City of Unley

Household expenditure

In 2021/22, household expenditure on utilities was $4,740 in the City of Unley, higher compared to South Australia.

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 Unley2021/222016/17Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureSouth AustraliaSouth Australia$$ per household% of expenditureSouth AustraliaSouth Australia$2016/17 - 2021/22
Food$12,80510.0%$10,79010.4%$14,16710.7%$11,17010.8%-1,362
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$6,1304.8%$5,1685.0%$8,2246.2%$6,4816.3%-2,093
Clothing & Footwear$3,7873.0%$3,1963.1%$3,3562.5%$2,6402.6%+431
Furnishings & equipment $6,5425.1%$5,5145.3%$5,7194.3%$4,5094.4%+823
Health$8,7176.8%$7,3487.1%$8,9816.8%$7,0786.9%-264
Transport$10,0077.8%$8,2808.0%$13,32610.1%$9,7169.4%-3,319
Communications$2,6642.1%$2,2362.2%$2,3651.8%$1,8751.8%+299
Recreation & Culture$12,92510.1%$10,86010.5%$11,8299.0%$9,3819.1%+1,096
Education $3,8893.0%$3,2823.2%$4,3303.3%$3,3393.2%-441
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $9,6077.5%$8,0847.8%$10,9498.3%$7,9657.7%-1,342
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $18,89214.7%$15,75315.2%$19,61714.9%$15,85815.4%-725
Housing$27,42121.4%$19,28818.6%$23,63217.9%$18,67418.1%+3,789
Utilities$4,7403.7%$3,9673.8%$5,5014.2%$4,3834.3%-761
Total Expenditure$128,126100.0%$103,765100.0%$131,996100.0%$103,069100.0%-3,870
Net Savings$30,20019.1%$20,24616.3%$23,61715.2%$14,35612.2%+6,583
Total Disposable Income$158,3250%$124,0110%$155,6130%$117,4250%+2,713

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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