City of Ipswich

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $2,714 in the City of Ipswich, 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
City of Ipswich2022/232016/17Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureQueenslandQueensland$$ per household% of expenditureQueenslandQueensland$2016/17 - 2022/23
Food$11,61210.9%$12,03110.4%$11,68611.0%$12,08710.6%-75
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$3,9523.7%$4,0873.5%$5,5495.2%$5,7345.0%-1,597
Clothing & Footwear$4,3104.0%$4,4423.8%$3,2143.0%$3,3122.9%+1,096
Furnishings & equipment $5,6925.3%$5,8935.1%$5,5155.2%$5,7075.0%+176
Health$8,4667.9%$8,9847.8%$7,8177.3%$8,2777.2%+649
Transport$11,57610.8%$11,4439.9%$12,46611.7%$12,24710.7%-891
Communications$2,2472.1%$2,3682.0%$1,9521.8%$2,0441.8%+294
Recreation & Culture$12,04411.3%$12,61210.9%$10,72010.0%$11,1999.8%+1,324
Education $3,4873.3%$3,3782.9%$3,5063.3%$3,4573.0%-20
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $8,1957.7%$9,1057.9%$7,4337.0%$8,3407.3%+762
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $14,87413.9%$16,08013.9%$15,79214.8%$16,88714.7%-918
Housing$17,62316.5%$22,29819.3%$17,90716.8%$21,98419.2%-284
Utilities$2,7142.5%$2,8342.5%$3,1132.9%$3,2702.9%-399
Total Expenditure$106,791100.0%$115,556100.0%$106,672100.0%$114,546100.0%+118
Net Savings$19,39515.4%$23,01216.6%$15,90713.0%$18,62314.0%+3,488
Total Disposable Income$126,1860%$138,5670%$122,5790%$133,1690%+3,607

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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