The NSW Institute of Sport receives an annual grant of $16.1 million for 450 athletes. On a per capita basis,this translates to $1.96,while the Queensland Government outlays nearly double this amount ($29.6m) for a per capita payment of $5.65.
While the per capita spend on the Victorian Institute of Sport’s 400 athletes of $2.11 is only marginally better than NSW,the Victorian government will spend $2.5 billion on infrastructure across four Commonwealth Games hubs in the state.