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 206 Howoften(frequency)andforhowlong(duration)areAustraliansgettingactive? 11.6 million Australians (59%) aged 15 or over are participating in sport or non-sport related physical activity three or more times per week. 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 1+ per year 1+ per fortnight 1+ per month 1+ per week 2+ per week 5+ per week 3+ per week 6+ per week 4+ per week 7+ per week Frequency Adult participation by frequency Men Adults Women 87% 85% 83% 79% 70% 59% 47% 38% 29% 23% 2.5 million Australian children (54%) aged 0 to 14 are active at least once a week through organised sport/physical activity outside of school hours. Only 19% or 0.9 million children are active at least three times per week. 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 1+ per year 1+ per fortnight 1+ per month 1+ per week 2+ per week 5+ per week 3+ per week 6+ per week 4+ per week 7+ per week Frequency Child participation by frequency Boys Children Girls 69% 66% 62% 54% 33% 19% 11% 7% 4% 2% These findings highlight the critical role of sport and physical activity programs in schools to maintain satisfactory activity levels of Australian children.