City of Ipswich

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $2,714 in the City of Ipswich, lower compared to Greater Brisbane.

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.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Household expenditure
City of Ipswich2022/232008/09Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureGreater BrisbaneGreater Brisbane$$ per household% of expenditureGreater BrisbaneGreater Brisbane$2008/09 - 2022/23
Food$11,61210.9%$12,40310.4%$10,40710.3%$11,0899.9%+1,205
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$3,9523.7%$4,2183.5%$8,1678.1%$8,6997.8%-4,215
Clothing & Footwear$4,3104.0%$4,5923.8%$2,7642.7%$2,9412.6%+1,546
Furnishings & equipment $5,6925.3%$6,0785.1%$4,9995.0%$5,3284.8%+693
Health$8,4667.9%$9,2937.8%$6,0716.0%$6,4745.8%+2,395
Transport$11,57610.8%$12,53010.5%$11,67311.6%$13,84212.4%-98
Communications$2,2472.1%$2,4202.0%$1,2111.2%$1,2961.2%+1,036
Recreation & Culture$12,04411.3%$12,93110.8%$10,07210.0%$10,7809.6%+1,971
Education $3,4873.3%$3,5262.9%$2,9242.9%$2,9462.6%+562
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $8,1957.7%$9,2437.7%$6,9596.9%$7,5186.7%+1,236
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $14,87413.9%$16,17413.5%$14,66014.5%$15,73014.0%+215
Housing$17,62316.5%$23,26919.5%$17,45317.3%$21,54619.2%+170
Utilities$2,7142.5%$2,9092.4%$3,5523.5%$3,7913.4%-838
Total Expenditure$106,791100.0%$119,585100.0%$100,912100.0%$111,981100.0%+5,879
Net Savings$19,39515.4%$24,74917.1%$17,27314.6%$21,70016.2%+2,123
Total Disposable Income$126,1860%$144,3340%$118,1850%$133,6800%+8,001

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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