Penrith City

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $3,377 in Penrith City, lower 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.

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National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Household expenditure
Penrith City2022/232017/18Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$2017/18 - 2022/23
Food$11,8689.8%$11,7519.4%$11,6079.3%$11,7349.1%+262
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$5,0814.2%$5,0234.0%$6,1124.9%$6,1714.8%-1,030
Clothing & Footwear$5,2954.4%$5,2204.2%$4,4103.5%$4,4403.4%+884
Furnishings & equipment $5,9644.9%$5,9024.7%$5,7104.6%$5,7754.5%+254
Health$7,7136.4%$7,9806.4%$6,6045.3%$7,1525.5%+1,108
Transport$12,83810.6%$12,2069.7%$15,08712.1%$14,86111.5%-2,250
Communications$2,3752.0%$2,3871.9%$2,0651.7%$2,1181.6%+311
Recreation & Culture$13,11510.8%$13,06910.4%$12,78410.3%$13,06310.1%+331
Education $4,8104.0%$4,5603.6%$4,5123.6%$4,4293.4%+298
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $9,5467.9%$10,0128.0%$9,7927.9%$10,4778.1%-246
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $16,20313.4%$16,63813.3%$17,21113.8%$18,12414.0%-1,008
Housing$22,96919.0%$27,30521.8%$25,01920.1%$27,61321.3%-2,050
Utilities$3,3772.8%$3,3932.7%$3,5082.8%$3,6472.8%-130
Total Expenditure$121,154100.0%$125,446100.0%$124,422100.0%$129,606100.0%-3,267
Net Savings$22,32015.6%$25,57216.9%$17,96312.6%$20,23313.5%+4,357
Total Disposable Income$143,4750%$151,0180%$142,3850%$149,8390%+1,090

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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