Most Played Sports

Most Played Sports

Children’s participation in organised sport in NSW

In the 12 months leading up to April 2009, 535,600 children aged between 5 and 14 years participated in organised sport and physical activity in NSW.

• This number makes up 60.3% of all children in NSW in this age group.
• It is a drop of four percentage points from 2006.
• A total of 319,800 (70.4%) boys and 215,800 (49.8%) girls took part in organised sport and physical activities.
• However, if 'dancing' was included, the participation rates increased to 71.5% for boys and 63.5% for girls

The top sports and physical activities for children in NSW were:

1. Swimming – 158,000 participants or a participation rate of 17.8%
2. Soccer (outdoor) – 157,400 participants or a participation rate of 17.7%
3. Netball – 66,700 participants or a participation rate of 7.5%
4. Tennis – 62,400 participants or a participation rate of 7.0%
5. Rugby league – 59,100 participants or a participation rate of 6.7%
6. Martial arts – 53,900 participants or a participation rate of 6.1%
7. Cricket (outdoor) – 39,900 participants or a participation rate of 4.5%
8. Gymnastics/trampolining – 37,500 participants or a participation rate of 4.2%
9. Athletics, track and field – 31,600 participants or a participation rate of 3.6%
10. Soccer (indoor) – 30,900 participants or a participation rate of 3.5%
11. Basketball – 29,400 participants or a participation rate of 3.3%

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