Children's participation in organised sport in NSW
In the 12 months to April 2003 -
- 548,300 children aged between 5 and 14 years participated in organised sport and physical activity in NSW
- this was 62.3% of all children in NSW in this age group
- this was a 3.5% increase from April 2000
- there were 320,200 (71.0%) boys and 228,100 (53.1%) girls
The top 10 sports and physical activities for children in NSW were:
- soccer (outdoor) had 185,900 participants or a participation rate of 21.1%
- swimming had 162,000 participants or a participation rate of 18.4%
- netball had 82,400 participants or a participation rate of 9.4%
- tennis had 67,800 participants or a participation rate of 7.7%
- rugby league had 49,200 participants or a participation rate of 5.6%
- cricket (outdoor) had 43,700 participants or a participation rate of 5.0%
- basketball had 43,700 participants or a particiption rate of 5.0%
- athletics, track and field had 35,200 participants or a participation rate of 4.0%.
- martial arts had 32,700 participants or a participation rate of 3.7%
- gymnastics/trampolining had 27,100 participants or a participation rate of 3.1%
Source - "Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities," Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue Number 4901.0
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