Research
Australian Sports Commission is determined to have more Australians participating and excelling in sport, from grass-roots right up to the pinnacle of elite competition.
Diversity and inclusion have become big parts of the work that organisations focus on in Australia, and elsewhere. This is because Australian communities are becoming more and more diverse.
The demographic of the communities in which sport operates in Australia has changed dramatically over the last decade.
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Australia's changing community of 24 million people
- from 200 countries
- 200+ languages spoken at home
- 1 in 4 born overseas
- 50+ indigenous languages spoken
- 2.2% per year indigenous population growth
- 3.5 million hearing impaired
- 4.2 million with disabilities
- 11 in 100 of diverse sexual orientation, sex or gender identity.
Research by topic
CASRO Research Group
About CASRO Research Group (CRG)
The CASRO Research Group (CRG) is a sub-committee of the Committee of Australian Sport and Recreation Officials (CASRO), consisting of representatives from each of the following:
- Department of Health
- Australian Sports Commission
- State and Territory Departments of Sport and Recreation
The CRG's role is to improve the range and quality of information about sport and recreation including data and research on physical activity trends, sport and recreation participation, economic impacts and social benefits.
Research Projects
- Committee of Australian Sport and Recreation Officials (CASRO) Research Group Publications Archive (link to Australian Sports Publications Archive)
- Perspectives on Sport, opens in a new tab, Australian Bureau of Statistics (2008-on-going)
- Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, Australia, opens in a new tab, in partnership with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006-on-going)
- Sports Compendium, opens in a new tab, Australian Bureau of Statistics (On-going)
- Participation_in_Sport_and_Physical_Recreation_2011-2012_Australia.pdf (2011-2012)
- Exercise, Recreation and Sport Survey, ERASS (2001-2010)
- ABS_-_Motivators_and_Constraints_to_particpation_in_Sports_and_Physical_Recreation.pdf (2007)
- ABS_-_Childrens_participation_in_organised_-_2003_-_2006.pdf (2007)
- childrens_participation_in_organised_sport_2003_2006_survey_multi-variate_analysis.pdf (2006)
- ABS_-_migrants_participation_sport_physical_activity.pdf (2006)
- ABS-Sport_and_Physical_Recreation_Particpation_Among_persons_with_a_disability.pdf (2006)
- ABS-womens_participation_sport_physical_activity.pdf (2006)
- ABS-Social_correlates_of_participation_and_non-participation1.pdf (2005)
- ABS-Sport-Volunteers-and-Other-Volunteers.pdf (2005)
- The_effects_of_recreational_choices_and_demographic_factors_on_childrens_par.pdf (2005)
- ABS-Household_Expenditure_on_Sport_and_Recreation.pdf (2004)
- ABS-Indigenous_-people-and-sport.pdf (2004)
- ABS-Expenditure-on-Sport-Phys-Ed-Other-Leisure.pdf (2003)
- ABS-Social_impacts_of_sport.pdf (2001)
Children and Sport
Research Projects
- AusPlay - Children’s Organised Out-of-school Participation - 2018 (April 2018)
- ABS Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, opens in a new tab (April 2012)
- Market Segmentation for Children (2012)
- Validation of Playing for Life Philosophy (2011)
- ABS_-_Childrens_participation_in_organised_-_2003_-_2006.pdf (2007)
- childrens_participation_in_organised_sport_2003_2006_survey_multi-variate_analysis.pdf (2006)
- The_effects_of_recreational_choices_and_demographic_factors_on_childrens_par.pdf (2005)
- Children_and_Sport_Uni_South_Australia_fullreport.pdf (2004)
ABS Children's Sport Participation Reports (2013)
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Athletics_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Australian_Football_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Baseball_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Basketball_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Cricket_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Cycling_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Football_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Golf_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Gymnastics_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Hockey_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Horse_Activities_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Netball_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Rugby_League_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Rugby_Union_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Softball_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Surf_Lifesaving_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Surf_Sports_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Swimming_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Tennis_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Touch_Football_Final.pdf
- ABS_Childrens_Report_-_Volleyball_Final.pdf
Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios
Further information and resources
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD)
Research Projects
- Embracing diversity within your club structures and developing an inclusive club culture – Centre for Multicultural Youth, opens in a new tab
- D&I 101 – Collecting Diversity Data – Diversity Council Australia, opens in a new tab
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Sport
Research Projects
- Indigenous Australians' Participation in Sports and Physical Activities: Part 2, Qualitative research (2018)
- Indigenous Australians' Participation in Sports and Physical Activities: Part 1, Literature and AusPlay data review (2017)
- Market Segmentation for Adults (2012)
- Market Segmentation for Children (2012)
- ABS-Indigenous_-people-and-sport.pdf (2004)
Mature-aged Sport
Research Projects
- AusPlay - Older Australians’ Participation - 2018 (2018)
- Why_dont_older_adults_participate_in_sport_report_Final.pdf (2016)
- Why_dont_older_adults_participate_in_sport_factsheet_Final.pdf (2016)
- Active and healthy ageing through sport 2015 (2015)
- AusPlay - Older Australians’ Participation - 2018 (2018)
Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios
Participation Statistics
Research Projects
- AusPlay Survey
- ABS Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, Australia, opens in a new tab (2013-14)
- ABS Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, opens in a new tab (April 2012)
- ERASS Adult Sport Participation reports (2001-2010)
- ABS_-_Motivators_and_Constraints_to_particpation_in_Sports_and_Physical_Recreation.pdf
- Market Segmentation for Adults – Clearinghouse for Sport
- Intergenerational Review of Australian Sport - 2017 (2017)
Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios
People with disability
Research Projects
Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios
Mature-aged Sport and Physical Activity
Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios
Sport clubs and organisations
Research Projects
Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios
Value of sport
Research Projects
- Club_sport_value_of_sport_fact_sheet_Final.pdf (2018)
- Intergenerational Review of Australian Sport - 2017 (2017)
- Value of Sport, opens in a new tab, Australian Bureau of Statistics (2013)
- The Economic Contribution of Sport, Frontier Research (2009)
- ABS-Household_Expenditure_on_Sport_and_Recreation.pdf (2004)
- ABS-Expenditure-on-Sport-Phys-Ed-Other-Leisure.pdf (2003)
- ABS-Social_correlates_of_participation_and_non-participation1.pdf (2005)
- ABS-Social_impacts_of_sport.pdf (2001)
- ABS Value of Sport in Australia, opens in a new tab (2013)
- ABS Perspectives on Sport, opens in a new tab (2013)
- ABS Sports Compendium, opens in a new tab (2012)
- Club_sport_value_of_sport_fact_sheet_Final.pdf (2018)
Volunteers in Sport
Research Projects
Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios
Women's Sport
Research Projects
- AusPlay - Women and Girls Participation - 2017 (November, 2017)
- CAS_Research_Report_-_Retaining_the_Membership_of_Women_in_Sport_final_16.1.14.pdf, Confederation of Australian Sport (CAS) (2014)
- Market Segmentation for Adults (2012)
- ABS-womens_participation_sport_physical_activity.pdf (2006)
Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios