Celebrate the start of summer with ABS statistics
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Celebrate the start of summer with ABS statistics Summer is on the way and to help celebrate the season of sunshine, swimming, sunscreen and sand, we’ve put together a list of summer statistics from a range of Australian Bureau of Statistics publications for media to use at their leisure. Enjoy! Household spending • On average, Australian households spend around $109 a year on fresh fish and seafood. • On average, Australian households spend around $20 a year on Christmas decorations. • On average, Australian households spends around $8.34 a year on sunscreen. • On average, Australian households spend around $29 a year on fishing equipment. • On average, Australian households spend around $11 a year on bottled gas for BBQs. • On average, Australian households spend around $136 a year on ice confectionary, like ice cream! • On average, Australian households spend around $656 a year on beer. • On average, Australian households spend around $62 a year on outdoor and garden furniture. • On average, Australian households spend around $36 a year on camping equipment. (Source: Household Expenditure Survey, Australia: Summary of results, 2009-10. Cat. no. 6530.0). Health and fitness • The most recent Sports and Physical Recreation survey shows 1.29 million Australians aged 15 or over participate in swimming for recreation or exercise. (Source: Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, Australia, 2009-10. Cat. no. 4177.0). • Of all persons with cancer in 2011-12, one in three had skin cancer (33 per cent) making it the most common type of cancer in Australia. (Source: Profiles of Health, Australia, 2011-13. Cat. no. 4338.0). • Be careful in the water, our most recent causes of death figures show that 221 people died due to accidental drowning in 2010. (Source: Causes of Death, Australia, 2010. Cat. no. 3303.0). Summertime fun • On average, Australian households spend $2,736 a year on domestic and international holidays. (Source: Household Expenditure Survey, Australia: Summary of results, 2009-10. Cat. no. 6530.0). • Last December the most popular overseas short-term travel destinations for Australians were New Zealand, the USA and Indonesia. (Source: Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, December 2011. Cat. no. 3401.0). • In 2009-10 over 293,000 Australians attended a tennis match. (Source: Spectator Attendance at Sporting Events, 2009-10. Cat. no. 4174.0). Weddings • Over 28,000 couples were married in the summer of 2009-10 (Dec 2009 – Feb 2010).The most popular date of the season was 27 February 2010 when 1,657 happy couples tied the knot. (Source: Marriages and Divorces, Australia, 2010. Cat. no. 3310.0). Work and industry • There are over 3,500 Australians working as lifeguards as their main occupation. (Source: Census 2011). • In 2010-11, Australian companies produced $12.2 million worth of waterskis, surfboards, sailboards and other water sports equipment for export. They also produced $100 million worth of boats, yachts and other vessels for export. (Source: Sports and Physical Recreation: A Statistical Overview, Australia, 2011. Cat. no. 4156.0). When reporting ABS data, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (or ABS) must be attributed as the source. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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