Major Spending in last 12 months
Q. In the last 12 months have you –
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote Greens |
Financial situation satis-factory |
Neither satis-factory nor unsatis-factory |
Financial situation unsatis-factory |
Econ. good |
Neither good nor poor |
Econ. poor |
|
| Bought a house or other property |
10% |
10% |
12% |
11% |
15% |
8% |
6% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
| Bought a new car |
12% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
16% |
11% |
7% |
15% |
13% |
8% |
| Bought a used car |
17% |
17% |
17% |
22% |
18% |
15% |
16% |
20% |
12% |
17% |
| Renovated your current home |
17% |
20% |
16% |
18% |
23% |
15% |
9% |
22% |
17% |
11% |
| Purchased a major household item (stove, TV, Fridge, furniture etc.) |
39% |
42% |
40% |
45% |
47% |
35% |
30% |
48% |
33% |
35% |
| Taken an overseas holiday |
30% |
25% |
31% |
38% |
40% |
26% |
19% |
32% |
29% |
27% |
| Taken an Australian holiday |
45% |
47% |
48% |
48% |
61% |
43% |
25% |
51% |
44% |
41% |
| Paid private school fees |
12% |
11% |
15% |
8% |
13% |
14% |
7% |
16% |
7% |
11% |
| Bought shares |
13% |
11% |
16% |
16% |
16% |
17% |
5% |
13% |
11% |
15% |
| None of the above |
20% |
22% |
18% |
14% |
9% |
21% |
36% |
15% |
24% |
22% |
The most common major spending items over the last 12 months were holidays in Australia (45%), purchase of major household item (39%) and overseas holidays (30%).
Spending rate of those who consider their financial situation unsatisfactory was about half that of those who were satisfied for most items. Whereas taking an Australian holidays was the most common item of major spending for those satisfied (61%) and the neither group (43%), those who were dissatisfied were more likely to have purchased a major household item (30%).
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