One in 12 people in NSW aged 15 or over (465,100 people) were involved in a support role such as a coach, referee or committee member in an organised sport or physical activity in the year ended April 2007.
The most common roles were:
Among those involved in a support role, about 40% reported involvement in more than one role.
These data indicate a rise in the number of persons involved in such roles from 8.0% in 2001 to 8.6% in 2007.
Most of the people involved in organising and running sport and physical activities volunteered their time. In 2007, of the 765,400 support roles undertaken, only 11% of these roles attracted any kind of payment (either in dollars and/or goods and services).
The survey also provides information about people who played or participated and the results indicate that 1.2 million people (21% of those aged 15 years and over) had played organised sport and physical activity in the previous 12 months.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue No. 6285.0 "Involvement in Organised Sport and Physical Activities" 2007 survey.