2018-02-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   6 FEBRUARY 2018



                             The J attendance comparison
 90,000
                                                                     79,740
 80,000                                          76,970

 70,000                         65,752
                 61,738
 60,000

 50,000                                                                           45,588

 40,000

 30,000

 20,000

 10,000

     -
              2013/14          2014/15          2015/16             2016/17     2017/18 YTD


Attendance figures show continued strong growth and are inclusive of university attendance and
all events and bookings at The J.

Cost per visit

The J’s half-yearly cost per visit, exclusive of depreciation and internal charges, is $1.64, down
34% on last year’s half-yearly cost of $2.50. Inclusive of all costs this figure increases to $7.54,
still lower than last year’s $7.92 despite a more than 50% increase in internal charges costs
following the introduction of a different calculation methodology.

Growth in number and value of tickets sold at The J over the past calendar year in particular has
been nothing other than extraordinary. This is demonstrated by the tables below:

Ticket sales at The J (exclusive of Noosa International Food & Wine Festival)

 Year                           TOTAL              ANNUAL
                                                   GROWTH
 2014                         $554,126                        -
 2015                         $576,458                    4.03%
 2016                         $673,302                16.80%
 2017                        $1,072,047               59.22%
                    2014 to 2017 growth               93.47%

Changes in The J’s ticket sales from 2016 to 2017 calendar years

 Year                 TICKETS SOLD        TOTAL VALUE             AVE. PRICE
 2016                         18,307          $673,302                $36.78
 2017                         25,964         $1,072,047               $41.29
 INCREASE                      7,657          $398,745                  $4.51
 % INCREASE                  41.83%             59.22%                12.27%



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