Capital cities - average weekly household expenditure - selected categories
Statistically significant differences between 1998-99 and 2003-04 Figures expressed as %
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 | Syd. | Melb. | Bris. | Adel. | Perth | Hobart | Darwin | Canb. | All |
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| Current housing costs |
| Rent | 32 | 24 | 32 | | | | | 40 | 28 |
| Interest component of mortgage repayments | 63 | 44 | 37 | 67 | 79 | 63 | | | 55 |
| Domestic fuel and power |
| Electricity | 20 | 34 | 37 | 51 | 26 | 40 | 31 | 38 | 31 |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages |
| Bread | 13 | | | 17 | | | | | 6 |
| Fresh milk | | -11 | | | -17 | | | | -6 |
| Sugar | | -23 | -24 | | | | | | -17 |
| Tea | | | | | | | | | |
| Coffee | | | | -25 | | | | | -9 |
| Vegetables | 18 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 27 | 23 | | 33 | 21 |
| Meat | 31 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 40 | 37 | 24 | | 27 |
| Fish/seafood | 40 | | 55 | | | 66 | | | 28 |
| Takeaway meals/fast food | 26 | 12 | 23 | 23 | | 42 | | | 20 |
| Alcoholic beverages |
| Beer | | | | | | 42 | | | |
| Wine | | | | | | 73 | | | 19 |
| Tobacco products |
| Cigarettes | | | | | | | | | |
| Clothing and footwear |
| Men's clothing | | | | | | | | | |
| Women's clothing | | | | | | | | | |
| Household furnishings/equipment |
| Household appliances | | | | | | | | | |
| Household services/operation |
| Telephone, fixed line | 13 | 8 | 16 | | | 22 | | 22 | 11 |
| Telephone, mobile | 142 | 209 | 118 | 172 | 242 | 349 | 102 | 139 | 169 |
| Child care | | | 91 | | | | | | 38 |
| Medical care/health expenses |
| Health/accident insurance | 42 | 28 | | | 50 | 43 | 56 | 84 | 33 |
| Health practitioners' fees | 51 | | | 36 | 120 | | | 100 | 45 |
| Transport |
| Motor vehicle purchase | | | | 97 | | | | | |
| Petrol | 31 | 18 | 42 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 38 | 28 | 27 |
| Public transport | 36 | | | | | | | | 22 |
| Recreation |
| Internet | 218 | 707 | 146 | | 217 | 179 | | | 232 |
| Pay TV | 323 | 313 | 192 | 493 | 417 | 224 | 593 | 650 | 317 |
| Newspapers | | | | 51 | | | | | |
| Personal care |
| Toiletries/cosmetics | | | | 29 | | | | | 14 |
| Miscellaneous goods and services |
| Primary/secondary education fees | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| Higher education fees | | 144 | | | | | | | 63 |
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| Total goods and services | 27 | 21 | 23 | 38 | 27 | 35 | 19 | 22 | 26 |
Differences have only been shown where they are statistically significant.
This page last updated 3 July 2008
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