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Bookkeeping for sports clubs

Sports clubs take most of their money in seasonal bursts: player registrations before the season starts, canteen and bar takings on game days, and sponsorship and fundraising income through the year. We look after day-to-day bookkeeping for sports clubs across Australia.

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Businesses in Sports and Physical Recreation Clubs and Sports Professionals (ANZSIC class 9112)

Actively trading businesses across Australia
2,320 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026
Of those, classified as non-employing
1,678 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026
Of those, with 1 to 4 employees
423 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026

Businesses by main state or territory

These counts are for the ANZSIC class Sports and Physical Recreation Clubs and Sports Professionals, which also counts independent sports professionals such as athletes. Businesses mainly providing sports coaching or instruction, operating sports grounds, courses or pools, or running hospitality clubs are counted in other classes. Non-market non-profit clubs serving households are outside these business counts.

  1. New South Wales710 businesses
  2. Victoria638 businesses
  3. Queensland563 businesses
  4. Western Australia190 businesses
  5. South Australia130 businesses
  6. Tasmania34 businesses
  7. Australian Capital Territory32 businesses
  8. Northern Territory21 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2025. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx). Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Businesses by number of employees

  1. Non-employing1,678 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees423 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees122 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees81 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees16 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2025. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx). Checked 15 Oct 2026.

What we look after

What the books involve

  • Player registrations: season fees collected through an online registration platform matched from each payout to the members it covers, with the platform's fees recorded as a cost and unpaid players listed.
  • League and association levies: affiliation fees, insurance levies and competition entry fees passed on to governing bodies entered as bills, so the club's own share of registration income is clear.
  • Canteen and bar takings: game day cash and card sales reconciled to the point of sale and to the amounts banked, with food and drink supplier invoices entered against them.
  • Sponsorships and fundraising: sponsor invoices tracked until paid, and raffle, event and donation income recorded under separate accounts so each source shows in the committee's reports.
  • Grants: council and other grant money recorded against the project it was given for, with spending on that project tagged so what has been spent and what remains is clear.
  • Committee reporting: a profit and loss, a balance sheet and a list of unpaid bills prepared each month for the treasurer, and a tidy set of books to hand over when the treasurer changes.

Sources

  1. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. Actively trading businesses at 30 June 2025, released 16 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2021 to June 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Correspondence, GCCSA 2021 to GCCSA 2026 (CG_GCCSA_2021_GCCSA_2026.csv)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. ASGS Edition 4, July 2026 to June 2031, released 22 July 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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