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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021

Released at: 29 April 2022


Table name: Index

Table number Table name


Demographics of participants
1 Demographics of participants (adults)
2 Demographics of organised participants outside of school hours (children)
Overall participation
3 Organisation/venue use (adults)
4 Type of organisations/venues used (adults)
5 Type of organisations/venues used (children)
6 Frequency of participation (adults)
7 Frequency of participation (children)
8 Use of technology (adults)
9 Top motivations for participation (adults)
10 Barriers to participation (adults)
11 Barriers to participation (children)
12 Sport or non-sport related participation (adults)
13 Sport or non-sport related participation (children)
14 Participation by activity (adults)
15 Organised participation by activity (children)
16 Organisation/venue use by activity (adults)
17 Type of organisations/venues used by activity (adults)
18 Type of organisations/venues used by activity (children)
19 Payment to participate (adults)
20 Payment to participate (children)
21 Payment to participate by organisations/venues used (adults)
22 Payment to participate by organisations/venues used (children)
23 Non-playing roles (adults)
24 Volunteers in non-playing roles (adults)
25 Volunteers in non-playing roles by activity - top 10 activities (adults)
26 Volunteers in non-playing roles by activity - top roles and top 5 activities (adults)
Demographics of non-participants
27 Demographics of non-participants (adults)
28 Demographics of not involved in organised participation outside of school hours (children)
Year-on-year comparison
29 Demographics of participants (adults)
30 Demographics of organised participants outside of school hours (children)
31 Frequency of participation (adults)
32 Frequency of participation (children)
33 Participation by activity - top 15 activities (adults)
34 Organised participation by activity - top 10 activities (children)
Margin of error tables
35 Margins of error
Key terms and definitions
36 Key terms and definitions

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 1
Table name: Demographics of participants (adults)
Base: Adult population
At least once per year participation
Estimate (000s) Participation rate (%)
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Age group
15-17 441.5 405.4 846.9 92.9% 90.6% 91.8%
18-24 1,117.7 1,041.4 2,159.1 90.2% 88.3% 89.3%
25-34 1,767.2 1,771.0 3,538.2 89.4% 89.4% 89.4%
35-44 1,598.6 1,620.0 3,218.7 90.6% 90.4% 90.5%
45-54 1,439.8 1,522.0 2,961.8 89.9% 91.7% 90.8%
55-64 1,267.5 1,371.6 2,639.1 87.1% 89.5% 88.3%
65+ 1,693.1 1,964.3 3,657.4 84.3% 86.2% 85.3%
Remoteness
Major cities 6,671.5 6,943.4 13,614.9 90.4% 90.1% 90.2%
Inner regional 1,487.2 1,587.9 3,075.0 86.3% 89.8% 88.0%
Outer regional 669.1 682.3 1,351.4 82.6% 83.7% 83.2%
Remote or very remote 103.6 138.5 242.1 77.3% 84.4% 81.2%
Employment status
Employed full-time 5,136.8 3,543.3 8,680.1 91.0% 92.0% 91.4%
Employed part-time 675.6 1,640.6 2,316.2 89.7% 92.1% 91.4%
Employed casual 809.1 1,014.0 1,823.1 90.1% 92.0% 91.1%
Total employed 6,621.4 6,198.0 12,819.4 90.7% 92.0% 91.4%
Full-time student 525.2 612.5 1,137.7 91.7% 91.7% 91.7%
Engaged in home duties 33.8 309.3 343.1 75.1% 78.7% 78.4%
Unemployed 364.5 315.8 680.3 76.9% 73.5% 75.3%
Retired or on a pension 1,588.5 1,999.3 3,587.8 83.4% 85.2% 84.4%
Highest education completed
University degree or higher (including postgraduate diploma) 3,949.7 4,513.8 8,463.5 93.3% 93.5% 93.4%
Undergraduate diploma or associate diploma 872.6 1,090.7 1,963.2 90.6% 90.4% 90.5%
Certificate, trade qualification or apprenticeship 1,542.5 1,232.2 2,774.7 86.1% 88.6% 87.2%
Highest level of secondary school 1,656.7 1,540.0 3,196.7 87.6% 85.0% 86.3%
Did not complete highest level of school 918.3 909.3 1,827.6 76.0% 77.2% 76.6%
Still at secondary school 282.1 272.8 555.0 95.0% 92.0% 93.5%
Other 33.4 53.5 86.9 84.5% 91.4% 88.6%
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 1,854.6 1,971.8 3,826.3 91.8% 88.3% 89.9%
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 2,254.1 2,270.5 4,524.6 90.4% 90.4% 90.4%
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 320.4 387.1 707.5 89.4% 92.7% 91.2%
Adult shared house 1,168.9 951.9 2,120.8 86.4% 88.3% 87.3%
Single/couple - no children 3,623.8 4,028.1 7,651.9 87.0% 89.2% 88.2%
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 183.6 196.2 379.9 78.7% 78.3% 78.5%
No 8,614.3 9,054.4 17,668.6 88.7% 89.5% 89.1%
Refused / don't know 86.0 39.7 125.7 84.8% 76.7% 82.1%
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 7,146.3 7,765.8 14,912.1 88.7% 90.1% 89.4%
Speaks language other than English at home 1,696.4 1,500.8 3,197.1 87.7% 84.4% 86.1%
Disability or physical condition that restricts life in some way^
Yes 1,225.8 1,413.9 2,639.7 77.7% 79.3% 78.5%
No 7,586.6 7,817.6 15,404.2 90.5% 91.2% 90.9%
Refused / don't know 71.5 58.8 130.2 84.1% 88.3% 85.9%
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 849.7 1,007.0 1,856.7 79.2% 82.4% 80.9%
$40,000 - $69,999 820.6 786.6 1,607.3 86.9% 88.5% 87.7%
$70,000 - $99,999 764.2 788.0 1,552.2 89.3% 92.8% 91.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 1,064.3 982.2 2,046.6 90.8% 92.9% 91.8%
$150,000 - $199,999 860.2 731.0 1,591.2 93.7% 93.8% 93.7%
$200,000+ 1,309.3 1,081.3 2,390.6 94.6% 95.8% 95.2%
Not stated 3,215.6 3,914.1 7,129.7 87.0% 87.0% 87.0%
Total 9,325.4 9,695.6 19,021.1 88.7% 89.2% 88.9%

~ As is common in population surveys, a large proportion of respondents refused to provide or did not know their household
income
^ Question asked of 18+ year olds only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
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Table number: 1
Table name: Demographics of participants (adults)
Base: Adult population
At least once per week participation
Estimate (000s) Participation rate (%)
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Age group
15-17 388.8 344.1 732.9 81.8% 76.9% 79.4%
18-24 980.8 935.4 1,916.2 79.2% 79.3% 79.3%
25-34 1,546.7 1,590.1 3,136.8 78.3% 80.3% 79.3%
35-44 1,386.1 1,485.6 2,871.8 78.5% 82.9% 80.7%
45-54 1,285.7 1,417.2 2,702.9 80.3% 85.4% 82.9%
55-64 1,122.4 1,269.8 2,392.2 77.2% 82.8% 80.1%
65+ 1,562.9 1,856.8 3,419.6 77.9% 81.5% 79.8%
Remoteness
Major cities 5,998.4 6,388.1 12,386.4 81.3% 82.9% 82.1%
Inner regional 1,293.6 1,459.8 2,753.4 75.1% 82.5% 78.8%
Outer regional 553.8 623.1 1,176.8 68.4% 76.5% 72.4%
Remote or very remote 78.4 125.5 203.9 58.5% 76.4% 68.4%
Employment status
Employed full-time 4,540.6 3,291.2 7,831.8 80.4% 85.5% 82.5%
Employed part-time 598.3 1,495.6 2,093.9 79.4% 83.9% 82.6%
Employed casual 723.7 909.3 1,632.9 80.6% 82.5% 81.6%
Total employed 5,862.5 5,696.1 11,558.6 80.3% 84.6% 82.4%
Full-time student 465.8 544.1 1,010.0 81.4% 81.5% 81.4%
Engaged in home duties 29.4 272.4 301.8 65.4% 69.3% 68.9%
Unemployed 293.7 271.5 565.2 62.0% 63.2% 62.5%
Retired or on a pension 1,458.3 1,880.9 3,339.2 76.5% 80.2% 78.5%
Highest education completed
University degree or higher (including postgraduate diploma) 3,622.1 4,217.3 7,839.4 85.5% 87.3% 86.5%
Undergraduate diploma or associate diploma 791.0 995.4 1,786.4 82.1% 82.5% 82.4%
Certificate, trade qualification or apprenticeship 1,303.7 1,117.4 2,421.1 72.8% 80.4% 76.1%
Highest level of secondary school 1,449.5 1,392.5 2,842.0 76.6% 76.8% 76.7%
Did not complete highest level of school 769.1 818.1 1,587.2 63.6% 69.5% 66.5%
Still at secondary school 252.4 233.9 486.2 84.9% 78.9% 81.9%
Other 25.3 49.0 74.3 64.0% 83.8% 75.8%
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 1,621.9 1,803.6 3,425.5 80.3% 80.8% 80.5%
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 1,988.9 2,053.4 4,042.3 79.7% 81.7% 80.7%
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 282.5 351.9 634.3 78.8% 84.2% 81.7%
Adult shared house 1,018.8 857.9 1,876.7 75.3% 79.6% 77.2%
Single/couple - no children 3,275.5 3,752.8 7,028.3 78.7% 83.1% 81.0%
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 152.4 177.2 329.6 65.3% 70.7% 68.1%
No 7,659.2 8,344.2 16,003.4 78.9% 82.4% 80.7%
Refused / don't know 73.0 33.6 106.5 71.9% 64.9% 69.5%
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 6,361.9 7,182.2 13,544.1 78.9% 83.4% 81.2%
Speaks language other than English at home 1,486.7 1,351.2 2,838.0 76.9% 76.0% 76.4%
Disability or physical condition that restricts life in some way^
Yes 1,052.8 1,264.0 2,316.8 66.7% 70.9% 68.9%
No 6,766.1 7,240.7 14,006.8 80.7% 84.5% 82.6%
Refused / don't know 65.7 50.2 115.8 77.2% 75.4% 76.4%
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 738.0 901.0 1,639.0 68.8% 73.7% 71.4%
$40,000 - $69,999 721.0 716.0 1,437.0 76.4% 80.6% 78.4%
$70,000 - $99,999 677.2 733.7 1,410.9 79.1% 86.4% 82.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 937.0 896.0 1,832.9 79.9% 84.8% 82.2%
$150,000 - $199,999 782.2 677.0 1,459.2 85.2% 86.9% 86.0%
$200,000+ 1,203.5 1,026.2 2,229.6 87.0% 90.9% 88.8%
Not stated 2,825.8 3,605.1 6,430.9 76.4% 80.1% 78.5%
Total 8,273.3 8,899.1 17,172.4 78.7% 81.9% 80.3%

~ As is common in population surveys, a large proportion of respondents refused to provide or did not know their household
income
^ Question asked of 18+ year olds only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
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Table number: 1
Table name: Demographics of participants (adults)
Base: Adult population
At least three times per week participation
Estimate (000s) Participation rate (%)
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Age group
15-17 303.9 244.9 548.8 64.0% 54.7% 59.5%
18-24 740.2 705.5 1,445.7 59.8% 59.8% 59.8%
25-34 1,134.0 1,217.8 2,351.8 57.4% 61.5% 59.4%
35-44 1,009.7 1,129.6 2,139.3 57.2% 63.0% 60.2%
45-54 968.3 1,174.6 2,142.9 60.5% 70.7% 65.7%
55-64 883.3 1,065.6 1,948.9 60.7% 69.5% 65.2%
65+ 1,245.3 1,527.4 2,772.7 62.0% 67.0% 64.7%
Remoteness
Major cities 4,614.5 5,128.5 9,743.0 62.5% 66.5% 64.6%
Inner regional 934.3 1,133.5 2,067.8 54.2% 64.1% 59.2%
Outer regional 396.6 479.5 876.1 49.0% 58.8% 53.9%
Remote or very remote 60.0 97.1 157.1 44.8% 59.1% 52.7%
Employment status
Employed full-time 3,373.6 2,650.0 6,023.6 59.8% 68.8% 63.4%
Employed part-time 452.9 1,177.9 1,630.9 60.1% 66.1% 64.3%
Employed casual 550.0 674.9 1,224.9 61.2% 61.2% 61.2%
Total employed 4,376.6 4,502.8 8,879.4 60.0% 66.9% 63.3%
Full-time student 361.5 413.4 774.9 63.1% 61.9% 62.5%
Engaged in home duties 20.7 217.5 238.1 46.0% 55.4% 54.4%
Unemployed 215.3 207.2 422.5 45.4% 48.2% 46.8%
Retired or on a pension 1,174.9 1,554.3 2,729.2 61.7% 66.2% 64.2%
Highest education completed
University degree or higher (including postgraduate diploma) 2,830.3 3,410.3 6,240.6 66.8% 70.6% 68.8%
Undergraduate diploma or associate diploma 605.1 797.7 1,402.7 62.8% 66.1% 64.7%
Certificate, trade qualification or apprenticeship 924.7 866.4 1,791.1 51.6% 62.3% 56.3%
Highest level of secondary school 1,075.6 1,068.1 2,143.7 56.9% 58.9% 57.9%
Did not complete highest level of school 575.0 656.3 1,231.3 47.6% 55.7% 51.6%
Still at secondary school 209.8 165.4 375.2 70.6% 55.8% 63.2%
Other 19.0 40.6 59.6 47.9% 69.4% 60.7%
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 1,170.0 1,363.2 2,533.2 57.9% 61.0% 59.5%
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 1,520.9 1,612.2 3,133.1 61.0% 64.2% 62.6%
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 225.2 279.1 504.3 62.8% 66.8% 65.0%
Adult shared house 780.4 682.5 1,462.9 57.7% 63.3% 60.2%
Single/couple - no children 2,521.2 3,075.7 5,596.9 60.6% 68.1% 64.5%
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 113.4 128.7 242.1 48.6% 51.3% 50.0%
No 5,822.7 6,665.2 12,487.9 60.0% 65.9% 63.0%
Refused / don't know 44.6 26.7 71.3 44.0% 51.5% 46.5%
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 4,850.1 5,783.9 10,634.0 60.2% 67.1% 63.8%
Speaks language other than English at home 1,109.4 1,019.6 2,129.0 57.4% 57.3% 57.3%
Disability or physical condition that restricts life in some way^
Yes 792.5 985.8 1,778.3 50.2% 55.3% 52.9%
No 5,143.0 5,794.4 10,937.4 61.4% 67.6% 64.5%
Refused / don't know 45.2 40.3 85.6 53.2% 60.6% 56.4%
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 558.3 706.3 1,264.7 52.1% 57.8% 55.1%
$40,000 - $69,999 518.4 565.1 1,083.5 54.9% 63.6% 59.1%
$70,000 - $99,999 506.8 555.9 1,062.7 59.2% 65.5% 62.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 714.4 722.4 1,436.7 60.9% 68.3% 64.5%
$150,000 - $199,999 600.2 539.4 1,139.5 65.4% 69.2% 67.1%
$200,000+ 951.0 866.0 1,817.0 68.7% 76.7% 72.3%
Not stated 2,131.7 2,865.5 4,997.2 57.7% 63.7% 61.0%
Total 6,284.6 7,065.4 13,350.0 59.8% 65.0% 62.4%

~ As is common in population surveys, a large proportion of respondents refused to provide or did not know their household
income
^ Question asked of 18+ year olds only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
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Table number: 2
Table name: Demographics of organised participants outside of school hours (children)
Base: Child population
At least once per year participation
Estimate (000s) Participation rate (%)
Males Females Total Males Females
Age group
0-4 411.7 407.6 819.3 48.0% 50.1%
5-8 555.5 535.1 1,090.6 81.6% 82.9%
9-11 448.3 427.9 876.2 88.4% 88.8%
12-14 411.6 398.7 810.3 82.4% 84.1%
Remoteness
Major cities 1,267.8 1,309.8 2,577.5 73.2% 73.8%
Inner regional 328.3 273.5 601.8 70.1% 72.5%
Outer regional 134.1 137.2 271.2 64.2% 70.7%
Remote or very remote 44.7 26.3 71.0 79.5% 0.833263503
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 1,655.6 1,615.1 3,270.8 72.5% 72.9%
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 66.5 51.8 118.3 69.5% 71.6%
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 105.0 102.3 207.3 62.9% 80.4%
Other 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin of parent/guardian interviewed^
Yes 29.6 55.7 85.3 0.384821363 67.0%
No 1,788.9 1,705.6 3,494.5 72.7% 73.5%
Refused / don't know 8.6 8 16.6 1 0.666651482
Language spoken at home by parent/guardian interviewed^
Speaks only English at home 1,492.2 1,496.8 2,989.0 74.1% 78.2%
Speaks language other than English at home 327.9 271.3 599.2 62.6% 54.5%
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 63.5 55.4 119.0 55.5% 47.0%
$40,000 - $69,999 105.3 136.8 242.1 63.2% 77.5%
$70,000 - $99,999 137.9 126.5 264.4 59.6% 65.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 277.3 284.7 562.0 66.1% 65.2%
$150,000 - $199,999 286.7 237.5 524.2 78.9% 76.5%
$200,000+ 369.6 392.0 761.6 78.1% 86.4%
Not stated 586.7 536.4 1,123.2 75.6% 73.7%
Total 1,827.1 1,769.3 3,596.4 71.8% 73.3%

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation
outside of school hours
~ As is common in population surveys, a large proportion of respondents refused to provide or did not know their household
income
^ Question asked of 18+ year olds only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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rticipation
Participation rate (%)
Total

49.0%
82.2%
88.6%
83.2%

73.5%
71.1%
67.3%
80.8%

72.7%
70.4%
70.5%
0

53.3%
73.1%
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76.1%
58.7%

51.1%
70.6%
62.5%
65.6%
77.8%
82.2%
74.7%
72.5%

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Table number: 3
Table name: Organisation/venue use (adults)
Base: Adult population
Total
All through an Some through an None through an non-
Total organisation/venue
organisation/venue organisation/venue organisation/venue
based
(a) (b) (c) (a + b)
Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 441.5 142.7 245.2 53.7 387.9
18-24 1,117.7 306.6 604.0 207.2 910.5
25-34 1,767.2 367.6 958.0 441.6 1,325.6
35-44 1,598.6 225.2 883.4 490.1 1,108.5
45-54 1,439.8 139.6 788.0 512.2 927.6
55-64 1,267.5 141.9 595.5 530.1 737.4
65+ 1,693.1 196.5 682.8 813.8 879.2
Total 9,325.4 1,520.0 4,756.8 3,048.7 6,276.8

Females 15-17 405.4 108.7 246.9 49.7 355.6


18-24 1,041.4 281.6 556.9 202.8 838.6
25-34 1,771.0 237.7 1,083.8 449.5 1,321.5
35-44 1,620.0 170.1 923.0 526.9 1,093.1
45-54 1,522.0 112.0 841.2 568.9 953.2
55-64 1,371.6 112.6 708.9 550.0 821.5
65+ 1,964.3 176.6 934.3 853.3 1,110.9
Total 9,695.6 1,199.4 5,295.0 3,201.2 6,494.4

Total 15-17 846.9 251.4 492.0 103.4 743.5


18-24 2,159.1 588.2 1,160.9 410.0 1,749.1
25-34 3,538.2 605.2 2,041.8 891.1 2,647.1
35-44 3,218.7 395.2 1,806.4 1,017.0 2,201.6
45-54 2,961.8 251.7 1,629.1 1,081.0 1,880.8
55-64 2,639.1 254.5 1,304.4 1,080.1 1,558.9
65+ 3,657.4 373.1 1,617.1 1,667.2 1,990.2
Total 19,021.1 2,719.4 10,051.8 6,249.9 12,771.2
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 92.9% 30.0% 51.6% 11.3% 81.6%
18-24 90.2% 24.8% 48.8% 16.7% 73.5%
25-34 89.4% 18.6% 48.5% 22.3% 67.1%
35-44 90.6% 12.8% 50.1% 27.8% 62.8%
45-54 89.9% 8.7% 49.2% 32.0% 57.9%
55-64 87.1% 9.8% 40.9% 36.4% 50.7%
65+ 84.3% 9.8% 34.0% 40.5% 43.8%
Total 88.7% 14.5% 45.2% 29.0% 59.7%

Females 15-17 90.6% 24.3% 55.2% 11.1% 79.5%


18-24 88.3% 23.9% 47.2% 17.2% 71.1%
25-34 89.4% 12.0% 54.7% 22.7% 66.7%
35-44 90.4% 9.5% 51.5% 29.4% 61.0%
45-54 91.7% 6.7% 50.7% 34.3% 57.4%
55-64 89.5% 7.3% 46.3% 35.9% 53.6%
65+ 86.2% 7.7% 41.0% 37.4% 48.7%
Total 89.2% 11.0% 48.7% 29.4% 59.7%

Total 15-17 91.8% 27.3% 53.3% 11.2% 80.6%


18-24 89.3% 24.3% 48.0% 17.0% 72.3%
25-34 89.4% 15.3% 51.6% 22.5% 66.9%
35-44 90.5% 11.1% 50.8% 28.6% 61.9%
45-54 90.8% 7.7% 49.9% 33.1% 57.7%
55-64 88.3% 8.5% 43.7% 36.2% 52.2%
65+ 85.3% 8.7% 37.7% 38.9% 46.4%
Total 88.9% 12.7% 47.0% 29.2% 59.7%

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Total
non-organisation/venue
based
(b + c)

298.8
811.1
1,399.6
1,373.5
1,300.1
1,125.6
1,496.6
7,805.4

296.6
759.7
1,533.3
1,449.9
1,410.0
1,259.0
1,787.7
8,496.3

595.5
1,570.9
2,933.0
2,823.4
2,710.1
2,384.6
3,284.3
16,301.7

62.9%
65.5%
70.8%
77.8%
81.2%
77.4%
74.6%
74.2%

66.3%
64.4%
77.4%
80.9%
84.9%
82.1%
78.4%
78.1%

64.5%
65.0%
74.1%
79.4%
83.1%
79.8%
76.6%
76.2%

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Table number: 4
Table name: Type of organisations/venues used (adults)
Base: Adult population
Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
Total club/sports/leisure Private studio Other
association association trainer or coach institution
centre

Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 387.9 246.5 25.3 165.4 22.9 7.5 110.2 115.7
18-24 910.5 395.5 74.4 594.6 29.8 6.2 80.7 267.3
25-34 1,325.6 603.6 110.7 876.1 74.2 16.5 38.4 392.2
35-44 1,108.5 499.9 97.8 613.9 66.5 17.7 26.7 359.2
45-54 927.6 436.2 82.9 425.1 59.8 14.6 10.1 329.4
55-64 737.4 344.4 78.1 319.4 41.8 8 4.1 245.0
65+ 879.2 412.8 132.0 301.3 34.9 11.2 2.9 257.4
Total 6,276.8 2,938.9 601.2 3,295.9 329.8 81.7 273.1 1,966.3

Females 15-17 355.6 198.4 12.5 139.3 20.7 0 137.0 93.8


18-24 838.6 294.7 53.3 585.9 102.1 20.7 86.2 206.2
25-34 1,321.5 312.8 87.9 881.8 263.9 57.1 22.3 389.5
35-44 1,093.1 215.7 66.5 637.1 238.8 55.6 18.7 401.0
45-54 953.2 204.7 57.4 559.0 178.9 65.0 16.2 337.2
55-64 821.5 164.7 84.9 426.4 141.6 54.9 11.3 287.4
65+ 1,110.9 239.3 200.4 488.9 117.7 48.6 14.1 409.7
Total 6,494.4 1,630.2 562.9 3,718.5 1,063.6 301.8 305.7 2,124.9

Total 15-17 743.5 444.8 37.8 304.7 43.6 7.5 247.1 209.5
18-24 1,749.1 690.2 127.7 1,180.6 131.9 26.9 166.9 473.5
25-34 2,647.1 916.4 198.6 1,757.9 338.1 73.6 60.7 781.8
35-44 2,201.6 715.6 164.2 1,251.1 305.3 73.2 45.4 760.2
45-54 1,880.8 640.8 140.3 984.2 238.7 79.6 26.2 666.7
55-64 1,558.9 509.1 163.0 745.8 183.4 62.9 15.4 532.3
65+ 1,990.2 652.1 332.5 790.2 152.7 59.8 17 667.1
Total 12,771.2 4,569.0 1,164.1 7,014.4 1,393.4 383.5 578.8 4,091.2
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 81.6% 51.9% 5.3% 34.8% 4.8% 0.01577744706081 23.2% 24.3%
18-24 73.5% 31.9% 6.0% 48.0% 2.4% 0.0049992983023 6.5% 21.6%
25-34 67.1% 30.5% 5.6% 44.3% 3.8% 0.00832706677762 1.9% 19.8%
35-44 62.8% 28.3% 5.5% 34.8% 3.8% 0.01001707993428 1.5% 20.4%
45-54 57.9% 27.2% 5.2% 26.5% 3.7% 0.00914548608466 0.00629787227046 20.6%
55-64 50.7% 23.7% 5.4% 22.0% 2.9% 0.0055314704948 0.00279826522751 16.8%
65+ 43.8% 20.6% 6.6% 15.0% 1.7% 0.00559135060636 0.00144598886164 12.8%
Total 59.7% 27.9% 5.7% 31.3% 3.1% 0.8% 2.6% 18.7%

Females 15-17 79.5% 44.3% 0.02782522050916 31.1% 4.6% 0 30.6% 21.0%


18-24 71.1% 25.0% 4.5% 49.7% 8.7% 1.8% 7.3% 17.5%
25-34 66.7% 15.8% 4.4% 44.5% 13.3% 2.9% 1.1% 19.7%
35-44 61.0% 12.0% 3.7% 35.6% 13.3% 3.1% 0.01043502479199 22.4%
45-54 57.4% 12.3% 3.5% 33.7% 10.8% 3.9% 0.00973127871991 20.3%
55-64 53.6% 10.7% 5.5% 27.8% 9.2% 3.6% 0.00740354900439 18.7%
65+ 48.7% 10.5% 8.8% 21.4% 5.2% 2.1% 0.00616567465412 18.0%
Total 59.7% 15.0% 5.2% 34.2% 9.8% 2.8% 2.8% 19.5%

Total 15-17 80.6% 48.2% 4.1% 33.0% 4.7% 0.00812567551899 26.8% 22.7%
18-24 72.3% 28.5% 5.3% 48.8% 5.5% 1.1% 6.9% 19.6%
25-34 66.9% 23.2% 5.0% 44.4% 8.5% 1.9% 1.5% 19.8%
35-44 61.9% 20.1% 4.6% 35.2% 8.6% 2.1% 1.3% 21.4%
45-54 57.7% 19.6% 4.3% 30.2% 7.3% 2.4% 0.8% 20.4%
55-64 52.2% 17.0% 5.5% 25.0% 6.1% 2.1% 0.00516097971562 17.8%
65+ 46.4% 15.2% 7.8% 18.4% 3.6% 1.4% 0.00395559463043 15.6%
Total 59.7% 21.4% 5.4% 32.8% 6.5% 1.8% 2.7% 19.1%

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 5
Table name: Type of organisations/venues used (children)
Base: Child population
Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
Total club/sports/leisure Private studio Other
association association trainer or coach institution
centre

Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 0-4 411.7 111.1 39.1 136.5 89.8 6.8 3.9 126.7
5-8 555.5 388.8 36.8 183.7 152.9 37.2 46.6 144.8
9-11 448.3 352.1 31.2 103.2 86.3 19.3 43.4 97.9
12-14 411.6 351.5 28.4 32.8 23.5 12.9 70.2 73.7
Total 1,827.1 1,203.4 135.5 456.0 352.5 76.1 164.1 443.1

Females 0-4 407.6 66.7 31.7 169.3 149.3 8.2 21.1 102.5
5-8 535.1 261.2 55.7 179.6 226.2 16.1 57.5 126.0
9-11 427.9 291.1 30.9 85.0 146.0 22.7 59.2 99.2
12-14 398.7 275.2 32 50.9 101.9 5.1 48.4 70.7
Total 1,769.3 894.1 150.2 484.7 623.4 52.1 186.3 398.4

Total 0-4 819.3 177.8 70.8 305.8 239.1 14.9 25 229.2


5-8 1,090.6 650.0 92.5 363.2 379.1 53.3 104.2 270.8
9-11 876.2 643.1 62.0 188.1 232.3 42.0 102.7 197.1
12-14 810.3 626.7 60.4 83.6 125.4 18 118.6 144.4
Total 3,596.4 2,097.5 285.7 940.8 976.0 128.2 350.4 841.5
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 0-4 48.0% 12.9% 4.6% 15.9% 10.5% 0.00787017995546 0.00453328118018 14.8%
5-8 81.6% 57.1% 5.4% 27.0% 22.5% 5.5% 6.9% 21.3%
9-11 88.4% 69.4% 0.06146966331973 20.3% 17.0% 0.03807427813239 8.6% 19.3%
12-14 82.4% 70.3% 0.05683577196769 0.06558599668025 0.04696975473812 0.025734790162 14.0% 14.7%
Total 71.8% 47.3% 5.3% 17.9% 13.9% 3.0% 6.4% 17.4%

Females 0-4 50.1% 8.2% 0.0389385191487 20.8% 18.4% 0.01006388848402 0.02592518114762 12.6%
5-8 82.9% 40.4% 8.6% 27.8% 35.0% 0.02491351249712 8.9% 19.5%
9-11 88.8% 60.4% 0.06404300133556 17.6% 30.3% 0.04701456067583 12.3% 20.6%
12-14 84.1% 58.1% 0.06753270014779 10.7% 21.5% 0.01081320416412 10.2% 14.9%
Total 73.3% 37.0% 6.2% 20.1% 25.8% 2.2% 7.7% 16.5%

Total 0-4 49.0% 10.6% 4.2% 18.3% 14.3% 0.00893757646239 0.01494197449767 13.7%
5-8 82.2% 49.0% 7.0% 27.4% 28.6% 4.0% 7.9% 20.4%
9-11 88.6% 65.0% 6.3% 19.0% 23.5% 4.2% 10.4% 19.9%
12-14 83.2% 64.4% 6.2% 8.6% 12.9% 0.01847061354828 12.2% 14.8%
Total 72.5% 42.3% 5.8% 19.0% 19.7% 2.6% 7.1% 17.0%

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 6
Table name: Frequency of participation (adults)
Base: Adult population
1+ per year 1+ per month 1+ per fortnight 1+ per week 2+ per week 3+ per week 4+ per week 5+ per week 6+ per week 7+ per week
Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 441.5 430.8 417.3 388.8 345.2 303.9 254.3 209.8 162.3 130.7
18-24 1,117.7 1,088.0 1,047.7 980.8 857.8 740.2 577.3 447.5 338.1 252.0
25-34 1,767.2 1,710.3 1,659.0 1,546.7 1,342.0 1,134.0 892.1 707.9 567.2 433.1
35-44 1,598.6 1,551.1 1,498.4 1,386.1 1,194.0 1,009.7 809.1 614.8 459.5 353.2
45-54 1,439.8 1,408.0 1,373.6 1,285.7 1,141.3 968.3 799.2 663.2 515.9 404.3
55-64 1,267.5 1,222.8 1,184.2 1,122.4 1,002.2 883.3 732.5 622.8 483.0 380.7
65+ 1,693.1 1,662.6 1,626.7 1,562.9 1,430.9 1,245.3 1,073.4 902.2 732.2 604.7
Total 9,325.4 9,073.6 8,806.9 8,273.3 7,313.4 6,284.6 5,138.0 4,168.1 3,258.2 2,558.6

Females 15-17 405.4 391.7 381.7 344.1 289.9 244.9 211.7 169.2 153.0 125.9
18-24 1,041.4 1,015.8 993.6 935.4 817.8 705.5 582.1 474.1 379.7 306.2
25-34 1,771.0 1,731.6 1,675.8 1,590.1 1,414.3 1,217.8 962.8 775.4 610.9 485.3
35-44 1,620.0 1,594.4 1,565.9 1,485.6 1,304.5 1,129.6 921.5 723.6 556.5 422.4
45-54 1,522.0 1,496.1 1,468.0 1,417.2 1,318.1 1,174.6 981.2 830.9 663.5 531.0
55-64 1,371.6 1,345.9 1,323.6 1,269.8 1,179.7 1,065.6 919.7 797.5 647.4 530.3
65+ 1,964.3 1,933.2 1,896.8 1,856.8 1,723.4 1,527.4 1,286.7 1,108.2 868.5 695.8
Total 9,695.6 9,508.6 9,305.4 8,899.1 8,047.7 7,065.4 5,865.7 4,878.8 3,879.4 3,096.9

Total 15-17 846.9 822.5 798.9 732.9 635.1 548.8 466.0 379.0 315.3 256.6
18-24 2,159.1 2,103.8 2,041.3 1,916.2 1,675.7 1,445.7 1,159.4 921.6 717.8 558.3
25-34 3,538.2 3,441.9 3,334.8 3,136.8 2,756.3 2,351.8 1,854.9 1,483.3 1,178.0 918.4
35-44 3,218.7 3,145.5 3,064.3 2,871.8 2,498.5 2,139.3 1,730.6 1,338.4 1,015.9 775.6
45-54 2,961.8 2,904.0 2,841.6 2,702.9 2,459.4 2,142.9 1,780.4 1,494.0 1,179.4 935.2
55-64 2,639.1 2,568.6 2,507.8 2,392.2 2,181.8 1,948.9 1,652.2 1,420.3 1,130.4 911.0
65+ 3,657.4 3,595.8 3,523.5 3,419.6 3,154.3 2,772.7 2,360.1 2,010.4 1,600.7 1,300.5
Total 19,021.1 18,582.2 18,112.2 17,172.4 15,361.0 13,350.0 11,003.7 9,047.0 7,137.6 5,655.5
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 92.9% 90.7% 87.8% 81.8% 72.6% 64.0% 53.5% 44.1% 34.2% 27.5%
18-24 90.2% 87.8% 84.6% 79.2% 69.3% 59.8% 46.6% 36.1% 27.3% 20.3%
25-34 89.4% 86.6% 84.0% 78.3% 67.9% 57.4% 45.1% 35.8% 28.7% 21.9%
35-44 90.6% 87.9% 84.9% 78.5% 67.7% 57.2% 45.8% 34.8% 26.0% 20.0%
45-54 89.9% 87.9% 85.8% 80.3% 71.3% 60.5% 49.9% 41.4% 32.2% 25.2%
55-64 87.1% 84.1% 81.4% 77.2% 68.9% 60.7% 50.4% 42.8% 33.2% 26.2%
65+ 84.3% 82.8% 81.0% 77.9% 71.3% 62.0% 53.5% 44.9% 36.5% 30.1%
Total 88.7% 86.3% 83.7% 78.7% 69.5% 59.8% 48.8% 39.6% 31.0% 24.3%

Females 15-17 90.6% 87.5% 85.3% 76.9% 64.8% 54.7% 47.3% 37.8% 34.2% 28.1%
18-24 88.3% 86.1% 84.3% 79.3% 69.4% 59.8% 49.4% 40.2% 32.2% 26.0%
25-34 89.4% 87.4% 84.6% 80.3% 71.4% 61.5% 48.6% 39.1% 30.8% 24.5%
35-44 90.4% 89.0% 87.4% 82.9% 72.8% 63.0% 51.4% 40.4% 31.1% 23.6%
45-54 91.7% 90.1% 88.4% 85.4% 79.4% 70.7% 59.1% 50.0% 40.0% 32.0%
55-64 89.5% 87.8% 86.4% 82.8% 77.0% 69.5% 60.0% 52.0% 42.2% 34.6%
65+ 86.2% 84.8% 83.2% 81.5% 75.6% 67.0% 56.5% 48.6% 38.1% 30.5%
Total 89.2% 87.5% 85.6% 81.9% 74.0% 65.0% 54.0% 44.9% 35.7% 28.5%

Total 15-17 91.8% 89.1% 86.6% 79.4% 68.8% 59.5% 50.5% 41.1% 34.2% 27.8%
18-24 89.3% 87.0% 84.4% 79.3% 69.3% 59.8% 48.0% 38.1% 29.7% 23.1%
25-34 89.4% 87.0% 84.3% 79.3% 69.7% 59.4% 46.9% 37.5% 29.8% 23.2%
35-44 90.5% 88.4% 86.2% 80.7% 70.2% 60.2% 48.7% 37.6% 28.6% 21.8%
45-54 90.8% 89.0% 87.1% 82.9% 75.4% 65.7% 54.6% 45.8% 36.2% 28.7%
55-64 88.3% 86.0% 83.9% 80.1% 73.0% 65.2% 55.3% 47.5% 37.8% 30.5%
65+ 85.3% 83.9% 82.2% 79.8% 73.6% 64.7% 55.1% 46.9% 37.3% 30.3%
Total 88.9% 86.9% 84.7% 80.3% 71.8% 62.4% 51.4% 42.3% 33.4% 26.4%

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 7
Table name: Frequency of participation (children)
Base: Child population
1+ per year 1+ per month 1+ per fortnight 1+ per week 2+ per week 3+ per week 4+ per week 5+ per week 6+ per week 7+ per week
Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 0-4 411.7 331.3 261.3 171.5 51.5 19.4 8.5 8.5 4.8 3.1
5-8 555.5 504.5 441.9 341.5 164.6 79.6 39.5 12.8 5 2.9
9-11 448.3 427.9 388.1 323.8 219.7 125.3 63.2 39.5 23.2 15.1
12-14 411.6 379.4 342.3 278.9 200.6 139.8 90.8 66.8 35.5 26.2
Total 1,827.1 1,643.1 1,433.6 1,115.7 636.3 364.0 202.0 127.6 68.5 47.3

Females 0-4 407.6 348.2 283.2 183.2 34.9 7.2 7.2 5.1 5.1 4.1
5-8 535.1 497.6 448.3 321.2 185.7 89.8 52.9 30.7 19.7 10.2
9-11 427.9 395.3 352.1 280.0 174.1 111.1 53.1 34.1 24 13.3
12-14 398.7 371.1 344.8 286.9 210.8 140.9 103.6 71.3 48.8 34.1
Total 1,769.3 1,612.3 1,428.4 1,071.3 605.4 349.1 216.9 141.2 97.6 61.7

Total 0-4 819.3 679.6 544.6 354.7 86.4 26.6 15.8 13.7 9.9 7.2
5-8 1,090.6 1,002.1 890.2 662.7 350.3 169.5 92.4 43.5 24.7 13.1
9-11 876.2 823.2 740.2 603.8 393.8 236.4 116.3 73.6 47.2 28.4
12-14 810.3 750.5 687.1 565.8 411.4 280.6 194.4 138.1 84.3 60.3
Total 3,596.4 3,255.4 2,862.1 2,186.9 1,241.8 713.2 418.9 268.8 166.1 109.0
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 0-4 48.0% 38.6% 30.5% 20.0% 6.0% 0.022606998082 0.00995113709 0.00995113709 0.005633143893 0.003573320368
5-8 81.6% 74.1% 64.9% 50.2% 24.2% 11.7% 5.8% 0.018802156353 0.007281174414 0.004273837991
9-11 88.4% 84.4% 76.5% 63.9% 43.3% 24.7% 12.5% 7.8% 0.045720867849 0.029713415043
12-14 82.4% 75.9% 68.5% 55.8% 40.1% 28.0% 18.2% 13.4% 7.1% 0.052465923892
Total 71.8% 64.6% 56.3% 43.8% 25.0% 14.3% 7.9% 5.0% 2.7% 1.9%

Females 0-4 50.1% 42.8% 34.8% 22.5% 4.3% 0.008900692011 0.008900692011 0.006287694681 0.006287694681 0.005042431851
5-8 82.9% 77.1% 69.4% 49.7% 28.8% 13.9% 8.2% 0.04746700924 0.030577469607 0.01581891534
9-11 88.8% 82.0% 73.1% 58.1% 36.1% 23.1% 11.0% 0.070786101184 0.049811852987 0.027643239078
12-14 84.1% 78.3% 72.7% 60.5% 44.5% 29.7% 21.9% 15.0% 10.3% 0.071907827095
Total 73.3% 66.8% 59.1% 44.4% 25.1% 14.5% 9.0% 5.8% 4.0% 2.6%

Total 0-4 49.0% 40.7% 32.6% 21.2% 5.2% 0.015937897318 0.009440020233 0.008168609657 0.005951629788 0.004288148452
5-8 82.2% 75.6% 67.1% 50.0% 26.4% 12.8% 7.0% 3.3% 0.018625413303 0.009895766901
9-11 88.6% 83.2% 74.8% 61.1% 39.8% 23.9% 11.8% 7.4% 4.8% 0.028704567277
12-14 83.2% 77.1% 70.6% 58.1% 42.2% 28.8% 20.0% 14.2% 8.7% 6.2%
Total 72.5% 65.6% 57.7% 44.1% 25.0% 14.4% 8.4% 5.4% 3.3% 2.2%

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 8
Table name: Use of technology (adults)
Base: Adult players
Type of technology used
Free social media
Wearable technology Websites (not including
Apps for tracking activity site/page such as
Total such as Fitbit, watches, social media sites) or
or training Running Mums Australia
heart rate monitors online tools
or Urban Rec
Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 261.9 106.1 75.0 45.7 31.9
18-24 595.6 277.4 206.0 84.8 71.6
25-34 1,015.6 490.6 423.4 155.5 140.3
35-44 919.9 454.8 408.2 112.0 145.2
45-54 770.6 349.7 348.3 80.6 125.2
55-64 575.7 271.5 227.8 54.8 98.5
65+ 518.8 206.6 141.9 38.6 126.7
Total 4,658.2 2,156.7 1,830.5 571.9 739.4

Females 15-17 207.1 85.6 63.9 30.3 24.3


18-24 654.3 296.8 257.3 107.7 77.9
25-34 1,230.2 608.7 550.8 185.1 198.8
35-44 1,065.2 445.7 458.6 130.6 163.0
45-54 937.0 425.8 435.6 104.1 171.1
55-64 688.4 276.0 269.4 72.4 120.8
65+ 621.8 205.9 207.4 54.3 113.6
Total 5,404.0 2,344.5 2,243.0 684.5 869.4

Total 15-17 469.0 191.7 138.9 76.0 56.1


18-24 1,249.9 574.2 463.3 192.5 149.5
25-34 2,245.8 1,099.3 974.1 340.6 339.2
35-44 1,985.2 900.5 866.8 242.6 308.2
45-54 1,707.6 775.5 783.9 184.6 296.3
55-64 1,264.1 547.5 497.2 127.1 219.3
65+ 1,140.7 412.6 349.3 93.0 240.3
Total 10,062.2 4,501.2 4,073.5 1,256.4 1,608.8
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 59.3% 24.0% 17.0% 10.4% 7.2%
18-24 53.3% 24.8% 18.4% 7.6% 6.4%
25-34 57.5% 27.8% 24.0% 8.8% 7.9%
35-44 57.5% 28.4% 25.5% 7.0% 9.1%
45-54 53.5% 24.3% 24.2% 5.6% 8.7%
55-64 45.4% 21.4% 18.0% 4.3% 7.8%
65+ 30.6% 12.2% 8.4% 2.3% 7.5%
Total 50.0% 23.1% 19.6% 6.1% 7.9%

Females 15-17 51.1% 21.1% 15.8% 7.5% 6.0%


18-24 62.8% 28.5% 24.7% 10.3% 7.5%
25-34 69.5% 34.4% 31.1% 10.4% 11.2%
35-44 65.8% 27.5% 28.3% 8.1% 10.1%
45-54 61.6% 28.0% 28.6% 6.8% 11.2%
55-64 50.2% 20.1% 19.6% 5.3% 8.8%
65+ 31.7% 10.5% 10.6% 2.8% 5.8%
Total 55.7% 24.2% 23.1% 7.1% 9.0%

Total 15-17 55.4% 22.6% 16.4% 9.0% 6.6%


18-24 57.9% 26.6% 21.5% 8.9% 6.9%
25-34 63.5% 31.1% 27.5% 9.6% 9.6%
35-44 61.7% 28.0% 26.9% 7.5% 9.6%
45-54 57.7% 26.2% 26.5% 6.2% 10.0%
55-64 47.9% 20.7% 18.8% 4.8% 8.3%
65+ 31.2% 11.3% 9.6% 2.5% 6.6%
Total 52.9% 23.7% 21.4% 6.6% 8.5%

NB. Please note that use of technology was collected for adults (15 years and over) only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table name:
Base:

Watching/accompanying
video sessions of Play music/listen to Apps for maps and GPS
Apps for music
physical activities headphones technology
/fitness/ exercise

Gender Age group


Males 15-17 15.6 40.6 12.2 59.4
18-24 48.8 114.7 78.9 149.1
25-34 87.9 118.2 173.1 164.9
35-44 77.6 83.9 161.8 119.4
45-54 61.1 63.3 137.4 87.7
55-64 30.0 33.1 118.4 37.1
65+ 28.7 18.2 82.8 21.0
Total 349.7 472.0 764.7 638.6

Females 15-17 47.9 28.9 11.8 33.2


18-24 102.9 92.3 65.4 128.3
25-34 240.2 130.6 131.3 196.8
35-44 224.1 98.9 119.6 137.7
45-54 185.3 88.6 111.1 118.9
55-64 114.7 48.4 71.7 64.8
65+ 92.1 28.7 52.7 32.5
Total 1,007.3 516.4 563.6 712.2

Total 15-17 63.5 69.5 24.0 92.6


18-24 151.7 207.0 144.3 277.4
25-34 328.1 248.8 304.4 361.7
35-44 301.7 182.9 281.4 257.1
45-54 246.5 151.8 248.5 206.6
55-64 144.7 81.5 190.2 101.9
65+ 120.8 46.9 135.5 53.5
Total 1,357.0 988.5 1,328.3 1,350.8

Gender Age group


Males 15-17 0.0353418800994259 9.2% 0.0277171696325179 13.5%
18-24 4.4% 10.3% 7.1% 13.3%
25-34 5.0% 6.7% 9.8% 9.3%
35-44 4.9% 5.2% 10.1% 7.5%
45-54 4.2% 4.4% 9.5% 6.1%
55-64 2.4% 2.6% 9.3% 2.9%
65+ 1.7% 0.0107600749951021 4.9% 1.2%
Total 3.7% 5.1% 8.2% 6.8%

Females 15-17 11.8% 7.1% 0.0291141632688739 8.2%


18-24 9.9% 8.9% 6.3% 12.3%
25-34 13.6% 7.4% 7.4% 11.1%
35-44 13.8% 6.1% 7.4% 8.5%
45-54 12.2% 5.8% 7.3% 7.8%
55-64 8.4% 3.5% 5.2% 4.7%
65+ 4.7% 1.5% 2.7% 1.7%
Total 10.4% 5.3% 5.8% 7.3%

Total 15-17 7.5% 8.2% 2.8% 10.9%


18-24 7.0% 9.6% 6.7% 12.9%
25-34 9.3% 7.0% 8.6% 10.2%
35-44 9.4% 5.7% 8.7% 8.0%
45-54 8.3% 5.1% 8.4% 7.0%
55-64 5.5% 3.1% 7.2% 3.9%
65+ 3.3% 1.3% 3.7% 1.5%
Total 7.1% 5.2% 7.0% 7.1%

NB. Please note that use of technology was collected for adults (15 years and over) only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 9
Table name: Top motivations for participation (adults)
Base: Adult players
Psychological/ To lose weight/
Physical health or Performance or
Fun/enjoyment Social reasons mental health/ keep weight
fitness competition
therapy off/tone
Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 335.7 321.8 211.1 64.0 36.7 80.7
18-24 885.6 685.7 490.5 247.1 159.3 112.3
25-34 1,453.5 981.4 728.4 539.2 287.1 160.8
35-44 1,327.3 796.7 612.6 494.2 241.7 120.6
45-54 1,196.5 668.7 571.3 389.3 210.7 90.0
55-64 1,027.9 621.4 442.8 267.0 184.1 82.6
65+ 1,392.4 735.5 554.0 244.2 160.4 120.8
Total 7,619.0 4,811.1 3,610.6 2,245.1 1,280.1 767.8

Females 15-17 302.7 275.3 190.6 118.5 31.0 50.5


18-24 857.3 554.0 443.5 370.5 181.7 56.8
25-34 1,522.4 789.5 619.6 784.8 376.9 76.2
35-44 1,405.3 631.9 550.2 770.9 371.3 45.7
45-54 1,314.3 601.8 515.1 600.9 332.7 53.1
55-64 1,166.5 612.8 433.2 448.2 241.7 48.2
65+ 1,651.4 842.1 694.9 365.5 183.3 51.7
Total 8,219.9 4,307.5 3,447.2 3,459.2 1,718.7 382.2

Total 15-17 638.4 597.2 401.7 182.5 67.7 131.2


18-24 1,742.9 1,239.7 934.0 617.6 341.0 169.2
25-34 2,976.0 1,770.9 1,348.0 1,324.0 664.0 237.0
35-44 2,732.6 1,428.7 1,162.8 1,265.1 613.1 166.3
45-54 2,510.8 1,270.5 1,086.4 990.2 543.4 143.0
55-64 2,194.3 1,234.2 876.0 715.2 425.8 130.8
65+ 3,043.8 1,577.5 1,248.9 609.7 343.7 172.5
Total 15,838.9 9,118.6 7,057.8 5,704.3 2,998.8 1,150.0
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 76.0% 72.9% 47.8% 14.5% 8.3% 18.3%
18-24 79.2% 61.3% 43.9% 22.1% 14.3% 10.1%
25-34 82.3% 55.5% 41.2% 30.5% 16.2% 9.1%
35-44 83.0% 49.8% 38.3% 30.9% 15.1% 7.5%
45-54 83.1% 46.4% 39.7% 27.0% 14.6% 6.2%
55-64 81.1% 49.0% 34.9% 21.1% 14.5% 6.5%
65+ 82.2% 43.4% 32.7% 14.4% 9.5% 7.1%
Total 81.7% 51.6% 38.7% 24.1% 13.7% 8.2%

Females 15-17 74.7% 67.9% 47.0% 29.2% 7.6% 12.5%


18-24 82.3% 53.2% 42.6% 35.6% 17.4% 5.5%
25-34 86.0% 44.6% 35.0% 44.3% 21.3% 4.3%
35-44 86.7% 39.0% 34.0% 47.6% 22.9% 2.8%
45-54 86.4% 39.5% 33.8% 39.5% 21.9% 3.5%
55-64 85.0% 44.7% 31.6% 32.7% 17.6% 3.5%
65+ 84.1% 42.9% 35.4% 18.6% 9.3% 2.6%
Total 84.8% 44.4% 35.6% 35.7% 17.7% 3.9%

Total 15-17 75.4% 70.5% 47.4% 21.6% 8.0% 15.5%


18-24 80.7% 57.4% 43.3% 28.6% 15.8% 7.8%
25-34 84.1% 50.0% 38.1% 37.4% 18.8% 6.7%
35-44 84.9% 44.4% 36.1% 39.3% 19.0% 5.2%
45-54 84.8% 42.9% 36.7% 33.4% 18.3% 4.8%
55-64 83.1% 46.8% 33.2% 27.1% 16.1% 5.0%
65+ 83.2% 43.1% 34.1% 16.7% 9.4% 4.7%
Total 83.3% 47.9% 37.1% 30.0% 15.8% 6.0%

NB. Please note that motivations for participation were collected for adults (15 years and over) only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table name:
Base:

Way of getting To be outdoors/to


Hobby Walk the dog
around enjoy nature

Gender Age group


Males 15-17 30.5 34.3 34.4 11.9
18-24 113.9 64.9 128.4 46.4
25-34 156.8 120.8 283.1 108.1
35-44 97.9 113.4 307.6 122.9
45-54 73.3 122.6 280.0 167.9
55-64 79.2 124.7 289.3 184.3
65+ 108.7 152.6 339.4 192.4
Total 660.2 733.3 1,662.1 833.9

Females 15-17 43.9 27.6 47.1 21.9


18-24 63.0 60.4 209.6 105.3
25-34 91.0 134.5 451.8 212.6
35-44 55.3 157.4 416.7 212.0
45-54 49.2 120.5 358.7 365.2
55-64 43.4 90.0 353.3 314.6
65+ 62.6 188.3 463.4 262.2
Total 408.3 778.7 2,300.4 1,493.7

Total 15-17 74.4 62.0 81.5 33.8


18-24 176.9 125.3 338.0 151.7
25-34 247.8 255.3 734.8 320.8
35-44 153.2 270.8 724.2 334.9
45-54 122.5 243.1 638.7 533.0
55-64 122.5 214.7 642.6 498.9
65+ 171.2 340.8 802.8 454.6
Total 1,068.5 1,512.0 3,962.5 2,327.6

Gender Age group


Males 15-17 6.9% 7.8% 7.8% 0.0270510313954
18-24 10.2% 5.8% 11.5% 4.2%
25-34 8.9% 6.8% 16.0% 6.1%
35-44 6.1% 7.1% 19.2% 7.7%
45-54 5.1% 8.5% 19.4% 11.7%
55-64 6.2% 9.8% 22.8% 14.5%
65+ 6.4% 9.0% 20.0% 11.4%
Total 7.1% 7.9% 17.8% 8.9%

Females 15-17 10.8% 6.8% 11.6% 5.4%


18-24 6.0% 5.8% 20.1% 10.1%
25-34 5.1% 7.6% 25.5% 12.0%
35-44 3.4% 9.7% 25.7% 13.1%
45-54 3.2% 7.9% 23.6% 24.0%
55-64 3.2% 6.6% 25.8% 22.9%
65+ 3.2% 9.6% 23.6% 13.3%
Total 4.2% 8.0% 23.7% 15.4%

Total 15-17 8.8% 7.3% 9.6% 4.0%


18-24 8.2% 5.8% 15.7% 7.0%
25-34 7.0% 7.2% 20.8% 9.1%
35-44 4.8% 8.4% 22.5% 10.4%
45-54 4.1% 8.2% 21.6% 18.0%
55-64 4.6% 8.1% 24.3% 18.9%
65+ 4.7% 9.3% 21.9% 12.4%
Total 5.6% 7.9% 20.8% 12.2%

NB. Please note that motivations for participation were collected for adults (15 years and over) only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 10
Table name: Barriers to participation (adults)
Base: Adult non-players
Not enough
Don’t like
time/too many Poor health or Increasing age/too
sport/physical
other injury old
activity
commitments

Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males^ Total 298.4 294.8 58.7 115.9

Females^ Total 275.2 319.7 79.6 70.8

Total 15-17 16.8 10.4 9.5 0


18-24 75.0 32.2 24.5 0
25-34 144.5 39.6 16 1
35-44 138.6 38.7 23.0 3
45-54 89.3 81.4 19.0 4.9
55-64 58.0 124.0 14.4 35.0
65+ 51.4 288.3 31.8 142.7
Total 573.6 614.5 138.3 186.6
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males^ Total 25.0% 24.7% 4.9% 9.7%

Females^ Total 23.4% 27.2% 6.8% 6.0%

Total 15-17 0.22170781430405 0.13770694395432 0.12597343718346 0


18-24 29.0% 12.4% 9.5% 0
25-34 34.5% 9.4% 0.03828370433645 0.00233247313423
35-44 41.0% 11.5% 6.8% 0.00899125799801
45-54 29.8% 27.1% 6.3% 0.01623964722586
55-64 16.6% 35.6% 0.04143237448194 10.1%
65+ 8.2% 45.8% 5.1% 22.7%
Total 24.2% 25.9% 5.8% 7.9%

NB. These are the barriers that have been tracked and reported since AusPlay commenced. They are not the only barriers to participation, nor do they always represent the to
^ Age group data by gender has not been reported due to sample size
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Too lazy

80.2

61.1

6.2
14.6
40.1
23.9
15.1
22.9
18.5
141.3

6.7%

5.2%

0.08239628347729
0.05634157788413
9.6%
7.1%
0.05025221229973
6.6%
0.0294027054032
6.0%

ers to participation, nor do they always represent the top 5.

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Table number: 11
Table name: Barriers to participation (children)
Base: Child non-players
Not enough
Wrong age/too time/too many Doesn't like
old/too young other physical activity
commitments
Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males^ Total 352.6 64.6 51.2

Females^ Total 302.9 62.6 43.4

Total 0-4 621.7 64.6 2.5


5-8 31.7 43.2 27.7
9-11 0 10.1 17
12-14 2.1 9.3 47.3
Total 655.5 127.2 94.6
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males^ Total 49.1% 9.0% 7.1%

Females^ Total 46.9% 9.7% 6.7%

Total 0-4 73.0% 7.6% 0.0029501096247


5-8 0.1347008149933 18.3% 0.1175886688622
9-11 0 0.089541748599 0.1510812376822
12-14 0.012991147916 0.056758261879 29.0%
Total 48.1% 9.3% 6.9%

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
NB. These are the barriers that have been tracked and reported since AusPlay commenced. They are not the only barriers to participation, nor do they
^ Age group data by gender has not been reported due to sample size
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Can't afford
it/can't afford
transport

19.7

20.4

15.4
19.3
5.1
0.3
40.1

0.0274385073629

0.0315358356427

0.018030472304
0.081900809664
0.0456160585528
0.0015864413814
2.9%

r organised participation outside of school hours


are not the only barriers to participation, nor do they always represent the top 5.

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Table number: 12
Table name: Sport or non-sport related participation (adults)
Base: Adult players

Sport-related activities Non-sport related Both sport and non-sport


Total only activities only related activities

Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 441.5 213.1 22.7 205.7
18-24 1,117.7 363.9 165.3 588.5
25-34 1,767.2 481.6 268.7 1,016.8
35-44 1,598.6 428.0 243.7 927.0
45-54 1,439.8 337.4 270.7 831.7
55-64 1,267.5 235.3 325.8 706.4
65+ 1,693.1 252.2 677.1 763.8
Total 9,325.4 2,311.4 1,974.0 5,040.0

Females 15-17 405.4 147.7 40.9 216.7


18-24 1,041.4 161.3 229.3 650.8
25-34 1,771.0 157.6 564.7 1,048.8
35-44 1,620.0 112.0 544.1 963.9
45-54 1,522.0 65.8 601.9 854.3
55-64 1,371.6 71.4 630.3 669.9
65+ 1,964.3 72.6 1,163.6 728.0
Total 9,695.6 788.4 3,774.9 5,132.3

Total 15-17 846.9 360.8 63.6 422.4


18-24 2,159.1 525.2 394.6 1,239.3
25-34 3,538.2 639.2 833.4 2,065.6
35-44 3,218.7 540.0 787.8 1,890.9
45-54 2,961.8 403.2 872.7 1,686.0
55-64 2,639.1 306.6 956.2 1,376.3
65+ 3,657.4 324.9 1,840.7 1,491.9
Total 19,021.1 3,099.8 5,748.9 10,172.3
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 92.9% 44.9% 4.8% 43.3%
18-24 90.2% 29.4% 13.3% 47.5%
25-34 89.4% 24.4% 13.6% 51.5%
35-44 90.6% 24.2% 13.8% 52.5%
45-54 89.9% 21.1% 16.9% 51.9%
55-64 87.1% 16.2% 22.4% 48.6%
65+ 84.3% 12.6% 33.7% 38.1%
Total 88.7% 22.0% 18.8% 47.9%

Females 15-17 90.6% 33.0% 9.1% 48.4%


18-24 88.3% 13.7% 19.4% 55.2%
25-34 89.4% 8.0% 28.5% 52.9%
35-44 90.4% 6.3% 30.4% 53.8%
45-54 91.7% 4.0% 36.3% 51.5%
55-64 89.5% 4.7% 41.1% 43.7%
65+ 86.2% 3.2% 51.0% 31.9%
Total 89.2% 7.3% 34.7% 47.2%

Total 15-17 91.8% 39.1% 6.9% 45.8%


18-24 89.3% 21.7% 16.3% 51.3%
25-34 89.4% 16.2% 21.1% 52.2%
35-44 90.5% 15.2% 22.1% 53.2%
45-54 90.8% 12.4% 26.8% 51.7%
55-64 88.3% 10.3% 32.0% 46.1%
65+ 85.3% 7.6% 42.9% 34.8%
Total 88.9% 14.5% 26.9% 47.6%

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 13
Table name: Sport or non-sport related participation (children)
Base: Child players

Sport-related activities Non-sport related Both sport and non-sport


Total
only activities only related activities

Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 0-4 411.7 316.7 47.2 47.9
5-8 555.5 495.4 12.7 47.4
9-11 448.3 409.7 4.3 34.3
12-14 411.6 377.0 5.2 29.4
Total 1,827.1 1,598.8 69.4 158.9

Females 0-4 407.6 270.4 34.1 103.1


5-8 535.1 337.3 28.9 169.0
9-11 427.9 321.5 17.7 88.8
12-14 398.7 298.1 40.0 60.5
Total 1,769.3 1,227.2 120.7 421.4

Total 0-4 819.3 587.1 81.3 150.9


5-8 1,090.6 832.6 41.6 216.4
9-11 876.2 731.2 22 123.1
12-14 810.3 675.1 45.2 89.9
Total 3,596.4 2,826.0 190.1 580.3
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 0-4 48.0% 36.9% 5.5% 5.6%
5-8 81.6% 72.8% 0.0187083250997878 7.0%
9-11 88.4% 80.8% 0.00850381959803987 0.0676756111084365
12-14 82.4% 75.4% 0.0104583948198997 0.0588032262184922
Total 71.8% 62.8% 2.7% 6.2%

Females 0-4 50.1% 33.2% 0.0419800198320117 12.7%


5-8 82.9% 52.2% 0.0446879314752602 26.2%
9-11 88.8% 66.7% 0.0366393530620351 18.4%
12-14 84.1% 62.9% 8.4% 12.8%
Total 73.3% 50.8% 5.0% 17.4%

Total 0-4 49.0% 35.1% 4.9% 9.0%


5-8 82.2% 62.8% 3.1% 16.3%
9-11 88.6% 73.9% 0.022214958437265 12.4%
12-14 83.2% 69.3% 4.6% 9.2%
Total 72.5% 57.0% 3.8% 11.7%

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 14
Table name: Participation by activity (adults)
Base: Adult population
Total
Total 15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Estimate (000s)
Adventure racing 4.3 0 0 0 1 3.3 0 0
Air sports 34.6 2.9 3.4 5.3 7.2 8.2 6.1 1.5
Archery 53.1 0 2.1 7.4 14.1 15.9 4.9 8.6
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 4,139.2 249.2 681.1 1,130.2 961.0 682.7 330.2 104.7
Australian football 626.5 138.9 149.7 152.7 93.3 69.7 15.5 6.6
Badminton 337.5 26.0 73.5 119.9 70.4 25.9 13.8 7.9
Baseball 66.0 3.9 8.9 13.4 17.1 11.1 8.7 2.9
Basketball 983.2 191.4 282.9 237.2 137.3 99.9 24.1 10.4
Baton twirling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 41.1 0 4 3.9 7.3 6.4 3.1 16.4
BMX 18.4 0 3.5 5.7 7.3 2 0 0
Bobsledding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bocce/Boules 6.6 0 1.2 0 0 0 1.8 3.5
Boccia 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9
Body building 21.0 1.1 9 4.6 3.9 1.9 0 0.6
Boomerang throwing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowls 308.0 0 8.9 10.4 16 23.3 45.8 203.6
Boxing 344.9 39.1 70.3 89.8 73.3 44.1 22.2 6.1
Broomball 0.9 0 0 0 0 0.9 0 0
Bush walking 1,994.2 20.8 184.4 481.6 428.3 366.2 308.1 204.8
Calisthenics 36.6 0 6 15.8 5.9 2.4 2.3 4.2
Campdrafting 6.6 0 1 0 1.3 3.8 0.5 0
Canoeing/Kayaking 453.4 9.8 21.3 43.4 97.1 107.6 97.8 76.5
Cricket 592.2 60.7 93.5 140.5 149.7 91.1 32.4 24.4
Croquet 49.1 0 0 0 2 2.2 1.9 43.0
Crossfit 161.4 9.4 26.4 47.0 43.5 22.4 10.3 2.4
Curling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cycling 3,094.3 78.6 183.1 495.0 666.6 680.4 563.7 426.9
DanceSport 199.8 23.6 35.1 28.7 29.2 24.7 22.9 35.6
Dancing (recreational) 393.1 23.3 52.5 70.7 70.7 45.9 44.1 85.9
Darts 29.6 0 1.2 5.3 3.5 6.6 6.7 6.4
Diving 16.8 0 3.9 2.3 4.1 4.9 1.7 0
Dragon boat racing 20.4 0 0.3 1.5 2 5.5 5.6 5.5
Eight ball 1.2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Equestrian 231.9 8 23.4 36.5 47.4 48.4 45.0 23.2
Fencing 15.5 2.2 3.1 4.1 0 3 1.7 1.3
Fishing (recreational) 418.0 1.5 18.9 65.0 61.4 72.5 96.4 102.2
Fitness/Gym 7,936.2 283.2 1,140.2 1,739.5 1,407.4 1,157.4 930.8 1,277.6
Floorball 4.3 0 1.5 0 0 2.9 0 0
Flying disc 56.0 7.5 18.5 10.4 11 4.7 0.8 3.1
Football/soccer 1,243.1 190.0 298.1 337.9 217.8 133.8 49.7 15.9
Gaelic football 4.4 0 1 3.3 0 0 0 0
Geocaching 2.9 0 0 0 0 1.5 1.4 0
Goalball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golf 1,211.3 21.4 61.8 161.9 158.1 179.3 230.6 398.2
Gridiron 13.6 4.9 4 2.5 2.2 0 0 0
Gymnastics 99.5 17.2 20.5 25.9 19.3 8.5 2.3 5.8
Handball 13 1.7 1.6 2.6 4 2.3 0.8 0
Harness racing 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 0.8
Hockey 201.5 24.2 45.2 41.7 30.3 39.1 17.3 3.6
Horse racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice hockey 20.1 0 0.7 10.4 8.6 0.5 0 0
Ice racing/speed skating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice skating 41.2 5.5 13.7 5.2 6.8 6.4 1.8 1.8
Jet skiing 20.5 0 0.9 0 4.4 9.8 4.3 1
Judo 11.5 1.2 1.9 1.4 1.5 4.6 0.8 0
Jujitsu 95.5 8.5 14.3 33.7 23.6 11.5 3.2 0.9
Karate 54.9 10.7 11.3 2.7 14 8.6 6.1 1.5
Kendo 3.1 1.2 0 0 0 1.1 0.8 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 26.6 0 2.7 5.9 10.6 6 1.5 0
Korfball 1.9 1.2 0 0 0 0 0.7 0
Kung fu wushu 4.9 0.9 0 1.5 0 2.4 0 0
Lacrosse 3.7 0 1.2 1.6 0 0 1 0

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 14
Table name: Participation by activity (adults)
Base: Adult population
Total
Total 15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Lifesaving royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lifesaving surf 50.8 12.3 8.9 6.3 9.8 6.5 5.1 2.1
Luging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marching 1.2 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0
Martial arts 256.7 10.3 24.5 47.3 33.3 25.9 29.9 85.4
Mixed martial arts 39.5 6.3 10.2 10.8 8.1 3.8 0 0.4
Modern pentathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor cycling 244.9 13.8 24.2 62.7 46.9 46.9 32.5 17.9
Motor sport 49.1 1.5 6.3 9.6 7.7 8 8.5 7.4
Mountain biking 470.8 22.0 26.4 88.5 121.5 137.9 57.1 17.4
Muay Thai 53.7 3 14.1 25.2 8.9 2.6 0 0
Netball 581.6 96.7 170.8 166.8 84.2 40.8 17.1 5.3
Orienteering 18.4 2.5 0.5 0 5.7 5.1 3 1.7
Outrigger canoe 9.2 0 0 1.3 0.9 1.6 2.4 2.9
Oztag 86.1 20.9 29.5 22.1 6.3 7.3 0 0
Paddle sports 25.0 2.4 0 3.2 4 6 5.1 4.2
Paintball 15.3 0 4.6 7.8 2.6 0 0 0.3
Parkour 4.1 0 2.9 1.2 0 0 0 0
Petanque 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Pilates 983.4 10 58.6 219.5 180.4 175.9 142.1 197.0
Polo 1.1 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0
Polocrosse 2.3 0 0 0 1.1 1.2 0 0
Pony Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powerlifting 28.5 0 7.5 11.7 6.2 1.3 0.4 1.3
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 282.7 15.2 58.7 114.8 53.6 27.2 9.4 3.8
Rodeo 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rogaining 5.2 0 0.5 0 0 1.6 1.4 1.7
Roller Derby 8 0 0 6.6 1.3 0 0 0
Rope skipping 36.9 2.1 3.8 9 14.2 1.9 4 1.8
Rowing 106.7 13.5 14.8 12.3 16.5 17.3 18.7 13.7
Rugby league 177.4 53.3 46.0 31.7 24.7 17.1 3.6 0.9
Rugby union 154.8 37.2 46.5 38.9 13.9 14.2 3.5 0.5
Sailing 182.2 2 6.4 13.5 18.4 41.1 46.7 54.0
Sepak takraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting 95.6 2.8 4.3 6.8 23.9 12 21.2 24.7
Shooting sports 53.3 0 2.7 10.5 8.8 14.3 11.7 5.4
Skate 275.6 36.6 56.5 94.9 50.3 29.4 7.8 0
Skeleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ski & snowboard 162.8 1.6 25.2 32.1 28.4 38.8 25.9 10.8
Skirmish 2.5 0 0 1.2 0 1.2 0 0
Softball 52.9 10.9 3.5 6.6 9.7 14.2 3.6 4.2
Sport climbing 59.0 2.6 14.2 31.9 6.9 0 1.3 2.1
Squash 176.4 6 9.6 51.6 42.5 35.0 20.5 11.3
Surfing 723.7 20.4 77.4 161.3 155.7 153.9 97.2 57.8
Swimming 3,677.8 157.1 332.5 652.1 714.8 681.0 600.8 539.6
Synchronised swimming 2.5 0 0 0 0 1.9 0 0.6
Table tennis 226.9 11.3 29.4 43.5 29.3 32.2 26.1 55.2
Taekwondo 32.8 6.3 2.4 4.3 8.3 4.3 6.2 1
Tee ball 1.2 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0
Tennis 1,254.1 55.7 152.8 245.6 231.2 218.3 165.7 184.9
Tenpin bowling 113.8 2.4 11 20.0 20.4 15.9 21.3 22.9
Tobogganing 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0
Touch football 380.6 52.0 92.1 113.6 54.6 45.3 16.3 6.6
Triathlon 68.0 4.2 5.1 22.4 18.4 9.9 6.3 1.6
Underwater sports 167.4 8.4 13.7 33.8 35.4 30.5 30.6 15.1
Virtual based physical activity 935.2 101.7 171.7 235.0 231.6 124.2 40.2 30.8
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 343.7 100.6 111.4 62.0 32.0 23.3 7.5 7
Walking (Recreational) 10,252.6 147.0 603.3 1,387.8 1,554.8 1,865.8 1,882.0 2,811.9
Water polo 31.7 4.7 10.5 5 5 4.1 1.6 0.8
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 92.1 7.8 8.6 27.9 17.8 20.4 7.6 2
Weight lifting 393.0 12.8 84.1 124.8 72.0 43.3 36.1 19.9
Wheelchair rugby 2.3 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 0
Wood chopping 13.3 1 0 0 1.1 4.1 1.5 5.5
Wrestling 11.9 1.2 4.3 2.4 3.2 0.4 0.4 0
Yoga 1,555.5 17.5 85.2 406.2 342.1 298.5 228.1 178.0
Ready Set Trot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scootering 29.4 7.1 1.2 3.2 7.9 5 2.8 2.3
Physical culture 14.1 2.4 0 0 4.2 1.8 3.1 2.5
Dodgeball 17.7 2.7 2.5 11.3 1.2 0 0 0

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 14
Table name: Participation by activity (adults)
Base: Adult population
Total
Total 15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Participation rate (%)
Adventure racing 0.0002013453 0 0 0 0.00027811 0.001017069 0 0
Air sports 0.2% 0.0030950686 0.0014046706 0.0013307186 0.0020270988 0.0025271036 0.0020400208 0.0003523085
Archery 0.2% 0 0.0008694602 0.0018800616 0.0039576427 0.004886792 0.001640289 0.0020069302
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 19.4% 27.0% 28.2% 28.6% 27.0% 20.9% 11.1% 2.4%
Australian football 2.9% 15.1% 6.2% 3.9% 2.6% 2.1% 0.0052040315 0.0015502522
Badminton 1.6% 2.8% 3.0% 3.0% 2.0% 0.8% 0.0046357938 0.0018445525
Baseball 0.3% 0.0041918514 0.0036823633 0.0033950002 0.0048148077 0.0034076101 0.002901335 0.0006667942
Basketball 4.6% 20.7% 11.7% 6.0% 3.9% 3.1% 0.8% 0.0024154637
Baton twirling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0.2% 0 0.0016711836 0.0009882714 0.0020655305 0.001948637 0.0010270785 0.003819462
BMX 0.0008608929 0 0.0014594846 0.0014337139 0.002041711 0.0005981118 0 0
Bobsledding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bocce/Boules 0.0003065211 0 0.0004845293 0 0 0 0.0006156294 0.0008271777
Boccia 4.2053918E-05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0002098409
Body building 0.1% 0.0012020896 0.0037280722 0.0011593689 0.0010832623 0.0005834464 0 0.0001346241
Boomerang throwing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowls 1.4% 0 0.0036714784 0.0026221101 0.004504738 0.7% 1.5% 4.7%
Boxing 1.6% 4.2% 2.9% 2.3% 2.1% 1.4% 0.7% 0.0014264643
Broomball 4.0225949E-05 0 0 0 0 0.0002637783 0 0
Bush walking 9.3% 2.3% 7.6% 12.2% 12.0% 11.2% 10.3% 4.8%
Calisthenics 0.2% 0 0.002481575 0.0039875492 0.0016607135 0.0007493592 0.0007855442 0.0009715269
Campdrafting 0.0003078724 0 0.0004099999 0 0.0003618621 0.0011775649 0.0001559585 0
Canoeing/Kayaking 2.1% 0.0105895834 0.9% 1.1% 2.7% 3.3% 3.3% 1.8%
Cricket 2.8% 6.6% 3.9% 3.5% 4.2% 2.8% 1.1% 0.6%
Croquet 0.2% 0 0 0 0.0005628226 0.000682549 0.0006307188 1.0%
Crossfit 0.8% 0.0102376771 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 0.7% 0.0034318117 0.0005485256
Curling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cycling 14.5% 8.5% 7.6% 12.5% 18.7% 20.9% 18.9% 10.0%
DanceSport 0.9% 2.6% 1.5% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
Dancing (recreational) 1.8% 2.5% 2.2% 1.8% 2.0% 1.4% 1.5% 2.0%
Darts 0.1% 0 0.0004929949 0.0013381627 0.0009739778 0.0020273475 0.0022300787 0.001488889
Diving 0.0007836435 0 0.0016021132 0.0005785593 0.0011461569 0.001490541 0.0005558979 0
Dragon boat racing 0.1% 0 0.0001365592 0.0003665912 0.0005541743 0.0016987045 0.0018726073 0.0012858823
Eight ball 5.7787493E-05 0 0.000511234 0 0 0 0 0
Equestrian 1.1% 0.0086712402 1.0% 0.9% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 0.5%
Fencing 0.0007228054 0.0023556044 0.0013006328 0.0010400107 0 0.0009147539 0.0005818111 0.0003045768
Fishing (recreational) 2.0% 0.0016633636 0.8% 1.6% 1.7% 2.2% 3.2% 2.4%
Fitness/Gym 37.1% 30.7% 47.2% 44.0% 39.6% 35.5% 31.2% 29.8%
Floorball 0.0002021622 0 0.0006057856 0 0 0.0008766417 0 0
Flying disc 0.3% 0.0081495982 0.0076674875 0.0026228898 0.0030816841 0.0014414211 0.0002642904 0.0007230515
Football/soccer 5.8% 20.6% 12.3% 8.5% 6.1% 4.1% 1.7% 0.003707973
Gaelic football 0.0002041705 0 0.0004304607 0.0008406694 0 0 0 0
Geocaching 0.0001375823 0 0 0 0 0.0004612731 0.0004814455 0
Goalball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golf 5.7% 2.3% 2.6% 4.1% 4.4% 5.5% 7.7% 9.3%
Gridiron 0.0006368576 0.0053613209 0.0016415535 0.000622955 0.0006303635 0 0 0
Gymnastics 0.5% 0.0186199523 0.8% 0.7% 0.5% 0.0026045571 0.0007841859 0.0013562679
Handball 0.0006095036 0.0018554498 0.000664564 0.0006492387 0.0011203972 0.0007114158 0.0002825852 0
Harness racing 8.0000212E-05 0 0 0 0 0 0.0003062906 0.0001857393
Hockey 0.9% 2.6% 1.9% 1.1% 0.9% 1.2% 0.0057887299 0.0008508112
Horse racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice hockey 0.1% 0 0.0002731184 0.0026370469 0.0024076279 0.0001496421 0 0
Ice racing/speed skating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice skating 0.2% 0.0060075302 0.0056794072 0.0013072767 0.0018984877 0.0019589412 0.0006131438 0.0004107357
Jet skiing 0.1% 0 0.000363125 0 0.001234055 0.003016052 0.0014531762 0.0002342018
Judo 0.0005363921 0.0013126619 0.0008062547 0.0003591591 0.0004182863 0.001399001 0.0002813987 0
Jujitsu 0.4% 0.0091997444 0.0059011877 0.9% 0.7% 0.0035121984 0.0010564092 0.0002071597
Karate 0.3% 0.0115690756 0.0046730589 0.0006876017 0.0039459715 0.0026325788 0.0020577314 0.000339991
Kendo 0.0001455085 0.0013126619 0 0 0 0.000350634 0.0002536016 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0.1% 0 0.0011275138 0.001494182 0.0029690382 0.0018249001 0.0004957523 0
Korfball 8.903919E-05 0.0013126619 0 0 0 0 0.0002321356 0
Kung fu wushu 0.0002281092 0.0010171579 0 0.0003838039 0 0.0007425427 0 0
Lacrosse 0.0001734111 0 0.0004845293 0.0003984291 0 0 0.0003217664 0

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 14
Table name: Participation by activity (adults)
Base: Adult population
Total
Total 15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Lifesaving royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lifesaving surf 0.2% 0.0132867434 0.0036729778 0.0015973179 0.002745851 0.001998451 0.0016916435 0.0004787957
Luging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marching 5.4318818E-05 0 0 0 0 0.0003561911 0 0
Martial arts 1.2% 0.0111913067 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 2.0%
Mixed martial arts 0.2% 0.0068545791 0.0041983648 0.002734249 0.002268792 0.0011516613 0 8.4071561E-05
Modern pentathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor cycling 1.1% 0.0149218171 1.0% 1.6% 1.3% 1.4% 1.1% 0.004183174
Motor sport 0.2% 0.0016132687 0.0025998376 0.0024317634 0.0021677724 0.0024606241 0.0028485251 0.0017360893
Mountain biking 2.2% 2.4% 1.1% 2.2% 3.4% 4.2% 1.9% 0.0040683042
Muay Thai 0.3% 0.003238324 0.0058401305 0.6% 0.00249614 0.0007872521 0 0
Netball 2.7% 10.5% 7.1% 4.2% 2.4% 1.3% 0.005717103 0.0012290561
Orienteering 0.000859424 0.0026567488 0.0001984675 0 0.0016005045 0.001572093 0.0009948665 0.0003871298
Outrigger canoe 0.0004277816 0 0 0.0003368572 0.0002482533 0.0004886176 0.0008003709 0.0006880703
Oztag 0.4% 2.3% 1.2% 0.6% 0.0017771589 0.0022243053 0 0
Paddle sports 0.1% 0.0026436007 0 0.0008099635 0.0011238536 0.0018433909 0.0017231955 0.0009687979
Paintball 0.000715899 0 0.0019041781 0.0019623571 0.000737576 0 0 7.4879397E-05
Parkour 0.0001931881 0 0.0012010504 0.0003104373 0 0 0 0
Petanque 9.182438E-05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0004581859
Pilates 4.6% 0.0107956 2.4% 5.5% 5.1% 5.4% 4.8% 4.6%
Polo 5.2302861E-05 0 0 0 0.0003145531 0 0 0
Polocrosse 0.0001097257 0 0 0 0.0003224656 0.0003679183 0 0
Pony Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powerlifting 0.1% 0 0.0031173346 0.0029553782 0.0017412197 0.0004083446 0.0001488059 0.0003108482
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 1.3% 0.0165107067 2.4% 2.9% 1.5% 0.8% 0.0031556139 0.0008876878
Rodeo 4.7347681E-05 0 0 0 0 0.0003104785 0 0
Rogaining 0.000243148 0 0.0001984675 0 0 0.0004905927 0.0004814455 0.0003925016
Roller Derby 0.0003724515 0 0 0.0016775892 0.0003735856 0 0 0
Rope skipping 0.2% 0.0022913657 0.0015760156 0.0022790425 0.0039791398 0.000596395 0.0013531948 0.0004202165
Rowing 0.5% 0.0146023756 0.0061053776 0.0031076669 0.0046528567 0.0052901277 0.006263815 0.0031851984
Rugby league 0.8% 5.8% 1.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.0052366971 0.0012109461 0.0002098409
Rugby union 0.7% 4.0% 1.9% 1.0% 0.0039150725 0.0043680926 0.001173485 0.0001075501
Sailing 0.9% 0.002199064 0.0026619744 0.0034217377 0.0051596261 1.3% 1.6% 1.3%
Sepak takraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting 0.4% 0.0030179743 0.0017962979 0.0017074433 0.7% 0.0036723701 0.7% 0.6%
Shooting sports 0.2% 0 0.0010983374 0.0026562633 0.0024755105 0.0043847061 0.0039042582 0.0012488949
Skate 1.3% 4.0% 2.3% 2.4% 1.4% 0.9% 0.002622658 0
Skeleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ski & snowboard 0.8% 0.0016908444 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 1.2% 0.9% 0.0025190621
Skirmish 0.0001157486 0 0 0.0003099607 0 0.0003830174 0 0
Softball 0.2% 0.0118562871 0.0014652639 0.0016786872 0.0027311523 0.0043632523 0.0012004633 0.000978743
Sport climbing 0.3% 0.0028536795 0.0058832269 0.8% 0.0019320685 0 0.0004397679 0.0004894405
Squash 0.8% 0.0065513025 0.0039633854 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 0.7% 0.0026382388
Surfing 3.4% 2.2% 3.2% 4.1% 4.4% 4.7% 3.3% 1.3%
Swimming 17.2% 17.0% 13.8% 16.5% 20.1% 20.9% 20.1% 12.6%
Synchronised swimming 0.0001160605 0 0 0 0 0.0005685403 0 0.0001464936
Table tennis 1.1% 0.0122876282 1.2% 1.1% 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% 1.3%
Taekwondo 0.2% 0.006871798 0.0009851735 0.0010762284 0.0023206149 0.001320594 0.0020722807 0.0002427597
Tee ball 5.8350997E-05 0 0 0 0 0.0003826318 0 0
Tennis 5.9% 6.0% 6.3% 6.2% 6.5% 6.7% 5.5% 4.3%
Tenpin bowling 0.5% 0.0026256001 0.0045317227 0.5% 0.6% 0.0048822388 0.7% 0.5%
Tobogganing 3.2733008E-05 0 0 0 0 0 0.0002343768 0
Touch football 1.8% 5.6% 3.8% 2.9% 1.5% 1.4% 0.005470182 0.0015427108
Triathlon 0.3% 0.0045480886 0.0021078037 0.6% 0.0051785738 0.0030477514 0.0021020315 0.0003765895
Underwater sports 0.8% 0.0091088976 0.0056554569 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 0.0035123322
Virtual based physical activity 4.4% 11.0% 7.1% 5.9% 6.5% 3.8% 1.3% 0.7%
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 1.6% 10.9% 4.6% 1.6% 0.9% 0.7% 0.0025062861 0.0016266701
Walking (Recreational) 47.9% 15.9% 25.0% 35.1% 43.7% 57.2% 63.0% 65.6%
Water polo 0.1% 0.0050465623 0.0043356888 0.001268014 0.0014081503 0.0012508268 0.000549803 0.0001809012
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 0.4% 0.0084804911 0.003538465 0.7% 0.0050002838 0.6% 0.0025521177 0.0004602547
Weight lifting 1.8% 0.0138677167 3.5% 3.2% 2.0% 1.3% 1.2% 0.5%
Wheelchair rugby 0.0001076451 0 0 0 0.0006473849 0 0 0
Wood chopping 0.0006196504 0.0011250664 0 0 0.0003156891 0.0012616029 0.000495344 0.0012826701
Wrestling 0.0005552807 0.0013126619 0.0017612357 0.0005986618 0.0009087411 0.0001345757 0.0001232255 0
Yoga 7.3% 0.0189432729 3.5% 10.3% 9.6% 9.2% 7.6% 4.2%
Ready Set Trot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scootering 0.1% 0.0076801093 0.0005010656 0.0008020181 0.0022184905 0.0015314033 0.0009337372 0.0005346438
Physical culture 0.0006577109 0.0026436007 0 0 0.0011900311 0.000544798 0.0010424587 0.0005845007
Dodgeball 0.0008279618 0.0029530026 0.0010179975 0.0028552648 0.0003447978 0 0 0

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
Released at:
Table number:
Table name:
Base:
Males Females
Total Total

Adventure racing 2.3 2


Air sports 17.3 17.3
Archery 46.5 6.5
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 2,212.4 1,926.8
Australian football 467.5 159.0
Badminton 189.2 148.2
Baseball 51.8 14.1
Basketball 684.7 298.4
Baton twirling 0 0
Biathlon 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 37.8 3.3
BMX 18.4 0
Bobsledding 0 0
Bocce/Boules 0.8 5.7
Boccia 0.9 0
Body building 12.9 8.2
Boomerang throwing 0 0
Bowls 187.5 120.5
Boxing 188.3 156.6
Broomball 0.9 0
Bush walking 924.0 1,070.2
Calisthenics 30.5 6.2
Campdrafting 3.7 2.8
Canoeing/Kayaking 232.5 220.9
Cricket 512.5 79.7
Croquet 14.3 34.8
Crossfit 81.6 79.7
Curling 0 0
Cycling 1,845.4 1,249.0
DanceSport 28.0 171.8
Dancing (recreational) 46.2 346.9
Darts 22.5 7.1
Diving 13.6 3.2
Dragon boat racing 2.8 17.6
Eight ball 0 1.2
Equestrian 31.3 200.6
Fencing 9.8 5.7
Fishing (recreational) 367.1 50.9
Fitness/Gym 3,491.1 4,445.1
Floorball 1.5 2.9
Flying disc 37.0 19.0
Football/soccer 943.5 299.6
Gaelic football 1 3.3
Geocaching 0.9 2
Goalball 0 0
Golf 984.2 227.1
Gridiron 13.6 0
Gymnastics 26.2 73.3
Handball 6.7 6.4
Harness racing 1.7 0
Hockey 100.7 100.8
Horse racing 0 0
Ice hockey 16.1 4
Ice racing/speed skating 0 0
Ice skating 8.8 32.4
Jet skiing 13.3 7.2
Judo 11.5 0
Jujitsu 71.4 24.1
Karate 37.6 17.3
Kendo 2 1.1
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 21.6 5
Korfball 1.9 0
Kung fu wushu 3.8 1.1
Lacrosse 2.5 1.2

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Lifesaving royal 0 0
Lifesaving surf 24.6 26.2
Luging 0 0
Marching 0 1.2
Martial arts 104.7 151.9
Mixed martial arts 31.2 8.3
Modern pentathlon 0 0
Motor cycling 209.6 35.3
Motor sport 42.7 6.4
Mountain biking 379.0 91.8
Muay Thai 25.1 28.7
Netball 99.0 482.6
Orienteering 11 7.4
Outrigger canoe 2.5 6.6
Oztag 50.9 35.2
Paddle sports 9.3 15.6
Paintball 13.6 1.7
Parkour 4.1 0
Petanque 2 0
Pilates 117.1 866.3
Polo 0 1.1
Polocrosse 2.3 0
Pony Club 0 0
Powerlifting 16 12.5
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 166.5 116.2
Rodeo 1 0
Rogaining 3.5 1.7
Roller Derby 1.3 6.6
Rope skipping 9.6 27.3
Rowing 61.8 44.9
Rugby league 152.3 25.1
Rugby union 129.8 25.0
Sailing 133.2 49.1
Sepak takraw 0 0
Shooting 86.2 9.4
Shooting sports 50.7 2.6
Skate 143.2 132.4
Skeleton 0 0
Ski & snowboard 93.2 69.6
Skirmish 1.2 1.2
Softball 22.7 30.1
Sport climbing 36.0 23.1
Squash 147.5 28.9
Surfing 469.7 254.0
Swimming 1,573.8 2,104.0
Synchronised swimming 1.9 0.6
Table tennis 154.0 72.9
Taekwondo 11.5 21.3
Tee ball 1.2 0
Tennis 713.9 540.2
Tenpin bowling 68.6 45.2
Tobogganing 0 0.7
Touch football 225.4 155.2
Triathlon 48.6 19.4
Underwater sports 118.1 49.3
Virtual based physical activity 434.9 500.3
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 169.5 174.2
Walking (Recreational) 3,913.8 6,338.9
Water polo 22.1 9.6
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 55.6 36.5
Weight lifting 272.6 120.4
Wheelchair rugby 2.3 0
Wood chopping 12.5 0.7
Wrestling 11.9 0
Yoga 252.1 1,303.4
Ready Set Trot 0 0
Scootering 18.5 10.9
Physical culture 2.2 11.8
Dodgeball 9.4 8.3

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Adventure racing 0.0002196341 0.0001836515


Air sports 0.0016456404 0.0015881075
Archery 0.4% 0.0006012494
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 21.0% 17.7%
Australian football 4.4% 1.5%
Badminton 1.8% 1.4%
Baseball 0.5% 0.0012999338
Basketball 6.5% 2.7%
Baton twirling 0 0
Biathlon 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0.4% 0.0003075811
BMX 0.0017507339 0
Bobsledding 0 0
Bocce/Boules 8.0079746E-05 0.0005255959
Boccia 8.5521929E-05 0
Body building 0.0012245317 0.0007508968
Boomerang throwing 0 0
Bowls 1.8% 1.1%
Boxing 1.8% 1.4%
Broomball 8.1804524E-05 0
Bush walking 8.8% 9.8%
Calisthenics 0.3% 0.0005677694
Campdrafting 0.0003556966 0.000261604
Canoeing/Kayaking 2.2% 2.0%
Cricket 4.9% 0.7%
Croquet 0.0013558099 0.3%
Crossfit 0.8% 0.7%
Curling 0 0
Cycling 17.5% 11.5%
DanceSport 0.3% 1.6%
Dancing (recreational) 0.4% 3.2%
Darts 0.2% 0.0006566199
Diving 0.0012913502 0.0002924534
Dragon boat racing 0.0002621168 0.0016227408
Eight ball 0 0.0001136951
Equestrian 0.3% 1.8%
Fencing 0.0009276118 0.0005246617
Fishing (recreational) 3.5% 0.5%
Fitness/Gym 33.2% 40.9%
Floorball 0.0001392529 0.000263025
Flying disc 0.4% 0.2%
Football/soccer 9.0% 2.8%
Gaelic football 9.8950634E-05 0.0003059674
Geocaching 8.8510132E-05 0.000185058
Goalball 0 0
Golf 9.4% 2.1%
Gridiron 0.00129513 0
Gymnastics 0.2% 0.7%
Handball 0.0006346306 0.0005851939
Harness racing 0.0001626905 0
Hockey 1.0% 0.9%
Horse racing 0 0
Ice hockey 0.0015322625 0.0003706356
Ice racing/speed skating 0 0
Ice skating 0.0008344916 0.3%
Jet skiing 0.0012597822 0.0006622421
Judo 0.0010908207 0
Jujitsu 0.7% 0.2%
Karate 0.4% 0.0015943703
Kendo 0.0001871691 0.0001052032
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0.2% 0.0004637227
Korfball 0.0001810724 0
Kung fu wushu 0.0003629097 9.7693915E-05
Lacrosse 0.0002412738 0.0001077561

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Lifesaving royal 0 0
Lifesaving surf 0.2% 0.2%
Luging 0 0
Marching 0 0.0001068705
Martial arts 1.0% 1.4%
Mixed martial arts 0.3% 0.0007620884
Modern pentathlon 0 0
Motor cycling 2.0% 0.3%
Motor sport 0.4% 0.0005862348
Mountain biking 3.6% 0.8%
Muay Thai 0.2% 0.3%
Netball 0.9% 4.4%
Orienteering 0.0010452785 0.0006796157
Outrigger canoe 0.0002386617 0.0006107491
Oztag 0.5% 0.3%
Paddle sports 0.0008874374 0.0014368037
Paintball 0.0012965591 0.0001541287
Parkour 0.0003928723 0
Petanque 0.0001867364 0
Pilates 1.1% 8.0%
Polo 0 0.0001029042
Polocrosse 0.0002231411 0
Pony Club 0 0
Powerlifting 0.0015216297 0.0011523799
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 1.6% 1.1%
Rodeo 9.628746E-05 0
Rogaining 0.000331181 0.0001579788
Roller Derby 0.000126326 0.0006105702
Rope skipping 0.0009146651 0.3%
Rowing 0.6% 0.4%
Rugby league 1.4% 0.2%
Rugby union 1.2% 0.2%
Sailing 1.3% 0.5%
Sepak takraw 0 0
Shooting 0.8% 0.0008671789
Shooting sports 0.5% 0.0002356055
Skate 1.4% 1.2%
Skeleton 0 0
Ski & snowboard 0.9% 0.6%
Skirmish 0.0001166057 0.0001149194
Softball 0.2% 0.3%
Sport climbing 0.3% 0.2%
Squash 1.4% 0.3%
Surfing 4.5% 2.3%
Swimming 15.0% 19.4%
Synchronised swimming 0.0001763192 5.7762079E-05
Table tennis 1.5% 0.7%
Taekwondo 0.0010889913 0.2%
Tee ball 0.0001186641 0
Tennis 6.8% 5.0%
Tenpin bowling 0.7% 0.4%
Tobogganing 0 6.4401152E-05
Touch football 2.1% 1.4%
Triathlon 0.5% 0.2%
Underwater sports 1.1% 0.5%
Virtual based physical activity 4.1% 4.6%
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 1.6% 1.6%
Walking (Recreational) 37.2% 58.3%
Water polo 0.2% 0.00088397
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 0.5% 0.3%
Weight lifting 2.6% 1.1%
Wheelchair rugby 0.0002189098 0
Wood chopping 0.0011922521 6.5676426E-05
Wrestling 0.0011292332 0
Yoga 2.4% 12.0%
Ready Set Trot 0 0
Scootering 0.0017579632 0.001006939
Physical culture 0.0002117265 0.0010891866
Dodgeball 0.0008976933 0.0007604988

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 15
Table name: Organised participation by activity (children)
Base: Child population
Total Males Females
Total 0-4 5-8 9-11 12-14 Total Total
Estimate (000s)
Adventure racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air sports 0.3 0 0 0 0.3 0.3 0
Archery 8.4 0 2 3.6 2.8 3.6 4.7
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 218.7 11.7 60.5 92.5 54.0 115.7 103.0
Australian football 360.8 5 127.7 113.2 115.0 287.4 73.4
Badminton 9.8 0 1.8 3 5 3.5 6.3
Baseball 36.4 1.2 12.7 5.8 16.8 26.9 9.5
Basketball 339.3 5.2 88.9 116.5 128.7 218.8 120.4
Baton twirling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BMX 28.6 14.3 5.5 6.9 1.9 25.3 3.3
Bobsledding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bocce/Boules 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boccia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Body building 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boomerang throwing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowls 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 0
Boxing 32 0 6.2 2.8 23 22.8 9.1
Broomball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bush walking 26.3 4.6 3.6 5.2 12.9 18.3 8
Calisthenics 11.2 1.5 3.9 5.1 0.6 0 11.2
Campdrafting 3 3 0 0 0 0 3
Canoeing/Kayaking 5.4 0 1.9 2 1.4 4 1.4
Cricket 219.1 2.1 58.7 85.7 72.6 182.4 36.7
Croquet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crossfit 7 0 0 4.6 2.4 4.8 2.2
Curling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cycling 63.8 2 27.7 16.1 18 39.1 24.7
DanceSport 102.2 9.9 37.2 33.7 21.4 11 91.2
Dancing (recreational) 465.5 118.6 179.1 100.6 67.2 57.0 408.5
Darts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diving 5.8 0 0.8 5 0 0 5.8
Dragon boat racing 0.7 0 0 0 0.7 0 0.7
Eight ball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Equestrian 52.1 0 15.5 21.9 14.7 5 47.1
Fencing 8.5 0 0 3.4 5.1 0 8.5
Fishing (recreational) 8.4 2.6 1.8 1.1 2.9 7.3 1.1
Fitness/Gym 81.7 32.4 10.7 8.1 30.5 52.8 28.8
Floorball 3.8 0 2.3 0 1.5 2.7 1.1
Flying disc 1.8 0 0.3 0 1.5 1.8 0
Football/soccer 702.9 73.1 246.6 214.2 168.9 510.6 192.3
Gaelic football 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geocaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golf 26.6 0.7 11.6 8.3 6 20.4 6.1
Gridiron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gymnastics 516.4 165.6 198.6 95.0 57.3 147.1 369.3
Handball 2.9 0 0 2.9 0 2.9 0
Harness racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hockey 80.5 4.6 17.4 25.9 32.6 33.3 47.2
Horse racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice hockey 3 0 0 2.1 0.9 0.9 2.1
Ice racing/speed skating 0.7 0 0 0 0.7 0.7 0
Ice skating 11.1 0 6.8 3.1 1.1 6.2 4.9
Jet skiing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judo 14.5 0 3.2 9.8 1.6 12.6 1.9
Jujitsu 47.7 2.5 17.3 15.6 12.3 34.8 12.8
Karate 135.1 13.3 66.3 38.5 17 76.8 58.3
Kendo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korfball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kung fu wushu 6.3 0 4.6 1.7 0 3.8 2.5
Lacrosse 0.4 0 0 0 0.4 0 0.4

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Table name: Organised participation by activity (children)
Base: Child population
Total Males Females
Total 0-4 5-8 9-11 12-14 Total Total
Lifesaving royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lifesaving surf 102.4 0 49.3 36.4 16.7 59.2 43.2
Luging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martial arts 55.2 1.5 12.2 27.8 13.7 42.1 13.2
Mixed martial arts 18.1 2.6 5.7 2.2 7.6 16.8 1.3
Modern pentathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor cycling 24.5 1.3 10.1 7.7 5.4 19.6 4.9
Motor sport 7.7 0 3.8 2.9 1 7.4 0.3
Mountain biking 22.1 0 1 11.6 9.5 16.2 5.9
Muay Thai 9.4 0 3.3 4.5 1.6 8.7 0.7
Netball 291.7 0 57.0 126.1 108.6 11.9 279.7
Orienteering 7.2 1.4 0 1.6 4.3 3.4 3.8
Outrigger canoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oztag 30 0 10 6.1 13.9 19.2 10.8
Paddle sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paintball 1.1 0 1.1 0 0 1.1 0
Parkour 20.4 4.8 5.5 6.5 3.5 18.6 1.7
Petanque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pilates 3.6 1.4 1 0 1.2 2.4 1.2
Polo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polocrosse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pony Club 8.6 0 4.3 3.6 0.7 2.9 5.7
Powerlifting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 14.4 0 5.9 3.3 5.3 6.8 7.7
Rodeo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rogaining 2.2 0 0 2.2 0 0 2.2
Roller Derby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rope skipping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rowing 15.5 0 0 0 15.5 9.2 6.3
Rugby league 165.2 7.1 47.4 50.0 60.7 133.5 31.6
Rugby union 104.0 13.8 30.2 31.4 28.6 83.5 20.6
Sailing 12.5 0 2.4 6 4.2 7.5 5
Sepak takraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting 5 0 0 3.9 1.1 3.9 1.1
Shooting sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Skate 22.7 1.1 2.9 11.6 7.1 12.1 10.6
Skeleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ski & snowboard 11.3 0 1.1 4.4 5.8 6.8 4.5
Skirmish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Softball 27.5 1.1 3.7 10.3 12.4 14.3 13.1
Sport climbing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squash 9.7 0 0 7.7 1.9 9.1 0.5
Surfing 32.4 0 11.6 10.5 10.3 11.5 20.9
Swimming 1,739.7 606.7 655.4 339.5 138.1 828.8 910.8
Synchronised swimming 0.8 0 0 0 0.8 0 0.8
Table tennis 13.8 0 8 0.6 5.2 11.4 2.4
Taekwondo 49.0 1.8 18.1 23.2 5.9 34.3 14.7
Tee ball 4.4 0 2.7 1.8 0 2.3 2.1
Tennis 260.8 11.5 88.6 98.3 62.5 136.6 124.2
Tenpin bowling 6.1 0 1.6 3.6 0.9 1.6 4.4
Tobogganing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Touch football 88.3 2.6 14.6 29.6 41.4 44.4 43.9
Triathlon 6.3 1.2 0.8 3.2 1 4.4 1.8
Underwater sports 0.9 0 0 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4
Virtual based physical activity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 27.6 1.1 0 4.5 22 16.5 11.1
Walking (Recreational) 22.6 3.6 11.1 3.8 4 8.1 14.5
Water polo 19.7 0 1.1 3.3 15.3 10.7 9
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 4.7 2.8 0 0.5 1.4 3.3 1.4
Weight lifting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wheelchair rugby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wood chopping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrestling 1.6 0 0 1.6 0 1 0.6
Yoga 13.6 1 6.4 2.4 3.7 2.6 11
Ready Set Trot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scootering 13 4.6 5.7 1.7 1 1.9 11.1
Physical culture 8.7 3.4 3.7 1.6 0 3.4 5.3
Dodgeball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Table name: Organised participation by activity (children)
Base: Child population
Total Males Females
Total 0-4 5-8 9-11 12-14 Total Total
Participation rate (%)
Adventure racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air sports 6.3742393E-05 0 0 0 0.0003247125 0.0001242236 0
Archery 0.0016882381 0 0.0014852685 0.0036335984 0.0028865447 0.0014272655 0.0019632827
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 4.4% 0.0070240586 4.6% 9.4% 5.5% 4.5% 4.3%
Australian football 7.3% 0.0029625352 9.6% 11.4% 11.8% 11.3% 3.0%
Badminton 0.0019763956 0 0.0013435129 0.003073574 0.0051163335 0.0013613182 0.0026246387
Baseball 0.7% 0.0006981784 0.0095899573 0.0058397746 0.0172025385 0.0105645335 0.0039431161
Basketball 6.8% 0.0031246079 6.7% 11.8% 13.2% 8.6% 5.0%
Baton twirling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BMX 0.0057656557 0.008562049 0.0041208174 0.0069560035 0.0019975263 0.009943622 0.0013624089
Bobsledding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bocce/Boules 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boccia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Body building 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boomerang throwing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowls 9.5171524E-05 0 0 0 0.0004848167 0.0001854738 0
Boxing 0.0064431779 0 0.0046570587 0.0027998933 0.0236352313 0.0089693258 0.0037808171
Broomball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bush walking 0.0053108768 0.0027779926 0.002687485 0.0052680069 0.0132751606 0.0071921009 0.0033282151
Calisthenics 0.002250483 0.0009091149 0.002949662 0.0051638989 0.0006413925 0 0.0046223145
Campdrafting 0.00061036 0.0018115356 0 0 0 0 0.0012536313
Canoeing/Kayaking 0.0010912372 0 0.0014617182 0.0020485043 0.0014873133 0.0015576503 0.0005996746
Cricket 4.4% 0.0012853469 4.4% 8.7% 7.5% 7.2% 1.5%
Croquet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crossfit 0.0014125492 0 0 0.0046463937 0.0024766277 0.0018734056 0.0009268429
Curling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cycling 1.3% 0.001182365 0.0208721915 0.0162748412 0.0185020037 1.5% 0.0102281395
DanceSport 2.1% 0.0059421889 2.8% 0.0340704127 0.021988025 0.0043265597 3.8%
Dancing (recreational) 9.4% 7.1% 13.5% 10.2% 6.9% 2.2% 16.9%
Darts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diving 0.0011681706 0 0.0006229782 0.0050236467 0 0 0.0023993303
Dragon boat racing 0.0001417034 0 0 0 0.0007218562 0 0.0002910475
Eight ball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Equestrian 1.0% 0 0.0116668402 0.0221909818 0.0150462378 0.0019509043 2.0%
Fencing 0.0017192068 0 0 0.0034486247 0.0052552927 0 0.0035311152
Fishing (recreational) 0.0016906857 0.0015805177 0.0013292982 0.0011339114 0.002937515 0.0028542902 0.0004643385
Fitness/Gym 1.6% 0.0193702074 0.0080554942 0.008203264 0.0313440609 2.1% 0.0119440413
Floorball 0.0007627368 0 0.0017148864 0 0.0015495956 0.001055483 0.0004542054
Flying disc 0.0003663778 0 0.0002211897 0 0.0015650905 0.0007140108 0
Football/soccer 14.2% 4.4% 18.6% 21.7% 17.4% 20.1% 8.0%
Gaelic football 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geocaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golf 0.005354089 0.0004289899 0.0087227952 0.0083884064 0.006136968 0.0080202269 0.00254419
Gridiron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gymnastics 10.4% 9.9% 15.0% 9.6% 5.9% 5.8% 15.3%
Handball 0.0005827436 0 0 0.0029228448 0 0.0011356727 0
Harness racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hockey 1.6% 0.0027768508 0.0131233638 0.0261696098 0.0334313269 0.0130757728 2.0%
Horse racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice hockey 0.0006139218 0 0 0.0021422684 0.000951615 0.0003640545 0.0008772622
Ice racing/speed skating 0.0001368895 0 0 0 0.0006973338 0.0002667754 0
Ice skating 0.0022279265 0 0.0051392512 0.0031309283 0.0011691442 0.0024268052 0.0020183241
Jet skiing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judo 0.0029319023 0 0.0023954214 0.0099196887 0.0015977555 0.0049549747 0.0007997436
Jujitsu 1.0% 0.0014868741 0.0130266601 0.0157753381 0.0126303719 1.4% 0.0053133191
Karate 2.7% 0.0079426769 5.0% 3.9% 0.0175095438 3.0% 2.4%
Kendo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korfball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kung fu wushu 0.0012689945 0 0.0034794596 0.0016983992 0 0.0014953714 0.0010304111
Lacrosse 8.2852158E-05 0 0 0 0.0004220602 0 0.0001701718

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Table number: 15
Table name: Organised participation by activity (children)
Base: Child population
Total Males Females
Total 0-4 5-8 9-11 12-14 Total Total
Lifesaving royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lifesaving surf 2.1% 0 3.7% 3.7% 0.0171253857 2.3% 1.8%
Luging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martial arts 1.1% 0.0008725683 0.0092081252 0.0281204997 0.0141210545 1.7% 0.0054552112
Mixed martial arts 0.003650678 0.0015805177 0.0042769146 0.0022386659 0.0077849215 0.0065905198 0.0005523166
Modern pentathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor cycling 0.0049453405 0.0007541731 0.0076275575 0.0078029473 0.0055830841 0.0077191038 0.0020220128
Motor sport 0.0015507944 0 0.0028605527 0.0029369807 0.0010205955 0.0028945576 0.000134574
Mountain biking 0.0044539977 0 0.0007914796 0.0116820154 0.0097463869 0.0063482562 0.0024575988
Muay Thai 0.0018960014 0 0.0024963181 0.0045859587 0.001600482 0.0034107632 0.0002995619
Netball 5.9% 0 4.3% 12.8% 11.1% 0.0046934891 11.6%
Orienteering 0.001449815 0.0008262393 0 0.001575389 0.0043673897 0.001324719 0.0015816565
Outrigger canoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oztag 0.0060435325 0 0.0075610746 0.0061359677 0.0142554799 0.0075338147 0.0044728926
Paddle sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paintball 0.0002213567 0 0.0008278398 0 0 0.0004313883 0
Parkour 0.0041060463 0.0028556835 0.0041484728 0.0066196596 0.0036413945 0.0073228136 0.0007158272
Petanque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pilates 0.0007339129 0.0008580403 0.0007282064 0 0.0012740336 0.0009428766 0.0005136817
Polo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polocrosse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pony Club 0.001726173 0 0.0032473304 0.0036298942 0.0006834033 0.0011243856 0.0023604093
Powerlifting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 0.0029124289 0 0.00443826 0.0033109562 0.0054280861 0.0026627966 0.0031755216
Rodeo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rogaining 0.0004374926 0 0 0.002194315 0 0 0.0008985753
Roller Derby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rope skipping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rowing 0.00313319 0 0 0 0.0159608977 0.0036248704 0.0026149976
Rugby league 3.3% 0.0042425036 3.6% 5.1% 6.2% 5.2% 0.0131015569
Rugby union 2.1% 0.0082602721 0.0227884562 0.0317575223 0.0293798283 3.3% 0.0085260537
Sailing 0.0025212414 0 0.0017765973 0.0060309991 0.0042982406 0.0029608283 0.0020579516
Sepak takraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting 0.0010000691 0 0 0.0039063195 0.0011270513 0.0015178022 0.0004544194
Shooting sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Skate 0.0045681523 0.0006488848 0.0021696504 0.0117123555 0.0073061264 0.0047349376 0.0043923737
Skeleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ski & snowboard 0.0022829776 0 0.0008138035 0.004466869 0.0059845404 0.0026821502 0.0018622813
Skirmish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Softball 0.0055415735 0.0006488848 0.0027979363 0.0103951164 0.0127469118 0.0056366595 0.0054413603
Sport climbing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squash 0.0019462306 0 0 0.0078131042 0.0019790169 0.0035949638 0.0002085958
Surfing 0.0065281564 0 0.0087339999 0.0105855305 0.0106073689 0.0045076827 0.0086575763
Swimming 35.1% 36.3% 49.4% 34.3% 14.2% 32.6% 37.7%
Synchronised swimming 0.0001692375 0 0 0 0.000862119 0 0.0003476005
Table tennis 0.0027808988 0 0.0060331079 0.0005777426 0.005361649 0.0044914405 0.0009781229
Taekwondo 1.0% 0.0010912505 0.0136221737 0.0234589587 0.0060914573 0.0134779787 0.0060942531
Tee ball 0.0008965846 0 0.0020037403 0.0018096658 0 0.0009171118 0.0008749507
Tennis 5.3% 0.0068615098 6.7% 9.9% 6.4% 5.4% 5.1%
Tenpin bowling 0.001221765 0 0.0011808263 0.003676284 0.0008816019 0.0006417177 0.0018330891
Tobogganing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Touch football 1.8% 0.0015805177 0.0110393912 0.0299588773 4.3% 1.7% 1.8%
Triathlon 0.0012685269 0.0007155576 0.0006312906 0.0032463591 0.0010768426 0.0017479981 0.0007632021
Underwater sports 0.0001731583 0 0 0.0004001207 0.0004757112 0.0001819904 0.00016385
Virtual based physical activity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 0.005567714 0.0006488848 0 0.0045801909 0.0225971199 0.0064990851 0.0045861225
Walking (Recreational) 0.0045576311 0.0021830408 0.0083878204 0.0038286238 0.0041565127 0.0031945312 0.005994231
Water polo 0.003974902 0 0.0007937459 0.00337369 0.0157410382 0.0041993652 0.0037383356
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 0.0009508104 0.0016636623 0 0.000544034 0.0014355592 0.0013037805 0.0005788077
Weight lifting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wheelchair rugby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wood chopping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrestling 0.0003175422 0 0 0.0015926841 0 0.0003764848 0.0002554213
Yoga 0.0027343012 0.0006059097 0.0048341555 0.0024416802 0.0038243345 0.0010164399 0.0045447916
Ready Set Trot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scootering 0.0026253917 0.0027500421 0.0043041977 0.0017456859 0.001018172 0.0007360308 0.0046166291
Physical culture 0.0017470832 0.0020435349 0.0027702997 0.0015939931 0 0.0013418282 0.0021741899
Dodgeball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 15
Table name: Organised participation by activity (children)
Base: Child population
Total Males Females
Total 0-4 5-8 9-11 12-14 Total Total
NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 16
Table name: Organisation/venue use by activity (adults)
Base: Adult population
Total
Total 15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Estimate (000s)
Adventure racing 4.3 0 0 0 1 3.3 0 0
Air sports 29.2 2.9 3 5.3 6 4.5 6.1 1.5
Archery 34.5 0 0 6.1 8.5 11 2.4 6.3
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 966.2 75.6 154.2 232.5 208.0 175.0 94.1 26.7
Australian football 484.4 123.3 128.4 120.3 59.0 46.2 4.8 2.5
Badminton 210.0 15.8 49.0 79.2 37.8 12.2 11.1 5
Baseball 57.7 3.9 7.7 11.1 14.6 10 7.7 2.9
Basketball 577.2 141.0 171.1 125.4 71.8 52.6 9.6 5.7
Baton twirling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 22.2 0 2.6 3.9 2.9 4.7 2.2 6
BMX 15 0 2.5 5.7 6.1 0.7 0 0
Bobsledding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bocce/Boules 2.4 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 1.2
Boccia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Body building 17.8 1.1 6.9 4.6 2.8 1.9 0 0.6
Boomerang throwing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowls 288.7 0 8.9 10.4 13.6 21.3 44.8 189.8
Boxing 252.1 21.7 49.5 72.1 58.4 32.7 12.3 5.3
Broomball 0.9 0 0 0 0 0.9 0 0
Bush walking 308.1 9 27.2 57.4 59.3 57.5 55.3 42.4
Calisthenics 12.7 0 3.2 6.4 1.5 0 1.6 0
Campdrafting 6.6 0 1 0 1.3 3.8 0.5 0
Canoeing/Kayaking 108.5 6.8 2.9 18.9 24.8 25.3 14.9 14.8
Cricket 425.7 51.7 63.0 98.9 101.2 71.1 26.8 13
Croquet 34.5 0 0 0 0.5 0.8 0.9 32.3
Crossfit 141.7 8.3 22.6 43.9 34.1 21.7 8.7 2.4
Curling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cycling 214.7 4.2 7.6 26.1 41.5 61.8 43.5 30.1
DanceSport 156.3 18.2 29.3 23.4 22.4 15.7 18.8 28.6
Dancing (recreational) 291.0 18 39.4 51.4 51.7 31.2 28.7 70.6
Darts 17.8 0 1.2 2.5 0 4.6 5.8 3.7
Diving 5.8 0 0.7 0 4.1 1 0 0
Dragon boat racing 20.4 0 0.3 1.5 2 5.5 5.6 5.5
Eight ball 1.2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Equestrian 104.7 6.5 9.7 16.4 17.1 22.2 21.7 11
Fencing 14 2.2 3.1 4.1 0 3 0.8 0.8
Fishing (recreational) 65.1 0 0.7 5.2 11.8 16.1 13.4 18
Fitness/Gym 5,823.7 203.3 986.5 1,389.7 994.7 813.7 626.1 809.7
Floorball 4.3 0 1.5 0 0 2.9 0 0
Flying disc 33.9 6.6 12.7 7 5.3 1.1 0 1.2
Football/soccer 891.4 140.7 221.8 253.6 143.0 85.1 37.0 10.4
Gaelic football 2.7 0 1 1.7 0 0 0 0
Geocaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golf 1,082.4 18.7 54.5 138.1 147.6 158.4 202.5 362.5
Gridiron 10.4 3.7 3.3 1.1 2.2 0 0 0
Gymnastics 75.2 15.5 20.5 22.4 12 1.7 0 3.1
Handball 4.9 0 1.6 1 1.2 1 0 0
Harness racing 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 0
Hockey 192.7 22.5 42.9 41.7 30.3 36.8 14.9 3.6
Horse racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice hockey 20.1 0 0.7 10.4 8.6 0.5 0 0
Ice racing/speed skating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice skating 36.4 5.5 11.5 5.2 5.8 5.5 1.8 1
Jet skiing 5.6 0 0 0 1.9 3.7 0 0
Judo 10.5 1.2 1.9 0.5 1.5 4.6 0.8 0
Jujitsu 91.2 8.5 13.4 31.6 23.6 10.1 3.2 0.9
Karate 52.9 10.7 11.3 2.7 14 7.5 6.1 0.6
Kendo 1.1 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 5.3 0 0.9 3 1.3 0 0 0
Korfball 1.9 1.2 0 0 0 0 0.7 0
Kung fu wushu 4.9 0.9 0 1.5 0 2.4 0 0
Lacrosse 3.7 0 1.2 1.6 0 0 1 0

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 16
Table name: Organisation/venue use by activity (adults)
Base: Adult population
Total
Total 15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Lifesaving royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lifesaving surf 50.8 12.3 8.9 6.3 9.8 6.5 5.1 2.1
Luging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marching 1.2 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0
Martial arts 199.0 9.1 23.0 37.7 29.2 20.7 20.0 59.3
Mixed martial arts 37.6 6.3 10.2 10.2 7.2 3.8 0 0
Modern pentathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor cycling 91.1 9.1 9 25.6 11.2 14.7 15.4 6.2
Motor sport 40.9 0 6.3 8.5 5.4 6.9 7.4 6.3
Mountain biking 120.7 9.4 1.6 19.6 43.3 29.8 13.2 3.8
Muay Thai 50.0 3 12.3 24.1 8 2.6 0 0
Netball 530.9 88.7 157.3 156.1 77.5 31.3 17.1 3
Orienteering 18.4 2.5 0.5 0 5.7 5.1 3 1.7
Outrigger canoe 9.2 0 0 1.3 0.9 1.6 2.4 2.9
Oztag 84.1 20.9 27.6 22.1 6.3 7.3 0 0
Paddle sports 10.5 2.4 0 0.9 2.5 2.2 1.1 1.3
Paintball 13.8 0 4.6 6.2 2.6 0 0 0.3
Parkour 2.1 0 0.9 1.2 0 0 0 0
Petanque 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Pilates 836.7 10 50.9 179.9 158.6 145.1 118.3 173.9
Polo 1.1 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0
Polocrosse 2.3 0 0 0 1.1 1.2 0 0
Pony Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powerlifting 25.6 0 6.6 9.7 6.2 1.3 0.4 1.3
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 226.0 13.2 46.1 99.0 38.4 20.3 8.4 0.6
Rodeo 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rogaining 5.2 0 0.5 0 0 1.6 1.4 1.7
Roller Derby 8 0 0 6.6 1.3 0 0 0
Rope skipping 1.3 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0
Rowing 58.9 11.7 14 9.2 4.2 1.6 9 9.1
Rugby league 141.0 47.2 37.6 22.1 17.5 13 2.8 0.9
Rugby union 133.7 32.2 42.2 29.9 11.1 14.2 3.5 0.5
Sailing 104.6 2 3 7.7 10.7 24.8 24.4 31.9
Sepak takraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting 76.8 0 3.2 4.4 20.4 9.1 17.9 21.9
Shooting sports 8.9 0 0 1.1 1 2.3 3.1 1.4
Skate 65.1 9.7 14.7 19.5 12.1 6.7 2.3 0
Skeleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ski & snowboard 67.3 1.6 8.2 13.1 14.7 12.6 12.7 4.5
Skirmish 2.5 0 0 1.2 0 1.2 0 0
Softball 46.1 7.3 3.5 6.6 9.7 11 3.6 4.2
Sport climbing 51.3 2.6 8.4 30.9 6.9 0 1.3 1.1
Squash 144.9 3 7.2 45.2 35.9 24.6 18.7 10.3
Surfing 147.1 7.6 14.4 37.2 26.2 28.2 25.0 8.5
Swimming 2,134.4 107.6 208.5 417.7 457.1 381.4 300.9 261.1
Synchronised swimming 1.9 0 0 0 0 1.9 0 0
Table tennis 81.7 2.8 5.6 11.3 6.8 9.3 14 31.9
Taekwondo 32.0 6.3 2.4 4.3 7.5 4.3 6.2 1
Tee ball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennis 842.9 40.4 95.7 168.2 148.4 155.8 114.1 120.1
Tenpin bowling 93.5 2.4 11 15.5 16.1 11.8 17.6 19.2
Tobogganing 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0
Touch football 314.1 42.5 69.2 100.0 48.0 35.9 13.8 4.7
Triathlon 54.1 4.2 4.2 16.3 14.8 9.1 5.5 0
Underwater sports 69.6 5.7 2.5 13.4 15.6 15.5 13.3 3.6
Virtual based physical activity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 251.1 83.8 77.0 45.3 21.4 15.5 7.1 1
Walking (Recreational) 959.0 20.7 61.7 113.9 130.3 186.5 170.6 275.4
Water polo 30.3 4.7 10.5 5 4.1 4.1 1.2 0.8
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 23.3 0 2.7 13.4 2.1 3.5 1.2 0.4
Weight lifting 217.3 7.4 50.8 86.6 38.6 12.8 18.5 2.6
Wheelchair rugby 2.3 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 0
Wood chopping 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrestling 11.5 1.2 4.3 2.4 3.2 0.4 0 0
Yoga 835.4 4.7 36.6 174.6 178.3 175.5 144.1 121.6
Ready Set Trot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scootering 6.2 1.5 0 1.3 1.1 2.3 0 0
Physical culture 13.3 2.4 0 0 3.5 1.8 3.1 2.5
Dodgeball 12.2 1 2.5 7.5 1.2 0 0 0

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 16
Table name: Organisation/venue use by activity (adults)
Base: Adult population
Total
Total 15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Participation rate (%)
Adventure racing 0.0002013453 0 0 0 0.00027811 0.001017069 0 0
Air sports 0.1% 0.0030950686 0.0012235227 0.0013307186 0.0017007173 0.0013790509 0.0020400208 0.0003523085
Archery 0.2% 0 0 0.0015518749 0.0024008863 0.003374529 0.0008191829 0.0014799147
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 4.5% 8.2% 6.4% 5.9% 5.8% 5.4% 3.2% 0.6%
Australian football 2.3% 13.4% 5.3% 3.0% 1.7% 1.4% 0.0016230459 0.0005761957
Badminton 1.0% 0.0170912207 2.0% 2.0% 1.1% 0.0037249342 0.0037019832 0.0011574315
Baseball 0.3% 0.0041918514 0.0031718262 0.002794745 0.0041070557 0.003051419 0.002576492 0.0006667942
Basketball 2.7% 15.3% 7.1% 3.2% 2.0% 1.6% 0.0032238278 0.0013289745
Baton twirling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0.1% 0 0.0010585201 0.0009882714 0.0008034078 0.0014417684 0.0007225556 0.0014056362
BMX 0.0007009684 0 0.0010413974 0.0014337139 0.0017150572 0.00021548 0 0
Bobsledding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bocce/Boules 0.0001099473 0 0.0004845293 0 0 0 0 0.0002753292
Boccia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Body building 0.0008343764 0.0012020896 0.0028550466 0.0011593689 0.0007781123 0.0005834464 0 0.0001346241
Boomerang throwing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowls 1.3% 0 0.0036714784 0.0026221101 0.0038107128 0.7% 1.5% 4.4%
Boxing 1.2% 2.4% 2.0% 1.8% 1.6% 1.0% 0.0041100569 0.0012361421
Broomball 4.0225949E-05 0 0 0 0 0.0002637783 0 0
Bush walking 1.4% 0.0097644823 1.1% 1.5% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.0%
Calisthenics 0.0005920408 0 0.0013368427 0.0016055301 0.0004090633 0 0.0005435335 0
Campdrafting 0.0003078724 0 0.0004099999 0 0.0003618621 0.0011775649 0.0001559585 0
Canoeing/Kayaking 0.5% 0.0073594264 0.001212309 0.5% 0.7% 0.8% 0.004997886 0.0034471617
Cricket 2.0% 5.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.8% 2.2% 0.9% 0.0030274791
Croquet 0.2% 0 0 0 0.0001537593 0.0002568593 0.0002970447 0.8%
Crossfit 0.7% 0.0090355876 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 0.7% 0.0029120363 0.0005485256
Curling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cycling 1.0% 0.0045124027 0.0031282701 0.7% 1.2% 1.9% 1.5% 0.7%
DanceSport 0.7% 0.0197572168 1.2% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0048125666 0.006291119 0.7%
Dancing (recreational) 1.4% 0.0195000229 1.6% 1.3% 1.5% 1.0% 1.0% 1.6%
Darts 0.0008303777 0 0.0004929949 0.0006231206 0 0.0014035005 0.0019563637 0.0008588685
Diving 0.000271018 0 0.0002826177 0 0.0011461569 0.0003179884 0 0
Dragon boat racing 0.1% 0 0.0001365592 0.0003665912 0.0005541743 0.0016987045 0.0018726073 0.0012858823
Eight ball 5.7787493E-05 0 0.000511234 0 0 0 0 0
Equestrian 0.5% 0.007050511 0.0040155362 0.0041525502 0.0048101543 0.7% 0.7% 0.0025773369
Fencing 0.0006561736 0.0023556044 0.0013006328 0.0010400107 0 0.0009147539 0.0002752392 0.0001857393
Fishing (recreational) 0.3% 0 0.0002826177 0.0013103651 0.0033150527 0.0049268472 0.0044743397 0.0042047592
Fitness/Gym 27.2% 22.0% 40.8% 35.1% 28.0% 24.9% 21.0% 18.9%
Floorball 0.0002021622 0 0.0006057856 0 0 0.0008766417 0 0
Flying disc 0.2% 0.0071324403 0.0052344288 0.0017810033 0.0015015838 0.00033303 0 0.0002753292
Football/soccer 4.2% 15.2% 9.2% 6.4% 4.0% 2.6% 1.2% 0.0024279418
Gaelic football 0.0001270698 0 0.0004304607 0.0004238805 0 0 0 0
Geocaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golf 5.1% 0.0203063631 2.3% 3.5% 4.2% 4.9% 6.8% 8.5%
Gridiron 0.0004846394 0.0040256583 0.0013589359 0.0002842232 0.0006303635 0 0 0
Gymnastics 0.4% 0.0168149439 0.8% 0.6% 0.0033720654 0.0005250751 0 0.0007153131
Handball 0.0002289067 0 0.000664564 0.0002635261 0.0003447978 0.0003128322 0 0
Harness racing 4.2776471E-05 0 0 0 0 0 0.0003062906 0
Hockey 0.9% 2.4% 1.8% 1.1% 0.9% 1.1% 0.0049987595 0.0008508112
Horse racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice hockey 0.1% 0 0.0002731184 0.0026370469 0.0024076279 0.0001496421 0 0
Ice racing/speed skating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice skating 0.2% 0.0060075302 0.0047699081 0.0013072767 0.0016362988 0.0016951629 0.0006131438 0.000224528
Jet skiing 0.0002631318 0 0 0 0.0005459578 0.0011301817 0 0
Judo 0.0004927774 0.0013126619 0.0008062547 0.0001233881 0.0004182863 0.001399001 0.0002813987 0
Jujitsu 0.4% 0.0091997444 0.0055300421 0.8% 0.7% 0.0030878371 0.0010564092 0.0002071597
Karate 0.2% 0.0115690756 0.0046730589 0.0006876017 0.0039459715 0.0022875141 0.0020577314 0.0001328313
Kendo 5.3471355E-05 0 0 0 0 0.000350634 0 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0.0002456688 0 0.000378852 0.0007639639 0.0003699939 0 0 0
Korfball 8.903919E-05 0.0013126619 0 0 0 0 0.0002321356 0
Kung fu wushu 0.0002281092 0.0010171579 0 0.0003838039 0 0.0007425427 0 0
Lacrosse 0.0001734111 0 0.0004845293 0.0003984291 0 0 0.0003217664 0

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 16
Table name: Organisation/venue use by activity (adults)
Base: Adult population
Total
Total 15-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Lifesaving royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lifesaving surf 0.2% 0.0132867434 0.0036729778 0.0015973179 0.002745851 0.001998451 0.0016916435 0.0004787957
Luging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marching 5.4318818E-05 0 0 0 0 0.0003561911 0 0
Martial arts 0.9% 0.0098786448 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 1.4%
Mixed martial arts 0.2% 0.0068545791 0.0041983648 0.0025658204 0.002028998 0.0011516613 0 0
Modern pentathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor cycling 0.4% 0.0098313001 0.0037102821 0.6% 0.0031578046 0.004499244 0.0051446908 0.0014379499
Motor sport 0.2% 0 0.0025998376 0.0021475402 0.0015321024 0.0021251743 0.0024844639 0.0014774672
Mountain biking 0.6% 0.0101723532 0.0006655351 0.5% 1.2% 0.9% 0.0044340267 0.0008798476
Muay Thai 0.2% 0.003238324 0.0050911166 0.6% 0.0022478867 0.0007872521 0 0
Netball 2.5% 9.6% 6.5% 3.9% 2.2% 1.0% 0.005717103 0.0007074984
Orienteering 0.000859424 0.0026567488 0.0001984675 0 0.0016005045 0.001572093 0.0009948665 0.0003871298
Outrigger canoe 0.0004277816 0 0 0.0003368572 0.0002482533 0.0004886176 0.0008003709 0.0006880703
Oztag 0.4% 2.3% 1.1% 0.6% 0.0017771589 0.0022243053 0 0
Paddle sports 0.0004910179 0.0026436007 0 0.000230717 0.0007135227 0.0006804654 0.0003527851 0.0003125066
Paintball 0.0006430213 0 0.0019041781 0.0015683968 0.000737576 0 0 7.4879397E-05
Parkour 9.8670872E-05 0 0.0003648761 0.0003104373 0 0 0 0
Petanque 9.182438E-05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0004581859
Pilates 3.9% 0.0107956 2.1% 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% 4.0% 4.1%
Polo 5.2302861E-05 0 0 0 0.0003145531 0 0 0
Polocrosse 0.0001097257 0 0 0 0.0003224656 0.0003679183 0 0
Pony Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powerlifting 0.1% 0 0.0027269678 0.0024572825 0.0017412197 0.0004083446 0.0001488059 0.0003108482
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 1.1% 0.0143182225 1.9% 2.5% 1.1% 0.6% 0.0028203807 0.0001328313
Rodeo 4.7347681E-05 0 0 0 0 0.0003104785 0 0
Rogaining 0.000243148 0 0.0001984675 0 0 0.0004905927 0.0004814455 0.0003925016
Roller Derby 0.0003724515 0 0 0.0016775892 0.0003735856 0 0 0
Rope skipping 6.0710411E-05 0 0 0.0003281867 0 0 0 0
Rowing 0.3% 0.0127166208 0.0057931721 0.0023318752 0.0011936352 0.0004976774 0.0030050446 0.0021214252
Rugby league 0.7% 5.1% 1.6% 0.6% 0.0049115885 0.0039920897 0.0009325217 0.0002098409
Rugby union 0.6% 3.5% 1.7% 0.8% 0.0031216539 0.0043680926 0.001173485 0.0001075501
Sailing 0.5% 0.002199064 0.0012376716 0.0019427104 0.0030079076 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%
Sepak takraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting 0.4% 0 0.001303303 0.0011182942 0.6% 0.0027754282 0.0059931041 0.5%
Shooting sports 0.0004160577 0 0 0.0002810514 0.0002861962 0.0007019481 0.0010456709 0.0003163256
Skate 0.3% 0.0105652085 0.0060662946 0.5% 0.0034086868 0.0020645197 0.0007847372 0
Skeleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ski & snowboard 0.3% 0.0016908444 0.003379791 0.003303769 0.0041212205 0.0038578947 0.004257741 0.0010524203
Skirmish 0.0001157486 0 0 0.0003099607 0 0.0003830174 0 0
Softball 0.2% 0.007949507 0.0014652639 0.0016786872 0.0027311523 0.003386265 0.0012004633 0.000978743
Sport climbing 0.2% 0.0028536795 0.0034618247 0.8% 0.0019320685 0 0.0004397679 0.0002649125
Squash 0.7% 0.0031984167 0.0029875996 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.0062733855 0.0024073436
Surfing 0.7% 0.0082745089 0.0059610553 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.0019731495
Swimming 10.0% 11.7% 8.6% 10.6% 12.9% 11.7% 10.1% 6.1%
Synchronised swimming 8.6701876E-05 0 0 0 0 0.0005685403 0 0
Table tennis 0.4% 0.0030685434 0.002300832 0.0028493683 0.00191781 0.0028470633 0.0046996263 0.7%
Taekwondo 0.1% 0.006871798 0.0009851735 0.0010762284 0.002110261 0.001320594 0.0020722807 0.0002427597
Tee ball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennis 3.9% 4.4% 4.0% 4.3% 4.2% 4.8% 3.8% 2.8%
Tenpin bowling 0.4% 0.0026256001 0.0045317227 0.0039081047 0.0045280461 0.0036022284 0.0058879768 0.4%
Tobogganing 3.2733008E-05 0 0 0 0 0 0.0002343768 0
Touch football 1.5% 4.6% 2.9% 2.5% 1.3% 1.1% 0.0046192914 0.0011026885
Triathlon 0.3% 0.0045480886 0.001721727 0.0041239734 0.0041542711 0.0027839731 0.0018534856 0
Underwater sports 0.3% 0.0061842116 0.001025431 0.0033821934 0.0044001659 0.0047433624 0.0044517075 0.0008345066
Virtual based physical activity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 1.2% 9.1% 3.2% 1.1% 0.6% 0.0047433009 0.0023670739 0.0002427597
Walking (Recreational) 4.5% 2.2% 2.6% 2.9% 3.7% 5.7% 5.7% 6.4%
Water polo 0.1% 0.0050465623 0.0043356888 0.001268014 0.0011497455 0.0012508268 0.0004105907 0.0001809012
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 0.1% 0 0.0010987288 0.0033922644 0.000589361 0.0010576646 0.0004105907 9.4223701E-05
Weight lifting 1.0% 0.0080236151 2.1% 2.2% 1.1% 0.0039382713 0.0061925659 0.0006012119
Wheelchair rugby 0.0001076451 0 0 0 0.0006473849 0 0 0
Wood chopping 4.8527615E-05 0.0011250664 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrestling 0.0005380711 0.0013126619 0.0017612357 0.0005986618 0.0009087411 0.0001345757 0 0
Yoga 3.9% 0.0051014044 1.5% 4.4% 5.0% 5.4% 4.8% 2.8%
Ready Set Trot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scootering 0.0002917605 0.0016132687 0 0.000337472 0.0003145531 0.0007045565 0 0
Physical culture 0.0006238937 0.0026436007 0 0 0.000986652 0.000544798 0.0010424587 0.0005845007
Dodgeball 0.0005705079 0.0011250664 0.0010179975 0.0018897433 0.0003447978 0 0 0

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Adventure racing 2.3 2


Air sports 15.9 13.3
Archery 30.8 3.7
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 491.3 474.9
Australian football 354.6 129.8
Badminton 123.2 86.8
Baseball 45.7 12
Basketball 396.4 180.7
Baton twirling 0 0
Biathlon 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 20.0 2.3
BMX 15 0
Bobsledding 0 0
Bocce/Boules 0 2.4
Boccia 0 0
Body building 11.9 5.9
Boomerang throwing 0 0
Bowls 176.4 112.4
Boxing 135.0 117.1
Broomball 0.9 0
Bush walking 134.2 173.9
Calisthenics 7.6 5.1
Campdrafting 3.7 2.8
Canoeing/Kayaking 45.7 62.8
Cricket 375.0 50.8
Croquet 8.5 26.0
Crossfit 69.5 72.2
Curling 0 0
Cycling 146.2 68.5
DanceSport 22.8 133.5
Dancing (recreational) 33.5 257.4
Darts 12.8 5
Diving 3.5 2.3
Dragon boat racing 2.8 17.6
Eight ball 0 1.2
Equestrian 9.9 94.8
Fencing 9.2 4.8
Fishing (recreational) 54.5 10.7
Fitness/Gym 2,561.8 3,261.9
Floorball 1.5 2.9
Flying disc 19.6 14.3
Football/soccer 673.7 217.7
Gaelic football 1 1.7
Geocaching 0 0
Goalball 0 0
Golf 868.5 213.9
Gridiron 10.4 0
Gymnastics 21.4 53.9
Handball 3.2 1.7
Harness racing 0.9 0
Hockey 96.3 96.4
Horse racing 0 0
Ice hockey 16.1 4
Ice racing/speed skating 0 0
Ice skating 6.9 29.5
Jet skiing 2.2 3.4
Judo 10.5 0
Jujitsu 69.1 22.1
Karate 36.7 16.2
Kendo 0 1.1
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 3.2 2.1
Korfball 1.9 0
Kung fu wushu 3.8 1.1
Lacrosse 2.5 1.2

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Lifesaving royal 0 0
Lifesaving surf 24.6 26.2
Luging 0 0
Marching 0 1.2
Martial arts 80.3 118.8
Mixed martial arts 29.3 8.3
Modern pentathlon 0 0
Motor cycling 79.2 11.8
Motor sport 34.5 6.4
Mountain biking 90.8 30.0
Muay Thai 22.2 27.8
Netball 86.3 444.6
Orienteering 11 7.4
Outrigger canoe 2.5 6.6
Oztag 50.1 34.0
Paddle sports 2 8.5
Paintball 12.1 1.7
Parkour 2.1 0
Petanque 2 0
Pilates 96.0 740.7
Polo 0 1.1
Polocrosse 2.3 0
Pony Club 0 0
Powerlifting 13.1 12.5
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 134.3 91.6
Rodeo 1 0
Rogaining 3.5 1.7
Roller Derby 1.3 6.6
Rope skipping 1.3 0
Rowing 34.1 24.9
Rugby league 125.0 16
Rugby union 111.7 22.0
Sailing 81.0 23.6
Sepak takraw 0 0
Shooting 67.4 9.4
Shooting sports 8.3 0.6
Skate 33.9 31.2
Skeleton 0 0
Ski & snowboard 36.7 30.6
Skirmish 1.2 1.2
Softball 19.5 26.5
Sport climbing 30.7 20.6
Squash 123.3 21.6
Surfing 86.9 60.3
Swimming 927.1 1,207.3
Synchronised swimming 1.9 0
Table tennis 52.6 29.1
Taekwondo 10.7 21.3
Tee ball 0 0
Tennis 488.3 354.5
Tenpin bowling 54.3 39.2
Tobogganing 0 0.7
Touch football 175.8 138.4
Triathlon 41.2 12.9
Underwater sports 46.6 22.9
Virtual based physical activity 0 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 122.7 128.4
Walking (Recreational) 317.6 641.4
Water polo 20.7 9.6
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 13.3 10
Weight lifting 150.3 67.0
Wheelchair rugby 2.3 0
Wood chopping 1 0
Wrestling 11.5 0
Yoga 117.2 718.2
Ready Set Trot 0 0
Scootering 3.7 2.5
Physical culture 2.2 11.1
Dodgeball 5.6 6.6

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Adventure racing 0.0002196341 0.0001836515


Air sports 0.0015111978 0.0012266582
Archery 0.3% 0.000341818
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 4.7% 4.4%
Australian football 3.4% 1.2%
Badminton 1.2% 0.8%
Baseball 0.4% 0.0011038042
Basketball 3.8% 1.7%
Baton twirling 0 0
Biathlon 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0.2% 0.0002075204
BMX 0.0014255073 0
Bobsledding 0 0
Bocce/Boules 0 0.0002163177
Boccia 0 0
Body building 0.0011349587 0.0005435727
Boomerang throwing 0 0
Bowls 1.7% 1.0%
Boxing 1.3% 1.1%
Broomball 8.1804524E-05 0
Bush walking 1.3% 1.6%
Calisthenics 0.0007198485 0.0004683909
Campdrafting 0.0003556966 0.000261604
Canoeing/Kayaking 0.4% 0.6%
Cricket 3.6% 0.5%
Croquet 0.0008122324 0.2%
Crossfit 0.7% 0.7%
Curling 0 0
Cycling 1.4% 0.6%
DanceSport 0.2% 1.2%
Dancing (recreational) 0.3% 2.4%
Darts 0.0012152393 0.0004580364
Diving 0.0003333881 0.0002106768
Dragon boat racing 0.0002621168 0.0016227408
Eight ball 0 0.0001136951
Equestrian 0.0009397824 0.9%
Fencing 0.0008791788 0.0004404231
Fishing (recreational) 0.5% 0.0009805158
Fitness/Gym 24.4% 30.0%
Floorball 0.0001392529 0.000263025
Flying disc 0.2% 0.0013156662
Football/soccer 6.4% 2.0%
Gaelic football 9.8950634E-05 0.0001542742
Geocaching 0 0
Goalball 0 0
Golf 8.3% 2.0%
Gridiron 0.0009855752 0
Gymnastics 0.2% 0.5%
Handball 0.0003053018 0.0001549968
Harness racing 8.699133E-05 0
Hockey 0.9% 0.9%
Horse racing 0 0
Ice hockey 0.0015322625 0.0003706356
Ice racing/speed skating 0 0
Ice skating 0.0006547298 0.3%
Jet skiing 0.0002072555 0.0003171903
Judo 0.0010021248 0
Jujitsu 0.7% 0.2%
Karate 0.3% 0.0014908381
Kendo 0 0.0001052032
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0.0002997207 0.0001933752
Korfball 0.0001810724 0
Kung fu wushu 0.0003629097 9.7693915E-05
Lacrosse 0.0002412738 0.0001077561

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Lifesaving royal 0 0
Lifesaving surf 0.2% 0.2%
Luging 0 0
Marching 0 0.0001068705
Martial arts 0.8% 1.1%
Mixed martial arts 0.3% 0.0007620884
Modern pentathlon 0 0
Motor cycling 0.8% 0.001088769
Motor sport 0.3% 0.0005862348
Mountain biking 0.9% 0.3%
Muay Thai 0.2% 0.3%
Netball 0.8% 4.1%
Orienteering 0.0010452785 0.0006796157
Outrigger canoe 0.0002386617 0.0006107491
Oztag 0.5% 0.3%
Paddle sports 0.0001893173 0.0007829037
Paintball 0.0011483532 0.0001541287
Parkour 0.0002006596 0
Petanque 0.0001867364 0
Pilates 0.9% 6.8%
Polo 0 0.0001029042
Polocrosse 0.0002231411 0
Pony Club 0 0
Powerlifting 0.0012445143 0.0011523799
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 1.3% 0.8%
Rodeo 9.628746E-05 0
Rogaining 0.000331181 0.0001579788
Roller Derby 0.000126326 0.0006105702
Rope skipping 0.0001234623 0
Rowing 0.3% 0.2%
Rugby league 1.2% 0.0014679093
Rugby union 1.1% 0.2%
Sailing 0.8% 0.2%
Sepak takraw 0 0
Shooting 0.6% 0.0008671789
Shooting sports 0.0007866727 5.74994E-05
Skate 0.3% 0.3%
Skeleton 0 0
Ski & snowboard 0.3% 0.3%
Skirmish 0.0001166057 0.0001149194
Softball 0.2% 0.2%
Sport climbing 0.3% 0.2%
Squash 1.2% 0.2%
Surfing 0.8% 0.6%
Swimming 8.8% 11.1%
Synchronised swimming 0.0001763192 0
Table tennis 0.5% 0.3%
Taekwondo 0.0010178613 0.2%
Tee ball 0 0
Tennis 4.6% 3.3%
Tenpin bowling 0.5% 0.4%
Tobogganing 0 6.4401152E-05
Touch football 1.7% 1.3%
Triathlon 0.4% 0.0011829134
Underwater sports 0.4% 0.2%
Virtual based physical activity 0 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 1.2% 1.2%
Walking (Recreational) 3.0% 5.9%
Water polo 0.2% 0.00088397
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 0.0012608533 0.0009192698
Weight lifting 1.4% 0.6%
Wheelchair rugby 0.0002189098 0
Wood chopping 9.8687006E-05 0
Wrestling 0.0010942352 0
Yoga 1.1% 6.6%
Ready Set Trot 0 0
Scootering 0.0003519366 0.0002335419
Physical culture 0.0002117265 0.0010226523
Dodgeball 0.0005344688 0.0006053746

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table name: Type of organisations/venues used by activity (adults)
Base: Adult population
Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
Total club/sports/leisure Private studio
association association trainer or coach institution
centre
Estimate (000s)
Adventure racing 4.3 2.3 1.1 0 0 0 0
Air sports 29.2 8 10.1 2.6 3.1 0 2.9
Archery 34.5 27.2 4 0 1.1 0 1.1
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 966.2 104.4 29.1 95.4 1.1 11.6 44.6
Australian football 484.4 379.1 10 1.8 0 0 35.2
Badminton 210.0 64.9 36.8 54.8 0 2.2 25.2
Baseball 57.7 46.1 3.5 0 0 0 1.6
Basketball 577.2 263.8 43.5 71.2 0.9 1.8 97.1
Baton twirling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 22.2 6.5 9.1 1.2 0 0 0
BMX 15 3.9 2.3 0 0 0 0
Bobsledding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bocce/Boules 2.4 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Boccia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Body building 17.8 0 0 13.9 0.9 0 0
Boomerang throwing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowls 288.7 192.0 75.7 3.1 0 0 0
Boxing 252.1 31.8 11.8 149.8 25.0 21.7 3.5
Broomball 0.9 0 0 0.9 0 0 0
Bush walking 308.1 7.6 53.3 0.6 2.1 3.4 5.7
Calisthenics 12.7 3.2 0.8 4.4 1.5 0 0
Campdrafting 6.6 3.1 1.9 0 0 0 0
Canoeing/Kayaking 108.5 23.3 10.8 2 0 0 4.5
Cricket 425.7 300.8 21.8 8.6 0 0 25.7
Croquet 34.5 25.2 5.4 0 0 0 0
Crossfit 141.7 7.9 0 107.9 12.9 8.7 0
Curling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cycling 214.7 63.6 36.9 19.0 1.2 4.3 0.7
DanceSport 156.3 9.3 19.8 8.1 77.1 7.1 21.6
Dancing (recreational) 291.0 10 45.4 13.9 143.1 9.6 21.9
Darts 17.8 7.7 6.4 0 0 0 0
Diving 5.8 2.6 2.4 0 0 0 0
Dragon boat racing 20.4 16.3 2 0 0 0 0.9
Eight ball 1.2 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Equestrian 104.7 46.5 16.1 5.4 3.6 7.5 1.6
Fencing 14 9.8 1.2 0 1.8 0 1.2
Fishing (recreational) 65.1 9 6.1 0 0 0 0
Fitness/Gym 5,823.7 24.2 51.1 5,205.3 111.9 178.1 16.4
Floorball 4.3 1.5 0 2.9 0 0 0
Flying disc 33.9 14 2 0 0 0 10.3
Football/soccer 891.4 588.7 57.9 49.8 1.6 0 75.1
Gaelic football 2.7 0 1.7 0 0 0 0
Geocaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golf 1,082.4 826.1 100.4 52.2 13.8 0 1.5
Gridiron 10.4 8.1 1.2 0 0 0 0
Gymnastics 75.2 24.7 10 19.6 12.3 0 6.2
Handball 4.9 1 2.2 0.9 0 0 0.7
Harness racing 0.9 0.9 0 0 0 0 0
Hockey 192.7 170.2 2.3 2.8 0 0 11.1
Horse racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice hockey 20.1 14.7 0 4.1 0 0 0
Ice racing/speed skating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice skating 36.4 3.4 3 16.1 3.1 0.9 0
Jet skiing 5.6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judo 10.5 6.7 1 0 2.8 0 0
Jujitsu 91.2 18.9 2.2 29.2 42.2 0 0
Karate 52.9 19.4 3.1 1.6 24.2 1.8 1.9
Kendo 1.1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 5.3 2.2 0.9 0 0 0 0
Korfball 1.9 0.7 0 0 0 0 0
Kung fu wushu 4.9 0 0.9 0 3.5 0.4 0
Lacrosse 3.7 3.7 0 0 0 0 0

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Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
Total club/sports/leisure Private studio
association association trainer or coach institution
centre
Lifesaving royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lifesaving surf 50.8 36.8 4.8 2.6 0 0 1
Luging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marching 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martial arts 199.0 39.0 17.2 27.0 55.8 8.3 3.9
Mixed martial arts 37.6 8.4 0.7 7.7 21.8 0 0.7
Modern pentathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor cycling 91.1 41.8 11.3 3.3 2.5 0 4
Motor sport 40.9 23.3 4.5 0.9 0 0 0
Mountain biking 120.7 25.6 10.4 1.6 1.2 0 2.4
Muay Thai 50.0 5.9 0 24.0 17.7 2.5 0
Netball 530.9 338.3 64.8 48.6 0.6 0 62.3
Orienteering 18.4 9.1 3.4 0 0 0 2.6
Outrigger canoe 9.2 7.6 0.9 0 0 0 0
Oztag 84.1 58.3 8.7 0 0 0 4.3
Paddle sports 10.5 3.6 0 0 0 0 2.4
Paintball 13.8 5.3 3 0.3 1.1 0 0
Parkour 2.1 0 2.1 0 0 0 0
Petanque 2 1.1 0.9 0 0 0 0
Pilates 836.7 8.8 14.4 187.3 486.5 38.3 3.9
Polo 1.1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Polocrosse 2.3 2.3 0 0 0 0 0
Pony Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powerlifting 25.6 1.2 0.8 19.4 1 2.5 0
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 226.0 9.3 31.5 137.1 20.9 0.8 0.7
Rodeo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rogaining 5.2 3.8 0 0 0 0 0
Roller Derby 8 8 0 0 0 0 0
Rope skipping 1.3 0 0 1.3 0 0 0
Rowing 58.9 41.4 1.3 4.3 0 0 10.8
Rugby league 141.0 110.6 1.2 2.3 0 0 12.3
Rugby union 133.7 106.2 1.2 0 0 0.8 15.4
Sailing 104.6 76.0 14.8 1.1 1.1 0 0
Sepak takraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting 76.8 59.2 14.5 0.4 0 0 0
Shooting sports 8.9 3.2 3.7 0 0 0 0
Skate 65.1 13.6 7.2 4.9 2.7 0 0
Skeleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ski & snowboard 67.3 5.1 1.8 19.0 5.3 0 2.3
Skirmish 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 1.2
Softball 46.1 34.6 2.5 0 0 0 2
Sport climbing 51.3 1.6 6.5 27.4 8.6 0 0
Squash 144.9 68.8 12 53.7 1.4 0 8.2
Surfing 147.1 26.5 4.1 5.9 1.7 3.1 0
Swimming 2,134.4 103.8 87.3 1,355.0 5.3 14.2 69.5
Synchronised swimming 1.9 0 1.9 0 0 0 0
Table tennis 81.7 29.3 24.8 9.6 0 0 4.4
Taekwondo 32.0 8.7 3.2 0 18.6 0 1.3
Tee ball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennis 842.9 524.9 56.6 61.8 0.9 17.6 22.8
Tenpin bowling 93.5 24.5 5.8 27.0 2 0 0
Tobogganing 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Touch football 314.1 202.3 23.1 0.9 0 0 31.4
Triathlon 54.1 28.9 2.3 3.4 0.9 0 0
Underwater sports 69.6 10.9 8 7 2.4 0.7 2.4
Virtual based physical activity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 251.1 86.7 19.2 30.3 0 0 95.2
Walking (Recreational) 959.0 16.7 77.7 45.6 0 0 10.4
Water polo 30.3 13.9 2.3 10.9 0 0 7.1
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 23.3 3.7 3.3 2.5 0 0 0
Weight lifting 217.3 5.9 1.3 187.9 3 9.2 0
Wheelchair rugby 2.3 2.3 0 0 0 0 0
Wood chopping 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrestling 11.5 2.8 0 7.6 1.1 0 0
Yoga 835.4 10.5 20.7 174.4 455.6 51.3 7.2
Ready Set Trot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scootering 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physical culture 13.3 3.3 1 1.1 2.7 1.4 2.4
Dodgeball 12.2 9 2.3 0.9 0 0 0

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Table name: Type of organisations/venues used by activity (adults)
Base: Adult population
Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
Total club/sports/leisure Private studio
association association trainer or coach institution
centre
Participation rate (%)
Adventure racing 0.0002013453128 0.00010547881302 4.9623271972E-05 0 0 0 0
Air sports 0.1% 0.00037604850861 0.00047322787117 0.00011978185582 0.00014470895921 0 0.00013349993878
Archery 0.2% 0.1% 0.00018668620076 0 5.1127367259E-05 0 5.0754931596E-05
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 4.5% 0.5% 0.1% 0.4% 5.2217086334E-05 0.00054271308856 0.2%
Australian football 2.3% 1.8% 0.0004673593467 8.49501094343E-05 0 0 0.2%
Badminton 1.0% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0 0.00010231906775 0.1%
Baseball 0.3% 0.2% 0.00016368600045 0 0 0 7.5869508678E-05
Basketball 2.7% 1.2% 0.2% 0.3% 4.1437903917E-05 8.2371837526E-05 0.5%
Baton twirling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0.1% 0.00030521026442 0.00042518142891 5.66381020632E-05 0 0 0
BMX 0.0007009683725 0.00018223676027 0.00010764506615 0 0 0 0
Bobsledding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bocce/Boules 0.0001099472509 5.4768914566E-05 0 0 0 0 0
Boccia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Body building 0.0008343764334 0 0 0.00064855504426 4.1278749801E-05 0 0
Boomerang throwing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowls 1.3% 0.9% 0.4% 0.00014470065152 0 0 0
Boxing 1.2% 0.1% 0.0005493952648 0.7% 0.1% 0.1% 0.00016335789082
Broomball 4.022594902E-05 0 0 4.02259490196E-05 0 0 0
Bush walking 1.4% 0.00035335058085 0.2% 2.79552170144E-05 9.8793904172E-05 0.00015748585416 0.00026787106609
Calisthenics 0.0005920407757 0.00014860846941 3.7167817591E-05 0.00020663296698 6.8017714309E-05 0 0
Campdrafting 0.0003078723964 0.00014336371884 8.6620349318E-05 0 0 0 0
Canoeing/Kayaking 0.5% 0.1% 0.00050606702312 9.56825616381E-05 0 0 0.00021033969371
Cricket 2.0% 1.4% 0.1% 0.00040124864516 0 0 0.1%
Croquet 0.2% 0.1% 0.00025431934161 0 0 0 0
Crossfit 0.7% 0.00036703150241 0 0.5% 0.00060230583231 0.00040882894098 0
Curling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cycling 1.0% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 5.5293734765E-05 0.00020210458466 3.2753509498E-05
DanceSport 0.7% 0.00043296929913 0.1% 0.0003801537547 0.4% 0.00033411746431 0.1%
Dancing (recreational) 1.4% 0.0004675928505 0.2% 0.0006487121121 0.7% 0.00044979862761 0.1%
Darts 0.0008303777123 0.00035991888974 0.00029847311105 0 0 0 0
Diving 0.0002710179583 0.00012264626993 0.00011148520108 0 0 0 0
Dragon boat racing 0.1% 0.00076221495578 9.5331963485E-05 0 0 0 4.251614673E-05
Eight ball 5.778749327E-05 5.7787493267E-05 0 0 0 0 0
Equestrian 0.5% 0.2% 0.00075275444033 0.00025248404176 0.0001677039713 0.00035221309252 7.2931379531E-05
Fencing 0.0006561735709 0.00045756270962 5.7338832026E-05 0 8.3182934337E-05 0 5.8089094941E-05
Fishing (recreational) 0.3% 0.00042072409915 0.00028596940353 0 0 0 0
Fitness/Gym 27.2% 0.1% 0.2% 24.3% 0.5% 0.8% 0.0007682011812
Floorball 0.0002021622044 6.8475162447E-05 0 0.00013368704196 0 0 0
Flying disc 0.2% 0.00065603540578 9.3631980455E-05 0 0 0 0.00047940357941
Football/soccer 4.2% 2.8% 0.3% 0.2% 7.7123056996E-05 0 0.4%
Gaelic football 0.0001270698126 0 7.8412562869E-05 0 0 0 0
Geocaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golf 5.1% 3.9% 0.5% 0.2% 0.00064683410732 0 6.9585298963E-05
Gridiron 0.0004846394098 0.0003772651211 5.6619192351E-05 0 0 0 0
Gymnastics 0.4% 0.1% 0.00046635760647 0.1% 0.00057469349482 0 0.00029087486975
Handball 0.0002289066774 4.8749011883E-05 0.0001050384735 4.40459844239E-05 0 0 3.1073207576E-05
Harness racing 4.277647055E-05 4.2776470554E-05 0 0 0 0 0
Hockey 0.9% 0.8% 0.00010696353926 0.00013099622226 0 0 0.00052019263323
Horse racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice hockey 0.1% 0.00068885500869 0 0.00019275712309 0 0 0
Ice racing/speed skating 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice skating 0.2% 0.00015843006815 0.00014010230829 0.00075069895494 0.00014587316472 4.3567810287E-05 0
Jet skiing 0.0002631317526 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judo 0.0004927774084 0.00031122501395 4.4705025128E-05 0 0.00013154339774 0 0
Jujitsu 0.4% 0.1% 0.00010358453296 0.1% 0.2% 0 0
Karate 0.2% 0.1% 0.00014562364862 7.59485451753E-05 0.1% 8.4214687705E-05 8.8891539138E-05
Kendo 5.347135462E-05 5.3471354621E-05 0 0 0 0 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0.0002456687624 0.00010455878229 4.3037399807E-05 0 0 0 0
Korfball 8.903919011E-05 3.2419997758E-05 0 0 0 0 0
Kung fu wushu 0.0002281091665 0 4.3873185955E-05 0 0.00016581097924 1.8425001292E-05 0
Lacrosse 0.0001734110906 0.00017341109058 0 0 0 0 0

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Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
Total club/sports/leisure Private studio
association association trainer or coach institution
centre
Lifesaving royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lifesaving surf 0.2% 0.2% 0.00022272674867 0.00012167869201 0 0 4.8434151555E-05
Luging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marching 5.431881806E-05 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martial arts 0.9% 0.2% 0.00080360710541 0.1% 0.3% 0.00038774517499 0.00018047482482
Mixed martial arts 0.2% 0.00039201868701 3.3789669172E-05 0.00036116387557 0.1% 0 3.0872021747E-05
Modern pentathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor cycling 0.4% 0.2% 0.00052604686818 0.00015506617419 0.00011555609319 0 0.00018539062658
Motor sport 0.2% 0.1% 0.0002103130864 4.26867782783E-05 0 0 0
Mountain biking 0.6% 0.1% 0.00048628099355 7.36577315176E-05 5.5256642322E-05 0 0.00011402672417
Muay Thai 0.2% 0.0002749702857 0 0.1% 0.00082551500364 0.00011501583806 0
Netball 2.5% 1.6% 0.3% 0.2% 2.9773901472E-05 0 0.3%
Orienteering 0.0008594240206 0.0004269420191 0.00015960055702 0 0 0 0.00012039743773
Outrigger canoe 0.0004277816283 0.00035457534092 4.1278749801E-05 0 0 0 0
Oztag 0.4% 0.3% 0.00040849324129 0 0 0 0.00020333727023
Paddle sports 0.0004910179355 0.00017030868338 0 0 0 0 0.00011402672417
Paintball 0.0006430212658 0.00024968517057 0.00013986735403 1.47565404576E-05 5.0413749144E-05 0 0
Parkour 9.867087241E-05 0 9.867087241E-05 0 0 0 0
Petanque 9.182437955E-05 5.1780587432E-05 4.0043792119E-05 0 0 0 0
Pilates 3.9% 0.00041229088635 0.00067254090705 0.9% 2.3% 0.2% 0.00018072367121
Polo 5.230286086E-05 5.2302860855E-05 0 0 0 0 0
Polocrosse 0.0001097257446 0.00010972574462 0 0 0 0 0
Pony Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powerlifting 0.1% 5.4562351175E-05 3.898749785E-05 0.1% 4.4578724284E-05 0.00011589211079 0
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 1.1% 0.00043605430201 0.1% 0.6% 0.1% 3.8226588507E-05 3.0872021747E-05
Rodeo 4.734768052E-05 4.7347680522E-05 0 0 0 0 0
Rogaining 0.0002431479945 0.0001789379499 0 0 0 0 0
Roller Derby 0.0003724515293 0.00037245152927 0 0 0 0 0
Rope skipping 6.071041073E-05 0 0 6.07104107265E-05 0 0 0
Rowing 0.3% 0.2% 5.8777689448E-05 0.00020237415588 0 0 0.0005034654574
Rugby league 0.7% 0.5% 5.7314194117E-05 0.00010661798674 0 0 0.00057591887668
Rugby union 0.6% 0.5% 5.7611286632E-05 0 0 3.7167817591E-05 0.0007200412234
Sailing 0.5% 0.4% 0.00069352658542 5.20021217428E-05 5.0413749144E-05 0 0
Sepak takraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting 0.4% 0.3% 0.00067648179795 1.77775689241E-05 0 0 0
Shooting sports 0.0004160576721 0.00014857058103 0.00017445078465 0 0 0 0
Skate 0.3% 0.00063662321792 0.00033741637754 0.00022815995705 0.0001271969561 0 0
Skeleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ski & snowboard 0.3% 0.00023647894368 8.4682162818E-05 0.1% 0.00024994677771 0 0.00010812428518
Skirmish 0.0001157486324 0 0 0 0 0 5.8409800344E-05
Softball 0.2% 0.2% 0.00011502290919 0 0 0 9.3029421107E-05
Sport climbing 0.2% 7.5588838709E-05 0.0003045342308 0.1% 0.00040310417428 0 0
Squash 0.7% 0.3% 0.00056216334947 0.3% 6.3915989758E-05 0 0.00038329148714
Surfing 0.7% 0.1% 0.00019378877828 0.00027379317568 7.988395098E-05 0.00014350253265 0
Swimming 10.0% 0.5% 0.4% 6.3% 0.00024633333609 0.00066615104301 0.3%
Synchronised swimming 8.670187649E-05 0 8.6701876488E-05 0 0 0 0
Table tennis 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.00044705170524 0 0 0.00020740319618
Taekwondo 0.1% 0.00040795931628 0.00015130604934 0 0.00086763576218 0 5.9745639045E-05
Tee ball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennis 3.9% 2.5% 0.3% 0.3% 4.1516581598E-05 0.00082200904431 0.1%
Tenpin bowling 0.4% 0.1% 0.00027088002689 0.1% 9.5012560104E-05 0 0
Tobogganing 3.273300791E-05 0 0 0 0 0 0
Touch football 1.5% 0.9% 0.1% 4.38731859547E-05 0 0 0.1%
Triathlon 0.3% 0.1% 0.00010649511744 0.00015681464294 4.251614673E-05 0 0
Underwater sports 0.3% 0.00051152112229 0.00037331222916 0.00032673280611 0.00011267745617 3.2033481787E-05 0.00011402672417
Virtual based physical activity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 1.2% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0 0 0.4%
Walking (Recreational) 4.5% 0.00078255466509 0.4% 0.2% 0 0 0.00048837990501
Water polo 0.1% 0.0006489834213 0.0001072345586 0.00051068928194 0 0 0.00033230160947
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 0.1% 0.00017165135595 0.00015562913172 0.00011584413583 0 0 0
Weight lifting 1.0% 0.00027440773139 6.0847889794E-05 0.9% 0.00013903624067 0.00043175615675 0
Wheelchair rugby 0.0001076450661 0.00010764506615 0 0 0 0 0
Wood chopping 4.852761549E-05 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrestling 0.0005380710878 0.00013126757821 0 0.00035445435803 5.2349151607E-05 0 0
Yoga 3.9% 0.00049084656648 0.1% 0.8% 2.1% 0.2% 0.00033887247565
Ready Set Trot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scootering 0.000291760453 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physical culture 0.0006238936808 0.00015283052584 4.5757351384E-05 5.35911582092E-05 0.00012683788779 6.4725210675E-05 0.00011402672417
Dodgeball 0.0005705078962 0.0004206024407 0.00010585947106 4.40459844239E-05 0 0 0

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Adventure racing 1
Air sports 6
Archery 1.8
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 740.4
Australian football 94.1
Badminton 34.7
Baseball 12
Basketball 147.6
Baton twirling 0
Biathlon 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 5.4
BMX 9.7
Bobsledding 0
Bocce/Boules 1.2
Boccia 0
Body building 3.1
Boomerang throwing 0
Bowls 24.8
Boxing 19.7
Broomball 0
Bush walking 240.1
Calisthenics 3.6
Campdrafting 1.7
Canoeing/Kayaking 71.3
Cricket 108.6
Croquet 4.6
Crossfit 7.3
Curling 0
Cycling 103.0
DanceSport 24.6
Dancing (recreational) 69.3
Darts 4.7
Diving 0.8
Dragon boat racing 1.1
Eight ball 0
Equestrian 36.2
Fencing 0
Fishing (recreational) 51.5
Fitness/Gym 326.9
Floorball 0
Flying disc 10.3
Football/soccer 200.1
Gaelic football 1
Geocaching 0
Goalball 0
Golf 131.8
Gridiron 2
Gymnastics 7.1
Handball 0
Harness racing 0
Hockey 12.5
Horse racing 0
Ice hockey 4.2
Ice racing/speed skating 0
Ice skating 9.9
Jet skiing 5.6
Judo 1.2
Jujitsu 0
Karate 1.5
Kendo 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 3
Korfball 1.2
Kung fu wushu 0
Lacrosse 0

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Lifesaving royal 0
Lifesaving surf 10.7
Luging 0
Marching 1.2
Martial arts 53.0
Mixed martial arts 0
Modern pentathlon 0
Motor cycling 33.6
Motor sport 14
Mountain biking 82.7
Muay Thai 1.3
Netball 60.3
Orienteering 5.9
Outrigger canoe 1.9
Oztag 15.1
Paddle sports 5.7
Paintball 4.6
Parkour 0
Petanque 0
Pilates 126.3
Polo 0
Polocrosse 0
Pony Club 0
Powerlifting 3.9
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 33.6
Rodeo 0
Rogaining 2.2
Roller Derby 1.3
Rope skipping 0
Rowing 4.8
Rugby league 22.6
Rugby union 23.5
Sailing 21.1
Sepak takraw 0
Shooting 6.9
Shooting sports 3.4
Skate 39.1
Skeleton 0
Ski & snowboard 34.6
Skirmish 1.2
Softball 9.5
Sport climbing 8.5
Squash 4
Surfing 111.3
Swimming 719.5
Synchronised swimming 0
Table tennis 16.5
Taekwondo 1.2
Tee ball 0
Tennis 199.4
Tenpin bowling 36.0
Tobogganing 0.7
Touch football 79.3
Triathlon 25.3
Underwater sports 40.9
Virtual based physical activity 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 40.3
Walking (Recreational) 826.1
Water polo 0.6
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 14.3
Weight lifting 16.2
Wheelchair rugby 0
Wood chopping 1
Wrestling 1.3
Yoga 151.6
Ready Set Trot 0
Scootering 6.2
Physical culture 1.4
Dodgeball 0

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Adventure racing 4.6243227789E-05


Air sports 0.00028021548976
Archery 8.3969845557E-05
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 3.5%
Australian football 0.4%
Badminton 0.2%
Baseball 0.00056304616621
Basketball 0.7%
Baton twirling 0
Biathlon 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0.00025150797732
BMX 0.00045405326382
Bobsledding 0
Bocce/Boules 5.5178336313E-05
Boccia 0
Body building 0.0001445426393
Boomerang throwing 0
Bowls 0.1%
Boxing 0.1%
Broomball 0
Bush walking 1.1%
Calisthenics 0.00016878162505
Campdrafting 7.788832823E-05
Canoeing/Kayaking 0.3%
Cricket 0.5%
Croquet 0.00021681715323
Crossfit 0.00034052230511
Curling 0
Cycling 0.5%
DanceSport 0.1%
Dancing (recreational) 0.3%
Darts 0.00022167785747
Diving 3.6886487261E-05
Dragon boat racing 5.3614588768E-05
Eight ball 0
Equestrian 0.2%
Fencing 0
Fishing (recreational) 0.2%
Fitness/Gym 1.5%
Floorball 0
Flying disc 0.00048071059129
Football/soccer 0.9%
Gaelic football 4.8657249695E-05
Geocaching 0
Goalball 0
Golf 0.6%
Gridiron 9.4628282349E-05
Gymnastics 0.00033209817257
Handball 0
Harness racing 0
Hockey 0.00058553771875
Horse racing 0
Ice hockey 0.00019708783527
Ice racing/speed skating 0
Ice skating 0.00046266698203
Jet skiing 0.00026313175265
Judo 5.6619192351E-05
Jujitsu 0
Karate 7.1389892594E-05
Kendo 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0.00014110998009
Korfball 5.6619192351E-05
Kung fu wushu 0
Lacrosse 0

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Lifesaving royal 0
Lifesaving surf 0.00049951428356
Luging 0
Marching 5.4318818062E-05
Martial arts 0.2%
Mixed martial arts 0
Modern pentathlon 0
Motor cycling 0.2%
Motor sport 0.00065452398574
Mountain biking 0.4%
Muay Thai 5.9551880821E-05
Netball 0.3%
Orienteering 0.00027423415452
Outrigger canoe 8.6970938121E-05
Oztag 0.00070667101182
Paddle sports 0.00026509232832
Paintball 0.00021701194816
Parkour 0
Petanque 0
Pilates 0.6%
Polo 0
Polocrosse 0
Pony Club 0
Powerlifting 0.00018235318491
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 0.2%
Rodeo 0
Rogaining 0.00010109450988
Roller Derby 6.0363932527E-05
Rope skipping 0
Rowing 0.00022539599501
Rugby league 0.1%
Rugby union 0.1%
Sailing 0.1%
Sepak takraw 0
Shooting 0.00032122707369
Shooting sports 0.00015812452067
Skate 0.2%
Skeleton 0
Ski & snowboard 0.2%
Skirmish 5.7338832026E-05
Softball 0.00044255656189
Sport climbing 0.00039867954701
Squash 0.00018927524182
Surfing 0.5%
Swimming 3.4%
Synchronised swimming 0
Table tennis 0.00077143999102
Taekwondo 5.6107205371E-05
Tee ball 0
Tennis 0.9%
Tenpin bowling 0.2%
Tobogganing 3.2733007906E-05
Touch football 0.4%
Triathlon 0.1%
Underwater sports 0.2%
Virtual based physical activity 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 0.2%
Walking (Recreational) 3.9%
Water polo 2.9513079746E-05
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 0.00066982269696
Weight lifting 0.0007587752044
Wheelchair rugby 0
Wood chopping 4.8527615488E-05
Wrestling 5.8997153847E-05
Yoga 0.7%
Ready Set Trot 0
Scootering 0.000291760453
Physical culture 6.6124822759E-05
Dodgeball 0

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
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Table name: Type of organisations/venues used by activity (children)
Base: Child population
Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
Total club/sports/leisure Private studio
association association trainer or coach institution
centre
Estimate (000s)
Adventure racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air sports 0.3 0 0.3 0 0 0 0
Archery 8.4 5.4 0 0 1.1 0 0.7
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 218.7 121.5 13.4 1.4 0 11.2 31.1
Australian football 360.8 330.4 7.7 0 0 0.8 21.3
Badminton 9.8 4.6 0 0 0 0.4 2
Baseball 36.4 36.4 1.1 0 0 0 0
Basketball 339.3 268.9 11.2 8.6 0 4 24.2
Baton twirling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BMX 28.6 15.7 0 1.4 0 0 1.9
Bobsledding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bocce/Boules 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boccia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Body building 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boomerang throwing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowls 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0.5
Boxing 32 17.8 0 8.2 2.5 1.7 0
Broomball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bush walking 26.3 0 8 0 0 0 0
Calisthenics 11.2 6 3.3 0 0 0 0
Campdrafting 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Canoeing/Kayaking 5.4 0.6 0.9 0 0 1.9 0
Cricket 219.1 178.7 3.4 1.3 0 1.9 26.5
Croquet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crossfit 7 1 0 6 0 0 0
Curling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cycling 63.8 5.4 3.1 0 0.8 0 9.5
DanceSport 102.2 6.5 2 0 83.7 2 1.8
Dancing (recreational) 465.5 13.7 8.1 3.3 383.3 4.7 28
Darts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diving 5.8 2.9 0 0 0 0 0
Dragon boat racing 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.7
Eight ball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Equestrian 52.1 35.6 0.8 1.9 4.5 2.1 0.5
Fencing 8.5 7 0 0 0 0 0
Fishing (recreational) 8.4 0.9 1.9 0 0 0 0
Fitness/Gym 81.7 0 8.4 38.3 5 7.7 2.1
Floorball 3.8 0.4 0 3.4 0 0 0
Flying disc 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Football/soccer 702.9 560.6 20.1 17.1 11.9 14.5 51.3
Gaelic football 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geocaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golf 26.6 21.2 1.8 0.7 0 0 0.5
Gridiron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gymnastics 516.4 175.8 54.5 87.7 133.5 1.4 3
Handball 2.9 2.9 0 0 0 0 0
Harness racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hockey 80.5 70.3 3.2 0.4 0 0 6
Horse racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice hockey 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ice racing/speed skating 0.7 0.7 0 0 0 0 0
Ice skating 11.1 5.4 0 0.4 0 0 2.5
Jet skiing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judo 14.5 3.5 1.6 0 7.2 0 0
Jujitsu 47.7 8.6 0.7 6.9 24.8 2.2 0
Karate 135.1 37.0 2.2 2.7 77.1 0.7 9.3
Kendo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korfball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kung fu wushu 6.3 2 0 0 4.3 0 0
Lacrosse 0.4 0.4 0 0 0 0 0

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Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
Total club/sports/leisure Private studio
association association trainer or coach institution
centre
Lifesaving royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lifesaving surf 102.4 76.8 13.3 1.6 0 0 0.3
Luging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martial arts 55.2 11.4 3.2 0 40.0 0.4 1.1
Mixed martial arts 18.1 7.3 0 2.6 6.8 0 0
Modern pentathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor cycling 24.5 12.4 0.6 0.6 0 0 0
Motor sport 7.7 7.1 0 0 4 0 0
Mountain biking 22.1 5 4.5 0 2 0.6 0.3
Muay Thai 9.4 0 0.8 3.1 5.5 0 0
Netball 291.7 225.5 7.4 5.3 0 0 42.2
Orienteering 7.2 3.5 1.6 0 0 0 0
Outrigger canoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oztag 30 24.9 0.3 0 0 0 0
Paddle sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paintball 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1
Parkour 20.4 2.9 1.3 10.1 2 0 0
Petanque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pilates 3.6 0 0 0.6 3 0 0
Polo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polocrosse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pony Club 8.6 5 2.9 0 0 0 0
Powerlifting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 14.4 0.7 1.9 4.3 3.7 0 0
Rodeo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rogaining 2.2 2.2 0 0 0 0 0
Roller Derby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rope skipping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rowing 15.5 2.1 0 0 0 0 12.5
Rugby league 165.2 139.1 1.7 0 0 2.2 8.7
Rugby union 104.0 82.4 0 0 0 3.7 12.1
Sailing 12.5 12.5 1 0 0 0 0
Sepak takraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting 5 3.9 1.1 0 0 0 0
Shooting sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Skate 22.7 5.3 2 1 1.1 0 0
Skeleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ski & snowboard 11.3 2.7 0 0 5.1 0 0
Skirmish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Softball 27.5 19.9 1.6 0 0 0 1.4
Sport climbing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squash 9.7 3.6 5.3 0.8 0 0 0.1
Surfing 32.4 5.2 4.1 0 3.1 2.4 0.5
Swimming 1,739.7 257.2 79.5 763.6 254.4 28 97.5
Synchronised swimming 0.8 0.8 0 0 0 0 0
Table tennis 13.8 11.2 0 0 0 0.3 0
Taekwondo 49.0 16.4 1.6 0 25.1 0.6 7.1
Tee ball 4.4 4.4 0 0 0 0 0
Tennis 260.8 176.3 14.9 2.3 3 31.6 8.6
Tenpin bowling 6.1 4.7 0.9 0.5 0 0 0
Tobogganing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Touch football 88.3 77.6 5.6 0 0 0 1.6
Triathlon 6.3 2.8 0.5 1.3 0 0 0
Underwater sports 0.9 0 0 0.4 0 0 0
Virtual based physical activity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 27.6 7.8 2.7 0 0 0 15.1
Walking (Recreational) 22.6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water polo 19.7 11 0.4 0.4 0 0 7
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 4.7 0.7 0 0 0 0 0
Weight lifting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wheelchair rugby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wood chopping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrestling 1.6 0 0.6 1 0 0 0
Yoga 13.6 0 0 0 6.1 0 4.6
Ready Set Trot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scootering 13 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Physical culture 8.7 3.3 0 0 1.5 2.1 0
Dodgeball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Table name: Type of organisations/venues used by activity (children)
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Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
Total club/sports/leisure Private studio
association association trainer or coach institution
centre
Participation rate (%)
Adventure racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Air sports 6.374239321E-05 0 6.3742393212E-05 0 0 0 0
Archery 0.0016882381401 0.00109289894102 0 0 0.00022916222312 0 0.00014010283109
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 4.4% 2.4% 0.0027100861514 0.00029073877421 0 0.00225126601674 0.00626572723278
Australian football 7.3% 6.7% 0.00156139914275 0 0 0.0001550638841 0.00430041555962
Badminton 0.0019763956078 0.00093267392063 0 0 0 7.1864303695E-05 0.00039896121546
Baseball 0.7% 0.7% 0.00021262032279 0 0 0 0
Basketball 6.8% 5.4% 0.00224934194041 0.00173997577381 0 0.00080408498908 0.00488883557863
Baton twirling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BMX 0.0057656557182 0.00317213597734 0 0.00028298214338 0 0 0.00039212264247
Bobsledding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bocce/Boules 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boccia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Body building 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boomerang throwing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowls 9.517152352E-05 0 0 0 0 0 9.5171523517E-05
Boxing 0.0064431778546 0.00359233957505 0 0.00164626705231 0.00049457512281 0.0003468322647 0
Broomball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bush walking 0.0053108768444 0 0.00160598884928 0 0 0 0
Calisthenics 0.0022504829542 0.00121792299637 0.00066942996276 0 0 0 0
Campdrafting 0.0006103600232 0.00061036002321 0 0 0 0 0
Canoeing/Kayaking 0.0010912371993 0.00011929388136 0.0001726718462 0 0 0.00039084993465 0
Cricket 4.4% 3.6% 0.00069066143813 0.00026851185457 0 0.00037777678986 0.00533412754399
Croquet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crossfit 0.0014125492314 0.00020713097713 0 0.00120541825422 0 0 0
Curling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cycling 1.3% 0.00109239985553 0.00062232122072 0 0.00016788771799 0 0.00190751031354
DanceSport 2.1% 0.0013180247015 0.0004053177185 0 1.7% 0.00041250369375 0.00036804011691
Dancing (recreational) 9.4% 0.002755111115 0.00163911571296 0.00066709237256 7.7% 0.00094696593438 0.00564874214731
Darts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diving 0.0011681706264 0.00057943830976 0 0 0 0 0
Dragon boat racing 0.0001417033501 0 0 0 0 0 0.0001417033501
Eight ball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Equestrian 1.0% 0.7% 0.00016198477279 0.00037363764933 0.00090181278975 0.00042419047539 0.0001049021987
Fencing 0.0017192068328 0.00140275579626 0 0 0 0 0
Fishing (recreational) 0.0016906857416 0.0001845236574 0.00039212264247 0 0 0 0
Fitness/Gym 1.6% 0 0.00169296709382 0.8% 0.00101432505179 0.00154751688795 0.00041847729678
Floorball 0.0007627367778 8.3051379909E-05 0 0.00067968539794 0 0 0
Flying disc 0.0003663777906 0 0 0 0 0 5.914408516E-05
Football/soccer 14.2% 11.3% 0.00405338380083 0.00344795459429 0.00239575712285 0.00291814790266 1.0%
Gaelic football 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geocaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golf 0.0053540889929 0.00428192127246 0.00036360907119 0.00014453940585 0 0 9.1872454619E-05
Gridiron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gymnastics 10.4% 3.5% 1.1% 1.8% 2.7% 0.00027588753089 0.00060085292897
Handball 0.0005827436032 0.00058274360324 0 0 0 0 0
Harness racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hockey 1.6% 1.4% 0.00064348930616 8.49216526597E-05 0 0 0.00121559069834
Horse racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ice hockey 0.0006139217544 0.00061392175435 0 0 0 0 0
Ice racing/speed skating 0.0001368894901 0.00013688949006 0 0 0 0 0
Ice skating 0.0022279264997 0.00109170734934 0 9.06494980982E-05 0 0 0.00050950568293
Jet skiing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judo 0.002931902304 0.00070143456703 0.00032563872652 0 0.00144721364245 0 0
Jujitsu 1.0% 0.00172872096809 0.00013724141332 0.00139013556921 0.00500663318635 0.00045105522791 0
Karate 2.7% 0.7% 0.00043823219541 0.00053463999152 1.6% 0.00014345420664 0.00188412550065
Kendo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korfball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kung fu wushu 0.0012689945191 0.00040160746933 0 0 0.00086738704981 0 0
Lacrosse 8.2852158E-05 8.2852157997E-05 0 0 0 0 0

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Table name: Type of organisations/venues used by activity (children)
Base: Child population
Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
Total club/sports/leisure Private studio
association association trainer or coach institution
centre
Lifesaving royal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lifesaving surf 2.1% 1.5% 0.00268429052506 0.00032944976856 0 0 5.9646940681E-05
Luging 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martial arts 1.1% 0.00230257059088 0.00065452266292 0 0.8% 8.7771765375E-05 0.00022303597922
Mixed martial arts 0.0036506779775 0.00146283249016 0 0.00053252324547 0.00137936602386 0 0
Modern pentathlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor cycling 0.0049453405065 0.00250082881163 0.00012098157981 0.00012023096575 0 0 0
Motor sport 0.0015507944253 0.0014309609861 0 0 0.00079912971762 0 0
Mountain biking 0.0044539977361 0.00100859557838 0.00090612067947 0 0.00039933455431 0.00012064428305 6.4715746506E-05
Muay Thai 0.0018960013634 0 0.00016833241525 0.00062000710754 0.00110766184064 0 0
Netball 5.9% 4.5% 0.00149472169017 0.00107576736359 0 0 0.9%
Orienteering 0.0014498150491 0.00069645631753 0.0003276029577 0 0 0 0
Outrigger canoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oztag 0.0060435325046 0.00502438784195 6.8658613611E-05 0 0 0 0
Paddle sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paintball 0.0002213567281 0 0 0 0 0 0.00022135672806
Parkour 0.0041060462613 0.00058383373675 0.00025896816887 0.00204043328308 0.00040827141129 0 0
Petanque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pilates 0.0007339129048 0 0 0.00012512107819 0.00060879182666 0 0
Polo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polocrosse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pony Club 0.0017261729618 0.00101506613996 0.00057695193945 0 0 0 0
Powerlifting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 0.0029124289077 0.00014577096086 0.00037845151945 0.00087105940715 0.00074489683287 0 0
Rodeo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rogaining 0.0004374926142 0.00043749261424 0 0 0 0 0
Roller Derby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rope skipping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rowing 0.0031331899811 0.00042152950933 0 0 0 0 0.00252589833416
Rugby league 3.3% 2.8% 0.00035064905756 0 0 0.00045105522791 0.00175922234836
Rugby union 2.1% 1.7% 0 0 0 0.00074706388967 0.00244706223629
Sailing 0.0025212414243 0.00252124142431 0.00019318428909 0 0 0 0
Sepak takraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shooting 0.0010000691457 0.00077882433912 0.00022124480654 0 0 0 0
Shooting sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Skate 0.0045681522697 0.00107661621012 0.00039444810102 0.00019564476312 0.00022396408711 0 0
Skeleton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ski & snowboard 0.0022829776473 0.0005499354936 0 0 0.00102918115381 0 0
Skirmish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Softball 0.0055415735001 0.00402123992216 0.00032593814152 0 0 0 0.00028603904831
Sport climbing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squash 0.0019462306019 0.00072117528268 0.00105936947035 0.00016568584889 0 0 2.8960420675E-05
Surfing 0.0065281564155 0.00105552652417 0.00081883748079 0 0.0006209641862 0.00047608397565 9.2945567554E-05
Swimming 35.1% 5.2% 1.6% 15.4% 5.1% 0.00564445356136 2.0%
Synchronised swimming 0.0001692375199 0.00016923751991 0 0 0 0 0
Table tennis 0.0027808988334 0.00225766828432 0 0 0 6.8470182655E-05 0
Taekwondo 1.0% 0.00330594230834 0.00032395996425 0 0.00506270382986 0.00011117195576 0.00142815835662
Tee ball 0.0008965846397 0.00089658463966 0 0 0 0 0
Tennis 5.3% 3.6% 0.0029994040173 0.00046821184984 0.00061464949118 0.00636457264584 0.00174226283148
Tenpin bowling 0.0012217650252 0.00094173869656 0.00017306207963 0.00010696424906 0 0 0
Tobogganing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Touch football 1.8% 1.6% 0.00113508099427 0 0 0 0.00031581728332
Triathlon 0.0012685269043 0.00055986519413 9.5488836086E-05 0.0002647874577 0 0 0
Underwater sports 0.0001731583212 0 0 7.97742608536E-05 0 0 0
Virtual based physical activity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 0.0055677140389 0.00158160681799 0.00054700752069 0 0 0 0.00304589182323
Walking (Recreational) 0.0045576311381 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water polo 0.0039749020455 0.00222592721928 8.4778310864E-05 8.49216526597E-05 0 0 0.00140586727086
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 0.0009508103573 0.0001417033501 0 0 0 0 0
Weight lifting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wheelchair rugby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wood chopping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrestling 0.0003175421579 0 0.00012435786881 0.00019318428909 0 0 0
Yoga 0.0027343012379 0 0 0 0.00123155552697 0 0.00093445130346
Ready Set Trot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scootering 0.0026253917086 9.3412632987E-05 0 0 0 0 0
Physical culture 0.001747083158 0.00066060578835 0 0 0.00029343116558 0.00042074314551 0
Dodgeball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution

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Adventure racing 0
Air sports 0
Archery 1.1
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 55.5
Australian football 24.5
Badminton 2.8
Baseball 2.4
Basketball 39.5
Baton twirling 0
Biathlon 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0
BMX 14.3
Bobsledding 0
Bocce/Boules 0
Boccia 0
Body building 0
Boomerang throwing 0
Bowls 0
Boxing 1.8
Broomball 0
Bush walking 18.8
Calisthenics 1.8
Campdrafting 3
Canoeing/Kayaking 2
Cricket 24.1
Croquet 0
Crossfit 1
Curling 0
Cycling 45.0
DanceSport 7.2
Dancing (recreational) 34.3
Darts 0
Diving 2.9
Dragon boat racing 0
Eight ball 0
Equestrian 9.2
Fencing 1.6
Fishing (recreational) 5.5
Fitness/Gym 22.9
Floorball 0
Flying disc 1.5
Football/soccer 78.5
Gaelic football 0
Geocaching 0
Goalball 0
Golf 2.3
Gridiron 0
Gymnastics 68.5
Handball 0
Harness racing 0
Hockey 2.4
Horse racing 0
Ice hockey 0
Ice racing/speed skating 0.7
Ice skating 5.2
Jet skiing 0
Judo 2.3
Jujitsu 6.7
Karate 9.5
Kendo 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0
Korfball 0
Kung fu wushu 0
Lacrosse 0

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Lifesaving royal 0
Lifesaving surf 15.4
Luging 0
Marching 0
Martial arts 0.1
Mixed martial arts 1.4
Modern pentathlon 0
Motor cycling 10.9
Motor sport 0.4
Mountain biking 9.7
Muay Thai 0
Netball 19.2
Orienteering 2.1
Outrigger canoe 0
Oztag 4.7
Paddle sports 0
Paintball 0
Parkour 4
Petanque 0
Pilates 0
Polo 0
Polocrosse 0
Pony Club 1.9
Powerlifting 0
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 4.9
Rodeo 0
Rogaining 0
Roller Derby 0
Rope skipping 0
Rowing 0.9
Rugby league 22.3
Rugby union 17
Sailing 0
Sepak takraw 0
Shooting 0
Shooting sports 0
Skate 13.3
Skeleton 0
Ski & snowboard 3.5
Skirmish 0
Softball 4.5
Sport climbing 0
Squash 0
Surfing 21.5
Swimming 306.2
Synchronised swimming 0
Table tennis 2.3
Taekwondo 4.2
Tee ball 0
Tennis 33.8
Tenpin bowling 2.9
Tobogganing 0
Touch football 4.5
Triathlon 3
Underwater sports 0.5
Virtual based physical activity 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 2
Walking (Recreational) 22.6
Water polo 1.7
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 4
Weight lifting 0
Wheelchair rugby 0
Wood chopping 0
Wrestling 0
Yoga 2.8
Ready Set Trot 0
Scootering 12.6
Physical culture 1.8
Dodgeball 0

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Adventure racing 0
Air sports 0
Archery 0.00022607414488
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 1.1%
Australian football 0.00492990353247
Badminton 0.000572896168
Baseball 0.00048393850127
Basketball 0.8%
Baton twirling 0
Biathlon 0
Billiards/Snooker/Pool 0
BMX 0.00288480799194
Bobsledding 0
Bocce/Boules 0
Boccia 0
Body building 0
Boomerang throwing 0
Bowls 0
Boxing 0.00036316383968
Broomball 0
Bush walking 0.0037863072694
Calisthenics 0.00036312999509
Campdrafting 0.00061036002321
Canoeing/Kayaking 0.00040842153712
Cricket 0.00485752825357
Croquet 0
Crossfit 0.00020713097713
Curling 0
Cycling 0.9%
DanceSport 0.00145019254605
Dancing (recreational) 0.00691251473085
Darts 0
Diving 0.00058873231663
Dragon boat racing 0
Eight ball 0
Equestrian 0.0018469616703
Fencing 0.00031645103651
Fishing (recreational) 0.00111403944174
Fitness/Gym 0.00461492421904
Floorball 0
Flying disc 0.0003072337054
Football/soccer 1.6%
Gaelic football 0
Geocaching 0
Goalball 0
Golf 0.00047214678879
Gridiron 0
Gymnastics 1.4%
Handball 0
Harness racing 0
Hockey 0.00048957839109
Horse racing 0
Ice hockey 0
Ice racing/speed skating 0.00013688949006
Ice skating 0.00104556965221
Jet skiing 0
Judo 0.00045761536804
Jujitsu 0.00134605916642
Karate 0.00191837056139
Kendo 0
Kitesurfing/kiteboarding 0
Korfball 0
Kung fu wushu 0
Lacrosse 0

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Lifesaving royal 0
Lifesaving surf 0.0031046783452
Luging 0
Marching 0
Martial arts 2.425100257E-05
Mixed martial arts 0.00027595621802
Modern pentathlon 0
Motor cycling 0.00220329914926
Motor sport 8.5589099239E-05
Mountain biking 0.00195458689439
Muay Thai 0
Netball 0.00386693077999
Orienteering 0.00042575577385
Outrigger canoe 0
Oztag 0.00095048604903
Paddle sports 0
Paintball 0
Parkour 0.0008145396613
Petanque 0
Pilates 0
Polo 0
Polocrosse 0
Pony Club 0.0003768361572
Powerlifting 0
Rock climbing/Abseiling/Caving 0.0009812876608
Rodeo 0
Rogaining 0
Roller Derby 0
Rope skipping 0
Rowing 0.00018576213757
Rugby league 0.00449594976711
Rugby union 0.00341874346155
Sailing 0
Sepak takraw 0
Shooting 0
Shooting sports 0
Skate 0.00267747910838
Skeleton 0
Ski & snowboard 0.0007038609999
Skirmish 0
Softball 0.00090835638811
Sport climbing 0
Squash 0
Surfing 0.00432448819641
Swimming 6.2%
Synchronised swimming 0
Table tennis 0.00045476036638
Taekwondo 0.00084410982894
Tee ball 0
Tennis 0.00682344561134
Tenpin bowling 0.00057674068166
Tobogganing 0
Touch football 0.00090154355515
Triathlon 0.00061317287411
Underwater sports 9.3384060391E-05
Virtual based physical activity 0
Volleyball (indoor and outdoor) 0.00039320787696
Walking (Recreational) 0.00455763113814
Water polo 0.00035231251793
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 0.00080910700722
Weight lifting 0
Wheelchair rugby 0
Wood chopping 0
Wrestling 0
Yoga 0.00056829440745
Ready Set Trot 0
Scootering 0.00253197907561
Physical culture 0.00037230305858
Dodgeball 0

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution

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Table number: 19
Table name: Payment to participate (adults)
Base: Adult player
Proportion^ Mean Median
(%) (AU$)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 73.8% $566 $300
18-24 70.9% $782 $500
25-34 66.1% $1,044 $609
35-44 58.6% $1,031 $600
45-54 52.5% $999 $500
55-64 46.7% $1,269 $550
65+ 43.6% $1,263 $624
Total 56.9% $1,027 $540

Females 15-17 70.7% $715 $300


18-24 71.5% $1,055 $550
25-34 66.1% $1,101 $600
35-44 60.4% $1,023 $600
45-54 54.9% $1,136 $540
55-64 50.6% $979 $520
65+ 47.6% $959 $500
Total 58.2% $1,033 $540

Total 15-17 72.3% $633 $300


18-24 71.2% $915 $520
25-34 66.1% $1,072 $600
35-44 59.5% $1,027 $600
45-54 53.7% $1,071 $500
55-64 48.7% $1,114 $540
65+ 45.7% $1,098 $545
Total 57.6% $1,030 $540

^ The proportion of adults who paid money to an organisation/venue to participate

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Table number: 20
Table name: Payment to participate (children)
Base: Child player
Proportion^ Mean Median
(%) (AU$)
Gender Age group
Males 0-4 94.4% $588 $350
5-8 96.9% $724 $570
9-11 95.9% $1,016 $480
12-14 93.8% $971 $450
Total 95.4% $823 $450

Females 0-4 97.7% $753 $500


5-8 99.0% $1,055 $640
9-11 98.4% $1,170 $780
12-14 97.0% $1,421 $600
Total 98.1% $1,098 $600

Total 0-4 96.0% $670 $400


5-8 98.0% $885 $600
9-11 97.1% $1,090 $620
12-14 95.3% $1,193 $500
Total 96.7% $957 $525

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
^ The proportion of parents/guardians and adults who paid money to an organisation/venue to participate

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Table number: 21
Table name: Payment to participate by organisations/venues used (adults)
Base: Adult population
Median
Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
club/sports/leisure Private studio
association association trainer or coach institution
centre
(AU$)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 $250 $150 $390 260 15 $100
18-24 $330 $200 $500 $400 200 $80
25-34 $400 $240 $520 $500 750 250
35-44 $350 $270 $600 $504 400 120
45-54 $300 $240 $500 $960 780 120
55-64 $438 $260 $500 $900 2500 150
65+ $750 $200 $500 $700 780 5
Total $375 $220 $520 $600 $680 $100

Females 15-17 $300 60 $150 $450 . $200


18-24 $300 $180 $500 $400 $90 $90
25-34 $320 $130 $600 $400 $600 240
35-44 $300 $150 $600 $600 $765 60
45-54 $300 $200 $520 $480 $400 220
55-64 $310 $130 $520 $600 $500 100
65+ $500 $135 $500 $680 $230 40
Total $300 $140 $520 $500 $500 $100

Total 15-17 $260 $120 $300 $440 15 $100


18-24 $300 $200 $500 $400 $90 $90
25-34 $380 $160 $572 $400 $600 $240
35-44 $310 $240 $600 $600 $765 $84
45-54 $300 $200 $520 $500 $500 220
55-64 $400 $175 $500 $720 $600 100
65+ $600 $150 $500 $680 $356 40
Total $350 $192 $520 $500 $500 $100

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution

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Other

$120
$180
$160
$200
$180
$250
$250
$200

150
$112
$100
$120
$200
$400
$250
$170

$150
$150
$130
$160
$200
$320
$250
$182

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Table number: 22
Table name: Payment to participate by organisations/venues used (children)
Base: Child population
Median
Type of organisation/venue
Gym/fitness
Sports club or Recreation club or Individual personal Education
club/sports/leisure Private studio
association association trainer or coach institution
centre
(AU$)
Gender Age group
Males 0-4 $100 $260 $360 $480 480 210
5-8 $250 $300 $330 $500 $260 $320
9-11 $300 $177 $400 $500 400 $180
12-14 $380 $170 $500 $305 90 $180
Total $300 $200 $360 $500 $300 $200

Females 0-4 $400 $400 $300 $400 1000 $300


5-8 $250 $300 $400 $600 352 $150
9-11 $350 $500 $480 $800 $200 $150
12-14 $400 $400 $350 $1,200 800 $400
Total $340 $364 $400 $700 $352 $200

Total 0-4 $200 $260 $300 $450 1000 $300


5-8 $250 $300 $360 $550 $260 $200
9-11 $310 $280 $450 $750 $300 $170
12-14 $400 $300 $450 $960 250 $182
Total $300 $300 $384 $600 $300 $200

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours

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Other

$240
$200
$200
$350
$220

$480
$400
$380
$300
$390

$312
$300
$240
$300
$300

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Table number: 23
Table name: Non-playing roles (adults)
Base: Adult population
Type of non-playing role
General/
Coach, instructor, Administrator or Team manager or Medical support or
Total Official miscellaneous ad Other
trainer or teacher committee member coordinator health and safety
hoc assistance
Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 105.3 53.5 54.4 0 1.2 2.2 5 2.8
18-24 174.8 108.9 63.5 5.8 3.3 4 11.9 12.3
25-34 233.5 134.7 73.9 38.9 15.5 1.8 21.5 19.9
35-44 372.6 227.4 99.1 68.9 36.0 9.1 27.0 16.6
45-54 437.0 238.1 138.7 87.2 48.1 10.7 26.7 36.1
55-64 235.3 98.2 72.1 67.0 23.1 2.9 22.7 38.4
65+ 229.3 72.6 77.9 90.7 14.6 3.7 18.8 30.6
Total 1,787.7 933.4 579.6 358.5 141.9 34.4 133.6 156.8

Females 15-17 100.8 67.4 59.2 1 0 2.2 4.2 4.9


18-24 165.1 118.1 50.7 17 5 2.1 7.1 10.1
25-34 179.9 103.6 43.4 37.7 21.5 5.7 21.5 14
35-44 365.3 144.2 75.8 80.6 95.7 8.1 41.4 36.0
45-54 373.0 105.0 117.6 91.9 91.3 15.4 43.0 40.8
55-64 149.4 49.0 52.9 56.2 23.2 1.2 17.2 9
65+ 131.0 39.0 31.8 64.9 5.4 1.3 13.6 11.9
Total 1,464.4 626.3 431.4 349.5 242.0 36.1 147.9 126.8

Total 15-17 206.1 120.8 113.6 1 1.2 4.4 9.2 7.6


18-24 339.8 227.1 114.3 22.9 8.3 6.2 18.9 22.4
25-34 413.4 238.3 117.3 76.6 37.0 7.5 43.0 34.0
35-44 737.9 371.5 174.8 149.5 131.7 17.2 68.4 52.6
45-54 810.0 343.1 256.3 179.1 139.4 26.1 69.6 77.0
55-64 384.6 147.2 125.1 123.2 46.3 4.1 39.9 47.4
65+ 360.3 111.6 109.6 155.6 20.0 5 32.4 42.6
Total 3,252.1 1,559.7 1,011.0 708.0 383.9 70.5 281.5 283.5
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 22.2% 11.3% 11.5% 0 0.002550442959289 0.004573825638535 0.010602467907039 0.005828886112578
18-24 14.1% 8.8% 5.1% 0.004691738078731 0.002694432568687 0.003268313571134 0.009601759350661 0.009918546160512
25-34 11.8% 6.8% 3.7% 2.0% 0.007851491863016 0.000928533509277 1.1% 1.0%
35-44 21.1% 12.9% 5.6% 3.9% 2.0% 0.00513070819591 1.5% 0.009388065638755
45-54 27.3% 14.9% 8.7% 5.4% 3.0% 0.006668506726075 1.7% 2.3%
55-64 16.2% 6.7% 5.0% 4.6% 1.6% 0.001963601316204 1.6% 2.6%
65+ 11.4% 3.6% 3.9% 4.5% 0.00727849543139 0.001857343107104 0.009370192705637 1.5%
Total 17.0% 8.9% 5.5% 3.4% 1.3% 0.3% 1.3% 1.5%

Females 15-17 22.5% 15.1% 13.2% 0.002143219458348 0 0.004986398312803 0.00935143699108 0.010902584448247


18-24 14.0% 10.0% 4.3% 0.014449263921309 0.004202832694786 0.001819067288366 0.005980843034856 0.008585303360312
25-34 9.1% 5.2% 2.2% 1.9% 1.1% 0.00285242506797 1.1% 0.007079828855716
35-44 20.4% 8.0% 4.2% 4.5% 5.3% 0.004539219279078 2.3% 2.0%
45-54 22.5% 6.3% 7.1% 5.5% 5.5% 0.009299727758155 2.6% 2.5%
55-64 9.7% 3.2% 3.5% 3.7% 1.5% 0.000789748086863 0.011201419150135 0.005842251718942
65+ 5.7% 1.7% 1.4% 2.8% 0.002366215704284 0.000555033849963 0.005967906912358 0.005238149108751
Total 13.5% 5.8% 4.0% 3.2% 2.2% 0.3% 1.4% 1.2%

Total 15-17 22.3% 13.1% 12.3% 0.001039422005098 0.00131352504857 0.004773915794802 0.009995740929995 0.008289536456518
18-24 14.1% 9.4% 4.7% 0.9% 0.003430155158695 0.002561443285015 0.8% 0.9%
25-34 10.4% 6.0% 3.0% 1.9% 0.9% 0.001891633353393 1.1% 0.9%
35-44 20.7% 10.4% 4.9% 4.2% 3.7% 0.004832722756339 1.9% 1.5%
45-54 24.8% 10.5% 7.9% 5.5% 4.3% 0.8% 2.1% 2.4%
55-64 12.9% 4.9% 4.2% 4.1% 1.5% 0.001361362634236 1.3% 1.6%
65+ 8.4% 2.6% 2.6% 3.6% 0.5% 0.001164864207411 0.8% 1.0%
Total 15.2% 7.3% 4.7% 3.3% 1.8% 0.3% 1.3% 1.3%

NB. Please note that non-playing roles were collected for adults (15 years and over) only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 24
Table name: Volunteers^ in non-playing roles (adults)
Base: Adult population
Type of non-playing role
General/
Coach, instructor, Administrator or Team manager or Medical support or
Total Official miscellaneous ad Other
trainer or teacher committee member coordinator health and safety
hoc assistance
Estimate (000s)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 94.3 47.1 46.1 0 1.2 2.2 5 2.8
18-24 149.0 93.4 57.6 5.2 3.3 2.7 10.7 9
25-34 188.0 102.7 63.9 35.2 14.5 1.8 18.7 13.8
35-44 349.1 207.6 95.8 67.2 36.0 7.9 24.4 12.8
45-54 427.1 233.1 136.2 84.5 46.3 10.7 26.7 34.4
55-64 225.2 91.2 69.1 63.6 21.8 2.9 21.8 36.9
65+ 224.6 70.7 76.0 88.9 12.9 2.9 17.1 30.6
Total 1,657.3 846.0 544.7 344.7 135.9 31.1 124.3 140.3

Females 15-17 78.6 56.1 42.5 1 0 2.2 4.2 4.9


18-24 126.8 82.9 43.7 12.6 3.9 2.1 7.1 8.1
25-34 150.7 80.7 39.9 32.7 18.1 5.7 21.5 12.1
35-44 338.6 122.2 70.2 73.4 94.1 8.1 40.1 36.0
45-54 357.0 92.6 115.5 89.6 89.8 14.3 43.0 36.1
55-64 136.8 37.0 50.4 53.5 22.2 1.2 17.2 8.4
65+ 126.7 34.8 31.8 64.9 5.4 1.3 13.6 11.9
Total 1,315.3 506.2 393.9 327.8 233.4 35.0 146.7 117.5

Total 15-17 172.9 103.2 88.6 1 1.2 4.4 9.2 7.6


18-24 275.8 176.3 101.3 17.8 7.2 4.8 17.7 17.1
25-34 338.6 183.5 103.7 68.0 32.6 7.5 40.2 26.0
35-44 687.7 329.8 166.0 140.6 130.1 16.1 64.5 48.8
45-54 784.2 325.7 251.7 174.1 136.1 25.0 69.6 70.5
55-64 362.0 128.2 119.4 117.1 43.9 4.1 39.0 45.3
65+ 351.3 105.5 107.8 153.9 18.3 4.2 30.7 42.6
Total 2,972.5 1,352.1 938.6 672.4 369.3 66.0 271.0 257.9
Participation rate (%)
Gender Age group
Males 15-17 19.8% 9.9% 9.7% 0 0.002550442959289 0.004573825638535 0.010602467907039 0.005828886112578
18-24 12.0% 7.5% 4.7% 0.004182033295465 0.002694432568687 0.002150810737009 0.008605102669597 0.007283816221041
25-34 9.5% 5.2% 3.2% 1.8% 0.007337463493627 0.000928533509277 0.009453924104305 0.00698680085868
35-44 19.8% 11.8% 5.4% 3.8% 2.0% 0.004486332422637 1.4% 0.007232225669073
45-54 26.7% 14.6% 8.5% 5.3% 2.9% 0.006668506726075 1.7% 2.1%
55-64 15.5% 6.3% 4.7% 4.4% 1.5% 0.001963601316204 1.5% 2.5%
65+ 11.2% 3.5% 3.8% 4.4% 0.006413954044622 0.001464307170765 0.008505651318869 1.5%
Total 15.8% 8.0% 5.2% 3.3% 1.3% 0.3% 1.2% 1.3%

Females 15-17 17.6% 12.5% 9.5% 0.002143219458348 0 0.004986398312803 0.00935143699108 0.010902584448247


18-24 10.7% 7.0% 3.7% 0.010712344208573 0.003285676225727 0.001819067288366 0.005980843034856 0.006837959065617
25-34 7.6% 4.1% 2.0% 1.7% 0.009113936377241 0.00285242506797 1.1% 0.006133717155774
35-44 18.9% 6.8% 3.9% 4.1% 5.2% 0.004539219279078 2.2% 2.0%
45-54 21.5% 5.6% 7.0% 5.4% 5.4% 0.008631594114355 2.6% 2.2%
55-64 8.9% 2.4% 3.3% 3.5% 1.4% 0.000789748086863 0.011201419150135 0.005477563288645
65+ 5.6% 1.5% 1.4% 2.8% 0.002366215704284 0.000555033849963 0.005967906912358 0.005238149108751
Total 12.1% 4.7% 3.6% 3.0% 2.1% 0.3% 1.3% 1.1%

Total 15-17 18.7% 11.2% 9.6% 0.001039422005098 0.00131352504857 0.004773915794802 0.009995740929995 0.008289536456518
18-24 11.4% 7.3% 4.2% 0.00736719429845 0.002982811830367 0.001989002775692 0.007325119287258 0.007066349266825
25-34 8.6% 4.6% 2.6% 1.7% 0.8% 0.001891633353393 1.0% 0.7%
35-44 19.3% 9.3% 4.7% 4.0% 3.7% 0.004512976223925 1.8% 1.4%
45-54 24.0% 10.0% 7.7% 5.3% 4.2% 0.8% 2.1% 2.2%
55-64 12.1% 4.3% 4.0% 3.9% 1.5% 0.001361362634236 1.3% 1.5%
65+ 8.2% 2.5% 2.5% 3.6% 0.004261643925659 0.000980817872615 0.7% 1.0%
Total 13.9% 6.3% 4.4% 3.1% 1.7% 0.3% 1.3% 1.2%

NB. Please note that non-playing roles were collected for adults (15 years and over) only
^ Includes adults involved in non-playing roles as a volunteer, or who considered themselves a volunteer even if they received some form of compensation
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 25
Table name: Volunteers^ in non-playing roles by activity - top 10 activities (adults)
Base: Adult population
Total Males Females
Total 15-34 35-54 55+ Total Total
Estimate (000s)
Football/soccer 475.4 126.2 293.5 55.7 321.3 154.1
Australian football 378.4 96.0 215.9 66.6 249.6 128.9
Netball 313.9 109.6 164.8 39.4 49.0 264.8
Basketball 276.5 73.9 168.7 33.8 149.8 126.7
Cricket 232.0 45.2 136.7 50.2 179.6 52.4
Rugby league 156.7 37.5 93.9 25.3 102.3 54.5
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 128.3 27.7 65.5 35.2 66.8 61.6
Hockey 105.6 37.1 48.9 19.6 48.2 57.4
Swimming 93.1 17 55.3 20.8 31.9 61.2
Rugby union 80.1 21.2 43.0 15.9 63.1 17

Participation rate (%)


Football/soccer 2.2% 1.7% 4.3% 0.8% 3.1% 1.4%
Australian football 1.8% 1.3% 3.2% 0.9% 2.4% 1.2%
Netball 1.5% 1.5% 2.4% 0.5% 0.5% 2.4%
Basketball 1.3% 1.0% 2.5% 0.5% 1.4% 1.2%
Cricket 1.1% 0.6% 2.0% 0.7% 1.7% 0.5%
Rugby league 0.7% 0.5% 1.4% 0.3% 1.0% 0.5%
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 0.6% 0.4% 1.0% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%
Hockey 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5%
Swimming 0.4% 0.00233368501 0.8% 0.3% 0.3% 0.6%
Rugby union 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 0.00218216277 0.6% 0.00156086282

NB. Please note that non-playing roles were collected for adults (15 years and over) only
^ Includes adults involved in non-playing roles as a volunteer, or who considered themselves a volunteer even if they received some form of compensation
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 26
Table name: Volunteers^ in non-playing roles by activity - top roles and top 5 activities (adults)
Base: Adult population
Type of non-playing role

Coach, instructor, Administrator or Team manager or


trainer or teacher Official committee member coordinator

Estimate (000s)
Football/soccer 243.7 109.8 63.3 97.4
Australian football 140.2 111.3 54.6 29.6
Basketball 143.5 95.0 29.0 50.1
Netball 149.1 123.2 53.8 49.2
Cricket 94.2 76.7 53.9 29.9

Participation rate (%)


Football/soccer 1.1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.5%
Australian football 0.7% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1%
Basketball 0.7% 0.4% 0.1% 0.2%
Netball 0.7% 0.6% 0.3% 0.2%
Cricket 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%

NB. Please note that non-playing roles were collected for adults (15 years and over) only
^ Includes adults involved in non-playing roles as a volunteer, or who considered themselves a volunteer even if they received some form of compensation
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 27
Table name: Demographics of non-participants (adults)
Base: Adult population
Estimate (000s) Non-participation rate (%)
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Age group
15-17 33.6 42.1 75.7 7.1% 9.4% 8.2%
18-24 120.8 137.9 258.7 9.8% 11.7% 10.7%
25-34 208.9 209.8 418.6 10.6% 10.6% 10.6%
35-44 166.2 171.8 338.0 9.4% 9.6% 9.5%
45-54 161.7 138.4 300.1 10.1% 8.3% 9.2%
55-64 187.2 161.0 348.2 12.9% 10.5% 11.7%
65+ 314.2 315.1 629.3 15.7% 13.8% 14.7%
Remoteness
Major cities 706.8 766.8 1,473.6 9.6% 9.9% 9.8%
Inner regional 236.1 181.3 417.5 13.7% 10.2% 12.0%
Outer regional 140.9 132.5 273.3 17.4% 16.3% 16.8%
Remote or very remote 30.4 25.7 56.1 22.7% 15.6% 18.8%
Employment status
Employed full-time 508.7 307.5 816.2 9.0% 8.0% 8.6%
Employed part-time 77.6 141.1 218.6 10.3% 7.9% 8.6%
Employed casual 89.1 88.0 177.1 9.9% 8.0% 8.9%
Total employed 675.3 536.6 1,211.9 9.3% 8.0% 8.6%
Full-time student 47.4 55.5 102.9 8.3% 8.3% 8.3%
Engaged in home duties 11.2 83.6 94.7 0.24868854068 21.3% 21.6%
Unemployed 109.3 114.0 223.4 23.1% 26.5% 24.7%
Retired or on a pension 316.8 346.9 663.7 16.6% 14.8% 15.6%
Highest education completed
University degree or higher (including postgraduate diploma) 285.8 315.8 601.6 6.7% 6.5% 6.6%
Undergraduate diploma or associate diploma 90.5 115.5 206.0 9.4% 9.6% 9.5%
Certificate, trade qualification or apprenticeship 248.3 158.4 406.7 13.9% 11.4% 12.8%
Highest level of secondary school 235.0 272.1 507.0 12.4% 15.0% 13.7%
Did not complete highest level of school 290.7 268.2 558.9 24.0% 22.8% 23.4%
Still at secondary school 15 23.6 38.6 0.05045246946 8.0% 6.5%
Other 6.1 5 11.2 0.15512650895 0.08596848123 0.11387948682
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 166.4 261.3 427.7 8.2% 11.7% 10.1%
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 240.0 242.5 482.4 9.6% 9.6% 9.6%
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 38.0 30.6 68.6 10.6% 7.3% 8.8%
Adult shared house 183.8 126.0 309.8 13.6% 11.7% 12.7%
Single/couple - no children 540.0 488.2 1,028.2 13.0% 10.8% 11.8%
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 49.8 54.5 104.3 21.3% 21.7% 21.5%
No 1,093.8 1,067.4 2,161.2 11.3% 10.5% 10.9%
Refused / don't know 15.4 12 27.5 0.15217613644 0.23289460249 17.9%
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 914.0 850.0 1,764.0 11.3% 9.9% 10.6%
Speaks language other than English at home 238.0 278.0 516.0 12.3% 15.6% 13.9%
Disability or physical condition that restricts life in some way^
Yes 352.7 369.9 722.6 22.3% 20.7% 21.5%
No 792.8 756.3 1,549.1 9.5% 8.8% 9.1%
Refused / don't know 13.5 7.8 21.3 0.15913516844 0.11717611055 14.1%
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 222.9 215.3 438.2 20.8% 17.6% 19.1%
$40,000 - $69,999 123.5 102.3 225.8 13.1% 11.5% 12.3%
$70,000 - $99,999 91.8 60.8 152.6 10.7% 7.2% 9.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 107.7 74.7 182.4 9.2% 7.1% 8.2%
$150,000 - $199,999 58.2 48.0 106.1 6.3% 6.2% 6.3%
$200,000+ 74.1 47.4 121.5 5.4% 4.2% 4.8%
Not stated 480.8 585.5 1,066.3 13.0% 13.0% 13.0%
Total 1,192.6 1,176.1 2,368.7 11.3% 10.8% 11.1%

~ As is common in population surveys, a large proportion of respondents refused to provide or did not know their household income
^ Question asked of 18+ year olds only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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AusPlay survey results January 2021 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 28
Table name: Demographics of not involved in organised participation outside of school hours (children)
Base: Child population
Estimate (000s) Non-participation rate (%)
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Age group
0-4 446.3 405.6 851.9 52.0% 49.9% 51.0%
5-8 125.0 110.7 235.7 18.4% 17.1% 17.8%
9-11 58.7 54.0 112.7 11.6% 11.2% 11.4%
12-14 88.1 75.3 163.4 17.6% 15.9% 16.8%
Remoteness
Major cities 463.2 464.4 927.6 26.8% 26.2% 26.5%
Inner regional 140.3 103.9 244.2 29.9% 27.5% 28.9%
Outer regional 74.8 56.9 131.7 35.8% 29.3% 32.7%
Remote or very remote 11.5 5.3 16.8 0.20543286995 0.16673649673 0.19150493774
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 627.0 600.1 1,227.1 27.5% 27.1% 27.3%
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 29.2 20.5 49.7 0.30480135428 0.28377766424 29.6%
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 61.9 25 86.9 37.1% 0.19648098852 29.5%
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin of parent/guardian interviewed^
Yes 47.4 27.4 74.8 61.5% 0.32960482741 46.7%
No 670.7 614.3 1,285.0 27.3% 26.5% 26.9%
Refused / don't know 0 4 4 0 0.50003416633 0.25907556633
Language spoken at home by parent/guardian interviewed^
Speaks only English at home 522.2 418.5 940.7 25.9% 21.8% 23.9%
Speaks language other than English at home 195.9 226.2 422.0 37.4% 45.5% 41.3%
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 51.0 62.6 113.6 44.5% 53.0% 48.9%
$40,000 - $69,999 61.3 39.7 101.0 36.8% 22.5% 29.4%
$70,000 - $99,999 93.4 65.5 158.9 40.4% 34.1% 37.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 142.4 151.8 294.2 33.9% 34.8% 34.4%
$150,000 - $199,999 76.7 72.9 149.6 21.1% 23.5% 22.2%
$200,000+ 103.5 61.8 165.3 21.9% 13.6% 17.8%
Not stated 189.8 191.5 381.2 24.4% 26.3% 25.3%
Total 718.1 645.7 1,363.8 28.2% 26.7% 27.5%

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
~ As is common in population surveys, a large proportion of respondents refused to provide or did not know their household income
^ Question asked of 18+ year olds only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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AusPlay survey results January 2016 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 29
Table name: Demographics of participants (adults)
Base: Adult population
At least once per year participation At least once per week participation
2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021
Estimate (000s)
Gender
Male 8,598.1 8,897.4 9,106.0 9,257.1 9,216.5 9,325.4 7,695.6 7,945.0 8,141.4 8,304.0 8,217.7 8,273.3
Female 8,735.7 9,174.7 9,353.4 9,503.5 9,584.3 9,695.6 8,090.4 8,585.7 8,708.3 8,820.0 8,901.5 8,899.1
Age group
15-17 741.7 805.6 732.5 820.2 828.5 846.9 667.3 741.1 651.7 752.9 726.0 732.9
18-24 2,116.8 2,072.6 2,203.3 2,213.5 2,145.3 2,159.1 1,926.9 1,922.3 1,987.9 2,002.7 1,917.2 1,916.2
25-34 3,192.6 3,335.0 3,392.1 3,463.0 3,498.6 3,538.2 2,857.6 3,018.9 3,073.6 3,115.7 3,150.4 3,136.8
35-44 2,965.3 3,069.0 3,076.9 3,113.5 3,164.0 3,218.7 2,694.3 2,776.3 2,752.8 2,840.6 2,865.3 2,871.8
45-54 2,847.7 2,923.5 2,979.8 2,962.3 2,927.0 2,961.8 2,593.1 2,634.0 2,723.7 2,721.9 2,674.7 2,702.9
55-64 2,423.9 2,568.0 2,604.8 2,649.9 2,624.2 2,639.1 2,212.4 2,340.6 2,417.3 2,406.0 2,420.2 2,392.2
65+ 3,046.0 3,298.4 3,470.0 3,538.2 3,613.2 3,657.4 2,834.5 3,097.6 3,242.8 3,284.2 3,365.4 3,419.6
Remoteness
Major cities 12,314.1 12,804.7 12,896.4 13,130.0 13,410.0 13,614.9 11,237.8 11,827.4 11,865.7 12,075.6 12,351.0 12,386.4
Inner regional 3,053.8 3,019.1 3,207.0 3,146.2 3,086.1 3,075.0 2,789.5 2,716.2 2,904.5 2,835.5 2,733.0 2,753.4
Outer regional 1,279.6 1,302.1 1,450.0 1,320.7 1,356.0 1,351.4 1,145.0 1,149.0 1,300.4 1,165.9 1,187.9 1,176.8
Remote or very remote 270.4 261.7 258.4 261.5 256.9 242.1 242.5 239.8 213.1 233.6 217.6 203.9
Employment status
Employed full-time 7,251.3 7,733.2 7,969.3 8,154.8 7,929.0 8,680.1 6,522.7 6,977.2 7,214.9 7,379.3 7,161.7 7,831.8
Employed part-time 2,264.3 2,369.5 2,374.1 2,439.3 2,367.1 2,316.2 2,067.2 2,162.5 2,161.9 2,250.8 2,197.9 2,093.9
Employed casual 1,330.6 1,482.9 1,618.5 1,690.7 1,701.5 1,823.1 1,218.6 1,347.6 1,472.8 1,520.9 1,517.2 1,632.9
Total employed 10,846.2 11,585.7 11,961.9 12,284.8 11,997.6 12,819.4 9,808.5 10,487.3 10,849.6 11,151.0 10,876.8 11,558.6
Full-time student 1,546.0 1,357.6 1,193.3 1,316.2 1,279.6 1,137.7 1,420.4 1,265.4 1,074.2 1,207.5 1,145.0 1,010.0
Engaged in home duties 612.1 582.4 570.2 415.5 412.2 343.1 562.3 537.9 525.2 385.8 366.0 301.8
Unemployed 648.2 658.5 738.3 669.6 953.4 680.3 589.0 595.5 659.5 588.7 869.4 565.2
Retired or on a pension 3,251.4 3,447.3 3,617.2 3,658.6 3,649.0 3,587.8 3,025.6 3,244.9 3,390.1 3,421.0 3,420.8 3,339.2
Highest education completed
University degree or higher (including postgraduate diploma) 6,249.6 7,020.2 7,700.3 7,892.4 7,969.6 8,463.5 5,789.9 6,527.1 7,185.0 7,339.4 7,455.3 7,839.4
Undergraduate diploma or associate diploma 1,928.3 2,128.1 1,762.8 1,975.6 2,123.0 1,963.2 1,749.7 1,949.1 1,605.8 1,808.9 1,949.7 1,786.4
Certificate, trade qualification or apprenticeship 2,804.8 2,606.0 2,626.9 2,587.3 2,689.0 2,774.7 2,521.1 2,329.0 2,317.1 2,299.5 2,355.7 2,421.1
Highest level of secondary school 3,253.3 3,209.8 3,316.0 3,384.8 3,200.0 3,196.7 2,937.1 2,919.4 3,030.9 3,077.9 2,879.2 2,842.0
Did not complete highest level of school 2,298.8 2,213.0 2,229.5 2,021.5 1,770.3 1,827.6 2,066.3 1,974.2 1,979.4 1,762.8 1,530.0 1,587.2
Still at secondary school 616.9 692.6 627.9 579.9 550.7 555.0 556.4 647.8 558.8 545.6 494.9 486.2
Other 64.7 51.3 72.8 119.7 352.2 86.9 62.0 44.8 66.1 107.4 316.6 74.3
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 3,896.2 3,850.2 4,043.8 3,924.0 3,866.8 3,826.3 3,495.5 3,466.9 3,635.1 3,533.0 3,457.7 3,425.5
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 4,492.0 5,274.7 4,960.2 4,828.2 4,424.0 4,524.6 4,086.5 4,838.6 4,532.2 4,427.6 4,031.2 4,042.3
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 891.0 789.0 698.9 696.5 743.0 707.5 799.2 742.2 634.8 629.6 655.5 634.3
Adult shared house 1,699.1 1,625.5 1,772.4 2,090.6 2,103.5 2,120.8 1,546.3 1,475.4 1,592.7 1,890.6 1,896.5 1,876.7
Single/couple - no children 6,295.6 6,410.9 6,857.9 7,021.3 7,443.1 7,651.9 5,802.2 5,904.1 6,339.1 6,458.0 6,881.8 7,028.3
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 328.0 358.2 372.4 350.4 355.8 379.9 294.5 326.8 338.6 294.3 312.7 329.6
No 16,097.8 16,820.0 17,262.0 17,442.8 17,479.2 17,668.6 14,670.5 15,385.8 15,771.7 15,942.8 15,953.2 16,003.4
Refused / don't know 166.4 88.3 92.5 147.2 137.4 125.7 153.8 77.1 87.8 134.0 127.2 106.5
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 13,775.4 14,212.8 14,688.3 14,950.2 14,876.3 14,912.1 12,598.3 13,004.4 13,441.3 13,671.9 13,610.3 13,544.1
Speaks language other than English at home 2,698.8 3,001.2 2,996.8 2,932.3 3,043.0 3,197.1 2,410.0 2,738.5 2,719.3 2,649.2 2,733.9 2,838.0
Disability or physical condition that restricts life in some way^
Yes 2,395.5 2,299.8 2,515.1 2,490.9 2,509.2 2,639.7 2,134.1 2,032.4 2,249.4 2,222.5 2,235.5 2,316.8
No 14,041.6 14,885.3 15,100.6 15,337.6 15,324.0 15,404.2 12,841.3 13,683.7 13,852.2 14,048.6 14,025.2 14,006.8
Refused / don't know 155.1 81.4 111.2 111.9 139.1 130.2 143.4 73.5 96.5 100.0 132.4 115.8
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 2,214.1 1,794.5 1,840.5 1,701.5 1,965.2 1,856.7 2,032.2 1,640.9 1,661.7 1,525.5 1,757.5 1,639.0
$40,000 - $69,999 1,922.0 1,694.7 1,618.4 1,622.5 1,759.0 1,607.3 1,770.4 1,537.7 1,459.8 1,456.5 1,606.3 1,437.0
$70,000 - $99,999 1,922.3 1,607.0 1,551.9 1,513.9 1,587.7 1,552.2 1,753.0 1,450.7 1,383.7 1,368.2 1,447.8 1,410.9
$100,000 - $149,999 2,205.6 1,974.7 2,066.7 2,084.9 1,958.3 2,046.6 1,999.5 1,793.1 1,869.8 1,911.0 1,755.8 1,832.9
$150,000 - $199,999 1,372.2 1,303.6 1,386.3 1,497.6 1,530.3 1,591.2 1,258.3 1,207.7 1,280.2 1,387.3 1,405.7 1,459.2
$200,000+ 1,467.5 1,607.6 1,651.9 1,837.2 2,052.8 2,390.6 1,367.0 1,499.1 1,530.6 1,705.4 1,940.2 2,229.6
Not stated 5,488.5 7,284.4 7,611.1 7,682.8 7,119.0 7,129.7 4,938.4 6,660.5 7,012.2 7,017.2 6,479.8 6,430.9
Total 17,333.9 18,072.1 18,459.3 18,760.6 18,800.8 19,021.1 15,786.1 16,530.7 16,849.7 17,124.0 17,119.2 17,172.4

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AusPlay survey results January 2016 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 29
Table name: Demographics of participants (adults)
Base: Adult population
At least once per year participation At least once per week participation
2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021 2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021
Participation rate (%)
Gender
Male 87.9% 89.5% 90.1% 90.5% 89.1% 88.7% 78.7% 79.9% 80.5% 81.2% 79.4% 78.7%
Female 87.3% 90.2% 90.4% 90.4% 89.7% 89.2% 80.8% 84.4% 84.2% 83.9% 83.3% 81.9%
Age group
15-17 95.5% 95.0% 94.1% 96.8% 92.5% 91.8% 85.9% 87.4% 83.7% 88.9% 81.1% 79.4%
18-24 89.2% 90.1% 91.5% 91.9% 89.4% 89.3% 81.2% 83.5% 82.5% 83.1% 79.9% 79.3%
25-34 88.3% 90.4% 90.8% 91.3% 89.8% 89.4% 79.1% 81.8% 82.3% 82.2% 80.8% 79.3%
35-44 89.5% 91.4% 90.4% 90.7% 91.2% 90.5% 81.4% 82.7% 80.9% 82.8% 82.6% 80.7%
45-54 89.1% 90.5% 91.6% 91.2% 90.3% 90.8% 81.1% 81.5% 83.7% 83.8% 82.5% 82.9%
55-64 86.1% 89.4% 88.9% 89.7% 88.4% 88.3% 78.6% 81.4% 82.5% 81.5% 81.5% 80.1%
65+ 82.3% 86.3% 88.0% 87.2% 86.8% 85.3% 76.6% 81.1% 82.2% 80.9% 80.9% 79.8%
Remoteness
Major cities 88.6% 90.9% 91.2% 91.3% 90.3% 90.2% 80.9% 84.0% 84.0% 84.0% 83.1% 82.1%
Inner regional 85.8% 88.3% 88.8% 89.7% 87.9% 88.0% 78.4% 79.4% 80.4% 80.8% 77.8% 78.8%
Outer regional 84.5% 85.6% 87.4% 86.6% 87.2% 83.2% 75.7% 75.6% 78.4% 76.5% 76.4% 72.4%
Remote or very remote 86.5% 89.4% 87.2% 85.1% 87.2% 81.2% 77.6% 81.9% 71.9% 76.0% 73.8% 68.4%
Employment status
Employed full-time 89.6% 92.1% 91.7% 92.5% 91.4% 91.4% 80.6% 83.1% 83.0% 83.7% 82.6% 82.5%
Employed part-time 90.8% 91.6% 92.5% 93.6% 92.0% 91.4% 82.9% 83.6% 84.3% 86.4% 85.4% 82.6%
Employed casual 90.0% 89.0% 90.0% 90.2% 89.9% 91.1% 82.5% 80.9% 81.9% 81.1% 80.2% 81.6%
Total employed 89.9% 91.6% 91.6% 92.4% 91.3% 91.4% 81.3% 82.9% 83.1% 83.9% 82.8% 82.4%
Full-time student 89.9% 92.4% 92.7% 94.1% 90.9% 91.7% 82.6% 86.1% 83.4% 86.3% 81.4% 81.4%
Engaged in home duties 83.9% 86.2% 86.7% 83.1% 82.0% 78.4% 77.1% 79.6% 79.9% 77.2% 72.8% 68.9%
Unemployed 79.9% 81.8% 82.8% 82.6% 82.0% 75.3% 72.6% 74.0% 74.0% 72.6% 74.8% 62.5%
Retired or on a pension 82.2% 85.7% 87.3% 86.1% 86.3% 84.4% 76.5% 80.6% 81.8% 80.5% 80.9% 78.5%
Highest education completed
University degree or higher (including postgraduate diploma) 92.5% 94.5% 93.9% 94.1% 93.8% 93.4% 85.7% 87.8% 87.6% 87.5% 87.7% 86.5%
Undergraduate diploma or associate diploma 91.1% 90.5% 92.6% 92.0% 91.5% 90.5% 82.7% 82.9% 84.4% 84.3% 84.0% 82.4%
Certificate, trade qualification or apprenticeship 86.6% 88.6% 89.2% 89.2% 87.4% 87.2% 77.9% 79.2% 78.6% 79.2% 76.6% 76.1%
Highest level of secondary school 86.0% 88.5% 88.9% 89.6% 86.9% 86.3% 77.6% 80.5% 81.3% 81.5% 78.2% 76.7%
Did not complete highest level of school 77.0% 79.0% 80.6% 79.5% 78.1% 76.6% 69.2% 70.5% 71.5% 69.3% 67.5% 66.5%
Still at secondary school 94.6% 96.0% 93.9% 98.1% 93.4% 93.5% 85.3% 89.8% 83.5% 92.3% 83.9% 81.9%
Other 77.2% 86.0% 80.7% 74.0% 86.6% 88.6% 73.9% 75.2% 73.3% 66.4% 77.9% 75.8%
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 87.7% 90.9% 90.1% 91.2% 89.5% 89.9% 78.7% 81.8% 81.0% 82.1% 80.0% 80.5%
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 89.3% 90.6% 91.0% 91.3% 90.4% 90.4% 81.3% 83.1% 83.1% 83.7% 82.4% 80.7%
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 88.4% 91.4% 91.2% 92.8% 91.5% 91.2% 79.3% 86.0% 82.8% 83.9% 80.7% 81.7%
Adult shared house 87.0% 88.5% 87.6% 90.1% 88.5% 87.3% 79.2% 80.4% 78.7% 81.5% 79.8% 77.2%
Single/couple - no children 86.5% 88.8% 90.5% 89.4% 89.1% 88.2% 79.7% 81.8% 83.6% 82.2% 82.4% 81.0%
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 79.1% 82.2% 84.9% 81.4% 80.0% 78.5% 71.0% 75.0% 77.2% 68.4% 70.3% 68.1%
No 87.6% 89.8% 90.3% 90.4% 89.5% 89.1% 79.8% 82.2% 82.5% 82.6% 81.7% 80.7%
Refused / don't know 75.6% 78.9% 77.9% 88.0% 80.0% 82.1% 69.9% 68.9% 74.0% 80.1% 74.1% 69.5%
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 88.6% 90.5% 90.7% 90.9% 89.9% 89.4% 81.0% 82.8% 83.0% 83.1% 82.3% 81.2%
Speaks language other than English at home 81.7% 85.3% 87.2% 86.9% 85.9% 86.1% 72.9% 77.8% 79.1% 78.5% 77.2% 76.4%
Disability or physical condition that restricts life in some way^
Yes 76.4% 78.0% 81.3% 78.7% 78.5% 78.5% 68.1% 69.0% 72.8% 70.3% 69.9% 68.9%
No 89.6% 91.7% 91.8% 92.4% 91.3% 90.9% 81.9% 84.3% 84.2% 84.6% 83.6% 82.6%
Refused / don't know 79.3% 84.5% 83.9% 86.7% 87.0% 85.9% 73.3% 76.3% 72.8% 77.4% 82.8% 76.4%
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 82.1% 81.4% 85.0% 83.1% 83.9% 80.9% 75.3% 74.4% 76.7% 74.5% 75.0% 71.4%
$40,000 - $69,999 86.5% 90.6% 88.7% 90.6% 89.1% 87.7% 79.7% 82.2% 80.0% 81.3% 81.3% 78.4%
$70,000 - $99,999 90.7% 92.0% 90.0% 91.2% 91.3% 91.0% 82.7% 83.1% 80.2% 82.4% 83.3% 82.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 91.4% 93.9% 92.4% 94.1% 92.3% 91.8% 82.9% 85.3% 83.6% 86.2% 82.7% 82.2%
$150,000 - $199,999 93.8% 93.6% 94.2% 94.4% 95.0% 93.7% 86.0% 86.7% 87.0% 87.4% 87.3% 86.0%
$200,000+ 95.7% 96.5% 96.7% 96.2% 96.5% 95.2% 89.2% 90.0% 89.6% 89.3% 91.2% 88.8%
Not stated 83.6% 87.9% 89.1% 88.5% 86.6% 87.0% 75.2% 80.3% 82.1% 80.9% 78.8% 78.5%
Total 87.6% 89.8% 90.3% 90.5% 89.4% 88.9% 79.8% 82.2% 82.4% 82.6% 81.4% 80.3%

~ As is common in population surveys, a large proportion of respondents refused to provide or did not know their household income
^ Question asked of 18+ year olds only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use
# From 1 July 2019 some methodological changes were made to AusPlay and any comparison with earlier data should take these changes into account
Details of AusPlay methodology

Page 73 of 93
AusPlay survey results January 2016 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 29
Table name: Demographics of participants (adults)
Base: Adult population
At least three times per week participation
2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021

Gender
Male 5,690.9 5,954.1 6,040.8 6,325.1 6,222.9 6,284.6
Female 6,155.4 6,731.0 6,842.5 6,881.6 7,176.9 7,065.4
Age group
15-17 486.4 513.0 475.9 571.9 532.1 548.8
18-24 1,414.4 1,472.7 1,477.3 1,504.3 1,470.3 1,445.7
25-34 2,102.1 2,292.3 2,298.6 2,366.7 2,421.3 2,351.8
35-44 1,892.4 2,081.9 1,987.6 2,093.3 2,125.6 2,139.3
45-54 1,967.6 2,022.8 2,096.9 2,153.4 2,090.3 2,142.9
55-64 1,748.1 1,859.0 1,933.8 1,901.8 1,990.8 1,948.9
65+ 2,235.2 2,443.4 2,613.0 2,615.2 2,769.4 2,772.7
Remoteness
Major cities 8,434.4 9,123.6 9,057.3 9,376.6 9,683.2 9,743.0
Inner regional 2,068.6 2,031.6 2,241.5 2,172.4 2,145.0 2,067.8
Outer regional 875.1 884.7 978.4 876.6 936.0 876.1
Remote or very remote 195.8 181.8 157.7 170.7 167.3 157.1
Employment status
Employed full-time 4,782.0 5,295.2 5,384.6 5,637.9 5,494.9 6,023.6
Employed part-time 1,572.1 1,671.1 1,679.2 1,745.5 1,741.2 1,630.9
Employed casual 908.8 999.0 1,108.4 1,148.4 1,177.9 1,224.9
Total employed 7,263.0 7,965.3 8,172.2 8,531.8 8,414.0 8,879.4
Full-time student 1,028.1 961.2 795.7 931.7 876.8 774.9
Engaged in home duties 419.5 421.2 418.2 286.6 271.6 238.1
Unemployed 421.0 456.2 476.5 443.5 656.3 422.5
Retired or on a pension 2,410.6 2,575.9 2,746.2 2,717.0 2,820.9 2,729.2
Highest education completed
University degree or higher (including postgraduate diploma) 4,450.7 5,141.8 5,602.0 5,839.3 5,923.7 6,240.6
Undergraduate diploma or associate diploma 1,325.0 1,488.4 1,291.5 1,392.1 1,553.3 1,402.7
Certificate, trade qualification or apprenticeship 1,819.9 1,730.5 1,718.7 1,711.0 1,780.6 1,791.1
Highest level of secondary school 2,186.6 2,267.2 2,262.1 2,350.7 2,238.3 2,143.7
Did not complete highest level of school 1,533.7 1,451.9 1,480.0 1,287.1 1,188.8 1,231.3
Still at secondary school 401.8 461.3 403.3 414.5 360.9 375.2
Other 47.0 38.4 38.3 81.9 247.0 59.6
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 2,503.3 2,572.8 2,635.5 2,566.4 2,605.8 2,533.2
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 3,047.8 3,688.7 3,454.5 3,411.0 3,125.7 3,133.1
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 560.9 546.9 461.6 470.0 500.0 504.3
Adult shared house 1,171.2 1,150.4 1,233.5 1,471.6 1,486.9 1,462.9
Single/couple - no children 4,527.0 4,643.1 5,012.9 5,137.4 5,534.9 5,596.9
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 217.6 262.8 264.6 232.1 240.4 242.1
No 11,037.7 11,853.3 12,079.8 12,292.5 12,515.7 12,487.9
Refused / don't know 104.6 56.0 62.9 110.2 111.7 71.3
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 9,569.7 10,082.4 10,389.0 10,605.6 10,753.2 10,634.0
Speaks language other than English at home 1,712.9 2,049.9 1,988.4 1,987.9 2,080.8 2,129.0
Disability or physical condition that restricts life in some way^
Yes 1,558.0 1,564.9 1,714.2 1,667.0 1,702.5 1,778.3
No 9,704.8 10,545.1 10,625.1 10,889.1 11,061.8 10,937.4
Refused / don't know 97.1 62.1 68.0 78.6 103.4 85.6
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 1,532.8 1,288.8 1,287.1 1,151.3 1,383.6 1,264.7
$40,000 - $69,999 1,318.8 1,181.9 1,136.4 1,102.0 1,289.9 1,083.5
$70,000 - $99,999 1,303.8 1,085.9 1,057.2 1,040.4 1,129.9 1,062.7
$100,000 - $149,999 1,482.1 1,358.2 1,411.4 1,480.5 1,345.3 1,436.7
$150,000 - $199,999 973.3 936.9 984.9 1,081.0 1,064.9 1,139.5
$200,000+ 1,075.9 1,190.1 1,208.1 1,402.6 1,580.6 1,817.0
Not stated 3,673.1 5,130.4 5,322.2 5,376.8 5,073.5 4,997.2
Total 11,846.3 12,685.1 12,883.3 13,206.7 13,399.8 13,350.0

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AusPlay survey results January 2016 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 29
Table name: Demographics of participants (adults)
Base: Adult population
At least three times per week participation
2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021

Gender
Male 58.2% 59.9% 59.8% 61.9% 60.2% 59.8%
Female 61.5% 66.1% 66.1% 65.5% 67.1% 65.0%
Age group
15-17 62.6% 60.5% 61.2% 67.5% 59.4% 59.5%
18-24 59.6% 64.0% 61.3% 62.5% 61.2% 59.8%
25-34 58.2% 62.1% 61.6% 62.4% 62.1% 59.4%
35-44 57.1% 62.0% 58.4% 61.0% 61.3% 60.2%
45-54 61.6% 62.6% 64.4% 66.3% 64.5% 65.7%
55-64 62.1% 64.7% 66.0% 64.4% 67.1% 65.2%
65+ 60.4% 64.0% 66.2% 64.5% 66.6% 64.7%
Remoteness
Major cities 60.7% 64.8% 64.1% 65.2% 65.2% 64.6%
Inner regional 58.1% 59.4% 62.1% 61.9% 61.1% 59.2%
Outer regional 57.8% 58.2% 59.0% 57.5% 60.2% 53.9%
Remote or very remote 62.6% 62.1% 53.2% 55.5% 56.7% 52.7%
Employment status
Employed full-time 59.1% 63.0% 61.9% 63.9% 63.3% 63.4%
Employed part-time 63.1% 64.6% 65.4% 67.0% 67.7% 64.3%
Employed casual 61.5% 60.0% 61.6% 61.2% 62.3% 61.2%
Total employed 60.2% 63.0% 62.6% 64.2% 64.0% 63.3%
Full-time student 59.8% 65.4% 61.8% 66.6% 62.3% 62.5%
Engaged in home duties 57.5% 62.3% 63.6% 57.3% 54.0% 54.4%
Unemployed 51.9% 56.7% 53.4% 54.7% 56.5% 46.8%
Retired or on a pension 61.0% 64.0% 66.3% 64.0% 66.7% 64.2%
Highest education completed
University degree or higher (including postgraduate diploma) 65.9% 69.2% 68.3% 69.7% 69.7% 68.8%
Undergraduate diploma or associate diploma 62.6% 63.3% 67.9% 64.9% 66.9% 64.7%
Certificate, trade qualification or apprenticeship 56.2% 58.8% 58.3% 59.0% 57.9% 56.3%
Highest level of secondary school 57.8% 62.5% 60.7% 62.2% 60.8% 57.9%
Did not complete highest level of school 51.4% 51.9% 53.5% 50.6% 52.4% 51.6%
Still at secondary school 61.6% 63.9% 60.3% 70.1% 61.2% 63.2%
Other 56.0% 64.5% 42.5% 50.6% 60.7% 60.7%
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 56.3% 60.7% 58.7% 59.7% 60.3% 59.5%
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 60.6% 63.4% 63.4% 64.5% 63.9% 62.6%
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 55.6% 63.3% 60.2% 62.6% 61.6% 65.0%
Adult shared house 60.0% 62.7% 61.0% 63.4% 62.6% 60.2%
Single/couple - no children 62.2% 64.3% 66.1% 65.4% 66.2% 64.5%
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 52.5% 60.3% 60.3% 53.9% 54.1% 50.0%
No 60.1% 63.3% 63.2% 63.7% 64.1% 63.0%
Refused / don't know 47.5% 50.1% 53.0% 65.8% 65.1% 46.5%
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 61.5% 64.2% 64.2% 64.5% 65.0% 63.8%
Speaks language other than English at home 51.8% 58.2% 57.9% 58.9% 58.8% 57.3%
Disability or physical condition that restricts life in some way^
Yes 49.7% 53.1% 55.4% 52.7% 53.2% 52.9%
No 61.9% 65.0% 64.6% 65.6% 65.9% 64.5%
Refused / don't know 49.6% 64.5% 51.3% 60.9% 64.7% 56.4%
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 56.8% 58.5% 59.4% 56.2% 59.0% 55.1%
$40,000 - $69,999 59.4% 63.2% 62.3% 61.5% 65.3% 59.1%
$70,000 - $99,999 61.5% 62.2% 61.3% 62.7% 65.0% 62.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 61.4% 64.6% 63.1% 66.8% 63.4% 64.5%
$150,000 - $199,999 66.5% 67.3% 66.9% 68.1% 66.1% 67.1%
$200,000+ 70.2% 71.5% 70.7% 73.4% 74.3% 72.3%
Not stated 56.0% 61.9% 62.3% 62.0% 61.7% 61.0%
Total 59.9% 63.0% 63.0% 63.7% 63.7% 62.4%

~ As is common in population surveys, a large proportion of respondents refused to provide or did not know their household income
^ Question asked of 18+ year olds only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use
# From 1 July 2019 some methodological changes were made to AusPlay and any comparison with earlier data should take these changes into account
Details of AusPlay methodology

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AusPlay survey results January 2016 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 30
Table name: Demographics of organised participants outside of school hours (children)
Base: Child population
At least once per year participation At least once per week participation
2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021 2016 2017
Estimate (000s)
Gender
Male 1,676.1 1,795.2 1,871.6 1,915.0 1,784.5 1,827.1 1,320.7 1,509.0
Female 1,547.9 1,668.5 1,750.0 1,773.8 1,711.2 1,769.3 1,249.5 1,434.5
Age group
0-4 568.3 684.1 739.4 781.4 776.8 819.3 389.8 502.1
5-8 1,128.3 1,219.6 1,236.4 1,234.1 1,076.4 1,090.6 890.2 1,025.4
9-11 822.3 821.3 865.7 878.8 851.5 876.2 671.6 730.6
12-14 705.1 738.6 780.1 794.4 791.1 810.3 618.7 685.4
Remoteness
Major cities 2,290.5 2,471.1 2,473.1 2,493.7 2,477.1 2,577.5 1,872.4 2,139.6
Inner regional 599.9 591.7 701.6 759.2 601.5 601.8 456.1 480.9
Outer regional 226.3 277.5 321.3 284.9 264.2 271.2 163.5 220.5
Remote or very remote 57.3 58.2 61.4 54.4 63.4 71.0 32.9 *44.6
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 2,844.7 3,050.7 3,279.7 3,318.4 3,127.9 3,270.8 2,257.0 2,561.5
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 98.3 147.2 135.5 137.2 123.8 118.3 82.6 135.4
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 280.9 265.8 206.4 233.1 243.9 207.3 230.6 246.6
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 81.8 73.9 86.0 85.4 76.4 85.3 60.3 59.9
No 3,114.0 3,373.3 3,528.1 3,593.7 3,405.1 3,494.5 2,485.5 2,870.3
Refused / don't know *28.2 *16.5 **7.4 **9.7 *14.2 *16.6 *24.4 *13.3
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 2,687.0 2,842.3 3,039.3 3,090.6 2,933.2 2,989.0 2,115.1 2,405.8
Speaks language other than English at home 515.4 613.8 575.5 591.6 545.5 599.2 437.6 530.7
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 199.4 98.8 163.9 129.7 138.1 119.0 144.0 83.0
$40,000 - $69,999 291.5 266.5 246.7 176.6 218.4 242.1 213.7 198.9
$70,000 - $99,999 449.1 410.6 348.2 305.5 321.0 264.4 375.5 343.1
$100,000 - $149,999 712.1 588.0 688.6 647.8 575.8 562.0 576.1 488.5
$150,000 - $199,999 428.0 476.0 449.1 559.7 538.4 524.2 348.2 398.2
$200,000+ 443.7 520.4 517.3 638.6 681.9 761.6 369.7 465.8
Not stated 700.0 1,103.4 1,207.7 1,230.8 1,022.0 1,123.2 543.1 965.9
Total 3,224.0 3,463.6 3,621.6 3,688.7 3,495.7 3,596.4 2,570.3 2,943.5

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AusPlay survey results January 2016 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 30
Table name: Demographics of organised participants outside of school hours (children)
Base: Child population
At least once per year participation At least once per week participation
2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021 2016 2017
Participation rate (%)
Gender
Male 70.7% 74.4% 76.0% 74.4% 71.1% 71.8% 55.7% 62.5%
Female 68.8% 72.9% 74.9% 78.1% 71.9% 73.3% 55.5% 62.6%
Age group
0-4 39.6% 46.9% 49.9% 50.1% 47.2% 49.0% 27.2% 34.4%
5-8 79.7% 84.9% 84.5% 88.7% 82.0% 82.2% 62.9% 71.4%
9-11 90.6% 88.5% 91.5% 91.0% 87.1% 88.6% 74.0% 78.7%
12-14 81.5% 83.9% 86.0% 85.7% 83.0% 83.2% 71.5% 77.9%
Remoteness
Major cities 71.5% 76.3% 75.9% 77.6% 73.2% 73.5% 58.4% 66.0%
Inner regional 68.2% 69.6% 77.5% 75.4% 67.3% 71.1% 51.8% 56.5%
Outer regional 62.2% 66.8% 71.0% 70.6% 70.3% 67.3% 45.0% 53.1%
Remote or very remote 67.3% 59.7% 59.7% 61.6% 71.6% 80.8% 38.6% *45.8%
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 69.4% 72.9% 75.2% 75.8% 71.1% 72.7% 55.0% 61.2%
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 75.9% 71.6% 81.7% 81.9% 69.8% 70.4% 63.8% 65.9%
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 71.8% 84.6% 76.3% 77.6% 77.6% 70.5% 59.0% 78.5%
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 60.6% 61.4% 54.4% 54.4% 52.0% 53.3% 44.7% 49.8%
No 70.2% 73.9% 76.3% 76.9% 72.1% 73.1% 56.1% 62.9%
Refused / don't know *53.7% *91.4% **55.8% **61.6% *91.8% *80.6% *46.5% *73.6%
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 72.5% 75.0% 77.2% 78.0% 74.0% 76.1% 57.1% 63.5%
Speaks language other than English at home 58.5% 67.8% 67.5% 67.6% 60.4% 58.7% 49.7% 58.6%
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 47.7% 55.0% 61.2% 57.5% 51.5% 51.1% 34.4% 46.2%
$40,000 - $69,999 63.5% 60.7% 72.5% 56.6% 57.6% 70.6% 46.5% 45.3%
$70,000 - $99,999 66.7% 74.4% 65.8% 70.4% 62.8% 62.5% 55.8% 62.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 73.1% 72.6% 77.0% 76.7% 73.0% 65.6% 59.1% 60.3%
$150,000 - $199,999 79.4% 80.0% 77.0% 80.8% 78.2% 77.8% 64.6% 66.9%
$200,000+ 85.1% 85.8% 87.5% 83.9% 86.0% 82.2% 70.9% 76.8%
Not stated 67.6% 72.5% 75.9% 78.1% 70.0% 74.7% 52.4% 63.5%
Total 69.8% 73.6% 75.5% 76.1% 71.5% 72.5% 55.6% 62.6%

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
~ As is common in population surveys, a large proportion of respondents refused to provide or did not know their household income
^ Question asked of 18+ year olds only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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AusPlay survey results January 2016 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 30
Table name: Demographics of organised participants outside of school hours (children)
Base: Child population
At least once per week participation
2018

Gender
Male 1,396.5
Female 1,339.2
Age group
0-4 388.1
5-8 956.1
9-11 739.6
12-14 651.9
Remoteness
Major cities 1,905.9
Inner regional 515.4
Outer regional 228.9
Remote or very remote *33.0
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 2,457.7
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 113.1
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 164.9
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 60.2
No 2,669.1
Refused / don't know **6.4
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 2,296.1
Speaks language other than English at home 433.7
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 89.7
$40,000 - $69,999 170.1
$70,000 - $99,999 250.5
$100,000 - $149,999 491.3
$150,000 - $199,999 351.4
$200,000+ 418.0
Not stated 964.7
Total 2,735.7

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AusPlay survey results January 2016 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 30
Table name: Demographics of organised participants outside of school hours (children)
Base: Child population
At least once per week participation
2018

Gender
Male 56.7%
Female 57.3%
Age group
0-4 26.2%
5-8 65.4%
9-11 78.2%
12-14 71.8%
Remoteness
Major cities 58.5%
Inner regional 56.9%
Outer regional 50.6%
Remote or very remote *32.1%
Household structure
Younger family (most children under 15 years) 56.4%
Mature family (most children 15 years or over) 68.2%
Mid family (equal number of children 15 years and over and under 15 years) 60.9%
Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin^
Yes 38.1%
No 57.7%
Refused / don't know **48.1%
Language spoken at home^
Speaks only English at home 58.4%
Speaks language other than English at home 50.8%
Annual household income~^
<$40,000 33.5%
$40,000 - $69,999 50.0%
$70,000 - $99,999 47.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 54.9%
$150,000 - $199,999 60.3%
$200,000+ 70.7%
Not stated 60.6%
Total 57.0%

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
~ As is common in population surveys, a large proportion of respondents refused to provide or did not know their household income
^ Question asked of 18+ year olds only
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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AusPlay survey results January 2016 - December 2021
Released at: 29 April 2022
Table number: 31
Table name: Frequency of participation (adults)
Base: Adult population
ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA AUSTRALIA
Estimate (000s)
Gender Year
Males 2016 At least once per year 152.2 2,732.6 84.8 1,713.6 632.0 182.7 2,118.0 982.2 8,598.1
At least once per week 136.4 2,444.0 71.7 1,521.8 559.2 161.8 1,891.8 908.9 7,695.6
At least three times per week 105.6 1,784.1 50.8 1,127.7 410.2 118.0 1,404.0 690.5 5,690.9
2017 At least once per year 153.6 2,795.3 90.7 1,776.0 634.8 181.1 2,219.0 1,046.8 8,897.4
At least once per week 136.7 2,487.4 82.6 1,568.1 571.5 161.9 1,993.2 943.7 7,945.0
At least three times per week 109.6 1,879.2 69.8 1,164.4 425.3 118.0 1,449.1 738.8 5,954.1
2018 At least once per year 163.6 2,838.1 79.1 1,835.6 636.5 186.8 2,288.1 1,078.2 9,106.0
At least once per week 151.0 2,543.4 60.0 1,633.5 542.5 174.5 2,077.1 959.4 8,141.4
At least three times per week 108.0 1,880.8 51.6 1,238.1 408.9 122.6 1,512.0 718.8 6,040.8
2019# At least once per year 159.8 2,926.3 86.3 1,841.6 639.0 194.7 2,377.4 1,032.0 9,257.1
At least once per week 144.7 2,647.1 79.1 1,624.7 572.0 171.6 2,124.4 940.3 8,304.0
At least three times per week 118.2 2,026.7 61.3 1,246.1 417.5 126.7 1,615.9 712.7 6,325.1
2020 At least once per year 163.8 2,965.3 84.8 1,776.3 633.8 192.0 2,446.7 954.0 9,216.5
At least once per week 149.0 2,641.2 76.9 1,575.3 560.3 162.8 2,196.1 856.0 8,217.7
At least three times per week 109.4 2,014.7 66.1 1,188.1 420.5 126.7 1,644.6 652.7 6,222.9
2021 At least once per year 169.0 2,999.5 89.2 1,830.7 600.1 193.4 2,491.6 952.1 9,325.4
At least once per week 158.5 2,651.8 80.2 1,615.1 531.9 166.4 2,218.7 850.9 8,273.3
At least three times per week 123.1 2,010.6 69.3 1,224.8 384.8 111.5 1,711.8 648.8 6,284.6

Females 2016 At least once per year 153.6 2,729.4 75.5 1,766.0 646.9 193.4 2,202.9 968.0 8,735.7
At least once per week 145.6 2,500.5 64.4 1,637.9 601.8 182.7 2,047.7 909.9 8,090.4
At least three times per week 114.5 1,897.4 53.8 1,250.5 446.1 130.5 1,552.7 710.0 6,155.4
2017 At least once per year 154.0 2,924.4 86.1 1,848.5 645.4 195.6 2,320.1 1,000.4 9,174.7
At least once per week 147.8 2,744.6 78.8 1,705.3 601.0 176.9 2,205.1 926.2 8,585.7
At least three times per week 112.9 2,131.0 63.8 1,372.6 467.3 131.2 1,715.8 736.4 6,731.0
2018 At least once per year 163.6 2,952.5 95.6 1,852.1 670.4 189.3 2,388.5 1,041.3 9,353.4
At least once per week 151.6 2,742.7 94.2 1,700.0 636.8 174.1 2,235.1 973.9 8,708.3
At least three times per week 117.4 2,138.8 74.1 1,340.5 471.8 139.9 1,783.4 776.6 6,842.5
2019# At least once per year 169.6 3,002.6 86.3 1,923.0 663.9 204.2 2,437.6 1,016.5 9,503.5
At least once per week 164.2 2,775.9 76.4 1,786.6 610.7 190.6 2,246.6 969.0 8,820.0
At least three times per week 127.4 2,172.1 63.3 1,379.3 482.9 146.0 1,760.2 750.5 6,881.6
2020 At least once per year 173.0 3,061.4 88.1 1,893.3 648.9 195.7 2,551.2 972.7 9,584.3
At least once per week 164.3 2,858.6 80.2 1,718.4 597.5 177.5 2,392.6 912.4 8,901.5
At least three times per week 134.4 2,296.5 62.3 1,345.7 462.7 150.4 1,986.6 738.2 7,176.9
2021 At least once per year 167.2 3,122.9 80.3 1,880.1 664.9 202.7 2,609.5 968.1 9,695.6
At least once per week 156.9 2,882.3 72.8 1,689.0 616.4 193.3 2,380.2 908.2 8,899.1
At least three times per week 132.1 2,273.0 45.4 1,342.7 463.9 143.3 1,962.7 702.4 7,065.4

Total 2016 At least once per year 305.8 5,462.0 160.4 3,479.6 1,278.9 376.2 4,320.9 1,950.2 17,333.9
At least once per week 282.0 4,944.5 136.1 3,159.7 1,161.0 344.5 3,939.4 1,818.8 15,786.1
At least three times per week 220.1 3,681.5 104.6 2,378.2 856.3 248.5 2,956.7 1,400.5 11,846.3
2017 At least once per year 307.6 5,719.7 176.8 3,624.6 1,280.3 376.7 4,539.1 2,047.2 18,072.1
At least once per week 284.6 5,231.9 161.4 3,273.4 1,172.5 338.8 4,198.3 1,869.9 16,530.7
At least three times per week 222.5 4,010.2 133.6 2,536.9 892.6 249.2 3,164.9 1,475.2 12,685.1
2018 At least once per year 327.2 5,790.6 174.7 3,687.7 1,306.9 376.1 4,676.6 2,119.5 18,459.3
At least once per week 302.6 5,286.1 154.2 3,333.5 1,179.3 348.6 4,312.2 1,933.3 16,849.7
At least three times per week 225.4 4,019.6 125.7 2,578.5 880.8 262.5 3,295.4 1,495.4 12,883.3
2019# At least once per year 329.4 5,928.8 172.5 3,764.6 1,302.8 398.9 4,814.9 2,048.5 18,760.6
At least once per week 308.9 5,423.1 155.5 3,411.4 1,182.7 362.2 4,371.1 1,909.3 17,124.0
At least three times per week 245.6 4,198.8 124.5 2,625.4 900.5 272.7 3,376.1 1,463.2 13,206.7
2020 At least once per year 336.8 6,026.7 172.8 3,669.7 1,282.6 387.7 4,997.8 1,926.7 18,800.8
At least once per week 313.3 5,499.8 157.1 3,293.6 1,157.8 340.4 4,588.7 1,768.4 17,119.2
At least three times per week 243.9 4,311.3 128.5 2,533.8 883.1 277.1 3,631.2 1,390.9 13,399.8
2021 At least once per year 336.2 6,122.4 169.4 3,710.7 1,264.9 396.1 5,101.0 1,920.2 19,021.1
At least once per week 315.4 5,534.0 153.0 3,304.1 1,148.3 359.7 4,598.9 1,759.1 17,172.4
At least three times per week 255.2 4,283.5 114.6 2,567.5 848.7 254.8 3,674.5 1,351.2 13,350.0

Participation rate (%)


Gender Year
Males 2016 At least once per year 93.1% 88.7% 82.3% 86.8% 90.3% 86.8% 87.5% 87.1% 87.9%
At least once per week 83.4% 79.3% 69.6% 77.1% 79.9% 76.8% 78.2% 80.6% 78.7%
At least three times per week 64.6% 57.9% 49.3% 57.1% 58.6% 56.0% 58.0% 61.2% 58.2%
2017 At least once per year 92.3% 89.6% 86.7% 88.3% 89.9% 85.5% 90.2% 90.2% 89.5%
At least once per week 82.2% 79.7% 78.9% 77.9% 80.9% 76.4% 81.0% 81.3% 79.9%
At least three times per week 65.8% 60.2% 66.7% 57.9% 60.2% 55.7% 58.9% 63.7% 59.9%
2018 At least once per year 96.5% 89.8% 74.5% 89.5% 89.2% 87.7% 91.5% 90.4% 90.1%
At least once per week 89.1% 80.5% 56.5% 79.7% 76.1% 81.9% 83.0% 80.5% 80.5%
At least three times per week 63.7% 59.5% 48.6% 60.4% 57.3% 57.5% 60.4% 60.3% 59.8%
2019# At least once per year 93.2% 90.5% 82.1% 89.7% 89.7% 90.8% 91.5% 91.0% 90.5%
At least once per week 84.4% 81.9% 75.2% 79.1% 80.3% 80.0% 81.7% 82.9% 81.2%
At least three times per week 68.9% 62.7% 58.3% 60.7% 58.6% 59.1% 62.2% 62.8% 61.9%
2020 At least once per year 94.1% 89.4% 81.9% 86.5% 89.3% 88.8% 90.3% 89.8% 89.1%
At least once per week 85.7% 79.6% 74.3% 76.7% 79.0% 75.3% 81.1% 80.6% 79.4%
At least three times per week 62.9% 60.7% 63.9% 57.9% 59.3% 58.6% 60.7% 61.5% 60.2%
2021 At least once per year 95.2% 89.0% 85.3% 87.6% 83.9% 88.6% 90.0% 88.5% 88.7%
At least once per week 89.3% 78.7% 76.6% 77.3% 74.4% 76.3% 80.2% 79.1% 78.7%
At least three times per week 69.4% 59.6% 66.2% 58.6% 53.8% 51.1% 61.9% 60.3% 59.8%

Females 2016 At least once per year 91.9% 85.9% 80.4% 87.9% 89.6% 89.4% 87.6% 87.5% 87.3%
At least once per week 87.1% 78.7% 68.5% 81.5% 83.4% 84.4% 81.4% 82.3% 80.8%
At least three times per week 68.5% 59.7% 57.2% 62.2% 61.8% 60.3% 61.7% 64.2% 61.5%
2017 At least once per year 90.5% 90.8% 89.9% 90.2% 88.6% 89.7% 90.7% 88.1% 90.2%
At least once per week 86.9% 85.2% 82.3% 83.2% 82.5% 81.2% 86.2% 81.5% 84.4%
At least three times per week 66.4% 66.2% 66.6% 67.0% 64.1% 60.2% 67.1% 64.8% 66.1%
2018 At least once per year 94.5% 90.5% 97.9% 88.6% 91.2% 86.3% 91.8% 89.3% 90.4%
At least once per week 87.5% 84.1% 96.5% 81.4% 86.6% 79.3% 85.9% 83.5% 84.2%
At least three times per week 67.8% 65.6% 76.0% 64.1% 64.2% 63.7% 68.6% 66.6% 66.1%
2019# At least once per year 95.9% 89.9% 89.2% 91.1% 90.0% 92.0% 90.2% 90.2% 90.4%
At least once per week 92.8% 83.1% 78.9% 84.6% 82.7% 85.9% 83.2% 86.0% 83.9%
At least three times per week 72.0% 65.1% 65.4% 65.3% 65.4% 65.8% 65.1% 66.6% 65.5%
2020 At least once per year 95.6% 89.3% 92.5% 88.8% 87.7% 87.0% 90.6% 90.5% 89.7%
At least once per week 90.7% 83.4% 84.2% 80.6% 80.8% 78.9% 85.0% 84.9% 83.3%
At least three times per week 74.2% 67.0% 65.5% 63.1% 62.5% 66.9% 70.6% 68.7% 67.1%
2021 At least once per year 90.5% 89.7% 83.4% 86.6% 89.2% 89.4% 90.8% 88.8% 89.2%
At least once per week 84.9% 82.8% 75.6% 77.8% 82.7% 85.2% 82.8% 83.3% 81.9%
At least three times per week 71.5% 65.3% 47.1% 61.8% 62.2% 63.2% 68.3% 64.4% 65.0%

Total 2016 At least once per year 92.5% 87.3% 81.4% 87.4% 90.0% 88.1% 87.5% 87.3% 87.6%
At least once per week 85.3% 79.0% 69.1% 79.3% 81.7% 80.7% 79.8% 81.4% 79.8%
At least three times per week 66.5% 58.8% 53.1% 59.7% 60.3% 58.2% 59.9% 62.7% 59.9%
2017 At least once per year 91.4% 90.2% 88.2% 89.2% 89.2% 87.6% 90.4% 89.2% 89.8%
At least once per week 84.5% 82.5% 80.5% 80.6% 81.7% 78.8% 83.6% 81.4% 82.2%
At least three times per week 66.1% 63.2% 66.7% 62.5% 62.2% 58.0% 63.1% 64.2% 63.0%
2018 At least once per year 95.5% 90.2% 85.7% 89.1% 90.2% 87.0% 91.6% 89.9% 90.3%
At least once per week 88.3% 82.3% 75.6% 80.5% 81.4% 80.6% 84.5% 82.0% 82.4%
At least three times per week 65.8% 62.6% 61.7% 62.3% 60.8% 60.7% 64.6% 63.4% 63.0%
2019# At least once per year 94.5% 90.2% 85.5% 90.4% 89.8% 91.4% 90.8% 90.6% 90.5%
At least once per week 88.6% 82.5% 77.0% 81.9% 81.6% 83.0% 82.5% 84.4% 82.6%
At least three times per week 70.5% 63.9% 61.7% 63.0% 62.1% 62.5% 63.7% 64.7% 63.7%
2020 At least once per year 94.9% 89.4% 87.0% 87.7% 88.5% 87.9% 90.5% 90.2% 89.4%
At least once per week 88.3% 81.6% 79.0% 78.7% 79.9% 77.1% 83.1% 82.7% 81.4%
At least three times per week 68.7% 63.9% 64.6% 60.5% 60.9% 62.8% 65.7% 65.1% 63.7%
2021 At least once per year 92.8% 89.3% 84.3% 87.1% 86.6% 89.0% 90.4% 88.7% 88.9%
At least once per week 87.1% 80.7% 76.2% 77.5% 78.6% 80.8% 81.5% 81.2% 80.3%
At least three times per week 70.5% 62.5% 57.1% 60.3% 58.1% 57.3% 65.1% 62.4% 62.4%

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 32
Table name: Frequency of participation (children)
Base: Child population
ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA AUSTRALIA
Estimate (000s)
Year
Total 2016 At least once per year 59.4 957.7 35.5 681.7 204.5 58.3 835.5 391.4 3,224.0
At least once per week 48.3 771.8 24.0 552.6 170.2 49.0 663.4 290.9 2,570.3
2017 At least once per year 64.2 1,090.5 33.4 750.8 231.3 61.9 850.7 381.0 3,463.6
At least once per week 55.9 947.8 25.9 619.9 201.3 *40.4 731.9 320.4 2,943.5
2018 At least once per year 66.6 1,159.3 *37.4 697.0 257.7 79.5 910.1 413.9 3,621.6
At least once per week 53.2 912.3 *26.4 501.3 151.1 66.8 711.4 313.2 2,735.7
2019# At least once per year 65.8 1,168.5 *38.2 783.7 241.3 75.3 941.7 374.2 3,688.7
At least once per week 56.0 916.4 *27.5 593.8 192.4 59.1 721.7 285.9 2,852.7
2020 At least once per year 58.8 1,129.2 43.6 722.1 224.8 62.6 890.6 363.9 3,495.7
At least once per week 39.7 783.1 *20.5 477.6 140.6 33.7 597.1 254.9 2,347.3
2021 At least once per year 63.1 1,192.2 41.3 751.4 215.7 63.0 894.7 375.1 3,596.4
At least once per week 40.2 741.6 *32.5 504.4 140.9 35.5 456.3 235.5 2,186.9

Participation rate (%)


Year
Total 2016 At least once per year 73.2% 67.9% 81.5% 68.0% 62.2% 64.7% 73.7% 73.8% 69.8%
At least once per week 59.5% 54.7% 55.0% 55.1% 51.8% 54.4% 58.5% 54.9% 55.6%
2017 At least once per year 73.1% 73.7% 64.9% 74.8% 75.6% 62.5% 76.2% 68.0% 73.6%
At least once per week 63.7% 64.1% 50.5% 61.7% 65.7% *40.8% 65.6% 57.2% 62.6%
2018 At least once per year 83.5% 78.1% *64.0% 67.5% 81.6% 82.5% 78.3% 72.9% 75.5%
At least once per week 66.7% 61.4% *45.3% 48.6% 47.8% 69.4% 61.2% 55.2% 57.0%
2019# At least once per year 80.2% 77.2% *66.7% 76.5% 76.6% 78.5% 78.1% 68.1% 76.1%
At least once per week 68.2% 60.5% *47.9% 57.9% 61.1% 61.6% 59.8% 52.0% 58.9%
2020 At least once per year 69.7% 72.9% 77.9% 71.3% 71.9% 65.7% 71.0% 69.6% 71.5%
At least once per week 47.1% 50.5% *36.7% 47.1% 45.0% 35.4% 47.6% 48.8% 48.0%
2021 At least once per year 73.5% 75.8% 73.0% 73.3% 68.6% 66.0% 69.8% 71.0% 72.5%
At least once per week 46.8% 47.2% *57.5% 49.2% 44.8% 37.2% 35.6% 44.6% 44.1%

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
# From 1 July 2019 some methodological changes were made to AusPlay and any comparison with earlier data should take these changes into account

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Table number: 33
Table name: Participation by activity - top 15 activities (adults)
Base: Adult population
AUSTRALIA
2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021
Estimate (000s)
Walking (Recreational) 8,649.0 8,516.2 9,145.3 8,969.9 9,880.8 10,252.6
Fitness/Gym 6,479.6 6,764.4 7,131.9 7,609.3 7,866.8 7,936.2
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 3,105.0 3,071.9 3,086.0 3,410.5 4,174.8 4,139.2
Swimming 2,908.5 2,918.0 3,128.2 3,242.2 3,591.5 3,677.8
Cycling 2,325.6 2,250.9 2,381.0 2,374.8 2,998.9 3,094.3
Bush walking 1,198.5 1,158.0 1,165.6 1,310.9 1,804.1 1,994.2
Yoga 876.0 939.7 1,090.4 1,130.5 1,460.1 1,555.5
Tennis 926.4 922.7 885.1 861.0 1,046.4 1,254.1
Football/soccer 1,143.6 1,108.5 1,006.2 1,090.0 1,158.0 1,243.1
Golf 1,024.9 978.6 955.9 877.6 1,130.5 1,211.3
Pilates 497.3 577.3 678.8 705.1 827.6 983.4
Basketball 689.2 707.1 700.8 764.3 918.9 983.2
Virtual based physical activity 14.7 4.0 13.6 9.9 139.4 935.2
Surfing 514.2 482.1 480.1 527.6 600.2 723.7
Australian football 499.9 468.6 584.9 549.8 570.7 626.5

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Table number: 33
Table name: Participation by activity - top 15 activities (adults)
Base: Adult population
AUSTRALIA
2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021
Participation rate (%)
Walking (Recreational) 43.7% 42.3% 44.7% 43.3% 47.0% 47.9%
Fitness/Gym 32.7% 33.6% 34.9% 36.7% 37.4% 37.1%
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 15.7% 15.3% 15.1% 16.4% 19.8% 19.4%
Swimming 14.7% 14.5% 15.3% 15.6% 17.1% 17.2%
Cycling 11.8% 11.2% 11.6% 11.5% 14.3% 14.5%
Bush walking 6.1% 5.8% 5.7% 6.3% 8.6% 9.3%
Yoga 4.4% 4.7% 5.3% 5.5% 6.9% 7.3%
Tennis 4.7% 4.6% 4.3% 4.2% 5.0% 5.9%
Football/soccer 5.8% 5.5% 4.9% 5.3% 5.5% 5.8%
Golf 5.2% 4.9% 4.7% 4.2% 5.4% 5.7%
Pilates 2.5% 2.9% 3.3% 3.4% 3.9% 4.6%
Basketball 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 3.7% 4.4% 4.6%
Virtual based physical activity 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.7% 4.4%
Surfing 2.6% 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 2.9% 3.4%
Australian football 2.5% 2.3% 2.9% 2.7% 2.7% 2.9%

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 34
Table name: Organised participation by activity - top 10 activities (children)
Base: Child population
AUSTRALIA
2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021
Estimate (000s)
Swimming 1,410.1 1,497.1 1,654.7 1,757.4 1,655.0 1,739.7
Football/soccer 680.5 663.4 699.7 743.8 696.1 702.9
Gymnastics 351.7 359.4 484.1 540.9 517.2 516.4
Dancing (recreational) 380.9 375.6 485.3 479.8 453.5 465.5
Australian football 382.5 415.1 390.0 429.3 323.3 360.8
Basketball 291.2 343.0 322.7 403.2 361.1 339.3
Netball 328.6 309.2 355.3 320.5 298.5 291.7
Tennis 282.4 280.7 308.8 296.1 284.8 260.8
Cricket 260.8 256.0 257.7 224.3 189.5 219.1
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 209.8 257.5 273.8 268.1 241.5 218.7

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Table number: 34
Table name: Organised participation by activity - top 10 activities (children)
Base: Child population
AUSTRALIA
2016 2017 2018 2019# 2020 2021
Participation rate (%)
Swimming 30.5% 31.8% 34.5% 36.3% 33.9% 35.1%
Football/soccer 14.7% 14.1% 14.6% 15.3% 14.2% 14.2%
Gymnastics 7.6% 7.6% 10.1% 11.2% 10.6% 10.4%
Dancing (recreational) 8.2% 8.0% 10.1% 9.9% 9.3% 9.4%
Australian football 8.3% 8.8% 8.1% 8.9% 6.6% 7.3%
Basketball 6.3% 7.3% 6.7% 8.3% 7.4% 6.8%
Netball 7.1% 6.6% 7.4% 6.6% 6.1% 5.9%
Tennis 6.1% 6.0% 6.4% 6.1% 5.8% 5.3%
Cricket 5.6% 5.4% 5.4% 4.6% 3.9% 4.4%
Athletics, track and field (includes jogging and running) 4.5% 5.5% 5.7% 5.5% 4.9% 4.4%

NB. Please note that for children 0-14 years, data was collected via the child's parent/guardian for organised participation outside of school hours
* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 35
Table name: Margins of error
Relative margins of error for adult estimates
Size of estimate NSW (%) Vic (%) Qld (%) SA (%) WA (%) Tas (%) NT (%) ACT (%) Australia (%)
1,000 203.8% 221.2% 230.6% 225.4% 225.2% 207.3% 239.3% 159.4% 217.4%
2,000 144.1% 156.4% 163.1% 159.4% 159.3% 146.6% 169.2% 112.7% 153.7%
5,000 91.1% 98.9% 103.1% 100.8% 100.7% 92.7% 107.0% 71.3% 97.2%
10,000 64.4% 69.9% 72.9% 71.3% 71.2% 65.6% 75.7% 50.4% 68.7%
20,000 45.6% 49.5% 51.6% 50.4% 50.4% 46.4% 53.5% 35.6% 48.6%
50,000 28.8% 31.3% 32.6% 31.9% 31.9% 29.3% 33.8% 22.5% 30.7%
100,000 20.4% 22.1% 23.1% 22.5% 22.5% 20.7% 23.9% 15.9% 21.7%
200,000 14.4% 15.6% 16.3% 15.9% 15.9% 14.7% 16.9% 11.3% 15.4%
500,000 9.1% 9.9% 10.3% 10.1% 10.1% - - - 9.7%
800,000 7.2% 7.8% 8.2% 8.0% 8.0% - - - 7.7%
1,000,000 6.4% 7.0% 7.3% 7.1% 7.1% - - - 6.9%
1,500,000 5.3% 5.7% 6.0% - 5.8% - - - 5.6%
2,000,000 4.6% 4.9% 5.2% - 5.0% - - - 4.9%
5,000,000 2.9% 3.1% - - - - - - 3.1%
8,000,000 - - - - - - - - 2.4%

Margins of error for adult estimates


Size of estimate NSW (no.) Vic (no.) Qld (no.) SA (no.) WA (no.) Tas (no.) NT (no.) ACT (no.) Australia (no.)
1,000 2,000 2,200 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,100 2,400 1,600 2,200
2,000 2,900 3,100 3,300 3,200 3,200 2,900 3,400 2,300 3,100
5,000 4,600 4,900 5,200 5,000 5,000 4,600 5,400 3,600 4,900
10,000 6,400 7,000 7,300 7,100 7,100 6,600 7,600 5,000 6,900
20,000 9,100 9,900 10,300 10,100 10,100 9,300 10,700 7,100 9,700
50,000 14,400 15,600 16,300 15,900 15,900 14,700 16,900 11,300 15,400
100,000 20,400 22,100 23,100 22,500 22,500 20,700 23,900 15,900 21,700
200,000 28,800 31,300 32,600 31,900 31,900 29,300 33,800 22,500 30,700
500,000 45,600 49,500 51,600 50,400 50,400 - - - 48,600
800,000 57,600 62,600 65,200 63,800 63,700 - - - 61,500
1,000,000 64,400 69,900 72,900 71,300 71,200 - - - 68,700
1,500,000 78,900 85,700 89,300 - 87,200 - - - 84,200
2,000,000 91,100 98,900 103,100 - 100,700 - - - 97,200
5,000,000 144,100 156,400 - - - - - - 153,700
8,000,000 - - - - - - - - 194,500
* - is 'not applicable' (exceeds relevant population in state or territory)

Margin of error cut-offs for adult estimates


MOE cut-off NSW (no.) Vic (no.) Qld (no.) SA (no.) WA (no.) Tas (no.) NT (no.) ACT (no.) Australia (no.)
50%* 16,600 19,600 21,300 20,300 20,300 17,200 22,900 10,200 18,900
100%** 4,200 4,900 5,300 5,100 5,100 4,300 5,700 2,500 4,700

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 35
Table name: Margins of error
Relative margins of error for child estimates
Size of estimate NSW (%) Vic (%) Qld (%) SA (%) WA (%) Tas (%) NT (%) ACT (%) Australia (%)
1,000 273.3% 303.7% 307.5% 337.6% 295.6% 294.8% 313.9% 198.5% 295.1%
2,000 193.3% 214.7% 217.5% 238.7% 209.0% 208.4% 222.0% 140.4% 208.6%
5,000 122.2% 135.8% 137.5% 151.0% 132.2% 131.8% 140.4% 88.8% 132.0%
10,000 86.4% 96.0% 97.2% 106.8% 93.5% 93.2% 99.3% 62.8% 93.3%
20,000 61.1% 67.9% 68.8% 75.5% 66.1% 65.9% 70.2% 44.4% 66.0%
50,000 38.7% 42.9% 43.5% 47.7% 41.8% 41.7% 44.4% 28.1% 41.7%
100,000 27.3% 30.4% 30.8% 33.8% 29.6% - - - 29.5%
200,000 19.3% 21.5% 21.7% 23.9% 20.9% - - - 20.9%
500,000 12.2% 13.6% 13.8% - 13.2% - - - 13.2%
800,000 9.7% 10.7% 10.9% - - - - - 10.4%
1,000,000 8.6% 9.6% 9.7% - - - - - 9.3%
1,500,000 7.1% - - - - - - - 7.6%
2,000,000 - - - - - - - - 6.6%

Margins of error for child estimates


Size of estimate NSW (no.) Vic (no.) Qld (no.) SA (no.) WA (no.) Tas (no.) NT (no.) ACT (no.) Australia (no.)
1,000 2,700 3,000 3,100 3,400 3,000 2,900 3,100 2,000 3,000
2,000 3,900 4,300 4,300 4,800 4,200 4,200 4,400 2,800 4,200
5,000 6,100 6,800 6,900 7,500 6,600 6,600 7,000 4,400 6,600
10,000 8,600 9,600 9,700 10,700 9,300 9,300 9,900 6,300 9,300
20,000 12,200 13,600 13,800 15,100 13,200 13,200 14,000 8,900 13,200
50,000 19,300 21,500 21,700 23,900 20,900 20,800 22,200 14,000 20,900
100,000 27,300 30,400 30,800 33,800 29,600 - - - 29,500
200,000 38,700 42,900 43,500 47,700 41,800 - - - 41,700
500,000 61,100 67,900 68,800 - 66,100 - - - 66,000
800,000 77,300 85,900 87,000 - - - - - 83,500
1,000,000 86,400 96,000 97,200 - - - - - 93,300
1,500,000 105,800 - - - - - - - 114,300
2,000,000 - - - - - - - - 132,000
* - is 'not applicable' (exceeds relevant population in state or territory)

Margin of error cut-offs for child estimates


MOE cut-off NSW (no.) Vic (no.) Qld (no.) SA (no.) WA (no.) Tas (no.) NT (no.) ACT (no.) Australia (no.)
50%* 29,900 36,900 37,800 45,600 34,900 34,800 39,400 15,800 34,800
100%** 7,500 9,200 9,500 11,400 8,700 8,700 9,900 3,900 8,700

* Estimate has relative margin of error between 50% and 100% and should be used with caution
** Estimate has relative margin of error greater than 100% and is considered too unreliable to use

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Table number: 36
Table name: Key terms and definitions

The following key terms are used throughout the AusPlay survey (AusPlay) reporting and other collateral, and a definition
below in alphabetical order.

Adult

For the purposes of AusPlay an adult is a person aged 15 and over. For the landline sample, an adult was randomly selecte
method; i.e. the person aged 15 and over, living in the household, who had had the most recent birthday was selected. No
this person was not prepared to take part in the survey. For the mobile sample the phone owner was interviewed.

Barriers

Non-participants (those who had not participated in any sport or physical activities during the past 12 months) were asked
done so. The question was an open question, with a list of pre-coded responses (plus an ‘other’ category) which the interv
respondent’s answer. Multiple responses were allowed. This question was asked both of adults and, by proxy, of children

Child

For the purposes of AusPlay a child is a person aged 0-14. The responding adult aged 18 and over was asked whether he/s
to a child aged under 15 who lived in the same household. Where there was more than one child, a random selection was
method; i.e. the child aged 0-14 who had had the most recent birthday would be selected. Questions on the selected child
sport or physical activity outside of school hours were then asked of the responding adult.

Duration
For each activity done within the last 12 months, all players were asked how long the most recent session had lasted. Ther
maximum limits set. An average duration was calculated for each person from the durations they gave for their different a
an indicative session duration for reporting durations per person.

Frequency
For each activity done within the last 12 months, all adult and child players were asked how many times, in total, they had
or training). The frequencies given by each person for each of their activities were summed for reporting the total frequen
related or non-sport-related activities per person.

Relative margin of error (RMOE)


The AusPlay results are based on a sample and are therefore subject to sample error. Sample error is measured by the sta
error. Knowledge of the standard error, or the margin of error, enables the 95% confidence intervals to be constructed aro
enables statistical significance testing to be carried out.
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The 95% confidence interval for a survey result is calculated as the survey result plus or minus 1.96x the standard error. Fo
100,000 has a standard error of 10,000 then the 95% confidence interval is 100,000 +/- 1.96x10,000 = 100,000 +/- 19,600

The amount 1.96 x the standard error is called the margin of error. Thus knowledge of the margin of error is sufficient to c
intervals. For this reason the AusPlay sampling error values are presented as margin of error values not standard error valu
be calculated by dividing the margin of error values by 1.96.
Another way of summarising the sample error is to calculate the relative margin of error which is the margin of error divid
expressed as a percentage.
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Motivation
All adult players were asked their reasons for participating in the three activities they played most frequently. The questio
list of pre-coded responses, plus an ‘other’ category, which the interviewer used to code the respondent’s answer. Multip
The same motivation(s) could be provided for all three activities.

Because motivation data was activity specific, to report people’s motivations for participation generally, the motivations e
three activities) were combined, recording when a particular motivation had been mentioned for at least one of the perso
full range of motivations a person had provided for participating, while avoiding double-counting cases when the same mo
by one person for different activities.

Non-participant (adult)
All adults who had not participated in any physical activity for sport, recreation or exercise, during the last 12 months, are
participants.

Non-participant (children)
All children who had not participated in organised sport or physical activity, outside of school hours, during the last 12 mo
participants’.

Non-player involvement
Adult respondents were asked whether they had been involved with any sports in a non-playing role, such as an official, co
in the last 12 months. Those who had are referred to as ‘adults involved as non-players’.

Number of activities
Up to ten separate activities (at the output level) could be recorded for each adult and child player. The number of activiti
individual’s total number of separate activities (at the output level) played during the last 12 months.

Organisation/venue based activity

For each activity recorded, adults were asked whether they had played it ‘through an organisation – like a club or a gym; o
oval’. This question replaced the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) concept of ‘organised activity’ because the cognitive
respondents did not conceptualise the notion of an organising ‘agent’ in the way intended by the question. Therefore the
map respondents’ own definitions. In recognition of the challenges to use one generic question to capture the variety of p
will further explore the concept of ‘organised’ among adults in the future. For children, only participation in ‘organised’ ac
was collected.

Organisation/venue type
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Adult players who said that they had participated in an activity through an organisation or at a venue, and all child players
type of organisation, or at what type of venue, they had done this activity. Respondents gave their answer in their own wo
their response using a list of ten types of organisations or venues, plus an ‘other’ option. Multiple responses were accepte

Participant
See ‘Player (adult)’ and ‘Player (child)’.

Participation by adults

All adults (aged 15 and over) were asked whether they had participated in any physical activities for sport, for exercise, or
months. The order of the three terms (sport, exercise or recreation) was rotated. Up to ten separate activities could be rec
questions were then asked about this activity (frequency, duration, whether done through an organisation or venue and w

Participation by children
Among children, participation was limited to outside of school hours (since parents often do not know accurately what acti
and to organised sport or physical activity (since non-organised activity is difficult for parents to define and quantify amon
parent/guardian answered on behalf of a randomly selected child in their household. As with adults, a maximum of 10 acti
Activities were coded in the same way as they were for adults.
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Payment

For each organised activity played in the last 12 months outside of school hours by child players, and for each activity play
through an organisation or at a venue by adults, a number of questions were asked about payment. Firstly, respondents w
paid money to the organisation or venue for that activity. Those who had paid were then asked how much they had paid t
total for that activity in the last 12 months. They were then asked whether they had paid ‘in one go, or in instalments, or p
paid in instalments were asked ‘how often, or for what timeframe, did you pay these instalments?’

Player (adult)
Adults who had participated in some form of sport or physical activity during the last 12 months are called ‘players’, for ea
had not participated, during the last 12 months, are referred to as ‘non-participants’.

Player (child)

Among children, participation questions were limited to outside of school hours (since parents often do not know accurate
within school), and to organised sport or physical activity (since non-organised activity is difficult for parents to define and

The responding parent/guardian answered on behalf of a randomly selected child in their household. They were asked wh
‘participated during the last 12 months in any organised sports or physical activities? By organised, we mean activities that
club, association, school or other type of organisation?’
Children who had participated in some form of organised physical activity outside of school hours in the last 12 months ar
reference. Those who had not participated, during the last 12 months, are referred to as ‘non-participants’.

Population estimate

Reporting for AusPlay displays both percentages and population estimates. Population estimates are the estimated numbe
(either adults or children) who would have provided that response had a census of that population been conducted. The p
proportions shown are weighted estimates with the weights based on the probabilities of selection of the responding sam
recent quarterly value of the Australian Estimated Resident Population (ERP) figure from the Australian Bureau of Statistic

Sports club or association


‘Sports club or association’ is one of the avenues for participation at ‘Organisation/venue type’, as self-reported by the res
For more information, see ‘Organisation/venue type’.

Sport-related activity
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AusPlay captures a wide variety of activities (see ‘Participation by adults’ and ‘Participation by children’) and a distinction i
between sport-related activities and non-sport-related physical activities.
Sport-related activities include, for example, team sports (basketball, football, Australian football, cricket, netball, etc.), at
jogging), swimming, cycling, golf, etc. These are typically activities related to National Sporting Organisations (NSOs), altho
may not play the activity through an affiliation with the NSO.

Non-sport-related physical activity


AusPlay captures a wide variety of activities (see ‘Participation by adults’ and ‘Participation by children’) and a distinction i
between sport-related activities and non-sport related physical activities.
Non-sport-related physical activities include, for example, gym/fitness activities, bushwalking, recreational (non-sport) da
activities not related to National Sporting Organisations (NSOs).

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