NAME OF ORGANISATION
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
OVERVIEW
The collection of statistics for the Casinos industry is undertaken annually. The collection is a survey of employing businesses classified to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) class 9322 Casinos.
PURPOSE
The main purpose of the Casino survey was to measure the size and structure of the casino industry in terms of employment and financial contribution for time comparisons. Users of statistics include Government, industry bodies and professional organisations.
SCOPE
The scope of the collection was all employing businesses whose predominant activity is casino services (i.e. classified to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) class 9322 Casinos).
Class 9322 includes businesses mainly engaged in providing a range of gambling services in addition to totalisator or gaming machine services, and other amusements, in a building to which the general public has access. Included are businesses providing food, liquor and accommodation services in addition to a full range of gambling services.
DATA DETAIL
Conceptual framework
The survey of the Casino Industry is undertaken as part of the ABS program of annual economic surveys. The data items will be consistent with Economic Activity Survey (EAS) specifications, and outputs will provide key financial statistics in respect of ANZSIC 9322 and National Accounts requirements. Some activity data is also proposed in line with external user interest.
Main outputs
The publication contains summary employment, income, and expenses tables covering ANZSIC Class 9322.
The tables in the publication are released at the Australia level only:
- sources of income
- items of expenditure
- characteristics of employment
- main occupation of persons employed
- concentration statistics of the top four casinos
- selected performance ratios
- some activity data such as number of gaming/poker machines and number of gaming tables
Classifications
The Casino Industry Survey collects data classified according the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC).
Data is available at the ANZSIC class level for ANZSIC 9322 Casinos.
Other concepts (summary)
Not applicable
GEOGRAPHIC DETAIL
Australia
Comments and/or Other Regions
Not applicable
COLLECTION FREQUENCY
Annually
Frequency comments
Not applicable
COLLECTION HISTORY
From 1994-1995 to 2000-2001 the collection of statistics for the Casinos industry has been undertaken annually.
DATA AVAILABILITY
Yes
Data availability comments
Data available in publication Casinos, Australia (cat. no. 8683.0)
DATE OF LAST UPDATE FOR THIS DOCUMENT
17/09/2004 08:17 AM
