City of Whitehorse

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $4,996 in the City of Whitehorse, lower compared to Victoria.

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
City of Whitehorse2022/232017/18Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureVictoriaVictoria$$ per household% of expenditureVictoriaVictoria$2017/18 - 2022/23
Food$10,6959.1%$11,2469.6%$10,9828.8%$11,5939.4%-288
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$3,9413.4%$4,1463.5%$5,6574.5%$5,9754.9%-1,715
Clothing & Footwear$5,0064.3%$5,2684.5%$3,9563.2%$4,1833.4%+1,050
Furnishings & equipment $4,9864.3%$5,2444.5%$5,2654.2%$5,5574.5%-279
Health$9,0717.7%$9,0917.7%$8,7057.0%$8,7307.1%+366
Transport$11,6169.9%$12,03010.2%$14,95512.0%$14,79412.0%-3,338
Communications$2,2841.9%$2,3972.0%$2,0401.6%$2,1421.7%+244
Recreation & Culture$12,69410.8%$13,33311.3%$11,3649.1%$11,9499.7%+1,330
Education $4,8774.2%$5,0794.3%$4,9083.9%$5,0594.1%-32
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $6,5365.6%$6,5705.6%$7,2395.8%$7,1275.8%-703
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $14,90612.7%$15,61913.3%$16,65713.4%$17,37414.1%-1,750
Housing$25,55321.8%$22,36319.0%$27,30021.9%$22,75318.5%-1,747
Utilities$4,9964.3%$5,2424.5%$5,3934.3%$5,6234.6%-397
Total Expenditure$117,162100.0%$117,628100.0%$124,420100.0%$122,859100.0%-7,258
Net Savings$16,43712.3%$15,17211.4%$13,5689.8%$10,0937.6%+2,869
Total Disposable Income$133,5990%$132,8000%$137,9880%$132,9520%-4,389

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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