Kiama Municipality

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $3,173 in Kiama Municipality, lower compared to Regional NSW.

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
Kiama Municipality2022/232008/09Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureRegional NSWRegional NSW$$ per household% of expenditureRegional NSWRegional NSW$2008/09 - 2022/23
Food$10,6238.6%$10,9659.6%$10,1519.0%$10,0879.6%+472
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$4,5263.7%$4,6794.1%$7,9287.0%$7,8897.5%-3,402
Clothing & Footwear$4,6743.8%$4,8494.2%$3,0412.7%$3,0322.9%+1,633
Furnishings & equipment $5,3314.3%$5,5054.8%$4,1343.7%$4,1083.9%+1,197
Health$7,2235.9%$7,6336.6%$5,7305.1%$5,4825.2%+1,493
Transport$8,8457.2%$9,9978.7%$11,1449.9%$10,77810.3%-2,299
Communications$2,2301.8%$2,2612.0%$1,2501.1%$1,2251.2%+979
Recreation & Culture$11,9889.7%$12,27410.7%$10,3049.2%$10,1409.7%+1,684
Education $4,1443.4%$4,1783.6%$3,8043.4%$3,5943.4%+340
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $9,8638.0%$9,4138.2%$8,7517.8%$8,7938.4%+1,112
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $16,24613.2%$16,12314.0%$16,60914.8%$16,08715.4%-362
Housing$34,43627.9%$23,70320.6%$25,57922.7%$19,46518.6%+8,858
Utilities$3,1732.6%$3,2162.8%$4,0413.6%$3,9813.8%-869
Total Expenditure$123,301100.0%$114,796100.0%$112,467100.0%$104,661100.0%+10,835
Net Savings$30,10719.6%$20,59215.2%$23,61817.4%$14,45012.1%+6,489
Total Disposable Income$153,4080%$135,3880%$136,0850%$119,1110%+17,323

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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