City of Melbourne

Household expenditure

In 2021/22, household expenditure on utilities was $2,953 in the City of Melbourne, lower compared to Victoria.

Household Expenditure is modelled based on a set of expenditure items collected every 5 years in the ABS Household Expenditure Survey. Household Expenditure is a useful measure of the economic resources available to households in the area and where their income is spent. Areas with good public transport infrastructure and access to jobs may spend less on transport and more on discretionary spending such as entertainment. More disadvantaged areas may spend a higher proportion of their income on food and transport. An examination of the distribution of household spending per household may provide insights into the socio-economic status of the area.

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National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Household expenditure
City of Melbourne2021/222016/17Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureVictoriaVictoria$$ per household% of expenditureVictoriaVictoria$2016/17 - 2021/22
Food$6,7527.0%$11,84310.3%$5,0555.5%$11,4459.4%+1,697
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$2,6302.7%$4,5844.0%$2,7012.9%$6,0935.0%-71
Clothing & Footwear$2,8783.0%$4,8974.3%$1,9282.1%$4,3053.5%+950
Furnishings & equipment $3,2253.4%$5,6044.9%$2,4132.6%$5,4544.5%+812
Health$5,0625.3%$8,7827.7%$3,7954.1%$8,5557.0%+1,267
Transport$4,3484.5%$9,0617.9%$6,2766.8%$13,64411.2%-1,928
Communications$1,3751.4%$2,4842.2%$9211.0%$2,1631.8%+454
Recreation & Culture$7,2577.6%$12,87711.2%$4,9965.4%$11,6969.6%+2,262
Education $1,8942.0%$5,0624.4%$1,5211.6%$5,0874.2%+374
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $3,5313.7%$5,3424.7%$3,6804.0%$6,9665.7%-149
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $8,0658.4%$15,89713.9%$6,7257.3%$17,47814.4%+1,340
Housing$45,82647.8%$22,76019.8%$50,38754.3%$22,81518.8%-4,561
Utilities$2,9533.1%$5,5724.9%$2,3452.5%$5,6954.7%+607
Total Expenditure$95,795100.0%$114,765100.0%$92,743100.0%$121,395100.0%+3,052
Net Savings$17,50915.5%$23,58617.0%$7,2817.3%$11,5018.7%+10,227
Total Disposable Income$113,3040%$138,3520%$100,0240%$132,8960%+13,280

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020/21 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year. Learn more

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