LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY STATISTICS - AUSTRALIA ((NOVEMBER 2003)

State

Gross State

Revenue

Number of

Businesses

Employment

NSW

$1,424

4,452

17,810

VIC

$1,049

3,280

13,122

QLD

$820

2,520

10,110

WA

$415

1,299

5,195

SA

$325

1,016

4,063

TAS

$101

316

1,265

ACT

$68

214

857

NT

$48

149

599

AUST. TOTAL

$4,250 Billion

3,046

53,020

Australian Population States and Territories (ABS 27/05/2004)

State

Population at the end of Dec. quarter

 Change %

NSW

6,662,212

6,716,277

0.8

VIC

4,894,952

4,947,995

1.3

QLD

3,754,154

3,840,111

2.3

WA

1,936,902

1,969,046

1.7

SA

1,522,475

1,531,375

0.6

TAS

474,305

479,958

1.2

ACT

322,164

322,579

0.1

NT

198,075

198,700

0.3

2657

2646

-0.4

AUST. TOTAL

19,757,869

20,008,677

1.3%

The ABS 1998/99 Household Expenditure Survey for Australia included Household Services and Operation as well as Miscellaneous Goods and Services but unfortunately was not broken down sufficiently to identify the Lifestyle/Amenity Horticulture costs that would relate to Australian Households. In 2003 the Queensland Government Department of Primary Industries undertook research into the Consumer Trends for Lifestyle Horticulture Industry in Queensland. This is the only identified specific research undertaken for the Lifestyle Horticulture Industry in Australia at this time. The following information was obtained. Nationally these figures are included in other statistical information and not broken down or available in this format.

Expenditure on Garden, and Landscape Products

by Queensland Households 2003 (in 2002 $)

Product

Average yearly household expenditure 1998-99

Trees, Shrubs and Plants

$59.80

$80.08 (+34%)

Garden products

$54.60

$71.24 (+30%)

Garden Services

$48.88

$54.60 (+12%)

Landscape Contractors

$16.21

$58.76 (+225%)

Outdoor Garden Furniture

$32.76

$17.68 (-48%)

Garden Tools

$37.96

$57.20 (+51%)

NURSERY INDUSTRY. MARKET  BY SEGMENT

SOURCE: December 31st 2003, NGIA/RETAILworks

Distribution Channel

Market Share %

Landscapers

29.5

+ 13.3

Local govt and sports

1.7

-5.0

Revegetation

1.6

+ 3.7

Interiorscapes (plant hire)

1.4

+ 6.5

Garden services

6.5%

-28.5

Retail nursery

18.5

-14.2

Discount department stores

4.6

-8.1

Garden suppliers

16.5

-5.0

Hardware

14.6

-15.0

Mail order & E-commerce

0.4

-7.5

Markets

0.3

-2.5

Supermarkets

2.0

-6.9

Wholesale direct

0.5

-40.0

Propagators

1.9

+2.5

ENGINEERING/INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION AUSTRALIA.

Engineering construction makes a substantial contribution to the overall Landscape/building and construction activity. While recent attention has largely focussed on the residential Landscape/building sector, there has also been increasing activity for the Landscape Contractor in the commercial engineering construction sector. This sector includes areas such as major infrastructure projects like highways, hospitals and schools with their open space areas; open public parklands; major property and residential developments; tourist areas, attractions and resorts; major for sporting facilities (Olympics); etc.

Value of work done, Volume terms (ABS: MARCH 2004)

The total value of engineering work done has grown steadily over the last ten years, with most of this growth being in the private sector. Public sector activity has remained relatively constant. The total value of engineering construction work done in Australia over the past fifteen years has been largely dominated by 'roads, highways and subdivisions', as shown in the graph below. Other major contributors have been 'telecommunications', 'heavy industry', and 'electricity generation transmission, distribution and pipelines'.

Type of engineering construction,

% of total work done (a) (ABS: MARCH 2004)

Average Annual Value ($m) of Engineering Construction Work Done,

1998-99 to 2002-03  (ABS: March 04)

2,001

1,059

1,342

370

761

96

73

62

583

167

382

39

214

16

128

1

884

841

843

278

311

108

21

25

511

229

371

105

220

26

26

20

1,326

774

728

201

298

54

44

67

385

281

956

252

1,268

5

365

1

326

276

323

109

164

17

14

42

Engineering construction by State,

  % of Australian work done (ABS MAR, 2004)

The above graph indicates that the four major contributors to the value of work done over the last fifteen years have been New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia, respectively. Queensland has shown a steady increase in its proportion of the total value of work done in Australia