Woollahra Municipal Council area

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $8,855 in Woollahra Municipal Council area, higher 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
Woollahra Municipal Council area2022/232008/09Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureGreater SydneyGreater Sydney$$ per household% of expenditureGreater SydneyGreater Sydney$2008/09 - 2022/23
Food$29,9559.8%$12,2179.3%$19,0168.6%$10,4578.7%+10,938
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$12,7644.2%$5,2274.0%$14,8616.7%$8,1886.8%-2,097
Clothing & Footwear$13,2084.3%$5,4394.1%$5,6992.6%$3,1512.6%+7,509
Furnishings & equipment $15,0224.9%$6,1384.7%$7,7393.5%$4,2543.5%+7,283
Health$19,2246.3%$8,1866.2%$8,8774.0%$5,4304.5%+10,347
Transport$30,85110.0%$13,51710.3%$30,10213.6%$14,95312.5%+749
Communications$6,2282.0%$2,4621.9%$2,3301.1%$1,2531.0%+3,898
Recreation & Culture$33,63211.0%$13,54010.3%$19,2278.7%$10,4138.7%+14,406
Education $10,7913.5%$4,7863.6%$6,2592.8%$3,8333.2%+4,532
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $26,1618.5%$10,3687.9%$16,8157.6%$8,8697.4%+9,345
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $44,71614.6%$16,94412.9%$30,68213.9%$16,15013.5%+14,035
Housing$55,63618.1%$29,44222.3%$52,28323.6%$28,95724.1%+3,353
Utilities$8,8552.9%$3,4982.7%$7,5423.4%$4,0963.4%+1,313
Total Expenditure$307,044100.0%$131,765100.0%$221,432100.0%$120,005100.0%+85,612
Net Savings$75,80019.8%$28,52717.8%$47,35317.6%$22,49415.8%+28,447
Total Disposable Income$382,8440%$160,2920%$268,7860%$142,4990%+114,058

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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