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

Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Western Australia was A$1.39 billion in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 11.4% from August 2025.

August 2026, AUD million1,390.7
Change on August 2025+11.4%
Series high1,412.1July 2026
Series low726.3September 2013
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Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Western Australia, July 2012 to August 2026

6008001,0001,2001,4001,6002012-072014-082016-092018-102020-112022-122025-012026-082012-07: 747.4 AUD million2012-08: 739.8 AUD million2012-09: 742.4 AUD million2012-10: 738.7 AUD million2012-11: 729.5 AUD million2012-12: 744.1 AUD million2013-01: 744.9 AUD million2013-02: 729.8 AUD million2013-03: 732.2 AUD million2013-04: 751.4 AUD million2013-05: 771.5 AUD million2013-06: 736.6 AUD million2013-07: 727 AUD million2013-08: 741.8 AUD million2013-09: 726.3 AUD million2013-10: 733.3 AUD million2013-11: 747.1 AUD million2013-12: 743.5 AUD million2014-01: 745.5 AUD million2014-02: 745 AUD million2014-03: 756.8 AUD million2014-04: 762.1 AUD million2014-05: 749.7 AUD million2014-06: 763.1 AUD million2014-07: 765.8 AUD million2014-08: 764.3 AUD million2014-09: 775.1 AUD million2014-10: 774.8 AUD million2014-11: 774.1 AUD million2014-12: 774.8 AUD million2015-01: 758.9 AUD million2015-02: 782.3 AUD million2015-03: 779.3 AUD million2015-04: 765.9 AUD million2015-05: 781.3 AUD million2015-06: 780.3 AUD million2015-07: 787.8 AUD million2015-08: 793.6 AUD million2015-09: 803.2 AUD million2015-10: 824.3 AUD million2015-11: 795.1 AUD million2015-12: 793.1 AUD million2016-01: 799.9 AUD million2016-02: 815.4 AUD million2016-03: 805.4 AUD million2016-04: 799.1 AUD million2016-05: 793.8 AUD million2016-06: 816.3 AUD million2016-07: 806 AUD million2016-08: 779.8 AUD million2016-09: 781.3 AUD million2016-10: 787.6 AUD million2016-11: 765.4 AUD million2016-12: 787.8 AUD million2017-01: 788.5 AUD million2017-02: 773.4 AUD million2017-03: 794.5 AUD million2017-04: 780.6 AUD million2017-05: 798.6 AUD million2017-06: 800.8 AUD million2017-07: 800.8 AUD million2017-08: 803.4 AUD million2017-09: 793.9 AUD million2017-10: 814.4 AUD million2017-11: 807 AUD million2017-12: 796.7 AUD million2018-01: 800.1 AUD million2018-02: 812.5 AUD million2018-03: 776.1 AUD million2018-04: 790.5 AUD million2018-05: 809.7 AUD million2018-06: 821.8 AUD million2018-07: 816.1 AUD million2018-08: 823.9 AUD million2018-09: 813.7 AUD million2018-10: 818.9 AUD million2018-11: 834.3 AUD million2018-12: 821.2 AUD million2019-01: 823 AUD million2019-02: 815.3 AUD million2019-03: 811.8 AUD million2019-04: 797.7 AUD million2019-05: 791.8 AUD million2019-06: 788 AUD million2019-07: 803.3 AUD million2019-08: 805.9 AUD million2019-09: 795.1 AUD million2019-10: 791.8 AUD million2019-11: 779 AUD million2019-12: 827.1 AUD million2020-01: 805.6 AUD million2020-02: 803 AUD million2020-03: 818.6 AUD million2020-04: 777.8 AUD million2020-05: 895.6 AUD million2020-06: 876.6 AUD million2020-07: 955.1 AUD million2020-08: 912.9 AUD million2020-09: 909.2 AUD million2020-10: 897.9 AUD million2020-11: 890.1 AUD million2020-12: 898.4 AUD million2021-01: 897.4 AUD million2021-02: 872.5 AUD million2021-03: 915.9 AUD million2021-04: 903.1 AUD million2021-05: 924.5 AUD million2021-06: 908.8 AUD million2021-07: 946.2 AUD million2021-08: 949 AUD million2021-09: 989.5 AUD million2021-10: 996.4 AUD million2021-11: 1,006.7 AUD million2021-12: 1,019.6 AUD million2022-01: 1,026.1 AUD million2022-02: 1,039.5 AUD million2022-03: 1,023.8 AUD million2022-04: 1,047.7 AUD million2022-05: 1,045.4 AUD million2022-06: 1,041.5 AUD million2022-07: 1,070.6 AUD million2022-08: 1,051.7 AUD million2022-09: 1,086.3 AUD million2022-10: 1,110.1 AUD million2022-11: 1,096.4 AUD million2022-12: 1,091.5 AUD million2023-01: 1,101.2 AUD million2023-02: 1,102.5 AUD million2023-03: 1,093.4 AUD million2023-04: 1,106.1 AUD million2023-05: 1,096.4 AUD million2023-06: 1,102.3 AUD million2023-07: 1,085.5 AUD million2023-08: 1,100 AUD million2023-09: 1,112.9 AUD million2023-10: 1,112.7 AUD million2023-11: 1,125.1 AUD million2023-12: 1,100.9 AUD million2024-01: 1,145.3 AUD million2024-02: 1,119.1 AUD million2024-03: 1,122 AUD million2024-04: 1,129.6 AUD million2024-05: 1,138.5 AUD million2024-06: 1,139.3 AUD million2024-07: 1,127.8 AUD million2024-08: 1,157.2 AUD million2024-09: 1,170 AUD million2024-10: 1,177.9 AUD million2024-11: 1,184.4 AUD million2024-12: 1,184.2 AUD million2025-01: 1,193.9 AUD million2025-02: 1,212.1 AUD million2025-03: 1,207.5 AUD million2025-04: 1,228.1 AUD million2025-05: 1,247.5 AUD million2025-06: 1,254 AUD million2025-07: 1,262.7 AUD million2025-08: 1,247.9 AUD million2025-09: 1,270.1 AUD million2025-10: 1,288.9 AUD million2025-11: 1,335.1 AUD million2025-12: 1,316.2 AUD million2026-01: 1,313.8 AUD million2026-02: 1,332.1 AUD million2026-03: 1,355.4 AUD million2026-04: 1,351.8 AUD million2026-05: 1,369.3 AUD million2026-06: 1,386.1 AUD million2026-07: 1,412.1 AUD million2026-08: 1,390.7 AUD million6008001,0001,2001,4001,6002012-072017-042022-012026-082026-08: 1,390.7 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
2026-081,390.7
2026-071,412.1
2026-061,386.1
2026-051,369.3
2026-041,351.8
2026-031,355.4
2026-021,332.1
2026-011,313.8
2025-121,316.2
2025-111,335.1
2025-101,288.9
2025-091,270.1
2025-081,247.9
2025-071,262.7
2025-061,254
2025-051,247.5
2025-041,228.1
2025-031,207.5
2025-021,212.1
2025-011,193.9
2024-121,184.2
2024-111,184.4
2024-101,177.9
2024-091,170
2024-081,157.2
2024-071,127.8
2024-061,139.3
2024-051,138.5
2024-041,129.6
2024-031,122
2024-021,119.1
2024-011,145.3
2023-121,100.9
2023-111,125.1
2023-101,112.7
2023-091,112.9
2023-081,100
2023-071,085.5
2023-061,102.3
2023-051,096.4
2023-041,106.1
2023-031,093.4
2023-021,102.5
2023-011,101.2
2022-121,091.5
2022-111,096.4
2022-101,110.1
2022-091,086.3
2022-081,051.7
2022-071,070.6
2022-061,041.5
2022-051,045.4
2022-041,047.7
2022-031,023.8
2022-021,039.5
2022-011,026.1
2021-121,019.6
2021-111,006.7
2021-10996.4
2021-09989.5
2021-08949
2021-07946.2
2021-06908.8
2021-05924.5
2021-04903.1
2021-03915.9
2021-02872.5
2021-01897.4
2020-12898.4
2020-11890.1
2020-10897.9
2020-09909.2
2020-08912.9
2020-07955.1
2020-06876.6
2020-05895.6
2020-04777.8
2020-03818.6
2020-02803
2020-01805.6
2019-12827.1
2019-11779
2019-10791.8
2019-09795.1
2019-08805.9
2019-07803.3
2019-06788
2019-05791.8
2019-04797.7
2019-03811.8
2019-02815.3
2019-01823
2018-12821.2
2018-11834.3
2018-10818.9
2018-09813.7
2018-08823.9
2018-07816.1
2018-06821.8
2018-05809.7
2018-04790.5
2018-03776.1
2018-02812.5
2018-01800.1
2017-12796.7
2017-11807
2017-10814.4
2017-09793.9
2017-08803.4
2017-07800.8
2017-06800.8
2017-05798.6
2017-04780.6
2017-03794.5
2017-02773.4
2017-01788.5
2016-12787.8
2016-11765.4
2016-10787.6
2016-09781.3
2016-08779.8
2016-07806
2016-06816.3
2016-05793.8
2016-04799.1
2016-03805.4
2016-02815.4
2016-01799.9
2015-12793.1
2015-11795.1
2015-10824.3
2015-09803.2
2015-08793.6
2015-07787.8
2015-06780.3
2015-05781.3
2015-04765.9
2015-03779.3
2015-02782.3
2015-01758.9
2014-12774.8
2014-11774.1
2014-10774.8
2014-09775.1
2014-08764.3
2014-07765.8
2014-06763.1
2014-05749.7
2014-04762.1
2014-03756.8
2014-02745
2014-01745.5
2013-12743.5
2013-11747.1
2013-10733.3
2013-09726.3
2013-08741.8
2013-07727
2013-06736.6
2013-05771.5
2013-04751.4
2013-03732.2
2013-02729.8
2013-01744.9
2012-12744.1
2012-11729.5
2012-10738.7
2012-09742.4
2012-08739.8
2012-07747.4

Compared with Australia

PlaceAugust 2026
Western Australia1,390.7
Australia13,757.1

Western Australia compared with nearby places

Australian Capital Territory: 203.3 AUD millionNew South Wales: 4,272.7 AUD millionNorthern Territory: 144 AUD millionQueensland: 2,927.9 AUD millionSouth Australia: 948.4 AUD millionTasmania: 212.1 AUD millionVictoria: 3,657.9 AUD millionWestern Australia: 1,390.7 AUD million
  • Under 210
  • 210 to 800
  • 800 to 1,700
  • 1,700 to 3,400
  • 3,400 and over
Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted, August 2026, AUD million. Western Australia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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, Western 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, Western 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/western-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, Western 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/western-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, Western 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/western-australia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Western Australia?

Household spending in Australia on recreation and culture, monthly, seasonally adjusted in Western Australia was A$1.39 billion in August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 11.4% 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 Western Australia?

A$1.41 billion in July 2026, the highest value since July 2012 in this series.

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