port
108.8
105.7
110.4
109.3
113.4
112.0
110.4
113.3
113.4
Recre
ation
and E
duca
tion
106.5
110.8
103.6
103.9
101.6
111.7
109.1
110.8
115.5
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Regi
onal
Res
ults
- A
Com
pari
son
Betw
een
2011
and
201
3
Inde
x N
umbe
rs 2
011
Ga
scoyn
eCa
rnar
von
Exm
outh
Goldfi
elds
Espe
ranc
eKa
lgoor
lieLe
inste
rNo
rsem
an
Bask
et10
9.310
6.711
5.810
5.110
2.010
6.211
0.310
8.6
Food
112.2
106.2
127.3
109.9
106.0
111.2
120.6
113.1
Cigar
ette
s, Tob
acco
and
Alco
holic
Drin
ks10
7.910
6.211
2.210
3.410
2.610
3.410
9.810
9.1
Cloth
ing11
7.411
7.311
7.511
3.112
4.410
7.611
1.512
4.4
Hous
ing10
9.710
7.711
4.810
2.994
.410
6.510
6.710
7.6
Hous
ehold
Equip
men
t and
Ope
ratio
n11
2.511
0.611
7.110
4.710
6.010
3.711
5.310
8.6
Healt
h and
Perso
nal C
are
101.8
100.4
105.3
103.7
104.8
102.9
108.2
107.3
Trans
port
109.4
109.4
108.2
102.7
103.9
102.1
103.7
105.0
Recre
ation
and E
duca
tion
102.3
99.2
110.1
105.9
101.2
107.9
107.2
105.9
Inde
x N
umbe
rs 2
013
Ga
scoyn
eCa
rnar
von
Exm
outh
Goldfi
elds
Espe
ranc
eKa
lgoor
lieLe
inste
rNo
rsem
an
Bask
et11
0.010
8.511
3.610
4.110
4.310
3.910
5.610
4.0
Food
110.0
107.4
116.1
106.5
106.4
106.0
120.7
111.4
Cigar
ette
s, Tob
acco
and
Alco
holic
Drin
ks10
9.011
1.510
2.710
5.410
5.210
4.811
3.111
7.7
Cloth
ing11
9.412
0.111
7.510
8.711
4.910
4.911
3.413
4.5
Hous
ing12
0.712
0.412
1.497
.496
.997
.794
.395
.7
Hous
ehold
Equip
men
t and
Ope
ratio
n10
6.010
5.110
8.110
4.210
7.910
2.411
1.110
2.6
Healt
h and
Perso
nal C
are
104.8
106.4
100.6
119.0
120.6
118.7
109.8
111.7
Trans
port
105.9
101.9
115.7
101.8
105.8
100.0
97.6
105.0
Recre
ation
and E
duca
tion
95.6
92.1
104.5
111.0
104.0
114.6
108.0
100.4
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Regi
onal
Res
ults
- A
Com
pari
son
Betw
een
2011
and
201
3
Inde
x N
umbe
rs 2
011
M
id W
est
Gera
ldton
Kalba
rriM
eeka
thar
raW
heat
belt
Ging
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North
amSo
uthe
rn
Cros
sTo
odya
y
Bask
et10
2.210
1.710
6.410
5.810
1.010
2.6
100.0
10
0.310
3.6
101.4
Food
107.8
106.1
119.6
126.3
104.3
110.8
102.0
101.4
112.5
104.5
Cigar
ette
s, Tob
acco
and
Alco
holic
Drin
ks10
2.910
2.110
8.511
1.310
5.810
8.110
6.110
2.911
1.910
7.8
Cloth
ing12
0.011
9.812
2.012
2.611
3.211
4.211
0.811
3.811
3.811
3.8
Hous
ing96
.296
.395
.993
.596
.396
.094
.497
.095
.697
.2
Hous
ehold
Equip
men
t and
Ope
ratio
n10
5.210
4.111
3.711
2.910
2.410
6.498
.710
1.210
9.210
3.5
Healt
h and
Perso
nal C
are
103.3
103.1
104.2
106.6
103.0
101.6
105.0
102.2
102.1
104.2
Trans
port
100.9
100.3
106.1
104.5
103.1
103.2
105.6
102.0
105.5
102.1
Recre
ation
and E
duca
tion
101.6
101.8
101.6
95.2
99.0
98.5
100.1
98.9
97.9
98.5
Inde
x N
umbe
rs 2
013
M
id W
est
Gera
ldton
Kalba
rriM
eeka
thar
raW
heat
belt
Ging
inNa
rrogin
North
amSo
uthe
rn
Cros
sTo
odya
y
Bask
et10
2.810
2.410
7.610
1.510
0.510
0.893
.810
1.610
3.610
4.8
Food
104.3
102.6
119.0
115.3
103.6
111.4
100.4
102.3
106.6
101.2
Cigar
ette
s, Tob
acco
and
Alco
holic
Drin
ks10
4.610
3.511
3.011
4.910
7.410
5.810
3.210
4.612
0.711
6.6
Cloth
ing12
1.612
1.811
9.412
1.812
7.112
9.611
8.612
7.912
9.613
1.5
Hous
ing97
.597
.010
3.594
.496
.192
.079
.110
0.610
1.910
8.2
Hous
ehold
Equip
men
t and
Ope
ratio
n10
4.110
3.710
7.710
3.210
0.310
1.210
0.298
.310
2.910
3.1
Healt
h and
Perso
nal C
are
115.4
114.9
124.2
108.3
108.7
106.6
112.5
107.4
103.5
111.1
Trans
port
100.2
100.9
94.2
95.8
102.0
102.4
100.3
102.4
104.6
102.0
Recre
ation
and E
duca
tion
104.4
104.7
105.3
93.5
94.8
95.3
89.3
97.4
93.4
94.9
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Regi
onal
Res
ults
- A
Com
pari
son
Betw
een
2011
and
201
3
Inde
x N
umbe
rs 2
011
Pe
elBy
ford
Man
dura
hSo
uth W
est
Bunb
ury
Busse
lton
Grea
t Sou
ther
nAl
bany
Denm
ark
Bask
et99
.910
2.199
.410
0.210
0.699
.810
0.299
.910
2.7
Food
104.2
103.1
104.5
104.9
106.6
103.0
101.1
101.6
97.9
Cigar
ette
s, Tob
acco
and
Alco
holic
Drin
ks98
.910
2.298
.110
0.910
0.010
1.910
3.210
3.010
4.7
Cloth
ing10
5.811
1.310
4.410
8.610
6.811
0.510
7.210
4.512
5.1
Hous
ing95
.810
0.294
.793
.493
.693
.195
.594
.999
.4
Hous
ehold
Equip
men
t and
Ope
ratio
n10
0.610
3.799
.910
0.610
0.010
1.210
5.910
5.211
0.7
Healt
h and
Perso
nal C
are
97.8
100.1
97.2
99.7
100.4
98.9
103.6
103.7
103.3
Trans
port
100.2
101.1
99.9
100.9
101.9
99.9
100.6
100.3
102.6
Recre
ation
and E
duca
tion
102.1
102.4
102.0
106.2
106.4
106.1
99.0
98.8
100.4
Inde
x N
umbe
rs 2
013
Pe
elBy
ford
Man
dura
hSo
uth W
est
Bunb
ury
Busse
lton
Grea
t Sou
ther
nAl
bany
Denm
ark
Bask
et99
.799
.399
.899
.999
.510
0.397
.697
.110
0.7
Food
101.2
101.8
101.1
98.6
98.7
98.5
102.4
101.8
106.7
Cigar
ette
s, Tob
acco
and
Alco
holic
Drin
ks10
0.310
3.499
.510
2.810
1.410
4.310
1.210
1.010
2.8
Cloth
ing10
2.510
2.510
2.511
2.210
9.511
5.210
4.910
2.811
8.8
Hous
ing98
.299
.697
.995
.092
.797
.485
.684
.295
.5
Hous
ehold
Equip
men
t and
Ope
ratio
n99
.510
1.199
.110
0.910
1.410
0.410
0.910
0.910
0.9
Healt
h and
Perso
nal C
are
108.5
108.1
108.6
100.7
104.2
96.9
111.2
110.8
113.9
Trans
port
103.9
98.4
105.2
100.2
101.6
98.7
100.0
99.8
101.3
Recre
ation
and E
duca
tion
93.8
90.0
94.7
106.7
106.5
106.9
103.9
105.2
95.1
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MID WEST
Karratha
Exmouth
Meekatharra
Carnarvon
Kalgoorlie
Geraldton
SouthernCross
Northam
Narrogin
PERTH
Mandurah
BunburyBusselton
Albany Denmark
Esperance
Port Hedland
BroomeDerby
Kununurra
GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE
KIMBERLEY
PILBARA
WHEATBELT
GREAT SOUTHERNSOUTH
WEST
PEEL
GASCOYNE
Toodyay
Gingin
KalbarriLeinster
Halls Creek
Wyndham
Newman
Norseman Byford
Map 1: Region and Town Price Indices
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 120.0 114.7Broome 115.2 116.0Derby 132.6 110.7Halls Creek 118.0 116.6Wyndham-Kununurra 117.9 115.4 PILBARA 137.1 118.6Karratha 137.5 118.8Newman 137.9 111.9Port Hedland 136.1 121.8GASCOYNE 109.3 110.0Carnarvon 106.7 108.5Exmouth 115.8 113.6MID WEST 102.2 102.8Geraldton 101.7 102.4Kalbarri 106.4 107.6Meekatharra 105.8 101.5GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 105.1 104.1 Esperance 102.0 104.3Kalgoorlie 106.2 103.9Leinster 110.3 105.6Norseman 108.6 104.0WHEATBELT 101.0 100.5Gingin 102.6 100.8Narrogin 100.0 93.8Northam 100.3 101.6Southern Cross 103.6 103.6Toodyay 101.4 104.8PEEL 99.9 99.7Byford 102.1 99.3Mandurah 99.4 99.8SOUTH WEST 100.2 99.9Bunbury 100.6 99.5Busselton 99.8 100.3GREAT SOUTHERN 100.2 97.6Albany 99.9 97.1Denmark 102.7 100.7PERTH 100.0 100.0
114.7
118.6
102.8
104.1
97.6 99.9
99.7
100.5
110.0
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MID WEST
Karratha
Exmouth
Meekatharra
Carnarvon
Kalgoorlie
Geraldton
SouthernCross
Northam
Narrogin
PERTH
Mandurah
BunburyBusselton
Albany Denmark
Esperance
Port Hedland
BroomeDerby
Kununurra
GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE
KIMBERLEY
PILBARA
WHEATBELT
GREAT SOUTHERNSOUTH
WEST
PEEL
GASCOYNE
Toodyay
Gingin
KalbarriLeinster
Halls Creek
Wyndham
Newman
Norseman Byford
114.5
101.5
104.3
106.5
102.4 98.6
103.6
Map 2: Food Commodity Group
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 120.0 114.7Broome 115.2 116.0Derby 132.6 110.7Halls Creek 118.0 116.6Wyndham-Kununurra 117.9 115.4 PILBARA 137.1 118.6Karratha 137.5 118.8Newman 137.9 111.9Port Hedland 136.1 121.8GASCOYNE 109.3 110.0Carnarvon 106.7 108.5Exmouth 115.8 113.6MID WEST 102.2 102.8Geraldton 101.7 102.4Kalbarri 106.4 107.6Meekatharra 105.8 101.5GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 105.1 104.1 Esperance 102.0 104.3Kalgoorlie 106.2 103.9Leinster 110.3 105.6Norseman 108.6 104.0WHEATBELT 101.0 100.5Gingin 102.6 100.8Narrogin 100.0 93.8Northam 100.3 101.6Southern Cross 103.6 103.6Toodyay 101.4 104.8PEEL 99.9 99.7Byford 102.1 99.3Mandurah 99.4 99.8SOUTH WEST 100.2 99.9Bunbury 100.6 99.5Busselton 99.8 100.3GREAT SOUTHERN 100.2 97.6Albany 99.9 97.1Denmark 102.7 100.7PERTH 100.0 100.0
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 118.3 114.5Broome 119.7 107.5Derby 111.4 112.5Halls Creek 127.0 130.3Wyndham-Kununurra 118.9 123.9PILBARA 113.4 101.5Karratha 115.5 101.0Newman 109.6 102.0Port Hedland 112.8 101.9GASCOYNE 112.2 110.0Carnarvon 106.2 107.4Exmouth 127.3 116.1MID WEST 107.8 104.3Geraldton 106.1 102.6Kalbarri 119.6 119.0Meekatharra 126.3 115.3GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 109.9 106.5Esperance 106.0 106.4Kalgoorlie 111.2 106.0Leinster 120.6 120.7Norseman 113.1 111.4WHEATBELT 104.3 103.6Gingin 110.8 111.4Narrogin 102.0 100.4Northam 101.4 102.3Southern Cross 112.5 106.6Toodyay 104.5 101.2PEEL 104.2 101.2Byford 103.1 101.8Mandurah 104.5 101.1SOUTH WEST 104.9 98.6Bunbury 106.6 98.7Busselton 103.0 98.5GREAT SOUTHERN 101.1 102.4Albany 101.6 101.8Denmark 97.9 106.7PERTH 100.0 100.0
110.0
101.2
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MID WEST
Karratha
Exmouth
Meekatharra
Carnarvon
Kalgoorlie
Geraldton
SouthernCross
Northam
Narrogin
PERTH
Mandurah
BunburyBusselton
Albany Denmark
Esperance
Port Hedland
BroomeDerby
Kununurra
GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE
KIMBERLEY
PILBARA
WHEATBELT
GREAT SOUTHERNSOUTH
WEST
PEEL
GASCOYNE
Toodyay
Gingin
KalbarriLeinster
Halls Creek
Wyndham
Newman
Norseman Byford
Map 3: Cigarettes, Tobacco and Alcoholic Drinks Commodity Group
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 107.9 113.6Broome 106.3 112.0Derby 108.4 114.2Halls Creek 110.9 112.1Wyndham-Kununurra 109.5 117.1PILBARA 102.2 108.4Karratha 101.1 100.9Newman 107.5 106.4Port Hedland 100.8 119.3GASCOYNE 107.9 109.0Carnarvon 106.2 111.5Exmouth 112.2 102.7MID WEST 102.9 104.6Geraldton 102.1 103.5Kalbarri 108.5 113.0Meekatharra 111.3 114.9GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 103.4 105.4Esperance 102.6 105.2Kalgoorlie 103.4 104.8Leinster 109.8 113.1Norseman 109.1 117.7WHEATBELT 105.8 107.4Gingin 108.1 105.8Narrogin 106.1 103.2Northam 102.9 104.6Southern Cross 111.9 120.7Toodyay 107.8 116.6PEEL 98.9 100.3Byford 102.2 103.4Mandurah 98.1 99.5SOUTH WEST 100.9 102.8Bunbury 100.0 101.4Busselton 101.9 104.3GREAT SOUTHERN 103.2 101.2Albany 103.0 101.0Denmark 104.7 102.8PERTH 100.0 100.0
113.6
108.4
104.6
105.4
101.2 102.8
107.4
109.0
100.3
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MID WEST
Karratha
Exmouth
Meekatharra
Carnarvon
Kalgoorlie
Geraldton
SouthernCross
Northam
Narrogin
PERTH
Mandurah
BunburyBusselton
Albany Denmark
Esperance
Port Hedland
BroomeDerby
Kununurra
GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE
KIMBERLEY
PILBARA
WHEATBELT
GREAT SOUTHERNSOUTH
WEST
PEEL
GASCOYNE
Toodyay
Gingin
KalbarriLeinster
Halls Creek
Wyndham
Newman
Norseman Byford
116.9
109.0
121.6
108.7
104.9 112.2
127.1
Map 4: Clothing Commodity Group
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 107.9 113.6Broome 106.3 112.0Derby 108.4 114.2Halls Creek 110.9 112.1Wyndham-Kununurra 109.5 117.1PILBARA 102.2 108.4Karratha 101.1 100.9Newman 107.5 106.4Port Hedland 100.8 119.3GASCOYNE 107.9 109.0Carnarvon 106.2 111.5Exmouth 112.2 102.7MID WEST 102.9 104.6Geraldton 102.1 103.5Kalbarri 108.5 113.0Meekatharra 111.3 114.9GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 103.4 105.4Esperance 102.6 105.2Kalgoorlie 103.4 104.8Leinster 109.8 113.1Norseman 109.1 117.7WHEATBELT 105.8 107.4Gingin 108.1 105.8Narrogin 106.1 103.2Northam 102.9 104.6Southern Cross 111.9 120.7Toodyay 107.8 116.6PEEL 98.9 100.3Byford 102.2 103.4Mandurah 98.1 99.5SOUTH WEST 100.9 102.8Bunbury 100.0 101.4Busselton 101.9 104.3GREAT SOUTHERN 103.2 101.2Albany 103.0 101.0Denmark 104.7 102.8PERTH 100.0 100.0
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 123.4 116.9Broome 120.9 111.3Derby 129.3 122.4Halls Creek 122.3 119.6Wyndham-Kununurra 122.9 121.7PILBARA 119.0 109.0Karratha 117.4 115.9Newman 124.5 118.3Port Hedland 117.9 94.7GASCOYNE 117.4 119.4Carnarvon 117.3 120.1Exmouth 117.5 117.5MID WEST 120.0 121.6Geraldton 119.8 121.8Kalbarri 122.0 119.4Meekatharra 122.6 121.8GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 113.1 108.7Esperance 124.4 114.9Kalgoorlie 107.6 104.9Leinster 111.5 113.4Norseman 124.4 134.5WHEATBELT 113.2 127.1Gingin 114.2 129.6Narrogin 110.8 118.6Northam 113.8 127.9Southern Cross 113.8 129.6Toodyay 113.8 131.5PEEL 105.8 102.5Byford 111.3 102.5Mandurah 104.4 102.5SOUTH WEST 108.6 112.2Bunbury 106.8 109.5Busselton 110.5 115.2GREAT SOUTHERN 107.2 104.9Albany 104.5 102.8Denmark 125.1 118.8PERTH 100.0 100.0
119.4
102.5
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MID WEST
Karratha
Exmouth
Meekatharra
Carnarvon
Kalgoorlie
Geraldton
SouthernCross
Northam
Narrogin
PERTH
Mandurah
BunburyBusselton
Albany Denmark
Esperance
Port Hedland
BroomeDerby
Kununurra
GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE
KIMBERLEY
PILBARA
WHEATBELT
GREAT SOUTHERNSOUTH
WEST
PEEL
GASCOYNE
Toodyay
Gingin
KalbarriLeinster
Halls Creek
Wyndham
Newman
Norseman Byford
Map 5: Housing Commodity Group
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 133.1 125.6Broome 116.4 133.7Derby 180.4 113.4Halls Creek 121.6 122.4Wyndham-Kununurra 123.9 122.8PILBARA 199.8 139.8Karratha 202.0 141.5Newman 200.6 121.0Port Hedland 196.5 147.7GASCOYNE 109.7 120.7Carnarvon 107.7 120.4Exmouth 114.8 121.4MID WEST 96.2 97.5Geraldton 96.3 97.0Kalbarri 95.9 103.5Meekatharra 93.5 94.4GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 102.9 97.4Esperance 94.4 96.9Kalgoorlie 106.5 97.7Leinster 106.7 94.3Norseman 107.6 95.7WHEATBELT 96.3 96.1Gingin 96.0 92.0Narrogin 94.4 79.1Northam 97.0 100.6Southern Cross 95.6 101.9Toodyay 97.2 108.2PEEL 95.8 98.2Byford 100.2 99.6Mandurah 94.7 97.9SOUTH WEST 93.4 95.0Bunbury 93.6 92.7Busselton 93.1 97.4GREAT SOUTHERN 95.5 85.6Albany 94.9 84.2Denmark 99.4 95.5PERTH 100.0 100.0
125.6
139.8
97.5
97.4
85.6 95.0
96.1
120.7
98.2
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Regional Price Index 2013
MID WEST
Karratha
Exmouth
Meekatharra
Carnarvon
Kalgoorlie
Geraldton
SouthernCross
Northam
Narrogin
PERTH
Mandurah
BunburyBusselton
Albany Denmark
Esperance
Port Hedland
BroomeDerby
Kununurra
GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE
KIMBERLEY
PILBARA
WHEATBELT
GREAT SOUTHERNSOUTH
WEST
PEEL
GASCOYNE
Toodyay
Gingin
KalbarriLeinster
Halls Creek
Wyndham
Newman
Norseman Byford
109.7
108.9
104.1
104.2
100.9 100.9
100.3
Map 6: Household Equipment and Operation Commodity Group
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 133.1 125.6Broome 116.4 133.7Derby 180.4 113.4Halls Creek 121.6 122.4Wyndham-Kununurra 123.9 122.8PILBARA 199.8 139.8Karratha 202.0 141.5Newman 200.6 121.0Port Hedland 196.5 147.7GASCOYNE 109.7 120.7Carnarvon 107.7 120.4Exmouth 114.8 121.4MID WEST 96.2 97.5Geraldton 96.3 97.0Kalbarri 95.9 103.5Meekatharra 93.5 94.4GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 102.9 97.4Esperance 94.4 96.9Kalgoorlie 106.5 97.7Leinster 106.7 94.3Norseman 107.6 95.7WHEATBELT 96.3 96.1Gingin 96.0 92.0Narrogin 94.4 79.1Northam 97.0 100.6Southern Cross 95.6 101.9Toodyay 97.2 108.2PEEL 95.8 98.2Byford 100.2 99.6Mandurah 94.7 97.9SOUTH WEST 93.4 95.0Bunbury 93.6 92.7Busselton 93.1 97.4GREAT SOUTHERN 95.5 85.6Albany 94.9 84.2Denmark 99.4 95.5PERTH 100.0 100.0
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 112.7 109.7Broome 112.9 110.5Derby 111.7 110.5Halls Creek 115.3 112.0Wyndham-Kununurra 112.6 106.3PILBARA 107.8 108.9Karratha 107.2 109.7Newman 105.6 104.2Port Hedland 109.8 110.4GASCOYNE 112.5 106.0Carnarvon 110.6 105.1Exmouth 117.1 108.1MID WEST 105.2 104.1Geraldton 104.1 103.7Kalbarri 113.7 107.7Meekatharra 112.9 103.2GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 104.7 104.2Esperance 106.0 107.9Kalgoorlie 103.7 102.4Leinster 115.3 111.1Norseman 108.6 102.6WHEATBELT 102.4 100.3Gingin 106.4 101.2Narrogin 98.7 100.2Northam 101.2 98.3Southern Cross 109.2 102.9Toodyay 103.5 103.1PEEL 100.6 99.5Byford 103.7 101.1Mandurah 99.9 99.1SOUTH WEST 100.6 100.9Bunbury 100.0 101.4Busselton 101.2 100.4GREAT SOUTHERN 105.9 100.9Albany 105.2 100.9Denmark 110.7 100.9PERTH 100.0 100.0
106.0
99.5
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MID WEST
Karratha
Exmouth
Meekatharra
Carnarvon
Kalgoorlie
Geraldton
SouthernCross
Northam
Narrogin
PERTH
Mandurah
BunburyBusselton
Albany Denmark
Esperance
Port Hedland
BroomeDerby
Kununurra
GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE
KIMBERLEY
PILBARA
WHEATBELT
GREAT SOUTHERNSOUTH
WEST
PEEL
GASCOYNE
Toodyay
Gingin
KalbarriLeinster
Halls Creek
Wyndham
Newman
Norseman Byford
Map 7: Health and Personal Care Commodity Group
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 108.9 103.7Broome 107.7 102.3Derby 107.5 99.0Halls Creek 121.3 107.2Wyndham-Kununurra 107.5 109.7PILBARA 110.7 129.6Karratha 112.2 137.0Newman 110.1 113.9Port Hedland 109.0 128.2GASCOYNE 101.8 104.8Carnarvon 100.4 106.4Exmouth 105.3 100.6MID WEST 103.3 115.4Geraldton 103.1 114.9Kalbarri 104.2 124.2Meekatharra 106.6 108.3GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 103.7 119.0Esperance 104.8 120.6Kalgoorlie 102.9 118.7Leinster 108.2 109.8Norseman 107.3 111.7WHEATBELT 103.0 108.7Gingin 101.6 106.6Narrogin 105.0 112.5Northam 102.2 107.4Southern Cross 102.1 103.5Toodyay 104.2 111.1PEEL 97.8 108.5Byford 100.1 108.1Mandurah 97.2 108.6SOUTH WEST 99.7 100.7Bunbury 100.4 104.2Busselton 98.9 96.9GREAT SOUTHERN 103.6 111.2Albany 103.7 110.8Denmark 103.3 113.9PERTH 100.0 100.0
103.7
129.6
115.4
119.0
111.2 100.7
108.7
104.8
108.5
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MID WEST
Karratha
Exmouth
Meekatharra
Carnarvon
Kalgoorlie
Geraldton
SouthernCross
Northam
Narrogin
PERTH
Mandurah
BunburyBusselton
Albany Denmark
Esperance
Port Hedland
BroomeDerby
Kununurra
GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE
KIMBERLEY
PILBARA
WHEATBELT
GREAT SOUTHERNSOUTH
WEST
PEEL
GASCOYNE
Toodyay
Gingin
KalbarriLeinster
Halls Creek
Wyndham
Newman
Norseman Byford
108.8
112.0
100.2
101.8
100.0 100.2
102.0
Map 8: Transportation Commodity Group
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 108.9 103.7Broome 107.7 102.3Derby 107.5 99.0Halls Creek 121.3 107.2Wyndham-Kununurra 107.5 109.7PILBARA 110.7 129.6Karratha 112.2 137.0Newman 110.1 113.9Port Hedland 109.0 128.2GASCOYNE 101.8 104.8Carnarvon 100.4 106.4Exmouth 105.3 100.6MID WEST 103.3 115.4Geraldton 103.1 114.9Kalbarri 104.2 124.2Meekatharra 106.6 108.3GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 103.7 119.0Esperance 104.8 120.6Kalgoorlie 102.9 118.7Leinster 108.2 109.8Norseman 107.3 111.7WHEATBELT 103.0 108.7Gingin 101.6 106.6Narrogin 105.0 112.5Northam 102.2 107.4Southern Cross 102.1 103.5Toodyay 104.2 111.1PEEL 97.8 108.5Byford 100.1 108.1Mandurah 97.2 108.6SOUTH WEST 99.7 100.7Bunbury 100.4 104.2Busselton 98.9 96.9GREAT SOUTHERN 103.6 111.2Albany 103.7 110.8Denmark 103.3 113.9PERTH 100.0 100.0
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 114.2 108.8Broome 112.5 105.7Derby 116.4 110.4Halls Creek 113.8 109.3Wyndham-Kununurra 115.8 113.4PILBARA 111.6 112.0Karratha 109.5 110.4Newman 114.8 113.3Port Hedland 112.6 113.4GASCOYNE 109.4 105.9Carnarvon 109.4 101.9Exmouth 108.2 115.7MID WEST 100.9 100.2Geraldton 100.3 100.9Kalbarri 106.1 94.2Meekatharra 104.5 95.8GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 102.7 101.8Esperance 103.9 105.8Kalgoorlie 102.1 100.0Leinster 103.7 97.6Norseman 105.0 105.0WHEATBELT 103.1 102.0Gingin 103.2 102.4Narrogin 105.6 100.3Northam 102.0 102.4Southern Cross 105.5 104.6Toodyay 102.1 102.0PEEL 100.2 103.9Byford 101.1 98.4Mandurah 99.9 105.2SOUTH WEST 100.9 100.2Bunbury 101.9 101.6Busselton 99.9 98.7GREAT SOUTHERN 100.6 100.0Albany 100.3 99.8Denmark 102.6 101.3PERTH 100.0 100.0
105.9
103.9
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MID WEST
Karratha
Exmouth
Meekatharra
Carnarvon
Kalgoorlie
Geraldton
SouthernCross
Northam
Narrogin
PERTH
Mandurah
BunburyBusselton
Albany Denmark
Esperance
Port Hedland
BroomeDerby
Kununurra
GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE
KIMBERLEY
PILBARA
WHEATBELT
GREAT SOUTHERNSOUTH
WEST
PEEL
GASCOYNE
Toodyay
Gingin
KalbarriLeinster
Halls Creek
Wyndham
Newman
Norseman Byford
Map 9: Recreation and Education Commodity Group
Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 113.9 106.5Broome 116.0 110.8Derby 110.4 103.6Halls Creek 106.4 103.9Wyndham-Kununurra 116.2 101.6PILBARA 110.8 111.7Karratha 109.5 109.1Newman 116.5 110.8Port Hedland 109.3 115.5GASCOYNE 102.3 95.6Carnarvon 99.2 92.1Exmouth 110.1 104.5MID WEST 101.6 104.4Geraldton 101.8 104.7Kalbarri 101.6 105.3Meekatharra 95.2 93.5GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 105.9 111.0Esperance 101.2 104.0Kalgoorlie 107.9 114.6Leinster 107.2 108.0Norseman 105.9 100.4WHEATBELT 99.0 94.8Gingin 98.5 95.3Narrogin 100.1 89.3Northam 98.9 97.4Southern Cross 97.9 93.4Toodyay 98.5 94.9PEEL 102.1 93.8Byford 102.4 90.0Mandurah 102.0 94.7SOUTH WEST 106.2 106.7Bunbury 106.4 106.5Busselton 106.1 106.9GREAT SOUTHERN 99.0 103.9Albany 98.8 105.2Denmark 100.4 95.1PERTH 100.0 100.0
106.5
111.7
104.4
111.0
103.9 106.7
94.8
95.6
93.8
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Town Prices Indices 2011 2013
Location Index No. Index No.KIMBERLEY 113.9 106.5Broome 116.0 110.8Derby 110.4 103.6Halls Creek 106.4 103.9Wyndham-Kununurra 116.2 101.6PILBARA 110.8 111.7Karratha 109.5 109.1Newman 116.5 110.8Port Hedland 109.3 115.5GASCOYNE 102.3 95.6Carnarvon 99.2 92.1Exmouth 110.1 104.5MID WEST 101.6 104.4Geraldton 101.8 104.7Kalbarri 101.6 105.3Meekatharra 95.2 93.5GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 105.9 111.0Esperance 101.2 104.0Kalgoorlie 107.9 114.6Leinster 107.2 108.0Norseman 105.9 100.4WHEATBELT 99.0 94.8Gingin 98.5 95.3Narrogin 100.1 89.3Northam 98.9 97.4Southern Cross 97.9 93.4Toodyay 98.5 94.9PEEL 102.1 93.8Byford 102.4 90.0Mandurah 102.0 94.7SOUTH WEST 106.2 106.7Bunbury 106.4 106.5Busselton 106.1 106.9GREAT SOUTHERN 99.0 103.9Albany 98.8 105.2Denmark 100.4 95.1PERTH 100.0 100.0
Notes
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Notes
The Department of Regional Development acknowledges the contribution of the Western Australian Community Resource Network in preparation of the 2013 Regional Price Index.
