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 area2022/232017/18Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$2017/18 - 2022/23
Food$13,1299.3%$11,7519.4%$12,5418.7%$11,7349.1%+588
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$5,6254.0%$5,0234.0%$6,6104.6%$6,1714.8%-985
Clothing & Footwear$5,8674.1%$5,2204.2%$4,7813.3%$4,4403.4%+1,086
Furnishings & equipment $6,6004.7%$5,9024.7%$6,1694.3%$5,7754.5%+431
Health$8,7956.2%$7,9806.4%$7,5835.3%$7,1525.5%+1,212
Transport$14,35110.1%$12,2069.7%$17,05911.9%$14,86111.5%-2,708
Communications$2,6131.8%$2,3871.9%$2,2051.5%$2,1181.6%+408
Recreation & Culture$14,47410.2%$13,06910.4%$13,6989.5%$13,06310.1%+776
Education $4,6113.3%$4,5603.6%$4,3523.0%$4,4293.4%+258
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $11,8738.4%$10,0128.0%$11,4938.0%$10,4778.1%+380
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $17,54012.4%$16,63813.3%$17,86012.4%$18,12414.0%-320
Housing$32,68123.0%$27,30521.8%$35,89224.9%$27,61321.3%-3,211
Utilities$3,7072.6%$3,3932.7%$3,6972.6%$3,6472.8%+10
Total Expenditure$141,865100.0%$125,446100.0%$143,941100.0%$129,606100.0%-2,076
Net Savings$32,16618.5%$25,57216.9%$25,15114.9%$20,23313.5%+7,015
Total Disposable Income$174,0310%$151,0180%$169,0920%$149,8390%+4,938

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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