SURVEY OF EMPLOYEE EARNINGS AND HOURS
The Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours collects information from a sample of employers about the earnings, hours and selected characteristics of their employees. The latest data available are in respect of May 2006. The scope of the survey is all employing businesses in Australia (public and private sectors) except businesses primarily engaged in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; private households employing staff; and foreign embassies, consulates, etc. Self-employed persons are excluded if they do not employ any wage or salary earners. Further, employees are only considered to be in scope for this survey if they received pay in the last pay period ending on or before 19 May 2006. Employees are out of scope if, during the reference period, they were members of the Australian permanent defence forces; were based outside Australia; or were on workers' compensation and not paid through the payroll.
Information on employment in sports and physical recreation from the Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours differs from that obtained in the Census of Population and Housing in that the survey data refer to persons employed in sports and physical recreation industries, whereas the Census data refer to persons employed in sports and physical recreation occupations. A person can work in a sports industry but not be employed in a sports occupation. A cleaner employed at a racecourse is an example of a non-sports occupation within a sports industry. Information collected in the Census also refers to employment in the main job and excludes second and other jobs. Businesses are classified to a sports and physical recreation industry in accordance with Group 931 of the 1993 Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC). Group 931 Sport is part of Division P Cultural and Recreational Services. Included in Group 931 are Horse and dog racing, Sports grounds and facilities nec and Sports and services to sports nec.
The average weekly total cash earnings of persons employed in sports and physical recreation industries in May 2006 was $507.40. This was 59.5% of the average total cash earnings for persons employed in all industries ($852.30). The average total cash earnings for persons employed in all cultural and recreational services industries was $663.80, which was $156.40 higher than for persons employed only in sports and physical recreation.
Given the higher incidence of part-time workers in sports and physical recreation industries, the lower average total cash earnings of persons employed in these industries is as expected. However, the average weekly total cash earnings of full-time workers in sports and physical recreation industries was also less than the average for full-time workers across all industries ($832.60 compared with $1,083.40).
The average weekly total cash earnings of full-time workers in sports and physical recreation industries increased by 20.6% from $690.30 in May 2002 to $832.60 in May 2006. The corresponding increase for all full-time workers in all industries was 23.3% from $878.40 to $1,083.40.
7.4 AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION INDUSTRIES(a) |
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| | MAY 2002(b) | MAY 2004(b) | MAY 2006(b) | |
| | Average weekly ordinary time cash earnings | Average weekly total cash earnings | Average weekly ordinary time cash earnings | Average weekly total cash earnings | Average weekly ordinary time cash earnings | Average weekly total cash earnings | |
| | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |
Sports and physical recreation industries | |
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| Males | | | | | | | |
| Full-time | 704.20 | 707.50 | 861.80 | 872.30 | 940.30 | 944.10 | |
| Part-time | 163.20 | 166.30 | 294.00 | 295.00 | 323.10 | 328.90 | |
| Total | 444.50 | 447.70 | 580.00 | 585.80 | 616.80 | 621.70 | |
| Females | | | | | | | |
| Full-time | 656.30 | 657.80 | 808.80 | 815.60 | 675.70 | 679.40 | |
| Part-time | 157.40 | 159.80 | 235.40 | 236.10 | 251.80 | 255.80 | |
| Total | 284.90 | 287.10 | 480.40 | 483.70 | 393.40 | 397.30 | |
| Persons | | | | | | | |
| Full-time | 687.60 | 690.30 | 837.10 | 845.90 | 828.80 | 832.60 | |
| Part-time | 159.60 | 162.30 | 262.30 | 263.10 | 282.50 | 287.30 | |
| Total | 361.60 | 364.30 | 529.60 | 534.10 | 503.00 | 507.40 | |
All industries | |
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| Persons | | | | | | | |
| Full-time | 841.10 | 878.40 | 917.30 | 957.60 | 1 035.60 | 1 083.40 | |
| Part-time | 328.20 | 335.80 | 364.30 | 371.20 | 404.90 | 410.80 | |
| Total | 670.20 | 697.60 | 727.70 | 756.50 | 818.90 | 852.30 | |
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| (a) Industry: Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 1993, 3 digit code. |
| (b) Change to measure of Employee Earnings, from 6306.0 Explanatory Note 4: The measure of employee earnings for estimates is regular wages and salaries in cash, that is, cash earnings. It includes amounts salary sacrificed. (Note that all amounts salary sacrificed are included in estimates of ordinary time cash earnings). The estimates have been produced in accordance with the revised conceptual framework for measures of employee remuneration. This differs from estimates provided in previous publications of this series in that amounts salary sacrificed by employees, that were previously excluded, have now been included in estimates of ordinary time cash earnings and total cash earnings. |
| Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours. |
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