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TIME SPENT ON WEEKDAYS/WEEKEND

Not surprisingly in 2006, the average amount of time that people spent on recreation and leisure activities increased on the weekend compared with weekdays, with men spending more time (5 hours and 32 minutes a day) on the weekend on these activities than women (4 hours and 33 minutes a day).

For men the amount of time spent on sport and outdoor activity increased by 17 minutes per day on the weekend and for women by 5 minutes per day compared with time spent during the week. Men spent more time on the weekend on sport and outdoor activity than women (37 minutes compared with 21 minutes).

4.2 Average time spent on free time activities, By weekday/weekend and sex - 2006
	Males		Females
	Weekday	Weekend	Weekday	Weekend
	Minutes per day	Minutes per day	Minutes per day	Minutes per day
Socialising	6	20	7	19
Visiting entertainment venues(a)	2	8	4	8
Attendance at sports event	*1	6	-	4
Religious activities(b)	*2	8	4	10
Community participation	8	7	11	9
Associated travel	7	22	9	21
Social and community interaction(c)	27	71	35	73
Sport and outdoor activity	20	37	16	21
Games, hobbies, arts, crafts	13	18	11	15
Reading	19	25	23	29
Audio/visual media	144	181	117	134
Other free time	20	29	16	24
Talking and correspondence(d)	21	31	34	43
Associated travel	5	10	4	6
Recreation and Leisure(c)	243	332	223	273
Total free time	270	403	259	346
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Includes cultural venues.
(b) Includes ritual ceremonies.
(c) Includes additional activities not separately included.
(d) Includes talking on phone or reading/writing own correspondence.
Source: Time Use on Recreation and Leisure Activities, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4173.0)