HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY 2003-04
The average weekly household expenditure on selected sporting and physical recreation products during 2003-04 was $15.70. This was 1.8% of the average of $886.63 spent each week on all products (Table 7.1).
Almost half (48% or $7.57 per week) of sporting and physical recreation expenditure was for sports, physical recreation and camping equipment. A further 45% ($7.02 per week) was spent on sports and physical recreation services, while the remaining 7.1% ($1.11 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 swimming pools at $3.41, sports facility hire charges at $2.30, and other sports and physical recreation equipment at $2.03.
Of the total expenditure by Australian households in 2003-04, $6,332.5m (1.8%) was spent on selected sporting and physical recreation goods and services. Of this expenditure, $3,053.3m went on sports, physical recreation and camping equipment, $2,831.5m on sports and physical recreation services, and $447.7m on sports and recreation vehicles.
7.1 EXPENDITURE ON SELECTED SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION PRODUCTS, By Australian households - 2003-04 |
|
 | | Average household expenditure | Total household expenditure | Number of households reporting expenditure(a) |
| | $/week | $m/year | '000 |
|
| Sports and recreation vehicles | | | |
| Bicycles | *0.13 | *52.4 | (b)61.1 |
| Boats, their parts and accessories | 0.98 | 395.3 | (c)51.8 |
| Total | 1.11 | 447.7 | 112.9 |
| Sports, physical recreation and camping equipment | | | |
| Camping equipment | 0.33 | 133.1 | 72.6 |
| Fishing equipment | 0.46 | 185.5 | 178.3 |
| Golf equipment | 0.20 | 80.7 | 82.2 |
| Sports or physical recreation footwear | 1.14 | 459.8 | 228.0 |
| Swimming pools | 3.41 | 1 375.4 | (b)86.7 |
| Other sports and physical recreation equipment | 2.03 | 818.8 | 441.1 |
| Total | 7.57 | 3 053.3 | 978.4 |
| Sports and physical recreation services | | | |
| Hire of sports equipment | *0.06 | *24.2 | 33.8 |
| Health and fitness studio charges | 1.44 | 580.8 | 332.2 |
| Sporting club subscriptions | 1.04 | 419.5 | 236.1 |
| Spectator admission fees to sport | 0.73 | 294.4 | 278.6 |
| Sports facility hire charges | 2.30 | 927.7 | 1 225.1 |
| Sports lessons | 1.05 | 423.5 | 294.3 |
| Physical recreation charges n.e.c.(d) | 0.40 | 161.3 | 444.9 |
| Total | 7.02 | 2 831.5 | 2 169.2 |
| Total expenditure on selected sports and physical recreation products | 15.70 | 6 332.5 | 2 717.7 |
| Total expenditure on all products | 886.63 | 357 617.4 | 7 735.8 |
|
| * 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 is a new expenditure category for 2003-04 and includes charges for horse riding, ice-skating, snooker and related games, swimming pool admission, parasailing and skydiving. For 1998-99 these were all included in an expenditure category which was predominantly out of scope of sports and physical recreation. |
| Source: ABS data available on request, Household Expenditure Survey, 2003-04. |
Table 7.2 presents a comparison of both average weekly and total annual expenditures on sporting and physical recreation products at constant prices for 1998-99 and 2003-04. To enable this comparison, the expenditure data for 1998-99 has been converted to 2003-04 prices using the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Overall, the average weekly expenditure on sporting and physical recreation products increased by 19% from $12.88 in 1998-99 to $15.30 in 2003-04. However, this was the result of falls in some areas of expenditure being more than balanced by an increase in others. Expenditure on sports and physical recreation services at $6.62 was 7.2% lower in 2003-04 than the $7.13 recorded for 1998-99. The fall for sports and recreation vehicles was 7.5% to $1.11 from $1.20. These falls were more than counteracted by the increase in expenditure on sports, physical recreation and camping equipment which rose 66% to $7.57 from $4.55.
Total annual expenditure on sporting and physical recreation products by all households also increased between 1998-99 and 2003-04, rising by 29% from $4,784.9m to $6,171.2m. This happened partly because of the increase in average weekly expenditure on those items, and partly because of an 8.6% rise in the number of households in Australia - from 7.1m in 1998-99 to 7.7m in 2003-04. The increase in total annual expenditure on all products over this period was 17% from $306,329.4m to $357,617.4m.
7.2 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON SELECTED SPORTS AND PHYSICAL RECREATION PRODUCTS, At constant prices - 1998-99 and 2003-04 |
|
| AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE | TOTAL HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE |
| 1998-99 | 2003-04 | 1998-99 | 2003-04 |
| $/week | $/week | $m/year | $m/year |
|
| Sports and recreation vehicles | *1.20 | 1.11 | *447.3 | 447.7 |
| Sports, physical recreation and camping equipment(a) | 4.55 | 7.57 | 1 688.3 | 3 053.3 |
| Sports and physical recreation services(b)(c) | 7.13 | 6.62 | 2 649.3 | 2 670.1 |
| Total expenditure on selected sports and physical recreation products(c) | 12.88 | 15.30 | 4 784.9 | 6 171.2 |
| Total expenditure on all products | 824.83 | 886.63 | 306 329.4 | 357 617.4 |
|
| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| (a) In addition to the products included for 1998-99, for 2003-04 this expenditure category includes skipping ropes, roller blades, roller skates, skateboards and toboggans. For 1998-99 these were all included in an expenditure category predominantly out of scope of sports and physical recreation. |
| (b) In addition to the products included for 1998-99, for 2003-04 this expenditure category includes tenpin bowling parties. For 1998-99 these were included in an expenditure category predominantly out of scope of sports and physical recreation. |
| (c) Excludes Physical recreation charges n.e.c. because this expenditure category did not exist at the time of the 1998-99 Household Expenditure Survey. For the 1998-99 survey, the component products of Physical recreation charges n.e.c. were included in an expenditure category predominantly out of scope of sports and physical recreation. |
| Source: ABS data available on request, Household Expenditure Survey. |
Print Page
Print All