It will be pointless doing a budget for 2005-6 because the prices will probably rise quite a bit by then. The Financial guru's are predicting a price rise spiral over the next 12 to 18 months. The big spend will be fuel. It can be up to $1.50 per liter in some outback stops and they have you by the short and curlies... no competition.
Camping grounds are the best but if you can find a travelling companion or 2 then the local pub in any town has rooms for about 25 to 30 dollars and sometimes breakfast is included. There is always 2 or 3 pubs in most Australian towns...pick the most down at heel looking one for the cheapest. It will be clean but maybe not quiet because the seasonal workers ( fruit pickers) also use it and they can be a noisy hard drinking lot who get up at dawn. You can try the backpackers lodges if you are on the main tourist route. This is not the most agreeable type of riding though.. the back roads are better.
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