City of Sydney

Household expenditure

In 2021/22, household expenditure on utilities was $2,989 in the City of Sydney, lower compared to New South Wales.

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 Sydney2021/222016/17Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$2016/17 - 2021/22
Food$10,6657.7%$11,99810.0%$8,2806.5%$11,3828.9%+2,385
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$4,9223.6%$5,5154.6%$4,5823.6%$6,2834.9%+340
Clothing & Footwear$4,5303.3%$4,9664.1%$3,3282.6%$4,5243.6%+1,201
Furnishings & equipment $5,4133.9%$6,0475.0%$4,1493.2%$5,6974.5%+1,264
Health$6,7424.9%$7,5156.2%$5,2224.1%$7,1595.6%+1,520
Transport$8,2776.0%$9,2257.7%$10,4098.1%$13,83010.9%-2,131
Communications$2,1531.6%$2,4862.1%$1,5101.2%$2,1391.7%+643
Recreation & Culture$11,5898.4%$13,15010.9%$9,2167.2%$13,04010.3%+2,373
Education $2,6341.9%$4,5343.8%$2,1151.6%$4,4263.5%+518
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $7,7775.6%$8,1586.8%$7,9476.2%$10,2198.0%-170
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $13,7229.9%$17,11814.2%$11,9559.3%$18,47014.5%+1,768
Housing$57,10641.2%$26,26921.8%$56,94244.4%$26,18620.6%+164
Utilities$2,9892.2%$3,5552.9%$2,6602.1%$3,8503.0%+329
Total Expenditure$138,519100.0%$120,536100.0%$128,315100.0%$127,207100.0%+10,204
Net Savings$34,26119.8%$32,23421.1%$20,00513.5%$20,59913.9%+14,255
Total Disposable Income$172,7790%$152,7700%$148,3200%$147,8060%+24,459

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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