TicketSearch Pty Ltd
TicketSearch is focused on providing businesses, organisations, and venues with affordable, efficient, and powerful self-managed ticketing solutions. The organisation has offices in Australia, New…
read moreThe ongoing decline in golf club memberships in Australia slowed to 0.5% in 2015, with national membership numbers reported as 397,063 golfers for the prior 12-month period, equating to a loss of 1,983 individual members.
As reported by the 2015 National Golf Club Participation Report, published by Golf Australia in conjunction with Golf Management Australia (GMA), for the 12 month period to the end of December 2015 approximately 14.54 million rounds were recorded by GolfLink across the same number of facilities, a 1.9% increase over the same 12 month period in the prior year.
On a year-end basis, slightly higher growth was recorded in rounds played by male golfers, while females golf club members – around 20% of national members – recorded a 1% decline from 2014.
The Report, the fourth of its kind, noted that membership pressure was more evident in regional areas, accounting for 60% of the national member mix, where an overall decline of 0.9% was reported.
While club membership numbers in metropolitan areas fell by 0.4%, the report highlights that 34% of clubs across Australia reported a net increase in member numbers in 2015. Further, as a lead indicator to future demand outcomes, the report also notes that the national club member attrition rate also fell to 9%, down from 12% when first measured last year.
Commenting on the findings, Cameron Wade, Director of Golf Development at Golf Australia stated “the 2015 outcome is the smallest annual membership decline recorded since 1999.
“Off the back of another sub 1% membership decline in 2014, a declining attrition rate and steady growth in competition rounds played, these results present an encouraging outlook for club golf in Australia.”
Other key findings in the report include:
• Reported member numbers for social clubs have increased over the past five-years from 10,975 in 2011 to 20,745 in 2015.
• The average age of club members across the country is just over 55 years with the average age of male members (53.4 years) being 9 years younger than females (62.5 years).
• 54% of the national club golf membership base is aged 55 years or greater.
• Junior members under the age of 18 account for 3.6% of total members.
Click here to view the full report.
4th July 2016 - VILLAGE ROADSHOW TO INTRODUCE TOPGOLF CONCEPT AS PART OF REVITALISATION OF ATTRACTIONS
31st May 2016 - FUTURE OF GOLF PARTICIPATION BASED ON FAN ENGAGEMENT
8th May 2016 - DELEGATE REGISTRATIONS OPEN FOR GOLF BUSINESS FORUM 2016
8th August 2015 - GOLF BODIES REPORT RISE IN AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPATION
Support our industry news service
We hope that you value the news that we publish so while you're here can we ask for your support?
As an independent publisher, we need reader support for our industry news gathering so ask that - if you don't already do so - you back us by subscribing to the printed Australasian Leisure Management magazine and/or our online news.
The Complete Guide to Leisure Industry Products & Services.
TicketSearch is focused on providing businesses, organisations, and venues with affordable, efficient, and powerful self-managed ticketing solutions. The organisation has offices in Australia, New…
read moreAflex Inflatables are the leaders for obstacle courses, pool toys, waterparks and land-based watersides and fitness runs. They are industry leaders offering the widest range of pool, lake and beach…
read moreSince 2019, Active World's development team has been delivering a comprehensive single solution that caters to the diverse requirements of successfully operated and managed leisure centres. The…
read moreParkequip is an approved supplier under the NSW LGP Contract 308 for a range of products including play equipment, shade, shelters, safe fall, park furniture and school outdoor seating. All materials…
read moreHumanforce is a global provider of workforce management solutions for companies who need flexibility to manage complex workforces. Companies use Humanforce to manage everything from time and…
read moreSwimplex Aquatics are a world-class company dedicated to the commercial pool, waterslide industry. We are Australian market leaders servicing all states Australia wide. Swimplex provide a full…
read moreOriginally founded to meet the specific training requirements of its own venue management operations, Ampd Academy now embraces a broader mission to combat skill shortages across Australian…
read moreInterQuad (International Quadratics) With a combined legacy spanning over 150 years, International Quadratics (founded in 1976) and Pierce Pool Supplies (originally established in 1898 as A H…
read moreGet your business noticed in our targeted directory. Viewed by 10,000 industry professionals per week!