Energy, child care and housing prices have soared higher than average cost of living measures, new research has revealed.
An Australian Council of Trade Unions report released on Friday shows electricity costs have jumped 10.4 per cent in the past year, with gas up 7.1 per cent in the same period.
Child care costs have increased by an average of six per cent, while transport is up more than five per cent.
The average cost of housing and health went up by a little more than three per cent apiece, while education rose 2.7 per cent in the past 12 months.
The figures reveal living costs are rising much faster than the consumer price index, a standard measure relating to household spending which in the 12 months to the June quarter was up 2.1 per cent.
