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Engineering construction of sporting and physical recreation facilities
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION OF SPORTING AND PHYSICAL RECREATION FACILITIES
Engineering construction data that excludes landscaping is more closely aligned to the ACLC concept of sporting and physical recreation facilities than data which includes landscaping. However, these classifications are still not completely aligned as the recreation category includes amphitheatres, which the ACLC would class as cultural facilities. The engineering classification also excludes pleasure boat marinas and marine pleasure piers, which the ACLC would regard as being for sport and physical recreation.
Table 10.1 presents the available data which exclude landscaping for the private sector. There was an overall increase of 22% in the total value of work done by the private sector between 2004-05 ($375.3m) and 2008-09 ($457.5m). However, this estimate decreased by 8.5% between 2005-06 ($410.1m) and 2007-08 ($375.3m). In the following 12 months, this estimate increased by 22%, which was the largest single year increase in the total value of work done by the private sector in the five years preceding 2008-09.
10.1 ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, Recreation projects (excluding landscaping), Original(a) - 2004-05 to 2008-09 |
|
 | Work commenced | Work done | Work yet to be done(b) |
| $m | $m | $m |
Value of work undertaken by the private sector |
|
| 2004-05 | 464.9 | 375.3 | 24.8 |
| 2005-06 | 575.9 | 410.1 | 34.5 |
| 2006-07 | 654.4 | 389.9 | 178.5 |
| 2007-08 | 464.9 | 375.3 | 59.9 |
| 2008-09 | 451.5 | 457.5 | 18.5 |
|
| (a) Original value prior to seasonal adjustment. |
| (b) The value of work yet to be done is the outstanding work for the project at the end of the period. |
| Source: ABS data available on request, Engineering Construction Survey. |
Although excluding landscaping results in a purer measure of sport and physical recreation facilities, it may also be useful for some to look at the data with landscaping included. Table 10.2 presents five years of data including landscaping, for both the private and public sectors.
For the financial year 2008-09, the total value of work done on recreation projects was $2134.4m. This was an increase of 20% from the 2007-08 estimate of $1781.4m. Between 2004-05 and 2008-09, the total value of work done on recreation projects has shown an overall increase of 29%. The total value of work done by the private sector for 2008-09 was $1594.5m. This estimate was $263.9m or 20% higher than the estimate from the previous financial year. There was a similar percentage increase for the total value of work done by the public sector. For 2008-09, the estimate was $540.0m which increased by 20% from $450.9m in 2007-08.
10.2 ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, Recreation projects (including landscaping) - Original(a) - 2004-05 to 2008-09 |
|
| Work commenced | Work done | Work yet to be done(b) |
| $m | $m | $m |
Value of work undertaken by the private sector |
|
| 2004-05 | 1 635.4 | 1 452.0 | 82.1 |
| 2005-06 | 1 770.0 | 1 459.0 | 76.0 |
| 2006-07 | 1 821.2 | 1 397.5 | 252.3 |
| 2007-08 | 2 116.4 | 1 330.6 | 86.8 |
| 2008-09 | 1 786.2 | 1 594.5 | 79.4 |
Value of work undertaken by the public sector |
|
| 2004-05 | 268.7 | 204.6 | 71.5 |
| 2005-06 | 280.0 | 251.9 | 53.5 |
| 2006-07 | 407.2 | 392.9 | 65.4 |
| 2007-08 | 452.8 | 450.9 | 269.7 |
| 2008-09 | 484.7 | 540.0 | 159.2 |
Total value of work undertaken |
|
| 2004-05 | 1 904.1 | 1 656.6 | 153.6 |
| 2005-06 | 2 050.0 | 1 711.0 | 129.5 |
| 2006-07 | 2 228.3 | 1 790.3 | 317.7 |
| 2007-08 | 2 569.2 | 1 781.4 | 356.6 |
| 2008-09 | 2 270.9 | 2 134.4 | 238.6 |
|
| (a) Original value prior to seasonal adjustment. |
| (b) The value of work yet to be done is the outstanding work for the project at the end of the period. |
| Source: ABS data available on request, Engineering Construction Survey. |
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