Household Economic Survey (Income): Year ended June 2011

Over the two years from the year ended June 2009 to the year ended June 2011:

• Total housing costs as a proportion of total regular household income increased from 15.1 percent to 16.0 percent. 
• The proportion of households spending 30 percent or more of their income on housing costs increased from 19.5 percent to 21.8 percent. 
  • For those not owning their own dwelling this proportion increased from 33.8 percent to 39.1 percent.
• Components of  housing costs that increased were:
  • average weekly expenditure on rent (up 6.6 percent) 
  • average weekly expenditure on property rates (up 9.3 percent) 
  • overall, average weekly total housing costs increased slightly (to $248).
• Average annual household regular income was relatively unchanged, at $79,159.