Average Household Cost of Living
Latest figures show that the average household income was $60,433 (2003/04), and average weekly spending was $888 per household.
The latest available figures are from 2003/04 (in NZ$):
- Average weekly household spending was $888, up from $765 in 2000/01
- Spending on housing contributed the most to total household expenditure, averaging 24 cents in every dollar spent.
- Some 71 percent of households had access to a cellphone in 2003/04, up from 59 percent in 2000/01.
- Average annual household income was $60,433 in 2003/04, up 12.3 percent from 2000/01.
The following tables show the breakdown for
the average weekly spending of $888: