Northern Beaches Council area

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $4,486 in the Northern Beaches Council area, higher compared to New South Wales.

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.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

Current benchmark:
Comparison year:
reset
Household expenditure
Northern Beaches Council area2022/232017/18Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$2017/18 - 2022/23
Food$15,5328.7%$11,7519.4%$16,0218.6%$11,7349.1%-488
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$6,6393.7%$5,0234.0%$8,4234.5%$6,1714.8%-1,784
Clothing & Footwear$6,9003.9%$5,2204.2%$6,0603.3%$4,4403.4%+840
Furnishings & equipment $7,8014.4%$5,9024.7%$7,8874.3%$5,7754.5%-85
Health$10,2835.8%$7,9806.4%$9,4045.1%$7,1525.5%+879
Transport$17,0369.6%$12,2069.7%$22,83312.3%$14,86111.5%-5,798
Communications$3,1551.8%$2,3871.9%$2,8981.6%$2,1181.6%+256
Recreation & Culture$17,2739.7%$13,06910.4%$17,8649.6%$13,06310.1%-590
Education $6,2823.5%$4,5603.6%$6,3663.4%$4,4293.4%-84
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $13,4637.6%$10,0128.0%$14,3157.7%$10,4778.1%-851
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $21,86112.3%$16,63813.3%$24,79113.4%$18,12414.0%-2,930
Housing$47,01526.5%$27,30521.8%$43,52623.5%$27,61321.3%+3,489
Utilities$4,4862.5%$3,3932.7%$4,9992.7%$3,6472.8%-514
Total Expenditure$177,728100.0%$125,446100.0%$185,388100.0%$129,606100.0%-7,660
Net Savings$45,85520.5%$25,57216.9%$36,83616.6%$20,23313.5%+9,019
Total Disposable Income$223,5830%$151,0180%$222,2240%$149,8390%+1,359

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

Please refer to specific data notes for more information
loading animation
loading animation

Northern Beaches Council

economic profile