RECREATION SERVICES
PURPOSE
To collect economic data about businesses mainly engaged in providing recreation services, as defined by ANZSIC Class 9330, in Australia.
DESCRIPTION
The survey, covering employing business in ANZSIC Class 9330 Other Recreation Services, was conducted as part of Service Industries Surveys in respect of 1994-95. ANZSIC Class 9330 is a composite of a range of businesses mainly engaged in providing recreation and entertainment services. These services include amusement and theme parks, circuses, dance halls, agricultural shows, family entertainment centres, amusement arcades, historic railways and recreation clubs. Data were collected by mail-out questionnaire sent to a sample of over 600 employing businesses classified to that ANZSIC class in the ABS business register.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Irregular
DATA ITEMS
Number of businesses
The number of businesses mainly engaged in providing recreation services, as defined in ANZSIC Class 9330, as at the end of the reference period.
Employment
Employment may be categorised by:
Working proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses
Salaried directors of incorporated companies and trusts
Permanent employees
Casual employees
Sex of employed person
Whether full-time or part-time
Seasonal employment size
The number of employees working for the business during the last pay period in each month of the reference period.
Main occupation of employees
Managers and administrators
Administrative assistants and clerical support staff
Instructors, leaders or teachers
Curators, gardeners and greenkeepers
Other maintenance staff
Ticket takers or ticket sellers
Retail sales assistants
Security officers
Other
Volunteers
The number of unpaid volunteers assisting the business or organisation during the last week of the reference period may be categorised by sex of volunteer.
Income items
The items which make up the income of other recreation services are:
Takings from admissions
Takings from rides and amusements
Rent, leasing and hiring income from retail outlets
Other rent, leasing and hiring income
Takings from subscriptions/fees
Takings from meals
Sales of beer, wine and spirits
Other retail sales
Income from sponsors and advertising
Funding from Commonwealth, State/Territory or local government
Other income
Expenditure items
The items which make up the expenses of other recreation services are:
Labour costs (wages and salaries; employer contributions to superannuation funds; worker's compensation costs)
Contract payments to entertainers
Repair and maintenance expenses for machinery and equipment
Other repair and maintenance expenses
Rent, leasing and hiring expenses - rides and amusements
Rent, leasing and hiring expenses - land, buildings and other structures
Other rent, leasing and hiring expenses
Advertising expenses
Marketing, promotion and sponsorship expenses
Purchases
Other expenses
Business characteristics
Number of businesses
Number of paid admissions
Number of coin-operated amusement machines
Operating profit before tax
Operating profit margin
Assets and liabilities (current and non-current)
Selected performance ratios
Business size
The size of the business in terms of its number of employees during the last pay period of the reference year. This can be grouped into ranges such as:
0-19 persons
20-99
100 or more
Geographic area
Australia, States and Territories.
HISTORICAL DATA
Data for this industry were only collected in respect of 1994-95. Data on amusement and theme parks were collected in respect of 1991-92 and 2000-01, see Amusement and theme parks; and data on Amusement centres were collected in respect of 2000-01.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics 1996, Recreation Services, Australia, 1994-95, Cat. no. 8688.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $16.00.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 1994, Amusement and Theme Parks, Australia, 1991-92, Cat. no. 8675.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $10.00.
Other
National Sport and Recreation Industry Database and Directory (NSRIDD).
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Manager
Service Industry Surveys
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Locked Bag 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Telephone: Canberra 02 6252 5633
Facsimile: Canberra 02 6252 5249
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
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