Yarra Ranges Council area

Household expenditure

In 2022/23, household expenditure on utilities was $5,612 in Yarra Ranges Council area, higher 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
Yarra Ranges Council area2022/232017/18Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureVictoriaVictoria$$ per household% of expenditureVictoriaVictoria$2017/18 - 2022/23
Food$11,9639.5%$11,2469.6%$12,1409.4%$11,5939.4%-177
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$4,4073.5%$4,1463.5%$6,2564.9%$5,9754.9%-1,850
Clothing & Footwear$5,5944.5%$5,2684.5%$4,3803.4%$4,1833.4%+1,214
Furnishings & equipment $5,5754.4%$5,2444.5%$5,8194.5%$5,5574.5%-243
Health$9,3927.5%$9,0917.7%$8,8326.9%$8,7307.1%+560
Transport$12,4069.9%$12,03010.2%$15,26311.8%$14,79412.0%-2,857
Communications$2,5612.0%$2,3972.0%$2,2421.7%$2,1421.7%+318
Recreation & Culture$14,21011.3%$13,33311.3%$12,5119.7%$11,9499.7%+1,698
Education $5,5784.4%$5,0794.3%$5,4434.2%$5,0594.1%+135
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $7,1515.7%$6,5705.6%$7,4505.8%$7,1275.8%-299
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $16,77313.3%$15,61913.3%$18,18314.1%$17,37414.1%-1,411
Housing$24,43319.4%$22,36319.0%$24,39218.9%$22,75318.5%+41
Utilities$5,6124.5%$5,2424.5%$5,8914.6%$5,6234.6%-279
Total Expenditure$125,654100.0%$117,628100.0%$128,803100.0%$122,859100.0%-3,148
Net Savings$17,20012.0%$15,17211.4%$10,9087.8%$10,0937.6%+6,291
Total Disposable Income$142,8540%$132,8000%$139,7110%$132,9520%+3,143

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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