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 204 HOW ACTIVE ARE AUSTRALIANS? AusPlay captures a wide variety of activities and a distinction is made between sport-related activities (e.g. team sports, athletics, golf) versus non-sport related physical activities (e.g. gym memberships, bushwalking). Over 17 million Australians aged 15 or over (87%) participated in a sport or physical activity in the last 12 months. 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 15–17 88% 39% 61% 67% 68% 71% 73% 72% 68% 65% 65% 18–24 25–34 35–44 Adult age 45–54 55–64 65+ Adult participation by age Non-sport-related activity Sport-related activity 56% 46% 37% While sport remains an important form of activity throughout life, non-sport related physical activity becomes more important as we age.