HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY
The average weekly household expenditure on selected sporting and physical recreation products during 2009-10 was $18.94. This was 1.5% of the average of $1,238.17 spent each week on all products.
Over half (53% or $10.09 per week) of sporting and physical recreation expenditure was for sports and physical recreation services. A further 34% ($6.53 per week) was spent on sports, physical recreation and camping equipment, while the remaining 12% ($2.32 per week) went on sports and recreation vehicles.
The individual categories of sporting and physical recreation products for which average weekly expenditure was highest were sports facility hire charges at $2.81, health and fitness studio charges at $2.71, and swimming pools at $2.18.
Of the total expenditure by Australian households in 2009-10, $8,293.8m (1.5%) was spent on selected sporting and physical recreation goods and services. Of this expenditure, $4,418.4m went on sports and physical recreation services, $2,859.5m on sports, physical recreation and camping equipment, and $1,015.9m on sports and recreation vehicles.
7.1 Expenditure on selected sports and physical recreation products, By Australian households - 2009-10 |
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 | | Average household expenditure | Total household expenditure | Households reporting expenditure(a) |
| | $/week | $m/year | '000 |
|
| Sports and recreation vehicles | | | |
| Bicycles | 0.22 | 96.30 | (b)85.4 |
| Boats, their parts and accessories | *2.10 | 919.60 | (c)75.4 |
| Total | 2.32 | 1 015.90 | 159.9 |
| Sports, physical recreation and camping equipment | | | |
| Camping equipment | 0.69 | 302.20 | 103.0 |
| Fishing equipment | *0.56 | 245.22 | 213.6 |
| Golf equipment | *0.45 | 197.05 | 90.5 |
| Sports or physical recreation footwear | 0.72 | 315.29 | 130.6 |
| Swimming pools | 2.18 | 954.62 | (b)54.8 |
| Other sports and physical recreation equipment | 1.92 | 840.77 | 461.5 |
| Total | 6.53 | 2 859.48 | 947.2 |
| Sports and physical recreation services | | | |
| Hire of sports equipment | *0.07 | 30.65 | 49.1 |
| Health and fitness studio charges | 2.71 | 1 186.70 | 613.0 |
| Sporting club subscriptions | 1.49 | 652.50 | 236.5 |
| Spectator admission fees to sport | 0.93 | 407.20 | 324.8 |
| Sports facility hire charges | 2.81 | 1 230.50 | 1 080.3 |
| Sports lessons | 1.60 | 700.60 | 329.4 |
| Physical recreation charges nec(d)(e) | 0.48 | 210.20 | 324.4 |
| Total | 10.09 | 4 418.40 | 2 253.4 |
| Total expenditure on selected sports and physical recreation products | 18.94 | 8 293.80 | 2 851.7 |
| Total expenditure on all products | 1 238.17 | 542 193.20 | 8 398.5 |
|
| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| (a) Households reporting expenditure in the two week enumeration period unless otherwise noted. |
| (b) Households reporting expenditure in the twelve months prior to interview. |
| (c) Households reporting expenditure in the twelve months or two weeks prior to interview for different commodities within this category. |
| (d) This was a new expenditure category from 2003-04 and includes charges for horse riding, ice-skating, snooker and related games, swimming pool admission, parasailing and skydiving. |
| (e) In addition to the products included for 2003-04, for 2009-10 this expenditure category includes paintball laser zone. |
| Source: ABS data available on request, Household Expenditure Survey, 2009-10 |
Table 7.2 presents a comparison of both average weekly and total annual expenditures on sporting and physical recreation products at constant prices for 2003-04 and 2009-10. Comparisons between time periods should be done with caution, as the expenditure data for 2003-04 is reported in 2003-04 dollars.
Overall, the average weekly expenditure on sporting and physical recreation products increased from $15.71 in 2003-04 to $18.94 in 2009-10. The average weekly household expenditure in 2009-10 was highest on sports and physical recreation services ($10.09 or 53%), where in 2003-04 expenditure was greatest on sports, physical recreation and camping equipment ($7.58 or 48%).
Total annual expenditure on sporting and physical recreation products by all households also increased between 2003-04 and 2009-10, rising from $6,336.5m to $8,293.8m. There was a noticeable increase in the total annual household expenditure on sport and recreation vehicles, where in 2009-10 households spent $1,015.9m (12% of total expenditure on sports and physical recreation products) compared with $447.7m (7%) in 2003-04.
7.2 Expenditure on selected sports and physical recreation products, By Australian households at constant prices - 2003-04 and 2009-10 |
|
| Average household expenditure | Total household expenditure |
| 2003-04 | 2009-10 | 2003-04 | 2009-10 |
| $/week | $/week | $m/year | $m/year |
|
| Sports and recreation vehicles | 1.11 | 2.32 | 447.7 | 1 015.9 |
| Sports, physical recreation and camping equipment(a) | 7.58 | 6.53 | 3 057.3 | 2 859.5 |
| Sports and physical recreation services(b) | 7.01 | 10.09 | 2 827.4 | 4 418.4 |
| Total expenditure on selected sports and physical recreation products | 15.71 | 18.94 | 6 336.5 | 8 293.8 |
| Total expenditure on all products | 896.01 | 1 238.17 | 361 399.8 | 542 193.2 |
|
| (a) In addition to the products included for 2003-04, for 2009-10 this expenditure category includes badminton rackets, wrist bands, and tennis racket grips. |
| (b) In addition to the products included for 2003-04, for 2009-10 this expenditure category includes gym memberships. |
| Source: ABS data available on request, Household Expenditure Survey. |
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