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By state:
- Between 1998-99 and 2003-04, total expenditure on goods and services in Western Australia increased by 28%, a figure that was higher than for Australia as a whole (26%).
- Western Australia did not record either the highest or lowest expenditure in any broad expenditure category.
- At the detailed expenditure items level, Western Australia had the highest expenditure on men's clothing ($6 a week) and the lowest expenditures on electricity ($15 a week) and on higher education fees ($4 a week).
- Significant increases in expenditure over the five years from 1998-99 were on pay TV (up 545%), internet charges (up 350%), mobile telephone charges (up 259%), primary and secondary education fees (up 84%), health practitioners' fees (up 84%) and the interest component of mortgage repayments (up 72%).
By capital city:
- Perth had the lowest expenditure on clothing and footwear ($32 a week), although the highest on men's clothing ($7 a week).
- At the detailed expenditure items level, Perth had the lowest expenditures on women's clothing ($9 a week) and on higher education fees ($4 a week).
- Perth had the highest expenditure in the area of household furnishings and equipment ($65 a week). Within this category, Perth also had the highest expenditure on household appliances ($16 a week).
- Significant increases in expenditure over the five years from 1998-99 were on pay TV (up 417%), mobile telephone charges (up 242%), internet charges (up 217%), health practitioners' fees (up 120%) and the interest component of mortgage repayments (up 79%).
 | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Average weekly expenditure ($) | 938 | 888 | 820 | 814 | 871 | 753 | 1,038 | 1,052 | 883 |
| Mean gross household income per week ($) | 1,212 | 1,134 | 1,036 | 1,033 | 1,098 | 897 | 1,401 | 1,399 | 1,128 |
Extract from Tables 25 and 26 of Household Expenditure Survey, Australia: Summary of Results, 2003-04 (cat. no. 6530.0).
This page last updated 3 July 2008
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