Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area

Household expenditure

In 2021/22, household expenditure on utilities was $4,501 in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area, higher compared to NSW.

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
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area2021/222016/17Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureNSWNSW$$ per household% of expenditureNSWNSW$2016/17 - 2021/22
Food$15,54411.3%$11,99810.0%$13,4459.9%$11,3828.9%+2,099
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$7,1565.2%$5,5154.6%$7,4345.5%$6,2834.9%-278
Clothing & Footwear$6,4524.7%$4,9664.1%$5,3794.0%$4,5243.6%+1,073
Furnishings & equipment $7,8365.7%$6,0475.0%$6,7345.0%$5,6974.5%+1,102
Health$9,7447.1%$7,5156.2%$8,4696.3%$7,1595.6%+1,274
Transport$10,9657.9%$9,2257.7%$14,67210.8%$13,83010.9%-3,707
Communications$3,1792.3%$2,4862.1%$2,4841.8%$2,1391.7%+695
Recreation & Culture$16,87812.2%$13,15010.9%$15,15611.2%$13,04010.3%+1,722
Education $5,7114.1%$4,5343.8%$5,0983.8%$4,4263.5%+613
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $10,4947.6%$8,1586.8%$11,4968.5%$10,2198.0%-1,002
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $21,14115.3%$17,11814.2%$20,53115.2%$18,47014.5%+611
Housing$18,41813.3%$26,26921.8%$19,97614.8%$26,18620.6%-1,558
Utilities$4,5013.3%$3,5552.9%$4,4253.3%$3,8503.0%+76
Total Expenditure$138,017100.0%$120,536100.0%$135,298100.0%$127,207100.0%+2,719
Net Savings$38,42721.8%$32,23421.1%$20,20313.0%$20,59913.9%+18,224
Total Disposable Income$176,4440%$152,7700%$155,5010%$147,8060%+20,942

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©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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