4156.0 - Sports and Physical Recreation: A Statistical Overview, Australia, 2012 Quality Declaration 
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FACILITIES USED FOR SPORT AND PHYSICAL RECREATION

In 2011-12, the survey of Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation found that the most popular type of facilities used for sport and physical recreation activities were parks or reserves (40%). The next most popular facilities were indoor sports or fitness centres (37%). Schools or educational facilities were the least likely places that people participated in sport or physical recreation activities with only 9% of people reporting that they had used these facilities.

Public playing fields and ovals for sport or physical recreation, schools or educational facilities and outdoor sports facilities were most popular with people aged 15-17 years accounting for 53%, 51% and 42% of usage respectively. Indoor sport or fitness centres were most likely to be used by people aged 18-24 years (58%).

10.1 Participants, Sport and physical recreation, Facilities used - By age - 2011-12
FACILITIES USED(a)
Public playing fields and ovals
Schools or educational facilities
Outdoor sports facilities
Parks or reserves
Indoor sports or fitness centres
Off-road cycleways or bike paths
Other facilities
Total participants(b)
NUMBER ('000)
15-17
390.9
374.1
304.3
231.4
332.7
99.4
44.6
730.9
18-24
559.2
208.0
349.3
512.4
875.6
249.3
161.7
1 514.3
25-34
840.6
179.1
571.2
1 021.7
1 064.8
577.2
288.6
2 271.9
35-44
729.4
144.3
574.7
925.9
845.7
611.3
370.7
2 166.9
45-54
427.1
88.4
359.6
835.1
568.4
522.4
413.3
1 927.9
55-64
239.5
36.6
292.6
646.4
378.0
389.7
440.8
1 620.9
65 and over
203.9
22.9
324.4
466.9
274.9
244.4
488.1
1 503.8
Total participants
3 390.6
1 053.3
2 776.1
4 639.7
4 340.3
2 693.5
2 207.8
11 736.7
PERCENT (%)
15-17
53.5
51.2
41.6
31.7
45.5
13.6
6.1
100.0
18-24
36.9
13.7
23.1
33.8
57.8
16.5
10.7
100.0
25-34
37.0
7.9
25.1
45.0
46.9
25.4
12.7
100.0
35-44
33.7
6.7
26.5
42.7
39.0
28.2
17.1
100.0
45-54
22.2
4.6
18.7
43.3
29.5
27.1
21.4
100.0
55-64
14.8
2.3
18.1
39.9
23.3
24.0
27.2
100.0
65 and over
13.6
1.5
21.6
31.0
18.3
16.2
32.5
100.0
Total participants
28.9
9.0
23.7
39.5
37.0
22.9
18.8
100.0
(a) 'Facilities used' relates to only those used by participants for sport and physical recreation activities. More than one facility may be used for each activity.
(b) Components will not add to totals as some participants may have used more than one facility.
Source: Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, Australia, 2011-12 (cat. no. 4177.0).


The facilities that were most popular with people who only participated in organised sports and physical recreation activities were indoor sports or fitness centres (45%) followed by public playing fields and ovals (35%). People who only participated in non-organised activities were most likely to use parks or reserves (42%) while most people who participated in both organised and non-organised activities used indoor sports or fitness centres (58%).

10.2 Participants, Sport and physical recreation, Facilities used - By type of participation - 2011-12
FACILITIES USED(a)
Public playing fields and ovals
Schools or educational facilities
Outdoor sports facilities
Parks or reserves
Indoor sports or fitness centres
Off-road cycleways or bike paths
Other facilities
Total participants(b)
NUMBER ('000)
Organised only
763.2
309.6
653.7
384.4
976.6
94.9
261.5
2 160.0
Non-organised only
1 389.7
294.2
1 036.2
2 842.2
1 744.1
1 705.4
1 752.4
6 780.3
Both organised and non-organised
1 228.5
441.8
1 075.8
1 402.2
1 587.3
887.1
191.4
2 749.7
Total participants(c)
3 390.6
1 053.3
2 776.1
4 639.7
4 340.3
2 693.5
2 207.8
11 736.7
PERCENT (%)
Organised only
35.3
14.3
30.3
17.8
45.2
4.4
12.1
100.0
Non-organised only
20.5
4.3
15.3
41.9
25.7
25.2
25.8
100.0
Both organised and non-organised
44.7
16.1
39.1
51.0
57.7
32.3
7.0
100.0
Total participants(c)
28.9
9.0
23.7
39.5
37.0
22.9
18.8
100.0
(a) 'Facilities used' relates to only those used by participants for sport and physical recreation activities. More than one facility may be used for each activity.
(b) Components will not add to totals as some participants may have used more than one facility.
(c) Includes participants who answered 'don't know'.
Source: Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, Australia, 2011-12 (cat. no. 4177.0),








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