Table 2.
Expenditure per food category by SEG as reported only in two of the four included studies
| Food category | Weekly Expenditure per household ($) - ABS HES [34] | Annual Expenditure per person ($) - ABARES [33] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equivalised Household Income | Household Net Worth | Household Main Source of Income | Gross Household Income | Household Net Worth | Household Main Source of Income | |||||||
| Lowest Quintile | Highest Quintile | Lowest Quintile | Highest Quintile | Government Pensions & Allowances | Private income | Lowest Quintile | Highest Quintile | Lowest Quintile | Highest Quintile | Government Pensions & Allowances | Private income | |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages not further described | $9.93 | $20.77 | $12.79 | $18.11 | $6.81 | $17.92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bakery products, flour and cereals | $14.59 | $22.78 | $13.42 | $25.55 | $14.18 | $21.64 | $417 | $437 | $310 | $464 | $377 | $401 |
| Meat (excluding fish and seafood) | $19.61 | $32.26 | $17.78 | $35.46 | $18.53 | $29.71 | $669 | $722 | $486 | $808 | $595 | $662 |
| Fish and seafood | $4.11 | $7.52 | $3.27 | $9.04 | $3.86 | $5.96 | ||||||
| Eggs and egg products | $1.56 | $2.31 | $1.43 | $2.29 | $1.37 | $2.01 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dairy products | $11.62 | $17.58 | $10.49 | $19.14 | $11.2 | $16.34 | $328 | $317 | $242 | $347 | $298 | $303 |
| Edible oils and fats | $1.29 | $1.47 | $1.08 | $1.74 | $1.45 | $1.51 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fruit and nuts | $10.22 | $19.42 | $8.69 | $22.7 | $9.94 | $16.28 | $633 | $674 | $433 | $790 | $550 | $613 |
| Vegetables | $11.39 | $19.28 | $10.07 | $20.82 | $10.74 | $16.76 | ||||||
| Condiments, confectionery, food additives and prepared meals | $18.20 | $31.30 | $18.99 | $31.20 | $18.06 | $27.92 | $513 | $560 | $438 | $566 | $480 | $518 |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | $10.36 | $18.51 | $11.69 | $17.90 | $9.79 | $16.67 | $287 | $335 | $270 | $325 | $260 | $309 |
| Meals out and fast foods | $31.64 | $146.58 | $51.91 | $121.55 | $25.54 | $97.67 | $913 | $2406 | $1198 | $2207 | $679 | $1812 |
| Other food and non-alcoholic beverages | $0.14 | $0.35 | $0.11 | $0.22 | $0.17 | $0.24 | $318 | $451 | $371 | $378 | $263 | $394 |
| Alcoholic beverages | $12.00 | $57.89 | $20.33 | $47.47 | $11.65 | $38.39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total | $156.66 | $398.02 | $182.05 | $373.19 | $143.29 | $309.02 | $4078 | $5902 | $3748 | $5885 | $3502 | $5012 |