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By state:
- Households in NSW recorded the third highest average weekly expenditure ($938).
- NSW also had the third highest level of gross household income ($1,212 a week).
- Between 1998-99 and 2003-04, total expenditure on goods and services in New South Wales increased by 27%.
- NSW did not record the highest or lowest expenditure in any broad expenditure category.
- At the detailed expenditure items level, New South Wales had the highest expenditure on fish and seafood ($5 a week) and public transport ($6 a week).
- Significant increases in expenditure over the five years from 1998-99 were on pay TV (up 357%), internet charges (up 197%), mobile telephone charges (up 162%), health practitioners' fees (up 54%) and the interest component of mortgage repayments (up 52%).
Differences in demographic characteristics of households help to explain New South Wales' relatively high levels of expenditure. These factors include:
- NSW had a relatively high proportion of households with wages and salaries income as the principal source of income (59%).
- NSW also had a relatively high average number of people per household (2.6).
By capital city:
- Sydney record the third highest expenditure ($1,022). Only Darwin and Canberra were higher than Sydney in terms of total expenditure.
- Comparing each broad category of goods and services expenditure, Sydney had one the highest expenditures on housing costs ($184 a week), food and non-alcoholic beverages ($176 a week) and transport ($151 a week). Sydney recorded the highest rent payments ($71 a week).
- Sydney did not record the lowest expenditure in any broad expenditure category.
- Significant increases in expenditure over the five years from 1998-99 were on pay TV (up 323%), internet charges (up 218%), mobile telephone charges (up 142%) and the interest component of mortgage repayments (up 63%).
 | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Average weekly expenditure ($) | 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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