Gold Coast City

Household expenditure

In 2023/24, household expenditure on utilities was $3,376 in Gold Coast City, higher compared to Queensland.

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
Gold Coast City2023/242018/19Change
Household expenditure (totals)$ per household% of expenditureQueenslandQueensland$$ per household% of expenditureQueenslandQueensland$2018/19 - 2023/24
Food$13,55310.1%$13,13910.4%$11,79410.0%$13,11510.7%+1,759
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco$3,9583.0%$3,8393.0%$5,0904.3%$5,6624.6%-1,132
Clothing & Footwear$4,7593.6%$4,6133.6%$3,2862.8%$3,6593.0%+1,473
Furnishings & equipment $6,4674.8%$6,2674.9%$5,4654.6%$6,0765.0%+1,001
Health$10,1637.6%$9,8967.8%$8,2237.0%$8,9947.4%+1,940
Transport$13,67210.2%$13,76610.9%$12,27810.4%$13,22010.8%+1,394
Communications$2,5851.9%$2,5102.0%$1,9661.7%$2,1781.8%+619
Recreation & Culture$14,40310.7%$13,97611.0%$11,1109.4%$12,30310.1%+3,293
Education $3,6472.7%$3,6532.9%$3,2712.8%$3,6693.0%+376
Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants $10,8208.1%$10,7408.5%$8,8937.5%$8,8037.2%+1,928
Miscellaneous Goods & Services $17,59313.1%$17,13613.5%$16,05813.6%$17,62714.4%+1,535
Housing$29,04621.7%$23,99518.9%$27,36023.2%$23,37619.1%+1,686
Utilities$3,3762.5%$3,2742.6%$3,2162.7%$3,5522.9%+159
Total Expenditure$134,041100.0%$126,804100.0%$118,010100.0%$122,234100.0%+16,031
Net Savings$13,7609.3%$19,00413.0%$18,68413.7%$20,31914.3%-4,924
Total Disposable Income$147,8010%$145,8070%$136,6940%$142,5520%+11,107

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Note: All $ values are expressed in 2022/23 base year dollar terms. 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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