Cardinia Shire

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $5,221 in Cardinia Shire, lower compared to Greater Melbourne.

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
Cardinia Shire2022/232008/09Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureGreater MelbourneGreater Melbourne$$ per household% of expenditureGreater MelbourneGreater Melbourne$2008/09 - 2022/23
Food$11,3929.8%$11,3759.5%$11,62710.3%$10,5649.4%-235
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$4,2083.6%$4,1973.5%$8,7177.7%$7,9137.1%-4,509
Clothing & Footwear$5,3644.6%$5,3404.5%$3,4263.0%$3,1052.8%+1,939
Furnishings & equipment $5,3174.6%$5,3064.4%$4,7734.2%$4,3403.9%+544
Health$8,9447.7%$9,2077.7%$7,4376.6%$6,9856.2%+1,506
Transport$16,03713.8%$12,50210.4%$15,22213.4%$14,08312.6%+815
Communications$2,3902.1%$2,4072.0%$1,3391.2%$1,2311.1%+1,050
Recreation & Culture$13,40411.5%$13,44011.2%$11,2199.9%$10,2779.2%+2,185
Education $5,6444.9%$5,1804.3%$5,3134.7%$4,3933.9%+331
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $6,0455.2%$6,6415.5%$7,0346.2%$6,5145.8%-989
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $15,22113.1%$15,51413.0%$15,76513.9%$14,63013.1%-544
Housing$17,16214.8%$23,30619.5%$15,73013.9%$22,48420.1%+1,431
Utilities$5,2214.5%$5,2574.4%$5,8035.1%$5,3054.7%-582
Total Expenditure$116,348100.0%$119,671100.0%$113,406100.0%$111,825100.0%+2,942
Net Savings$15,09511.5%$16,37612.0%$18,07713.7%$18,91314.5%-2,983
Total Disposable Income$131,4430%$136,0470%$131,4830%$130,7380%-40

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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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