Table 2.
Household expenditure on food and drinks (by Australian Dietary Guidelines [ADG] categories)—amount ($) and proportion of total spend (%).
| Food Category (Per ADG Food Groupings) | Households | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | A2 | A3 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | C8 | C9 | Mean | SD | Median | Q1 | Q3 | |
| Grain (Cereal) Foods (Mostly Wholegrain) | $8.91 | $9.85 | $14.10 | $106.10 | $38.61 | $68.55 | $24.05 | $31.86 | $38.91 | $12.14 | $39.48 | $80.87 | $146.51 | $47.69 | $41.91 | $38.61 | $14.10 | $68.55 |
| (10%) | (5%) | (19%) | (20%) | (15%) | (11%) | (10%) | (9%) | (24%) | (9%) | (11%) | (9%) | (23%) | (13%) | (6%) | (11%) | (9%) | (19%) | |
| Milk, Yoghurt, Cheese | $16.21 | - | - | $33.26 | $12.07 | $48.36 | $14.54 | $25.04 | $2.19 | $15.38 | $47.56 | $54.07 | $29.50 | $22.94 | $18.60 | $16.21 | $12.07 | $33.26 |
| (18%) | (0%) | (0%) | (6%) | (5%) | (8%) | (6%) | (7%) | (1%) | (11%) | (13%) | (6%) | (5%) | (7%) | (5%) | (6%) | (5%) | (8%) | |
| Fruit | $5.92 | $19.74 | $7.96 | $26.89 | $12.65 | $1.34 | $0.95 | $13.71 | $4.37 | $14.39 | $16.73 | $30.21 | $35.81 | $14.67 | $11.05 | $13.71 | $5.92 | $19.74 |
| (6%) | (10%) | (11%) | (5%) | (5%) | (0.1%) | (0.1%) | (4%) | (3%) | (10%) | (5%) | (3%) | (6%) | (5%) | (3%) | (5%) | (3%) | (6%) | |
| Vegetables and Legumes/beans | $9.93 | - | $5.91 | $34.14 | $26.30 | $68.84 | $13.83 | $17.64 | $25.36 | $3.20 | $76.02 | $116.43 | $65.52 | $35.62 | $35.37 | $25.36 | $9.93 | $65.52 |
| (11%) | (0%) | (8%) | (7%) | (10%) | (11%) | (5%) | (5%) | (16%) | (2%) | (21%) | (13%) | (10%) | (9%) | (6%) | (10%) | (5%) | (0%) | |
| Lean Meats and Poultry, Fish, Eggs, etc. | $21.80 | $30.73 | $15.16 | $168.80 | $31.33 | $116.28 | $18.42 | $84.22 | $58.14 | $4.20 | $14.14 | $136.56 | $105.01 | $61.91 | $54.41 | $31.33 | $18.42 | $105.01 |
| (24%) | (16%) | (20%) | (33%) | (12%) | (19%) | (7%) | (24%) | (36%) | (3%) | (4%) | (15%) | (17%) | (18%) | (10%) | (17%) | (12%) | (24%) | |
| Healthy Oils and Spreads (Unsaturated) | $5.33 | - | $2.94 | $5.88 | $3.33 | $30.57 | - | $5.26 | - | - | - | $39.47 | $19.09 | $8.61 | $12.92 | $3.33 | - | $5.88 |
| (6%) | (0%) | (4%) | (1%) | (1%) | (5%) | (0%) | (1%) | (0%) | (0%) | (0%) | (4%) | (3%) | (2%) | (2%) | (1%) | (0%) | (4%) | |
| Discretionary Food and Drinks | $23.98 | $137.35 | $28.64 | $143.74 | $138.23 | $270.78 | $181.04 | $174.49 | $34.01 | $91.77 | $165.72 | $448.30 | $225.87 | $158.76 | $114.72 | $143.74 | $91.77 | $181.04 |
| (26%) | (69%) | (38%) | (28%) | (53%) | (45%) | (72%) | (50%) | (21%) | (65%) | (46%) | (49%) | (36%) | (46%) | (16%) | (46%) | (36%) | (53%) | |
| TOTAL | $92.08 | $197.67 | $74.71 | $518.79 | $262.53 | $604.71 | $252.83 | $352.22 | $162.98 | $141.08 | $359.64 | $905.90 | $627.31 | $350.19 | $248.43 | $262.53 | $162.98 | $518.79 |
| Number of Days of Data Collection | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 8.0 |