Gold Coast City

Household expenditure

In 2021/22, household expenditure on utilities was $2,699 in Gold Coast City, lower compared to Queensland.

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
Gold Coast City2021/222016/17Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureQueenslandQueensland$$ per household% of expenditureQueenslandQueensland$2016/17 - 2021/22
Food$10,75110.0%$12,49410.9%$10,7719.8%$12,02910.5%-20
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$3,9553.7%$4,5974.0%$5,1644.7%$5,7765.1%-1,209
Clothing & Footwear$3,8513.6%$4,4853.9%$3,1302.8%$3,5153.1%+721
Furnishings & equipment $5,5575.2%$6,4605.6%$5,0974.6%$5,6955.0%+461
Health$7,6537.1%$8,8987.7%$7,3416.7%$8,2117.2%+312
Transport$8,5828.0%$9,2438.0%$10,4479.5%$11,37010.0%-1,865
Communications$2,1342.0%$2,4752.1%$1,9321.8%$2,1281.9%+202
Recreation & Culture$10,82510.1%$12,56310.9%$10,1779.3%$11,2019.8%+648
Education $2,8612.7%$3,3562.9%$3,0392.8%$3,4423.0%-177
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $6,7936.3%$7,9796.9%$7,4176.7%$8,2467.2%-624
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $14,48813.5%$16,70314.5%$16,09814.6%$17,11715.0%-1,611
Housing$27,35125.4%$22,76419.8%$26,30423.9%$22,17019.4%+1,047
Utilities$2,6992.5%$3,1292.7%$3,0492.8%$3,3622.9%-350
Total Expenditure$107,500100.0%$115,146100.0%$109,965100.0%$114,264100.0%-2,465
Net Savings$25,63019.3%$26,11618.5%$18,44914.4%$18,22613.8%+7,181
Total Disposable Income$133,1300%$141,2620%$128,4150%$132,4900%+4,715

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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