Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $2,812 in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council, 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
Lockyer Valley Regional Council2022/232016/17Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureQueenslandQueensland$$ per household% of expenditureQueenslandQueensland$2016/17 - 2022/23
Food$11,89110.8%$12,03110.4%$12,00911.0%$12,08710.6%-119
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$4,0363.7%$4,0873.5%$5,6885.2%$5,7345.0%-1,652
Clothing & Footwear$4,3814.0%$4,4423.8%$3,2733.0%$3,3122.9%+1,108
Furnishings & equipment $5,8215.3%$5,8935.1%$5,6735.2%$5,7075.0%+148
Health$8,5007.7%$8,9847.8%$7,8787.2%$8,2777.2%+622
Transport$11,87510.7%$11,4439.9%$11,39310.4%$12,24710.7%+482
Communications$2,3542.1%$2,3682.0%$2,0681.9%$2,0441.8%+286
Recreation & Culture$12,51011.3%$12,61210.9%$11,29310.3%$11,1999.8%+1,217
Education $3,3933.1%$3,3782.9%$3,4443.1%$3,4573.0%-51
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $7,9497.2%$9,1057.9%$7,8387.2%$8,3407.3%+112
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $16,23314.7%$16,08013.9%$17,74216.2%$16,88714.7%-1,509
Housing$18,75417.0%$22,29819.3%$17,84416.3%$21,98419.2%+910
Utilities$2,8122.5%$2,8342.5%$3,3273.0%$3,2702.9%-515
Total Expenditure$110,510100.0%$115,556100.0%$109,471100.0%$114,546100.0%+1,039
Net Savings$20,88415.9%$23,01216.6%$15,86212.7%$18,62314.0%+5,023
Total Disposable Income$131,3940%$138,5670%$125,3320%$133,1690%+6,062

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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