SPORTS INDUSTRIES
PURPOSE
To collect economic data on businesses in the horse and dog racing industry, sports grounds and facilities industry and other sports industries in Australia.
DESCRIPTION
The survey, covering employing business in ANZSIC (1993 edition) Classes 9311 Horse and Dog Racing, 9312 Sports Grounds and Facilities n.e.c. and 9319 Sports and Services to Sport n.e.c.. was conducted as part of Service Industries Surveys in respect of 2004-05. ANZSIC Class 9311 includes businesses mainly engaged in operating facilities used and designed for horse and dog racing, including training businesses. ANZSIC Class 9312 includes businesses mainly engaged in operating any kind of indoor or outdoor sports facility other than horse and dog racing. ANZSIC Class 9319 includes businesses mainly engaged in providing sporting services not covered by classes 9311 and 9312. Examples are sports clubs (without facilities), sports associations, sports administration businesses and sports coaching businesses. The scope of the survey also included government organisations with sports and physical recreation involvement. Data were collected by mail-out questionnaire.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Every four years.
DATA ITEMS
Number of businesses
The number of businesses mainly engaged in providing sports services as at the end of the reference period.
Type of sports or physical recreation industry
Horse and dog racing
Health and 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
Horse and dog racing is sub-categorised into:
Thoroughbred racing organisations
Harness racing organisations
Greyhound racing organisations
Other types of organisation involved in providing sports and physical recreation services
A small number of data items are available for the following types of organisations:
Federal/state/territory government organisations
Local government organisations
Employment
Employment may be categorised by:
Working proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses
Permanent employees
Casual employees
Sex of employed person
Whether employed full-time or part-time
Main occupation of employees (not available for 2004-05)
Managers and administrative staff
Marketing and event management staff
Coaches, instructors, teachers or development officers
Stewards, judges and other racing officials (horse and dog racing)
Professional sports persons
Sports officials
Medical staff
Curators, gardeners, ground and other maintenance staff
Trainers (horse and dog racing)
Stablehands, strappers and handlers
Apprentice jockeys and trackwork riders
Bar managers and attendants
Catering staff
Security staff
Other raceday staff (horse and dog racing)
Other event day staff
Gaming staff and cashiers
Totalisator operator staff (horse and dog racing)
Other
Volunteers (not available for 2004-05)
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 and a limited number of types of work (for businesses other than horse and dog racing):
Managerial/administrative
Teaching/coaching/instructing
Officials
Other
Seasonal volunteer numbers
The number of volunteers working for the organisation during the last week of the months of September 2000, December 2000, March 2001 and June 2001.
Income items
The items which make up the income of sports industries are as follows. These are not all available for all industries.
Income from admissions to sporting events
Takings from membership fees - sporting participants and players
Takings from membership fees - other
Takings from casual playing fees
Income from rent, leasing and hiring - sporting venues and facilities
Income from rent, leasing and hiring - other
Income received by professional sports persons
Income from television and other broadcasting rights
Income from advertising
Sponsorship and fundraising income
Prize money
Income from nomination, acceptance and scratching fees (horse and dog racing)
Income from registration and licensing fees (horse and dog racing)
Income from bookmakers' fees (including turnover levy) (horse and dog racing)
Income from training fees (horse and dog racing)
Income from harness racing drivers' fees
Income from grants and distributions
Funding from government
Net industry and TAB distributions (horse and dog racing)
Income from poker/gaming machines
Commissions from TAB and Keno
Commissions from on-course totalisator/TAB operations (horse and dog racing)
Takings from accommodation
Takings from meals and food sales
Sales of liquor and other beverages
Other sales of goods
Interest income
Other income
Expenditure items
The items which make up the expenses of sports industries are as follows. These are not all available for all industries.
Wages and salaries
Employer contributions to superannuation funds
Workers' compensations costs
Fringe benefits tax
Payroll tax
Payments to employment agencies for staff
Payments of sporting scholarships
Contract payments to professional sports persons
Other contract, sub-contract and commission expenses
Poker/gaming machine taxes/levies
Prizemoney and trophy expenses
Grants, distributions and affiliation fees paid to other organisations
Payments for broadcasting (horse and dog racing)
Nomination/acceptance fees (horse and dog racing)
Veterinary expenses (horse and dog racing)
Horsebreaking/farrier expenses (horse and dog racing)
Float charges (horse and dog racing)
Repair and maintenance expenses
Rent, leasing and hiring expenses - sporting venues, facilities and equipment
Rent, leasing and hiring expenses - other
Advertising, marketing, promotion and sponsorship expenses
Travelling, accommodation and entertainment expenses
Purchases - liquor and other beverages
Purchases - food and foodstuffs used in preparing meals
Purchases - animal feed (horse and dog racing)
Purchases - animal medicines and additives (horse and dog racing)
Other purchases
Other expenses
Business characteristics
Whether organisation is 'for profit' or 'not for profit'
Operating profit before tax
Operating profit margin
Industry value added
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
20-49
50-99
100 or more
Nature of sports-related work in government organisations (not available for 2004-05)
The occupations of employees spending more than 50% of their time on sports and physical recreation related activities are categorised as:
Mangers and administrative staff
Sports development officers
Coaches and trainers
Repair and maintenance staff
Other
Sports-related income of government organisations
The items which make up the sports-related income of government organisations are:
Rent, leasing and hiring of sporting grounds and physical recreation facilities
Income from admissions
Funding from government
Income from advertising/sponsorship of sporting events
Other
Sports-related expenses of government organisations
The items which make up the sports-related expenses of government organisations are:
Wages and salaries
Repair and maintenance of sporting grounds and physical recreation facilities
Sporting subsidies and grants paid to clubs and other organisations
Sporting subsidies and grants paid to individuals
Payments to contractors and lessees to operate sporting grounds and physical recreation facilities
Depreciation of sporting grounds and physical recreation facilities
Other expenses related to sport and physical recreation activities
Geographic area
Australia, States and Territories
HISTORICAL DATA
Data have been collected in respect of 1994-95, 2000-01 and 2004-05.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Sports and Physical Recreation Services, Australia, 2004-05, Cat. no. 8686.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $29.00.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Sports Industries, Australia, Cat. no. 8686.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $24.00. Available for 1994-95 and 2000-01.
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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