Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 2017 Club sport (Adults) Top activities Population estimate Per cent of population Per cent of club sport population Golf 666,349 3.4% 17.3% Football 535,075 2.7% 13.9% Tennis 394,713 2.0% 10.2% Cricket 359,501 1.8% 9.3% Netball 354,161 1.8% 9.2% Australian football 307,087 1.6% 8.0% Basketball 280,728 1.4% 7.3% Touch football 208,708 1.1% 5.4% Bowls 195,479 1.0% 5.1% Rugby league 131,934 0.7% 3.4% Hockey 117,537 0.6% 3.0% Golf’s high ranking in club sport overall is underpinned by a very high proportion of adult participation. Football takes the biggest slice of overall club participation due to its popularity among both adults and children. Swimming and to a lesser extent athletics rank highly in club sports thanks to club participation of children. Club sport (Children) Top 10 activities Population estimate Per cent of population Per cent of club sport population Football 551,911 12.0% 28.8% Australian football 328,540 7.1% 17.2% Netball 271,559 5.9% 14.2% Basketball 251,583 5.5% 13.1% Cricket 203,168 4.4% 10.6% Tennis 192,167 4.2% 10.0% Swimming 191,038 4.2% 10.0% Athletics, track and field 124,541 2.7% 6.5% Rugby league 115,949 2.5% 6.1% Gymnastics 109,802 2.4% 5.7%