INDIGENOUS STATUS
While the participation rate in sport and physical recreation activities for the Indigenous population was 66% compared with 74% for non-Indigenous Australians, there was not enough evidence to support whether this difference was statistically significant. Similarly, there was not enough evidence to identify whether the participation rate for Indigenous females (63%) was significantly lower than the participation rate for Indigenous males (70%).
4.3 Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, By indigenous status and sex |
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| | Participated | Did not participate | Total | Participation rate | Non-participation rate | Total |
| | '000 | '000 | '000 | % | % | % |
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Males | | | | | | |
| Non-Indigenous | 6 232.3 | 1 952.2 | 8 184.5 | 76.1 | 23.9 | 100.0 |
| Indigenous | *68.2 | *29.1 | 97.3 | 70.1 | *29.9 | 100.0 |
| Total | 6 300.5 | 1 981.3 | 8 281.8 | 76.1 | 23.9 | 100.0 |
Females | | | | | | |
| Non-Indigenous | 6 065.8 | 2 292.8 | 8 358.6 | 72.6 | 27.4 | 100.0 |
| Indigenous | 92.4 | 55.3 | 147.7 | 62.6 | 37.4 | 100.0 |
| Total | 6 158.2 | 2 348.1 | 8 506.3 | 72.4 | 27.6 | 100.0 |
Persons | | | | | | |
| Non-Indigenous | 12 298.1 | 4 245.1 | 16 543.2 | 74.3 | 25.7 | 100.0 |
| Indigenous | 160.6 | 84.4 | 245.0 | 65.6 | 34.4 | 100.0 |
| Total | 12 458.7 | 4 329.4 | 16 788.2 | 74.2 | 25.8 | 100.0 |
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* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |