City of Sydney

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $3,329 in the City of Sydney, lower compared to Greater Sydney.

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 Sydney2022/232008/09Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureGreater SydneyGreater Sydney$$ per household% of expenditureGreater SydneyGreater Sydney$2008/09 - 2022/23
Food$11,9829.3%$12,2179.3%$9,4928.9%$10,4578.7%+2,489
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$5,1424.0%$5,2274.0%$7,4667.0%$8,1886.8%-2,324
Clothing & Footwear$5,3774.2%$5,4394.1%$2,8912.7%$3,1512.6%+2,486
Furnishings & equipment $6,0264.7%$6,1384.7%$3,8543.6%$4,2543.5%+2,172
Health$8,0426.3%$8,1866.2%$4,8984.6%$5,4304.5%+3,144
Transport$14,59511.4%$13,51710.3%$13,33112.4%$14,95312.5%+1,264
Communications$2,3491.8%$2,4621.9%$1,0821.0%$1,2531.0%+1,267
Recreation & Culture$13,12610.2%$13,54010.3%$9,1368.5%$10,4138.7%+3,990
Education $3,5932.8%$4,7863.6%$2,4282.3%$3,8333.2%+1,165
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $10,8928.5%$10,3687.9%$7,8177.3%$8,8697.4%+3,074
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $15,46012.1%$16,94412.9%$13,15212.3%$16,15013.5%+2,307
Housing$28,27622.1%$29,44222.3%$28,04226.2%$28,95724.1%+234
Utilities$3,3292.6%$3,4982.7%$3,6093.4%$4,0963.4%-281
Total Expenditure$128,188100.0%$131,765100.0%$107,200100.0%$120,005100.0%+20,988
Net Savings$23,83015.7%$28,52717.8%$16,59713.4%$22,49415.8%+7,233
Total Disposable Income$152,0180%$160,2920%$123,7980%$142,4990%+28,220

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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