In the 2022 financial year, it was estimated that approximately 88.9 percent of adults in Australia participated in sport at least once a year. Over 50 percent of respondents engaged in sport at least four times a week and over a quarter exercised at least seven times a week.
Share of adults participating in sports in Australia in financial year 2022, by frequency
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Clearinghouse, & ASC. (October 31, 2022). Share of adults participating in sports in Australia in financial year 2022, by frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007721/australia-share-of-adult-sport-participants-by-frequency/
Clearinghouse, und ASC. "Share of adults participating in sports in Australia in financial year 2022, by frequency." Chart. October 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007721/australia-share-of-adult-sport-participants-by-frequency/
Clearinghouse, ASC. (2022). Share of adults participating in sports in Australia in financial year 2022, by frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007721/australia-share-of-adult-sport-participants-by-frequency/
Clearinghouse, and ASC. "Share of Adults Participating in Sports in Australia in Financial Year 2022, by Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007721/australia-share-of-adult-sport-participants-by-frequency/
Clearinghouse & ASC, Share of adults participating in sports in Australia in financial year 2022, by frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007721/australia-share-of-adult-sport-participants-by-frequency/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Share of adults participating in sports in Australia in financial year 2022, by frequency [Graph], Clearinghouse, & ASC, October 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007721/australia-share-of-adult-sport-participants-by-frequency/