Sunshine Coast

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $2,625 in Sunshine Coast, lower compared to Queensland.

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
Sunshine Coast2022/232017/18Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureQueenslandQueensland$$ per household% of expenditureQueenslandQueensland$2017/18 - 2022/23
Food$11,08610.0%$12,03110.4%$11,38210.3%$12,05810.6%-296
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$3,7613.4%$4,0873.5%$5,2884.8%$5,6134.9%-1,527
Clothing & Footwear$4,0783.7%$4,4423.8%$3,2062.9%$3,4173.0%+873
Furnishings & equipment $5,4284.9%$5,8935.1%$5,4194.9%$5,7365.0%+8
Health$8,5727.7%$8,9847.8%$8,0757.3%$8,3227.3%+497
Transport$9,5438.6%$11,4439.9%$10,4749.4%$12,26210.7%-932
Communications$2,2062.0%$2,3682.0%$2,0281.8%$2,1051.8%+178
Recreation & Culture$11,70210.5%$12,61210.9%$10,8269.8%$11,2819.9%+876
Education $3,0912.8%$3,3782.9%$3,2362.9%$3,4553.0%-146
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $8,2307.4%$9,1057.9%$7,8377.1%$8,1727.2%+392
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $15,24113.7%$16,08013.9%$16,75915.1%$16,71214.6%-1,518
Housing$25,60923.0%$22,29819.3%$23,36721.1%$21,93919.2%+2,242
Utilities$2,6252.4%$2,8342.5%$3,1092.8%$3,2122.8%-484
Total Expenditure$111,171100.0%$115,556100.0%$111,007100.0%$114,284100.0%+164
Net Savings$22,95217.1%$23,01216.6%$19,94515.2%$20,20915.0%+3,007
Total Disposable Income$134,1240%$138,5670%$130,9520%$134,4920%+3,172

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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