Meander Valley Council

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $3,589 in Meander Valley Council, higher compared to Tasmania.

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
Meander Valley Council2022/232017/18Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureTasmaniaTasmania$$ per household% of expenditureTasmaniaTasmania$2017/18 - 2022/23
Food$13,61611.2%$10,64710.5%$13,57711.0%$10,48410.2%+39
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$6,9855.8%$5,4675.4%$9,5407.7%$7,3727.2%-2,555
Clothing & Footwear$3,4562.8%$2,7102.7%$3,2002.6%$2,4762.4%+256
Furnishings & equipment $6,0735.0%$4,7504.7%$6,0574.9%$4,6764.6%+16
Health$8,7837.2%$7,3617.2%$8,3306.8%$6,9516.8%+452
Transport$11,2879.3%$10,66210.5%$12,68510.3%$11,39711.1%-1,399
Communications$2,7732.3%$2,1512.1%$2,4102.0%$1,8491.8%+362
Recreation & Culture$10,2708.5%$7,9817.8%$10,7298.7%$8,2098.0%-459
Education $2,5172.1%$1,9631.9%$2,4702.0%$1,9241.9%+47
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $11,4299.4%$10,1099.9%$10,3308.4%$8,8288.6%+1,099
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $21,78818.0%$16,67716.4%$22,34518.1%$16,89716.5%-557
Housing$18,80115.5%$18,44718.1%$17,46914.2%$18,19917.8%+1,332
Utilities$3,5893.0%$2,7872.7%$4,1543.4%$3,1693.1%-565
Total Expenditure$121,365100.0%$101,710100.0%$123,296100.0%$102,431100.0%-1,931
Net Savings$25,83517.6%$20,05716.5%$21,18414.7%$16,44613.8%+4,650
Total Disposable Income$147,2000%$121,7660%$144,4810%$118,8770%+2,719

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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