4440.0.55.001 - Volunteers in Sport, Australia, 2010  
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Contents >> Volunteers and the community >> Attendance at and participation in sport or community recreation and cultural activities and groups

ATTENDANCE AT AND PARTICIPATION IN SPORT OR COMMUNITY RECREATION AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND GROUPS

Volunteering is a strong indicator of community involvement and those who contribute their time this way may be more likely to participate in other community or recreational activities, or use community cultural resources such as libraries, galleries and performing arts venues.

The majority of all volunteers participated in physical activities for exercise or recreation (84% or 5.1 million), attended a sporting event (71% or 4.3 million), and attended at least one of the selected culture and leisure activities in the survey (92% or 5.6 million). In contrast, volunteers who participated in physical activities for sport were in the minority (46% or 2.8 million).

Volunteers for sport and physical recreation organisations also had higher rates of actual participation in physical activities for exercise or recreation (90%) and physical activities for sport (74%) compared with volunteers for other organisations only (80% and 30% respectively). They were also more likely to have attended a sporting event than volunteers for other organisations only (90% compared with 60%).

Of those who participated in any physical activity for sport, 2.8 million (51%) were volunteers, with 1.7 million (30%) volunteering for sporting and physical recreation organisations.

6.3 Sport and Physical Recreation and Other Volunteers, By type of participation in physical activity for sport, exercise or recreation and attendance at cultural venues and events in last 12 months
Sport & physical recreation organisation(s) only
Sport & physical recreation and other organisation(s)
Total sport & physical recreation organisation(s)
Other organisation(s) only
Total volunteers
Not a volunteer
Total persons aged 18 years & over
Volunteers ('000)
Participated in any physical activities for sport in last 12 months
763.3
906.0
1 669.3
1 148.8
2 818.1
2 711.8
5 529.9
Did not participate in any physical activities for sport in last 12 months
290.9
307.6
598.5
2 667.7
3 266.1
7 992.2
11 258.3
Total
1 054.2
1 213.6
2 267.7
3 816.5
6 084.2
10 703.9
16 788.2
Participated in any physical activities for exercise or recreation in last 12 months
912.2
1 121.6
2 033.8
3 061.7
5 095.5
6 976.3
12 071.8
Did not participate in any physical activities for exercise or recreation in last 12 months
*142.0
92.0
234.0
754.7
988.7
3 727.6
4 716.4
Total
1 054.2
1 213.6
2 267.7
3 816.5
6 084.2
10 703.9
16 788.2
Has attended sporting events in last 12 months
943.8
1 096.0
2 039.8
2 273.2
4 313.0
5 114.0
9 427.1
Has not attended any sporting events in last 12 months
*110.3
117.6
227.9
1 543.3
1 771.2
5 589.9
7 361.1
Total
1 054.2
1 213.6
2 267.7
3 816.5
6 084.2
10 703.9
16 788.2
Has attended selected culture and leisure activities in last 12 months
935.8
1 177.0
2 112.8
3 505.4
5 618.2
8 726.2
14 344.4
Has not attended any selected culture and leisure activities in the last 12 months
118.4
*36.5
154.9
311.0
466.0
1 977.7
2 443.7
Total
1 054.2
1 213.6
2 267.7
3 816.5
6 084.2
10 703.9
16 788.2
Volunteers (%)
Participated in any physical activities for sport in last 12 months
72.4
74.7
73.6
30.1
46.3
25.3
32.9
Did not participate in any physical activities for sport in last 12 months
27.6
25.3
26.4
69.9
53.7
74.7
67.1
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Participated in any physical activities for exercise or recreation in last 12 months
86.5
92.4
89.7
80.2
83.7
65.2
71.9
Did not participate in any physical activities for exercise or recreation in last 12 months
*13.5
7.6
10.3
19.8
16.3
34.8
28.1
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Has attended sporting events in last 12 months
89.5
90.3
89.9
59.6
70.9
47.8
56.2
Has not attended any sporting events in last 12 months
*10.5
9.7
10.1
40.4
29.1
52.2
43.8
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Has attended selected culture and leisure activities in last 12 months
88.8
97.0
93.2
91.9
92.3
81.5
85.4
Has not attended any selected culture and leisure activities in the last 12 months
11.2
*3.0
6.8
8.1
7.7
18.5
14.6
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution








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