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Attendance at sporting events in NSW

During 2005-06:

  • 2,259,400 people aged 15 and over in NSW attended at least one sporting event or competition (excluding junior and school competitions)
  • this was 42.1% of all people in NSW in this age group.

The main sports attended in NSW were:

  • rugby league - 899,800
  • horse racing - 686,900
  • motor sports - 376,800
  • rugby union - 334,500
  • soccer - 258,800
  • Australian rules - 249,700, and
  • cricket - 213,400.

Source - "Sports Attendance – 2005-06", Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 4174.0