Updated May 31, 2018 12:53:46

Holidays are Australians' biggest entertainment expense, and we're splashing out more than ever on overseas trips in particular.

Australians spent around $172 a week on recreation in 2015-16, according to the ABS household expenditure survey, released last year.

That's a slight fall from 2009-10, when recreational spending was $184 a week.

Households spent $76 a week on holidays in 2015-16, almost 30 per cent more than in 2009-10, with spending on overseas holidays up 50 per cent.

The biggest spending fall was on TVs: households spent nearly 60 per cent less on those than in 2009-10.

Infographic: Holidays are Australians' biggest entertainment expense, and we're splashing out more than ever on overseas trips in particular.

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Topics: lifestyle-and-leisure, travel-and-tourism, sport, arts-and-entertainment, australia

First posted May 31, 2018 10:18:05