Tamworth Regional Council

Household expenditure

In 2021/22, household expenditure on utilities was $3,544 in Tamworth Regional Council, 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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Household expenditure
Tamworth Regional Council2021/222016/17Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$$ per household% of expenditureNew South WalesNew South Wales$2016/17 - 2021/22
Food$11,79410.6%$11,99810.0%$10,7909.6%$11,3828.9%+1,004
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$5,4154.9%$5,5154.6%$5,9545.3%$6,2834.9%-539
Clothing & Footwear$4,8684.4%$4,9664.1%$4,2813.8%$4,5243.6%+587
Furnishings & equipment $5,9405.3%$6,0475.0%$5,3994.8%$5,6974.5%+542
Health$7,3806.6%$7,5156.2%$6,7836.0%$7,1595.6%+597
Transport$8,7617.8%$9,2257.7%$10,8849.7%$13,83010.9%-2,123
Communications$2,4622.2%$2,4862.1%$2,0381.8%$2,1391.7%+424
Recreation & Culture$12,98911.6%$13,15010.9%$12,41811.1%$13,04010.3%+572
Education $4,3983.9%$4,5343.8%$3,9893.6%$4,4263.5%+409
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $8,8737.9%$8,1586.8%$9,3178.3%$10,2198.0%-444
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $17,26415.5%$17,11814.2%$17,82715.9%$18,47014.5%-563
Housing$17,94316.1%$26,26921.8%$18,81216.8%$26,18620.6%-870
Utilities$3,5443.2%$3,5552.9%$3,6793.3%$3,8503.0%-135
Total Expenditure$111,631100.0%$120,536100.0%$112,171100.0%$127,207100.0%-540
Net Savings$24,93818.3%$32,23421.1%$12,1609.8%$20,59913.9%+12,777
Total Disposable Income$136,5690%$152,7700%$124,3310%$147,8060%+12,238

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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