City of Monash

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $5,128 in the City of Monash, lower compared to Greater Melbourne.

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
City of Monash2022/232008/09Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureGreater MelbourneGreater Melbourne$$ per household% of expenditureGreater MelbourneGreater Melbourne$2008/09 - 2022/23
Food$10,9869.2%$11,3759.5%$9,0768.7%$10,5649.4%+1,910
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$4,0493.4%$4,1973.5%$6,7736.5%$7,9137.1%-2,724
Clothing & Footwear$5,1434.3%$5,3404.5%$2,6442.5%$3,1052.8%+2,500
Furnishings & equipment $5,1224.3%$5,3064.4%$3,7363.6%$4,3403.9%+1,386
Health$9,2357.7%$9,2077.7%$6,1265.8%$6,9856.2%+3,109
Transport$11,5389.6%$12,50210.4%$12,14011.6%$14,08312.6%-602
Communications$2,3452.0%$2,4072.0%$1,1021.1%$1,2311.1%+1,243
Recreation & Culture$13,03310.9%$13,44011.2%$9,0858.7%$10,2779.2%+3,948
Education $5,0404.2%$5,1804.3%$3,7943.6%$4,3933.9%+1,247
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $6,2685.2%$6,6415.5%$5,9625.7%$6,5145.8%+306
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $15,28612.7%$15,51413.0%$13,57112.9%$14,63013.1%+1,715
Housing$26,83822.4%$23,30619.5%$26,17425.0%$22,48420.1%+665
Utilities$5,1284.3%$5,2574.4%$4,6744.5%$5,3054.7%+454
Total Expenditure$120,011100.0%$119,671100.0%$104,856100.0%$111,825100.0%+15,155
Net Savings$17,35812.6%$16,37612.0%$20,63616.4%$18,91314.5%-3,277
Total Disposable Income$137,3690%$136,0470%$125,4920%$130,7380%+11,878

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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