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GOVERNMENT FUNDING 2000-01

The total level of funding provided for sports and physical recreation by government in 2000-01 was $2,124.2m. Of this, the Commonwealth Government contributed $198.9m (9.4%), state and territory governments $875.2m (41.2%) and local governments $1,050.1m (49.4%).

The majority of the funding went to Venues, grounds and facilities. They received $1,292.2m which was 60.8% of the total. A further $527.8m or 24.8% went to fund Participation and special events.

Local government contributed most of the funds provided to Venues, grounds and facilities ($997.5m or 77.2%). On the other hand, the state and territory governments contributed the majority of the funds for Participation and special events ($441.9m or 83.7%), and Other services ($58.6m or 59.6%). They also contributed the largest share of funding for Administration and regulation ($94.4m or 45.9%).

The Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games were held during the 2000-01 financial year. While the Commonwealth and NSW Governments contributed most of the government funding for these events, other state and territory governments provided funds for hosting events and providing training venues for overseas athletes. The Commonwealth Government contributed an estimated $71.8m and the NSW Government $382.3m. Funding for Olympic venues during 2000-01 has been included under Venues and sports grounds, while all other sports and physical recreation funding associated with the Olympics has been included under Special events.

Funding provided by government for sports and physical recreation comprised $1,585.5m for recurrent expenditure (74.6%) and the remaining $538.6m for capital expenditure. The majority of funding from all levels of government was allocated to recurrent expenditure. At 96% ($190.8m), the percentage allocated to recurrent expenditure by the Commonwealth Government was the highest.

9.1 GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION - 2000-01
		LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
		Commonwealth	State and territory	Local	Total	Percentage of total
Category		$m	$m	$m	$m	%
Recurrent		190.8	667.8	726.9	1 585.5	74.6
Capital		8.1	207.3	323.2	538.6	25.4
Administration and regulation
	Administration, policy and planning	29.8	74.2	37.3	141.2	6.6
	Regulation and control	39.7	20.3	4.6	64.6	3.0
	Total	69.5	94.4	41.9	205.8	9.7
Venues, grounds and facilities
	Venues and sports grounds	14.5	185.8	410.1	610.5	28.7
	Recreation parks and waterways	-	94.4	587.4	681.8	32.1
	Total	14.5	280.2	997.5	1 292.2	60.8
Participation and special events
	Participation by clubs, teams and individuals	2.4	67.0	6.5	75.9	3.6
	Special events	77.0	374.9	-	451.9	21.3
	Total	79.4	441.9	6.5	527.8	24.8
Other services
	Horse and dog racing	-	22.5	na	(a)22.5	1.1
	Coaching and training	24.4	26.5	na	(a)50.9	2.4
	Other support services	11.2	9.6	na	(a)20.8	1.0
	Total	35.5	58.6	4.2	98.4	4.6
Total		198.9	875.2	1 050.1	2 124.2	100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available
(a) Excludes local government.
Source: Sport and Recreation Funding by Government, 2000-01 (cat. no. 4147.0).