In financial year 2021, a total of 143,000 people were employed in the sports and recreation activities industry in Australia. Over the past decade industry employment numbers have fluctuated, with numbers dropping to under 120,000 in the 2016 and 2017 financial years.
Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (May 28, 2022). Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Persons Employed in Sports and Recreation Activities in Australia from Financial Year 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, May 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/