Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $2,812 in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council, higher compared to Regional QLD.

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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Household expenditure
Lockyer Valley Regional Council2022/232008/09Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureRegional QLDRegional QLD$$ per household% of expenditureRegional QLDRegional QLD$2008/09 - 2022/23
Food$11,89110.8%$11,68210.5%$10,34410.4%$10,55410.2%+1,547
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$4,0363.7%$3,9633.5%$8,0958.1%$8,2668.0%-4,059
Clothing & Footwear$4,3814.0%$4,3013.8%$2,7282.7%$2,7922.7%+1,653
Furnishings & equipment $5,8215.3%$5,7195.1%$4,9745.0%$5,0694.9%+847
Health$8,5007.7%$8,6947.8%$5,9966.0%$6,1355.9%+2,504
Transport$11,87510.7%$10,4229.3%$10,62710.7%$10,51910.2%+1,248
Communications$2,3542.1%$2,3192.1%$1,2411.2%$1,2451.2%+1,113
Recreation & Culture$12,51011.3%$12,31111.0%$10,30210.3%$10,34710.0%+2,208
Education $3,3933.1%$3,2392.9%$2,8472.9%$2,7812.7%+546
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $7,9497.2%$8,9758.0%$7,0057.0%$7,5177.3%+944
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $16,23314.7%$15,99214.3%$15,54315.6%$15,30514.8%+691
Housing$18,75417.0%$21,38619.1%$16,32216.4%$19,23318.6%+2,432
Utilities$2,8122.5%$2,7642.5%$3,5713.6%$3,6193.5%-760
Total Expenditure$110,510100.0%$111,768100.0%$99,595100.0%$103,383100.0%+10,915
Net Savings$20,88415.9%$21,37916.1%$17,26714.8%$17,85614.7%+3,617
Total Disposable Income$131,3940%$133,1460%$116,8620%$121,2390%+14,532

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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