PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS HIRE
PURPOSE
To collect economic data about organisations mainly engaged in hiring out personal and household goods, including goods listed in the Product Classification of the Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications.
DESCRIPTION
The Personal and Household Goods Hire collection was conducted by mail-out questionnaire as part of Service Industries Surveys in respect of the financial year 2002-03. Data were collected from a random sample of the employing businesses listed on the ABS business register with ANZSIC Class 9519 Personal and household goods hiring. Class 9519 consists of all businesses mainly engaged in hiring out personal and household goods. These goods include sporting equipment, camping equipment, hobby equipment and home entertainment equipment.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Australia
FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION
Irregular
DATA ITEMS
Number of businesses
The number of businesses mainly engaged in hiring out personal and household goods as at the end of the reference period.
Number of locations
The survey classifies the number of locations at which personal and household goods hire businesses were being operated at the end of the reference period into two categories. The categories are:
Locations in capital cities and their suburbs
Locations in other areas
Employment category
The survey classifies employment into a number of categories. These are each in turn classified by sex. The categories are:
Working proprietors and partners
Full-time permanent employees
Part-time permanent employees
Casual employees
Income
The items which make up the income of personal and household goods hire businesses include:
Income from hiring to households for personal use
Income from hiring to business sector
Retail sales of goods and equipment
Net profit/loss on sale of ex-hire goods and equipment
Other income items
Expenses
The items which make up the expenses of personal and household goods hire businesses include:
Wages and salaries
Employer contributions to superannuation funds
Workers' compensation costs
Fringe benefits tax
Payroll tax
Repair and maintenance expenses for hire equipment
Re-hire/sub-hire expenses
Advertising, marketing and promotional expenses
Purchases of goods for resale
Depreciation and amortisation of goods and equipment for hire
Other expense items
Characteristics of hire assets
Characteristics of hire assets (i.e. goods for hire) for which information is available are:
Value of hire assets
Percentage return from hire assets
Category of goods for hire
The survey classifies goods for hire into a number of categories. Information using this disaggregation is available for both total income from hiring, and characteristics of hire assets. The categories include:
Televisions, radios, VCRs and related equipment
Event/exhibition goods and equipment
Recreational equipment
Other categories of goods for hire
Note that data regarding event/exhibition goods and equipment hired out by Plant Hiring and Leasing businesses (ANZSIC Class 7743) are also available and are presented in the publication detailed below.
Profit or loss
Refers to the operating profit or loss before tax and extraordinary items.
Business size
The size of the business in terms of its number of employees. This can be grouped into ranges such as:
0-4 employees
5-9
10-19
20-49
50 and more
Geographic area
Data are available for Australia, while some data are also available for States and Territories.
HISTORICAL DATA
The collection has only been conducted once previously, and that was in respect of 1999-2000.
DISSEMINATION
Publications
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Hire Industries, Australia, 2002-03, Cat. no. 8567.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $23.00. Also available for 1999-2000.
CONTACT
In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.
Manager
Service Industries Surveys
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Locked Bag 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Telephone: Canberra 02 6252 5633
Facsimile: Canberra 02 6252 7004
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au