Inner West Council area

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $3,707 in the Inner West Council area, higher 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
Inner West Council area2022/232016/17Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$2016/17 - 2022/23
Food$13,1299.3%$11,7519.4%$12,2928.5%$11,3298.8%+837
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$5,6254.0%$5,0234.0%$6,7914.7%$6,2454.8%-1,167
Clothing & Footwear$5,8674.1%$5,2204.2%$4,7113.2%$4,3083.3%+1,156
Furnishings & equipment $6,6004.7%$5,9024.7%$6,1774.2%$5,6974.4%+423
Health$8,7956.2%$7,9806.4%$7,7075.3%$7,1965.6%+1,089
Transport$14,35110.1%$12,2069.7%$17,85812.3%$15,04811.7%-3,507
Communications$2,6131.8%$2,3871.9%$2,1681.5%$2,0571.6%+445
Recreation & Culture$14,47410.2%$13,06910.4%$13,7939.5%$12,97710.0%+682
Education $4,6113.3%$4,5603.6%$4,4223.0%$4,4203.4%+189
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $11,8738.4%$10,0128.0%$11,3987.8%$10,2297.9%+475
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $17,54012.4%$16,63813.3%$18,19512.5%$18,25014.1%-655
Housing$32,68123.0%$27,30521.8%$36,04824.8%$27,65421.4%-3,368
Utilities$3,7072.6%$3,3932.7%$3,8382.6%$3,7522.9%-131
Total Expenditure$141,865100.0%$125,446100.0%$145,398100.0%$129,161100.0%-3,533
Net Savings$32,16618.5%$25,57216.9%$27,15415.7%$21,32014.2%+5,012
Total Disposable Income$174,0310%$151,0180%$172,5510%$150,4810%+1,479

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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