EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTARY WORK
- There were 75,155 persons whose main job was in a sports and physical recreation occupation at the time of the 2006 census. This was 22.7% higher than the corresponding figure from the 2001 census.
- On average, persons in sports and physical recreation occupations were more likely to be working part-time and more likely to have a lower income than persons in the general working population.
- At the end of June 2005 there were 111,519 persons working for organisations mainly engaged in providing sports and physical recreation services. Of these persons, 46,552 were working for not-for-profit organisations and 11,051 for government organisations. The remainder were working for businesses aiming to make a profit.
- There were 1.7 million persons aged 18 years and over (11.2% of the adult population) who undertook voluntary work for sports and physical recreation organisations during the 12 months prior to interview in 2006. This was a greater number than for any other type of organisation. A greater percentage of males (13.8%) undertook voluntary work for sports and physical recreation organisations than did females (8.7%).
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