Saranga Sudarshan is an insights analyst at Finder. He manages the RBA cash rate survey, Finder Positivity Index, and various statistics pages. He also conducts ongoing data driven research into macroeconomic and personal finance topics.
Before that he did a PhD at the University of St Andrews where he worked on theories of legitimacy, political realism and political liberalism. Before that he was a Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan in Sydney, and before that he did an MPhil and a BA (Hons) at the University of Sydney.
Recently he has been interest in cricket statistics and analytics.
Expertise
- Political philosophy
- Economy
- Personal finance
- Data analysis
- Consumer Sentiment Tracker
Education
- PhD | Political Philosophy | University of St Andrews | 2020
- MPhil | Political Philosophy | University of Sydney | 2015
- BA (Hons) | English and Philosophy | University of Sydney | 2012
Latest articles by Saranga Sudarshan
22 articles written by this author
Mobile phone use while driving statistics – Australia
Drivers who text are 10 times more likely to crash yet a large number of Australians still do it.

Rent or buy? The tough choice for young Aussies
How long will your mortgage hangover last?

Side hustle statistics
The cost of living crush is pushing Australians towards side hustles.

Finder Economic Positivity Index
Decomposed into the 5 sentiment categories, the main contributor to the index's drop is that only 5% of Finder's panel of economists have a positive view of housing affordability over the next 6 months.The next largest contributor is household debt, where only 8% of economists had a positive outlook.This indicates that the experts expect Australian […]

Who had it harder to buy a home?
Do Gen Z and millennials have a harder road to home ownership compared to baby boomers and gen X?

Finder Consumer Positivity Index
Tracking how Australian consumers feel about the economy and their financial lives.

Family trusts and tax savings
How much money can you save through a family trust? We've crunched the numbers.

Energy statistics Australia 2023
Find out how much the average household spends on energy, how Australia's energy prices compare globally, and statistics on energy stress.

Airbnb statistics Australia
Here are Australia’s most profitable Airbnb locations.

Calculate the income needed to buy a home in any suburb in Australia
Work out how much you need to earn to buy a house in any Australian suburb.
