Household Spending in Australia increased 5.10 percent in September of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Australia Household Spending YoY.

Australia Number of Households data was reported at 9,732.400 Unit th in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,270.400 Unit th for 2018. Australia Number of Households data is updated yearly, averaging 7,831.000 Unit th from Jun 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,732.400 Unit th in 2020 and a record low of 6,546.600 Unit th in 1995. Australia Number of Households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.H034: Survey of Income and Housing: Number of Household: by Family Composition.

Australia Household Income: Gross Disposable Income data was reported at 421,840.000 AUD mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 435,293.000 AUD mn for Sep 2024. Australia Household Income: Gross Disposable Income data is updated quarterly, averaging 72,770.500 AUD mn from Sep 1959 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 262 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 435,293.000 AUD mn in Sep 2024 and a record low of 2,931.000 AUD mn in Jun 1960. Australia Household Income: Gross Disposable Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.A287: SNA08: Household Saving Ratio and Household Income.

Household Spending MoM in Australia increased to 0.20 percent in September from 0 percent in August of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Australia Household Spending MoM.

Key information about Australia Household Income per Capita

• Australia Annual Household Income per Capita reached 30,914.027 USD in Jun 2020, compared with the previous value of 34,767.371 USD in Jun 2018.
• Australia Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1995 to Jun 2020, with an averaged value of 25,207.153 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 43,819.349 USD in Jun 2012 and a record low of 15,753.318 USD in Jun 2001.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Australia grew 4.217 % YoY in May 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from annual Weekly Average Household Income multiplied by 52, annual Number of Household and quarterly Total Population and converts it into USD. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Average Household Income in local currency, Number of Household and Total Population. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Income per Capita is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year. Household Income per Capita prior to 2008 based on 2017-2018 price.

This statistic displays the projected number of households in Australia from 2016 to 2041. According to the source, Australia was projected to have approximately 13.2 million households by 2041. In 2016, this value was estimated at around 9.2 million households.

Australia: Household consumption as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2024 is 51.25 percent, an increase from 50.34 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 66.87 percent, based on data from 102 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1960 to 2024 is 55.8 percent. The minimum value, 48.91 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 59.06 percent was recorded in 1983.

Australia Average Number of Dependent Children in Household: Multiple Family data was reported at 1.200 Person in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.400 Person for 2018. Australia Average Number of Dependent Children in Household: Multiple Family data is updated yearly, averaging 1.300 Person from Jun 2004 (Median) to 2020, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.500 Person in 2016 and a record low of 1.200 Person in 2020. Australia Average Number of Dependent Children in Household: Multiple Family data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.H039: Survey of Income and Housing: Average Number of Dependent Children in Household: by Family Composition.

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Australia was reported at 897961217369 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Household final consumption expenditure - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

This dataset provides values for HOUSEHOLD SPENDING reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In the year ended June 2024, households in the Greater Perth metropolitan area spent around ** percent of their household income on rent. In comparison, households in the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area spent just ** percent of their income on rent.

In 2022, the average Australian household spent a total of *** Australian dollars on rent and other dwelling services per week. This was more than double the average household weekly food expenditure of *** Australian dollars. Recreation and culture weekly expenditure amounted to just over the average food expenditure with an average of *** Australian dollars per week.

In financial year 2020, over 460 thousand households in Australia had a gross weekly household income of 6,000 Australian dollars or more. On the other end of the spectrum, over 30,000 households had a negative income and around over 32,000 had no income.

Household Saving Rate in Australia decreased to 4.20 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 5.20 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Households Savings - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Households Debt in Australia increased to 112.70 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2025 from 112.10 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Households Debt To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Australia Household Spending Index data was reported at 134.700 Jan2019=100 in May 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 128.600 Jan2019=100 for Apr 2024. Australia Household Spending Index data is updated monthly, averaging 108.900 Jan2019=100 from Jan 2019 (Median) to May 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 150.200 Jan2019=100 in Dec 2023 and a record low of 69.600 Jan2019=100 in Apr 2020. Australia Household Spending Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.H024: Household Spending Index: Jan 2019=100: by Industry (Discontinued).

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households which commenced in 2001. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS), the HILDA Survey is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. The HILDA Survey provides longitudinal data on the lives of Australian residents. Its primary objective is to support research questions falling within three broad and inter-related areas of income, labour market and family dynamics. The HILDA Survey is a household-based panel study of Australian households and, as such, it interviews all household members (15 years and over) of the selected households and then re-interviews the same people in subsequent years. This dataset is the 20th release of the HILDA data, incorporating data collected from 2001 through 2020 (Waves 1-20). The special topic module in Wave 20 is education, skills and abilities (excluding the cognitive ability tests). There are also new questions, including the impact of COVID-19, digital platform work, financial well-being, food insecurity, and resilience/self-reliance. Please note that this release of the HILDA Restricted Release is now superseded, and is available by email request only to ada@ada.edu.au. For the current release, please visit https://ada.edu.au/hilda_rr_current

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %) in Australia was reported at --0.94634 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Household final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

As of Q3 2021, the quarterly household final consumption expenditure in Australia amounted to 258.3 billion Australian dollars. This statistic shows that the quarterly household final consumption expenditure (HFCE) in Australia has risen steadily in recent years but dipped significantly in 2020.

In the 2018 financial year, around 567,000 households in Australia had a household income of between 400 and 499 Australian dollars per week. The largest grouping of households in one income range was households earning 3,000 to 3,499 Australian dollars per week.