Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 8-Oct-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 1.2pts to 85.1 in the week to 5 October. Consumer Confidence is now 1.6 points above the same week a year ago (83.5), but 1.7pts below the 2025 weekly average of 86.8. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with declines in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, only partially offset by small increases in New South Wales and South Australia. Now 20% of Australians (down 2ppts) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 41% (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 26% (down 3ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 31% (down 2ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, just 9% (down 1ppt) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 30% (up 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Only 22% (down 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 34% (up 1ppt) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Oct-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 1.7pts to 86.3 in the week to 28 September. Consumer Confidence is now 4.3 points above the same week a year ago (82.0), and just 0.5pts below the 2025 weekly average of 86.8. Analysis by State shows a broad trend, with Consumer Confidence reversing the results of last week and increasing in the four largest States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, but down in South Australia. Now 22% of Australians (up 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 42% (unchanged) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 29% (up 2ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 33% (up 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, just 10% (up 2ppts) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 29% (unchanged) expect ‘bad times’. Only 23% (up 2ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 33% (down 1ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 24-Sep-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 1.3pts to 84.6 in the week to 21 September. Consumer Confidence is now 0.3 points below the same week a year ago (84.9), and 2.2pts below the 2025 weekly average of 86.8. Analysis by State shows a broad trend, with Consumer Confidence falling in the four largest States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, but up in South Australia. Now 21% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 42% (up 2ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 27% (up 1ppt) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 32% (down 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, just 8% (down 2ppts) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 29% (unchanged) expect ‘bad times’. Only 21% (down 3ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 34% (up 2ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 17-Sep-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 3.4pts to 85.9 in the week to 14 September; however, it is now 1.8 points above the same week a year ago (81.9), but 1pt below the 2025 weekly average of 86.9. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence down in Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, but unchanged in Queensland and New South Wales. Now 22% of Australians (unchanged) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 40% (also unchanged) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 26% (down 3ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 33% (up 6ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, just 10% (down 1ppt) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 29% (up 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Only 24% (down 2ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 32% (down 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 10-Sep-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 1.3pts to 89.3 in the week to 7 September; it is now 7 points above the same week a year ago (82.3), and 2.4pts above the 2025 weekly average of 86.9. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence up in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, unchanged in Western Australia, and down in New South Wales. Now 22% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 40% (down 3ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 29% (up 3ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 27% (down 4ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’ – this is the highest net rating for this indicator since the Federal Election. Meanwhile, 11% (down 3ppts) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 28% (down 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Just 26% (unchanged) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 35% (up 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-Sep-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 2pts to 88.0 in the week to 31 August. Consumer Confidence is now 4.9 points above the same week a year ago (83.1), and 1.2pts above the 2025 weekly average of 86.8. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence up in New South Wales and Western Australia, down in Victoria and South Australia and virtually unchanged in Queensland. Now 23% of Australians (up 2ppts) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 43% (unchanged) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 26% (down 2ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 31% (down 2ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, 14% (up 2ppts) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months (the highest figure for this indicator since February 2022), while 29% (unchanged) expect ‘bad times’. Just 26% (up 4ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 32% (down 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Aug-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 3.4pts to 86.0 in the week to 24 August; it was the first full week of interviewing after the Reserve Bank reduced official interest rates to 3.6 per cent. Consumer Confidence is now 3.4 points above the same week a year ago (82.6), but 0.8pts below the 2025 weekly average of 86.8. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence up in New South Wales but down in every other State. Now 21% of Australians (down 3ppts) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 43% (up 1ppt) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 28% (down 1ppt) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 33% (up 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, 12% (unchanged) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 29% (up 4ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Just 22% (down 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 35% (up 2ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Aug-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence was virtually unchanged at 89.4 in the week to 17 August, after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.6%. However, Consumer Confidence is now 6.4 points above the same week a year ago (83.0), and 2.6pts above the 2025 weekly average of 86.8. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence up in Queensland and South Australia, but down in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. Importantly, the Consumer Confidence of home owners has dropped by 2.6 points this week, although the Consumer Confidence for people with a mortgage has increased by 2.1 points. Meanwhile, 24% of Australians (up 3ppts) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year (the highest figure for this indicator so far this year), while 42% (up 2ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 29% (up 1ppt) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 32% (up 2ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Just 23% (down 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 33% (unchanged) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 13-Aug-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 1.3pts to 89.3 in the week to 10 August. However, Consumer Confidence is now 5.4 points above the same week a year ago (83.9), and 2.5pts above the 2025 weekly average of 86.8. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence up in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia, but down in Queensland and South Australia. Now 21% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 40% (unchanged) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 28% (unchanged) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 30% (up 2ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Now just 13% (up 1ppt) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 26% (down 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 24% (down 2ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 33% (up 1ppt) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 6-Aug-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 3.9pts to 90.6 in the week to 3 August. Consumer Confidence is now 9.3 points above the same week a year ago (81.3), and 3.9pts above the 2025 weekly average of 86.7. Analysis by State shows increases across the board with all five mainland States up this week, led by Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia – all at 90 or above. Now 22% of Australians (up 2ppts) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 40% (down 4ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’ (the lowest this figure has been since May 2022). Looking forward, 28% (up 2ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 28% (down 6ppts) also expect to be ‘worse off’. Now just 12% (unchanged) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 27% (down 1ppt) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 26% (up 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 32% (down 1ppt) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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