4156.0 - Sports and Physical Recreation: A Statistical Overview, Australia, 2009  
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Contents >> Chapter 6 - Sport and social capital >> Active involvement in social groups

ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL GROUPS

The sport participation rate for those actively involved in at least one social group in the last 12 months was 74%, which was much higher than the sport participation rate of those with no active involvement (42%). Specifically, the sport participation rate was highest amongst those with an active involvement in a sport or physical recreation group (89%); arts or heritage group (78%); and adult education, other recreation or special interest group (77%).

Almost three quarters of sport participants (7.1 million or 75%) had an active involvement in a social group compared with 43% (2.5 million) of non-participants. The greatest proportion of sport participants had an active involvement in a sport or physical recreation group (66%), social club providing restaurants or bars (32%) and religious or spiritual groups or organisations (29%).

6.2 Participation in sport and physical recreation, Active involvement in social group in the last 12 months by type of organisation - 2006

Participated
Did not participate
Total
Participation rate
Non-participation rate
Total
'000
'000
'000
%
%
%

Sport or physical recreation group
4 673.5
560.4
5 233.9
89.3
10.7
100.0
Arts or heritage group
1 065.3
308.9
1 374.1
77.5
22.5
100.0
Religious or spiritual group or organisation
2 094.1
926.7
3 020.8
69.3
30.7
100.0
Craft or practical hobby group
947.8
359.3
1 307.1
72.5
27.5
100.0
Adult education, other recreation or special interest group
1 519.5
453.8
1 973.3
77.0
23.0
100.0
Ethnic/multicultural club
399.1
217.6
616.8
64.7
35.3
100.0
Social clubs providing restaurants or bars
2 255.5
808.0
3 063.5
73.6
26.4
100.0
Other social groups
*21.7
**10.1
*31.8
*68.2
**31.8
100.0
Total persons with involvement
7 119.3
2 483.2
9 602.6
74.1
25.9
100.0
No active involvement in social groups in last 12 months
2 402.5
3 302.0
5 704.5
42.1
57.9
100.0
Total(a)
9 521.8
5 785.2
15 307.1
62.2
37.8
100.0

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
(a) Components may not add to totals as some persons may have had involvement in more than one group.
Source: Sport and Social Capital, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4917.0).








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