AusPlay results
2015-2023
This page contains AusPlay data collected from October 2015 to June 2023.
During this period, AusPlay collected national, state and territory data on nearly 400 different participation sports and activities in Australia, along with information on who participated in them. Data was collected via phone interviewing.
In July 2023, AusPlay transitioned from phone to online data collection. This change in methodology is a discontinuity, meaning that the phone time series has ended and participation trends re-start with the 2023-24 data.
A new baseline has been established with the 2023-24 data. It cannot be directly compared with figures from 2015-2023.
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The 2022-23 financial year data tables provide national, state and territory estimates on participation in sport and physical activity.
- AusPlay Key Terms and Definition (287 kb)
- AusPlay Estimate Reliability Checker (152 kb)
National
Sports and activities
State and territory
Previous Releases
National
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - July 2022 to June 2023 (158 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - July 2022 to June 2023 (190 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - July 2022 to June 2023 (160 kb)
- AusPlay - Qld data tables – July 2022 to June 2023 (181 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables – July 2022 to June 2023 (184 kb)
- AusPlay - Tas data tables – July 2022 to June 2023 (166 kb)
- AusPlay - Vic data tables – July 2022 to June 2023 (191 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables – July 2022 to June 2023 (180 kb)
Sports and activities
National
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - January 2022 to December 2022 (152 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - January 2022 to December 2022 (180 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - January 2022 to December 2022 (153 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - January 2022 to December 2022 (183 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - January 2022 to December 2022 (185 kb)
- AusPlay - Tas data tables - January 2022 to December 2022 (158 kb)
- AusPlay - Vic data tables - January 2022 to December 2022 (182 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - January 2022 to December 2022 (182 kb)
Sports and activities
National
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - July 2021 to June 2022 (151 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - July 2021 to June 2022 (176 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - July 2021 to June 2022 (149 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - July 2021 to June 2022 (178 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - July 2021 to June 2022 (181 kb)
- AusPlay - TAS data tables - July 2021 to June 2022 (151 kb)
- AusPlay - VIC data tables - July 2021 to June 2022 (178 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - July 2021 to June 2022 (177 kb)
Sports and activities
National
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - January 2021 to December 2021 (128 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - January 2021 to December 2021 (152 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - January 2021 to December 2021 (129 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - January 2021 to December 2021 (155 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - January 2021 to December 2021 (157 kb)
- AusPlay - TAS data tables - January 2021 to December 2021 (128 kb)
- AusPlay - VIC data tables - January 2021 to December 2021 (154 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - January 2021 to December 2021 (153 kb)
Sports and activities
National
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - July 2020 to June 2021 (129 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - July 2020 to June 2021 (174 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - July 2020 to June 2021 (128 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - July 2020 to June 2021 (155 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - July 2020 to June 2021 (157 kb)
- AusPlay - TAS data tables - July 2020 to June 2021 (128 kb)
- AusPlay - VIC data tables - July 2020 to June 2021 (153 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - July 2020 to June 2021 (153 kb)
Sports and activities
National
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - January 2020 to December 2020 (130 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - January 2020 to December 2020 (152 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - January 2020 to December 2020 (128 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - January 2020 to December 2020 (155 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - January 2020 to December 2020 (157 kb)
- AusPlay - TAS data tables - January 2020 to December 2020 (128 kb)
- AusPlay - VIC data tables - January 2020 to December 2020 (154 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - January 2020 to December 2020 (153 kb)
Sport and activities
National
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - July 2019 to June 2020 (122 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - July 2019 to June 2020 (146 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - July 2019 to June 2020 (121 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - July 2019 to June 2020 (149 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - July 2019 to June 2020 (150 kb)
- AusPlay - Tas data tables - July 2019 to June 2020 (121 kb)
- AusPlay - Vic data tables - July 2019 to June 2020 (148 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - July 2019 to June 2020 (146 kb)
Sports and activities
National
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - January 2019 to December 2019 (138 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - January 2019 to December 2019 (163 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - January 2019 to December 2019 (139 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - January 2019 to December 2019 (166 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - January 2019 to December 2019 (167 kb)
- AusPlay - Tas data tables - January 2019 to December 2019 (138 kb)
- AusPlay - Vic data tables - January 2019 to December 2019 (167 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - January 2019 to December 2019 (162 kb)
Sport and activities
National
State and territory
- Sport Australia - A Story of State and Territory Participation (1807 kb)
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - July 2018 to June 2019 (128 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - July 2018 to June 2019 (172 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - July 2018 to June 2019 (129 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - July 2018 to June 2019 (173 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - July 2018 to June 2019 (156 kb)
- AusPlay - Tas data tables - July 2018 to June 2019 (128 kb)
- AusPlay - Vic data tables - July 2018 to June 2019 (173 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - July 2018 to June 2019 (157 kb)
Sports and activities
National
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - January 2018 to December 2018 (131 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - January 2018 to December 2018 (175 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - January 2018 to December 2018 (131 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - January 2018 to December 2018 (176 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - January 2018 to December 2018 (159 kb)
- AusPlay - Tas data tables - January 2018 to December 2018 (131 kb)
- AusPlay - Vic data tables - January 2018 to December 2018 (174 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - January 2018 to December 2018 (160 kb)
Sport and activities
- AusPlay - By sport data tables - January 2018 to December 2018 (205 kb)
- Online Animated Story - a story of sports and physical activities, opens in a new tab
- State of Play Report - Australian Football - 2019 (1473 kb)
- State of Play Report - Basketball - 2019 (1475 kb)
- State of Play Report - Bush Walking - 2019 (1332 kb)
- State of Play Report - Cricket - 2019 (1464 kb)
- State of Play Report - Cycling - 2019 (1341 kb)
- State of Play Report - Dancing - 2019 (1426 kb)
- State of Play Report - Fitness Gym - 2019 (1343 kb)
- State of Play Report - Football - 2019 (1553 kb)
- State of Play Report - Golf - 2019 (1364 kb)
- State of Play Report - Gymnastics - 2019 (948 kb)
- State of Play Report - Martial arts - 2019 (1343 kb)
- State of Play Report - Netball - 2019 (1464 kb)
- State of Play Report - Pilates - 2019 (1325 kb)
- State of Play Report - Running Athletics - 2019 (1499 kb)
- State of Play Report - Surfing - 2019 (1327 kb)
- State of Play Report - Swimming - 2019 (1453 kb)
- State of Play Report - Tennis - 2019 (1459 kb)
- State of Play Report - Touch Football - 2019 (1361 kb)
- State of Play Report - Walking - 2019 (1345 kb)
- State of Play Report - Yoga - 2019 (1340 kb)
National
- Online animated story: A Story of Older Australians' Participation in Sport and Physical Activity, opens in a new tab
- AusPlay - Older Australians’ Participation - 2018 (1531 kb)
- AusPlay - National data tables - July 2017 to June 2018 (475 kb)
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - July 2017 to June 2018 (212 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - July 2017 to June 2018 (236 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - July 2017 to June 2018 (213 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - July 2017 to June 2018 (239 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - July 2017 to June 2018 (240 kb)
- AusPlay - Tas data tables - July 2017 to June 2018 (212 kb)
- AusPlay - Vic data tables - July 2017 to June 2018 (238 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - July 2017 to June 2018 (241 kb)
Sports and activities
National
- AusPlay - Children’s Organised Out-of-school Participation - 2018 (1074 kb)
- AusPlay - National data tables - January 2017 to December 2017 (623 kb)
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - January 2017 to December 2017 (316 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - January 2017 to December 2017 (380 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - January 2017 to December 2017 (316 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - January 2017 to December 2017 (382 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - January 2017 to December 2017 (383 kb)
- AusPlay - Tas data tables - January 2017 to December 2017 (315 kb)
- AusPlay - Vic data tables - January 2017 to December 2017 (381 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - January 2017 to December 2017 (384 kb)
Sports and activities
National
- AusPlay - Women and Girls Participation - 2017 (5979 kb)
- AusPlay -National data tables - July 2016 to June 2017 (533 kb)
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - July 2016 to June 2017 (316 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - July 2016 to June 2017 (378 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - July 2016 to June 2017 (314 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - July 2016 to June 2017 (381 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - July 2016 to June 2017 (381 kb)
- AusPlay - Tas data tables - July 2016 to June 2017 (315 kb)
- AusPlay - Vic data tables - July 2016 to June 2017 (379 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - July 2016 to June 2017 (383 kb)
Sports and activities
National
- Interactive charts - AusPlay participation data for the 2016 calendar year
- AusPlay - Australian kids need active, sporty parents - 2017 (449 kb)
- AusPlay - National data tables - January 2016 to December 2016 (519 kb)
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - January 2016 to December 2016 (314 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - January 2016 to December 2016 (379 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - January 2016 to December 2016 (312 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - January 2016 to December 2016 (380 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - January 2016 to December 2016 (380 kb)
- AusPlay - TAS data tables - January 2016 to December 2016 (312 kb)
- AusPlay - VIC data tables - January 2016 to December 2016 (377 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - January 2016 to December 2016 (380 kb)
Sports and activities
National
- AusPlay - Summary of key national findings - 2016 (1374 kb) - updated 21 December 2016
- Summary of key National findings – October 2015 to September 2016 data, opens in a new tab (ebook) - updated 21 December 2016
- AusPlay - National data tables - October 2015 to September 2016 (517 kb)
- AusPlay - State Summary infographics - Adult - 2016 (136 kb)
- AusPlay - State Summary infographics - Children - 2016 (132 kb)
State and territory
- AusPlay - ACT data tables - October 2015 to September 2016 (269 kb)
- AusPlay - NSW data tables - October 2015 to September 2016 (335 kb)
- AusPlay - NT data tables - October 2015 to September 2016 (267 kb)
- AusPlay - QLD data tables - October 2015 to September 2016 (333 kb)
- AusPlay - SA data tables - October 2015 to September 2016 (332 kb)
- AusPlay - TAS data tables - October 2015 to September 2016 (269 kb)
- AusPlay - VIC data tables - October 2015 to September 2016 (333 kb)
- AusPlay - WA data tables - October 2015 to September 2016 (333 kb)
Sports and activities
A more detailed report of AusPlay findings from October 2015 to September 2016 data is available upon request. Please contact ausplay@ausport.gov.au.
2015-2023
The aggregated AusPlay data, opens in a new tab from October 2015 to June 2023 reveals the most popular sports, how participation evolves with age, and how participation compares across states, territories and local governments.
National participation
What sports and physical activities are most popular in Australia.
Participation by age
The way in which Australians choose to be active as they move through each life stage.
Health
The health of Australians and how they compare against the health guideline criteria.
State, territory and LGA participation
Participant behaviour across states, territories and local governments.
2015-2023
The Sport and Physical Activity Reports, covering the period from October 2015 to June 2023, provide a comprehensive analysis of participation trends, demographics, and behaviours in Australia.
- Archery, opens in a new tab
- Athletics/running, opens in a new tab
- Australian Football, opens in a new tab
- Badminton, opens in a new tab
- Baseball, opens in a new tab
- Basketball, opens in a new tab
- Boxing, opens in a new tab
- Bowls, opens in a new tab
- Bush walking, opens in a new tab
- Canoeing/Kayaking, opens in a new tab
- Cricket, opens in a new tab
- Crossfit, opens in a new tab
- Cycling, opens in a new tab
- Dancing, opens in a new tab
- DanceSport, opens in a new tab
- Equestrian, opens in a new tab
- Fishing, opens in a new tab
- Fitness/gym, opens in a new tab
- Football/soccer, opens in a new tab
- Golf, opens in a new tab
- Gymnastics, opens in a new tab
- Hockey, opens in a new tab
- Jujitsu, opens in a new tab
- Karate, opens in a new tab
- Martial Arts, opens in a new tab
- Motor Cycling, opens in a new tab
- Motor sport, opens in a new tab
- Mountain Biking, opens in a new tab
- Netball, opens in a new tab
- Oztag, opens in a new tab
- Pilates, opens in a new tab
- Rock Climbing/Abseiling/Caving, opens in a new tab
- Rowing, opens in a new tab
- Rugby League, opens in a new tab
- Rugby Union, opens in a new tab
- Sailing, opens in a new tab
- Shooting, opens in a new tab
- Shooting sports, opens in a new tab
- Skate, opens in a new tab
- Ski and Snowboard, opens in a new tab
- Softball, opens in a new tab
- Squash, opens in a new tab
- Surfing, opens in a new tab
- Surf Life Saving, opens in a new tab
- Swimming, opens in a new tab
- Swimming Detail, opens in a new tab
- Table Tennis, opens in a new tab
- Taekwondo, opens in a new tab
- Tennis, opens in a new tab
- Tenpin Bowling, opens in a new tab
- Touch Football, opens in a new tab
- Triathlon, opens in a new tab
- Underwater Sports, opens in a new tab
- Virtual Based Physical Activity ("Exergaming"), opens in a new tab
- Volleyball, opens in a new tab
- Walking, opens in a new tab
- Waterskiing / Wakeboarding, opens in a new tab
- Weightlifting, opens in a new tab
- Yoga, opens in a new tab
2015-2023
Between 2016 and 2023, a number of AusPlay publications were released, highlighting key insights into sports participation in Australia.
National participation update October 2023 AusPlay - National Sport and Physical Activity Participation Report - 2023 (6554 kb) AusPlay - Key findings: National Sport and Physical Activity Participation Report - 2023 (139 kb)
COVID-19 review October 2023 AusPlay - COVID Review October - 2023 (1013 kb)
Sport injury April 2023 AusPlay - Injury from Sport and Physical Activity in Australia Report - 2023 (944 kb)
Participation expenditure April 2023 AusPlay - Participation Expenditure Key Figures - 2023 (172 kb)
National participation update November 2022 AusPlay - National Sport and Physical Activity Participation Report - 2022 (4486 kb) AusPlay - Key findings: National Sport and Physical Activity Participation Report - 2022 (207 kb)
AusPlay Focus July 2022 AusPlay - Community Participation in Commonwealth Games sports - 2022 (1621 kb)
AusPlay Focus July 2022 AusPlay - How Australians’ participation in sport and physical activity is adapting to COVID-normal - 2022 (3287 kb) Ausplay - Key Findings: How Australians’ participation in sport and physical activity is adapting to COVID-normal - 2022 (1475 kb)
AusPlay Focus October 2021 AusPlay - Volunteering in sport - 2021 (3145 kb) AusPlay - Key Findings: Volunteering in sport - 2021 (1598 kb)
AusPlay Focus May 2021 AusPlay - Participation in Summer Olympic and Paralympic sports - 2021 (2660 kb)
AusPlay Focus October 2020 AusPlay - Early impact of COVID-19 on sport and physical activity participation - 2020 (4205 kb)
State of play On 30 April 2019 the ASC released individual reports for 20 of the most popular participation activities in Australia.
- State of Play Report - Australian Football - 2019 (1477 kb)
- State of Play Report - Basketball - 2019 (1475 kb)
- State of Play Report - Bush Walking - 2019 (1336 kb)
- State of Play Report - Cricket - 2019 (1464 kb)
- State of Play Report - Cycling - 2019 (1341 kb)
- State of Play Report - Dancing - 2019 (1435 kb)
- State of Play Report - Fitness Gym - 2019 (1351 kb)
- State of Play Report - Football - 2019 (1553 kb)
- State of Play Report - Golf - 2019 (1372 kb)
- State of Play Report - Gymnastics - 2019 (948 kb)
- State of Play Report - Martial arts - 2019 (1352 kb)
- State of Play Report - Netball - 2019 (1464 kb)
- State of Play Report - Pilates - 2019 (1334 kb)
- State of Play Report - Running Athletics - 2019 (1499 kb)
- State of Play Report - Surfing - 2019 (1327 kb)
- State of Play Report - Swimming - 2019 (1453 kb)
- State of Play Report - Tennis - 2019 (1467 kb)
- State of Play Report - Touch Football - 2019 (1361 kb)
- State of Play Report - Walking - 2019 (1354 kb)
- State of Play Report - Yoga - 2019 (1348 kb)
AusPlay Focus October 2018 AusPlay - Older Australians’ Participation - 2018 (1531 kb)
AusPlay Focus April 2018 AusPlay - Children’s Organised Out-of-school Participation - 2018 (1074 kb)
AusPlay Focus November 2017 AusPlay - Women and Girls Participation - 2017 (5979 kb)
Fact sheet April 2017 AusPlay - Australian kids need active, sporty parents - 2017 (449 kb)
First results December 2016 AusPlay - Summary of key national findings - 2016 (1374 kb)
General enquiries
Any questions or requests for further information about AusPlay can be directed to ausplay@ausport.gov.au.