Australia Yearbook - 2001

Chapter 21—Service industries 771
21.31 PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES
INDUSTRY—1997–98
Physiotherapy
Units services
Businesses at 30 June no. 3 266
Private practice locations at
30 June
Capital city no. 3 097
Other no. 953
Total no. 4 050
Employment at 30 June
Practitioners persons 5 663
Other persons 3 392
Total persons 9 055
Income
Fee for service $m 344.0
Other income $m 20.1
Total $m 364.1
Expenses
Labour costs $m 145.8
Other expenses $m 123.9
Total $m 269.7
Operating profit before tax $m 93.1
Operating profit margin % 25.7
Source: Physiotherapy Services, Australia 1997–98
(8552.0).
Community services
The ABS conducted its first comprehensive
survey of the community services industry in
respect of 1995–96. The survey covered
businesses and organisations mainly involved in
the provision of child care services,
accommodation for the aged, other residential
care services, non-residential care services and
nursing homes.
At 30 June 1996, there were 7,207 businesses and
organisations in the community services industry.
Of these, 70% were ‘not for profit’ organisations
(i.e. businesses whose status does not permit
them to be a source of income, profit or financial
gain for the entities which establish, control or
finance them). The 2,115 ‘for profit’ organisations
were mainly concentrated in the child care
industry (61%) and nursing homes (25%).
As shown in table 21.32, the industry employed
248,953 persons at 30 June 1996. The majority
(68%) of these were employed on a part-time
basis. The proportion of persons employed on a
part-time basis varied from industry to industry,
with the nursing homes industry having the
highest incidence (78%).
In addition to 248,953 persons employed, a
further 211,144 persons were working in the
industry at 30 June 1996 as volunteers.
These were particularly important in the
non-residential care services n.e.c. industry, with
146,444 persons providing volunteer services to
businesses in the industry at 30 June 1996.
The community services industry generated
$7,295m in income in 1995–96. Government
funding was the source of $3,905m (54%) while
sales of goods and services accounted for 32% of
income ($2,351m). The role of government
funding was particularly significant in the nursing
homes industry, accounting for 60% of total
income. Total expenses of the community
services industry were $6,951m, labour costs
representing the largest proportion (65%).
Libraries, museums and
commercial art galleries
Libraries
The ABS conducted its first comprehensive
survey of the libraries industry in respect of
1996–97. The survey covered all businesses and
organisations whose main activity was the
acquisition, collection, organisation, conservation
and loan of library materials such as books,
magazines, manuscripts, musical scores, maps
and prints. It also included archival service
activities. In addition, the library activities of local
government authorities were included in the
survey. Libraries with restricted access such as
those operated by educational institutions
(universities and schools), and libraries operated
by businesses for internal reference purposes,
were excluded from the survey.
As shown in table 21.33, at 30 June 1997 there
were 564 organisations in the libraries industry,
operating from 1,468 locations and employing
11,877 persons. Of these, 59% were employed on
a full-time basis.
Total income of the industry in 1996–97 was
$667m. The great majority of income was from
government funding, which accounted for $597m
or 90%. Expenses of the industry totalled $631m,
wages and salaries accounting for over half (52%)
of all expenses.
In 1996–97 there were 89.6 million visits to public
libraries, which represented nearly five visits per
person for the year. These visits resulted in public
library loans of 153.9 million books and other
materials, a ratio of 1.7 loans per visit.