4156.0 - Sports and Physical Recreation: A Statistical Overview, Australia, 2008 (Edition 1)  
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Contents >> Chapter 9 - Funding by government and business >> Chapter 9.4 - Service Industries Survey 2000–01

SERVICE INDUSTRIES SURVEY 2000-01

From information provided for the 2000-01 Service Industries Survey, it was estimated that businesses mainly engaged in operating sports and physical recreation venues, or providing sports and physical recreation services, received $158.8m in Government funding during 2000-01. Almost half of this (47.2% or $74.9m) was funding provided to administrative organisations. Approximately another third (33.8% or $53.6m) was for businesses operating venues. Of the venue funding, nearly all ($52.5m) went to businesses operating venues other than health and fitness centres or gymnasia.


It was estimated that Sponsorship and fundraising income contributed $477.2m to the total income of businesses mainly engaged in operating sports and physical recreation venues, or providing sports and physical recreation services. Clubs, teams and sports professionals took slightly more than half of this (52.9% or $252.3m), while another 38.5% ($183.9m) went to administrative organisations. In both cases Financial sponsorships were by far the most important source of Sponsorship and fundraising income and contributed 77.4% ($195.3m) for clubs, teams and sports professionals; and 91.6% ($168.5m) for administrative organisations.

9.3 SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION INDUSTRIES, Income from government funding, sponsorship and fundraising - 2000-01

Health/fitness centres and gymnasia
Other sports and physical recreation venues, grounds and facilities
Sports and physical recreation administrative organisations
Sports and physical recreation clubs, teams and sports professionals
Sports and physical recreation support services
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

Government funding(a)
Federal
np
np
34.5
*1.9
*4.5
*50.1
State/territory
np
np
38.8
7.1
14.7
84.6
Local
np
np
*1.6
*1.9
*0.2
24.1
Total
*1.1
52.5
74.9
10.9
19.3
158.8
Sponsorship and fundraising income
Financial sponsorships
np
np
168.5
195.3
4.1
396.3
In-kind sponsorships
np
np
4.4
9.1
*2.2
*15.9
Donations and bequests
np
np
*3.3
9.5
0.6
np
Other(b)
np
np
7.7
38.3
*2.6
np
Total
*2.1
29.4
183.9
252.3
9.5
477.2

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Excludes funding for the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee Limited. Government funding of these organisations amounted to $110m.
(b) Includes raffles, bingo and other fundraising.
Source: Sports Industries, Australia, 2000-01 (cat. no. 8686.0) and ABS data available on request.



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