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Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia

Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia was A$13.76 billion in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 8.5% from August 2025.

August 2026, AUD million13,757.1
Change on August 2025+8.5%
Series high13,952.2July 2026
Series low7,209.1November 2012
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Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia, July 2012 to August 2026

6,0008,00010K12K14K2012-072014-082016-092018-102020-112022-122025-012026-082012-07: 7,555.2 AUD million2012-08: 7,553.3 AUD million2012-09: 7,379.4 AUD million2012-10: 7,301.7 AUD million2012-11: 7,209.1 AUD million2012-12: 7,449.4 AUD million2013-01: 7,528.4 AUD million2013-02: 7,397.8 AUD million2013-03: 7,453.4 AUD million2013-04: 7,419.6 AUD million2013-05: 7,505.4 AUD million2013-06: 7,228 AUD million2013-07: 7,349.6 AUD million2013-08: 7,488.9 AUD million2013-09: 7,399.3 AUD million2013-10: 7,365.9 AUD million2013-11: 7,409.8 AUD million2013-12: 7,484.3 AUD million2014-01: 7,495.2 AUD million2014-02: 7,464.4 AUD million2014-03: 7,710.5 AUD million2014-04: 7,814.6 AUD million2014-05: 7,681.1 AUD million2014-06: 7,709.1 AUD million2014-07: 7,810.1 AUD million2014-08: 7,769.7 AUD million2014-09: 7,916.4 AUD million2014-10: 7,884.6 AUD million2014-11: 7,985.3 AUD million2014-12: 7,938.2 AUD million2015-01: 7,880.1 AUD million2015-02: 8,156 AUD million2015-03: 8,038.3 AUD million2015-04: 8,020.9 AUD million2015-05: 8,061.5 AUD million2015-06: 8,242.8 AUD million2015-07: 8,206.4 AUD million2015-08: 8,179.2 AUD million2015-09: 8,266.2 AUD million2015-10: 8,484.7 AUD million2015-11: 8,269.4 AUD million2015-12: 8,207.4 AUD million2016-01: 8,275.9 AUD million2016-02: 8,506 AUD million2016-03: 8,208.1 AUD million2016-04: 8,249.5 AUD million2016-05: 8,328.7 AUD million2016-06: 8,594 AUD million2016-07: 8,421.9 AUD million2016-08: 8,373.2 AUD million2016-09: 8,190.7 AUD million2016-10: 8,388.4 AUD million2016-11: 8,273.3 AUD million2016-12: 8,445.2 AUD million2017-01: 8,602.4 AUD million2017-02: 8,204.8 AUD million2017-03: 8,463.4 AUD million2017-04: 8,474.5 AUD million2017-05: 8,496 AUD million2017-06: 8,588.7 AUD million2017-07: 8,490.7 AUD million2017-08: 8,548 AUD million2017-09: 8,667.6 AUD million2017-10: 8,737 AUD million2017-11: 8,817.2 AUD million2017-12: 8,747.3 AUD million2018-01: 8,685.5 AUD million2018-02: 8,992.8 AUD million2018-03: 8,565.7 AUD million2018-04: 8,778.4 AUD million2018-05: 9,150.8 AUD million2018-06: 9,063 AUD million2018-07: 8,995.7 AUD million2018-08: 9,077.6 AUD million2018-09: 8,771.5 AUD million2018-10: 8,902.4 AUD million2018-11: 8,997.7 AUD million2018-12: 8,970.6 AUD million2019-01: 9,173.5 AUD million2019-02: 8,934.7 AUD million2019-03: 9,041 AUD million2019-04: 8,762.6 AUD million2019-05: 8,658.4 AUD million2019-06: 8,609.2 AUD million2019-07: 8,600.7 AUD million2019-08: 8,505.7 AUD million2019-09: 8,542.2 AUD million2019-10: 8,284.9 AUD million2019-11: 8,326.1 AUD million2019-12: 8,726.8 AUD million2020-01: 8,546.8 AUD million2020-02: 8,472.6 AUD million2020-03: 8,336.1 AUD million2020-04: 8,341.7 AUD million2020-05: 9,520.7 AUD million2020-06: 9,259.6 AUD million2020-07: 9,911.6 AUD million2020-08: 9,427.5 AUD million2020-09: 9,243.8 AUD million2020-10: 9,288.7 AUD million2020-11: 9,422.6 AUD million2020-12: 9,268.9 AUD million2021-01: 9,254.8 AUD million2021-02: 9,167.4 AUD million2021-03: 9,272.8 AUD million2021-04: 9,256.1 AUD million2021-05: 9,165.4 AUD million2021-06: 9,183.6 AUD million2021-07: 9,311.8 AUD million2021-08: 9,360.4 AUD million2021-09: 9,727.9 AUD million2021-10: 10,141.7 AUD million2021-11: 10,283.3 AUD million2021-12: 10,138.2 AUD million2022-01: 10,303.1 AUD million2022-02: 10,695.8 AUD million2022-03: 10,670.5 AUD million2022-04: 10,842.8 AUD million2022-05: 10,949.8 AUD million2022-06: 10,942.4 AUD million2022-07: 11,143 AUD million2022-08: 11,126.6 AUD million2022-09: 11,332.4 AUD million2022-10: 12,041 AUD million2022-11: 11,561.2 AUD million2022-12: 11,915.5 AUD million2023-01: 11,787.1 AUD million2023-02: 11,700.8 AUD million2023-03: 11,687 AUD million2023-04: 11,814.7 AUD million2023-05: 11,713.8 AUD million2023-06: 11,700.9 AUD million2023-07: 11,630.6 AUD million2023-08: 11,714.9 AUD million2023-09: 11,802.6 AUD million2023-10: 11,617.7 AUD million2023-11: 11,778.5 AUD million2023-12: 11,748.7 AUD million2024-01: 12,213.8 AUD million2024-02: 11,725 AUD million2024-03: 11,700.3 AUD million2024-04: 11,800.1 AUD million2024-05: 11,950.8 AUD million2024-06: 11,806.4 AUD million2024-07: 11,671.2 AUD million2024-08: 11,958.9 AUD million2024-09: 11,865.2 AUD million2024-10: 12,024.8 AUD million2024-11: 12,169.3 AUD million2024-12: 12,177.2 AUD million2025-01: 12,295.1 AUD million2025-02: 12,408.9 AUD million2025-03: 12,454.8 AUD million2025-04: 12,544.8 AUD million2025-05: 12,667 AUD million2025-06: 12,774.6 AUD million2025-07: 12,709.2 AUD million2025-08: 12,674 AUD million2025-09: 12,781.8 AUD million2025-10: 12,913.5 AUD million2025-11: 13,219.3 AUD million2025-12: 13,117.4 AUD million2026-01: 13,124.2 AUD million2026-02: 13,265.5 AUD million2026-03: 13,450 AUD million2026-04: 13,434.2 AUD million2026-05: 13,523.6 AUD million2026-06: 13,713.8 AUD million2026-07: 13,952.2 AUD million2026-08: 13,757.1 AUD million6,0008,00010K12K14K2012-072017-042022-012026-082026-08: 13,757.1 AUD million
AUD million. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, recreation and culture (category 50), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 170 values
PeriodAUD million
2026-0813,757.1
2026-0713,952.2
2026-0613,713.8
2026-0513,523.6
2026-0413,434.2
2026-0313,450
2026-0213,265.5
2026-0113,124.2
2025-1213,117.4
2025-1113,219.3
2025-1012,913.5
2025-0912,781.8
2025-0812,674
2025-0712,709.2
2025-0612,774.6
2025-0512,667
2025-0412,544.8
2025-0312,454.8
2025-0212,408.9
2025-0112,295.1
2024-1212,177.2
2024-1112,169.3
2024-1012,024.8
2024-0911,865.2
2024-0811,958.9
2024-0711,671.2
2024-0611,806.4
2024-0511,950.8
2024-0411,800.1
2024-0311,700.3
2024-0211,725
2024-0112,213.8
2023-1211,748.7
2023-1111,778.5
2023-1011,617.7
2023-0911,802.6
2023-0811,714.9
2023-0711,630.6
2023-0611,700.9
2023-0511,713.8
2023-0411,814.7
2023-0311,687
2023-0211,700.8
2023-0111,787.1
2022-1211,915.5
2022-1111,561.2
2022-1012,041
2022-0911,332.4
2022-0811,126.6
2022-0711,143
2022-0610,942.4
2022-0510,949.8
2022-0410,842.8
2022-0310,670.5
2022-0210,695.8
2022-0110,303.1
2021-1210,138.2
2021-1110,283.3
2021-1010,141.7
2021-099,727.9
2021-089,360.4
2021-079,311.8
2021-069,183.6
2021-059,165.4
2021-049,256.1
2021-039,272.8
2021-029,167.4
2021-019,254.8
2020-129,268.9
2020-119,422.6
2020-109,288.7
2020-099,243.8
2020-089,427.5
2020-079,911.6
2020-069,259.6
2020-059,520.7
2020-048,341.7
2020-038,336.1
2020-028,472.6
2020-018,546.8
2019-128,726.8
2019-118,326.1
2019-108,284.9
2019-098,542.2
2019-088,505.7
2019-078,600.7
2019-068,609.2
2019-058,658.4
2019-048,762.6
2019-039,041
2019-028,934.7
2019-019,173.5
2018-128,970.6
2018-118,997.7
2018-108,902.4
2018-098,771.5
2018-089,077.6
2018-078,995.7
2018-069,063
2018-059,150.8
2018-048,778.4
2018-038,565.7
2018-028,992.8
2018-018,685.5
2017-128,747.3
2017-118,817.2
2017-108,737
2017-098,667.6
2017-088,548
2017-078,490.7
2017-068,588.7
2017-058,496
2017-048,474.5
2017-038,463.4
2017-028,204.8
2017-018,602.4
2016-128,445.2
2016-118,273.3
2016-108,388.4
2016-098,190.7
2016-088,373.2
2016-078,421.9
2016-068,594
2016-058,328.7
2016-048,249.5
2016-038,208.1
2016-028,506
2016-018,275.9
2015-128,207.4
2015-118,269.4
2015-108,484.7
2015-098,266.2
2015-088,179.2
2015-078,206.4
2015-068,242.8
2015-058,061.5
2015-048,020.9
2015-038,038.3
2015-028,156
2015-017,880.1
2014-127,938.2
2014-117,985.3
2014-107,884.6
2014-097,916.4
2014-087,769.7
2014-077,810.1
2014-067,709.1
2014-057,681.1
2014-047,814.6
2014-037,710.5
2014-027,464.4
2014-017,495.2
2013-127,484.3
2013-117,409.8
2013-107,365.9
2013-097,399.3
2013-087,488.9
2013-077,349.6
2013-067,228
2013-057,505.4
2013-047,419.6
2013-037,453.4
2013-027,397.8
2013-017,528.4
2012-127,449.4
2012-117,209.1
2012-107,301.7
2012-097,379.4
2012-087,553.3
2012-077,555.2

Definition

Monthly household spending on recreation and culture, in millions of Australian dollars at current prices, seasonally adjusted, for Australia and the eight states and territories.

More on how it is measured
  • ABS Monthly Household Spending Indicator (dataflow HSI_M).
  • The ABS builds it mainly from de-identified bank transaction data, benchmarked to household final consumption expenditure in the national accounts, so it is not a sample survey.
  • Categories follow the national accounts purposes (COICOP based); discretionary and non-discretionary are ABS groupings of them.

Australian dollars at current prices, seasonally adjusted. Estimates up to December 2018 use a different method, which the ABS notes on every value of that period. Recent months are revised as more transaction data arrive. Not comparable with retail sales series, which cover sales by retailers rather than spending by households, or with other countries without a currency conversion.

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, recreation and culture (category 50), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are unchanged; the ABS does not endorse this service.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (n.d.). Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, recreation and culture (category 50), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories (Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Australia, 2012-07 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release

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Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, recreation and culture (category 50), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories, Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Australia, 2012-07 to 2026-08. Australian Bureau of Statistics, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-australia-recreation-culture/australia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. n.d. Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, recreation and culture (category 50), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Australia, 2012-07 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-australia-recreation-culture/australia.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics (no date) Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, recreation and culture (category 50), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories, Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Australia, 2012-07 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-australia-recreation-culture/australia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{Australian Bureau of Statistics}},
  title = {{Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI\_M): household spending, recreation and culture (category 50), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories: Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Australia, 2012-07 to 2026-08}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-australia-recreation-culture/australia. Publisher attribution: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI\_M): household spending, recreation and culture (category 50), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/monthly-household-spending-indicator/latest-release. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are unchanged; the ABS does not endorse this service.},
}
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What is the household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia?

Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia was A$13.76 billion in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 8.5% from August 2025.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. Monthly Household Spending Indicator (HSI_M): household spending, recreation and culture (category 50), current prices, seasonally adjusted, Australia, states and territories. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Australia?

A$13.95 billion in July 2026, the highest value since July 2012 in this series.

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