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 2015 Children organised out of school hours Top 20 activities Population estimate Per cent of population Swimming 1,378,967 30.0% Football 674,094 14.7% Australian football 366,462 8.0% Gymnastics 341,200 7.4% Netball 332,018 7.2% Dancing (recreational) 329,003 7.2% Basketball 300,622 6.5% Tennis 280,239 6.1% Cricket 256,930 5.6% Athletics, track and field 203,873 4.4% Rugby league 126,754 2.8% Karate 121,877 2.6% Dance Sport 106,901 2.3% Hockey 76,922 1.7% Touch football 76,039 1.7% Lifesaving surf 65,986 1.4% Fitness/gym 59,282 1.3% Rugby union 57,429 1.2% Taekwondo 49,261 1.1% Martial arts 47,279 1.0% Children organised out of school hours – Boys Top 10 activities Population estimate Per cent of population Swimming 668,045 28.3% Football 538,304 22.8% Australian football 320,650 13.6% Cricket 236,465 10.0% Basketball 189,627 8.0% Tennis 172,395 7.3% Rugby league 121,387 5.1% Karate 97,422 4.1% Athletics, track and field 91,927 3.9% Gymnastics 77,386 3.3% Children organised out of school hours – Girls Top 10 activities Population estimate Per cent of population Swimming 710,922 31.7% Netball 324,177 14.5% Dancing (recreational) 308,082 13.8% Gymnastics 263,813 11.8% Football 135,790 6.1% Athletics, track and field 111,946 5.0% Basketball 110,995 5.0% Tennis 107,844 4.8% Dance Sport 86,222 3.8% Australian football 45,812 2.0% Swimming is the activity of choice for a large proportion of Australian children, ahead of football in second.