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BUILDING APPROVALS FOR SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION BUILDINGS

The total value of work approved for sports and physical recreation buildings during 2005-06 was $585.5m, over half (55.0%) of which was for buildings funded by the public sector. New buildings accounted for 76.1% ($245.3m) of public sector work approved, whereas the percentage contribution new work made to work approved for the private sector was lower at 36.0% ($94.8m). Overall, 58.1% ($340.1m) of the total value of work approved was for new buildings.

The total value of $585.5m includes $178.1m from building jobs identified as being for sports clubs. It is likely that many of these clubs, although associated with sports, get most of their income from providing hospitality (e.g. drinks and meals for consumption on the premises). Clubs associated with sports, but predominantly engaged in providing hospitality, are classified as hospitality clubs within the Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications (ACLC). The details available from building approvals data for individual building jobs are not sufficient to enable hospitality oriented sports clubs to be separated from the rest.

The majority of the value of approved work was for building jobs located in the larger states. Queensland alone accounted for 45.4% ($265.6m) of the total, largely due to the approval of a new sports stadium. Victoria and New South Wales together accounted for a further 41.8% ($244.5m). Of the smaller states and territories, the Northern Territory with $23.4m had the highest value of work approved.

Although public sector work made up 55.0% of the total value of work approved for Australia as a whole, there was considerable variation in the contribution made by the public sector among the individual states and territories. The public sector share of total building approvals was highest in the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland with 82.4% and 69.0% respectively. It was lowest in South Australia (25.2%) and New South Wales (29.1%).

8.1 BUILDING APPROVALS, Sports and physical recreation buildings - 2005-06
	SECTOR OF OWNERSHIP
	Private	Public	Total
	$m	$m	$m
TYPE OF WORK
New	94.8	245.3	340.1
Alterations and additions	152.7	74.1	226.8
Fitouts and refurbishments	15.8	2.8	18.6
Total	263.3	322.3	585.5
STATE OR TERRITORY OF LOCATION
New South Wales	83.2	34.1	117.2
Victoria	64.0	63.2	127.3
Queensland	82.4	183.2	265.6
South Australia	8.3	2.8	11.1
Western Australia	3.5	5.4	8.2
Tasmania	7.4	9.7	17.1
Northern Territory	11.8	11.6	23.4
Australian Capital Territory	2.6	12.2	14.8
Total	263.3	322.3	585.5
Source: ABS data available on request, Building Approvals Collection.

Table 8.2 displays the time series for both private and public sector building approvals over the last six years. In this time there have been some marked fluctuations in both total approvals and the relative contributions made by each sector. Total approvals were at their highest ($860.0m) for 2002-03, largely because of major work being approved for a sports stadium in Victoria. This work was privately funded and was the main reason private sector work accounted for 87.8% of total approvals that year. Another relatively high level of approvals was reached in 2001-02 ($606.5m) and was again largely due to approval of major work on a sports stadium - this time in Queensland and publicly funded. This project was the main reason for the public sector contributing the majority of 2001-02 approvals (63.9%).

8.2 BUILDING APPROVALS, Sports and physical recreation buildings - by approval year
	SECTOR OF OWNERSHIP
	Private	Public	Total
	$m	$m	$m
2000-01	319.4	99.3	418.8
2001-02	219.0	387.5	606.5
2002-03	754.9	105.1	860.0
2003-04	211.6	214.5	426.1
2004-05	239.8	260.5	500.4
2005-06	263.3	322.3	585.5
Source: ABS data available on request, Building Approvals Collection.