What this shows

• Question: Can a student cover weekly costs on a typical part‑time job in 2025?\
• Signal: Employee LCI (proxy for students) was 0.4% in Apr 2025.\
• Lens: Compare ABS living‑cost movements with a realistic weekly student budget.\
• Outcome: Shows surplus/shortfall and which categories drive pressure.\
• Note: LCIs are % movements, not dollar amounts.

References & Sources

• Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2025). Selected Living Cost Indexes, Australia — June Quarter 2025 (Table 1) [Data set]. Australian Bureau of Statistics. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/price-indexes-and-inflation/selected-living-cost-indexes-australia/jun-2025
  
• Personal data: Weekly student budget (author, 2025).
  
• Proxy note: “Employee” LCI used as a proxy for student households.
  
• Integrity:Allaire, J. J., Borges, B., Xie, Y., RStudio, & R Core Team. (2024). flexdashboard: R Markdown format for flexible dashboards [Computer software]. RStudio, PBC. https://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/flexdashboard/

Assumptions & limitations

Cost-of-Living by Household Type

Employee LCI Focus (with 4-quarter average)

Categories ranked by spend

Budget Table (AUD / week)