Townsville City Council

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $2,925 in the Townsville City Council, higher compared to Regional QLD.

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
Townsville City Council2022/232008/09Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureRegional QLDRegional QLD$$ per household% of expenditureRegional QLDRegional QLD$2008/09 - 2022/23
Food$12,44211.1%$11,68210.5%$11,53810.6%$10,55410.2%+904
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$4,2283.8%$3,9633.5%$9,0668.3%$8,2668.0%-4,838
Clothing & Footwear$4,6034.1%$4,3013.8%$3,0722.8%$2,7922.7%+1,531
Furnishings & equipment $6,0925.4%$5,7195.1%$5,5415.1%$5,0694.9%+551
Health$9,2148.2%$8,6947.8%$6,4495.9%$6,1355.9%+2,764
Transport$10,2709.2%$10,4229.3%$11,58210.6%$10,51910.2%-1,312
Communications$2,4332.2%$2,3192.1%$1,3271.2%$1,2451.2%+1,106
Recreation & Culture$12,98511.6%$12,31111.0%$11,04610.1%$10,34710.0%+1,939
Education $3,4203.1%$3,2392.9%$2,9932.7%$2,7812.7%+427
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $9,5178.5%$8,9758.0%$8,0287.3%$7,5177.3%+1,489
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $16,33714.6%$15,99214.3%$15,82614.5%$15,30514.8%+512
Housing$17,63015.7%$21,38619.1%$18,93017.3%$19,23318.6%-1,300
Utilities$2,9252.6%$2,7642.5%$3,9223.6%$3,6193.5%-997
Total Expenditure$112,095100.0%$111,768100.0%$109,320100.0%$103,383100.0%+2,776
Net Savings$20,35015.4%$21,37916.1%$19,52915.2%$17,85614.7%+821
Total Disposable Income$132,4460%$133,1460%$128,8490%$121,2390%+3,597

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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