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| FAST
FACTS |
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2002/2003
statistics*
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3,915,200 people
(just under 4 million) participated in sport and physical
activity in 2002
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this was a
participation rate of 76.0% (more than three quarters of every
person aged 15 and over participated in sport or physical
activity in 2002)
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NSW had the
7th highest participation rate (one from the bottom) behind
ACT (85.9%), WA (81.0%), NT (78.9%), Vic (78.5%), Qld (78.0%)
and SA (77.8%) and ahead of Tas (75.9%)
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more males
participate than females: 77.8% for all males aged 15 and
over compared to 74.2% of females
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Top
sports/physical activities in NSW were:
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Top
sports/physical activities for WOMEN in NSW were:
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Participation
decreases with age
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| 1
walking |
1
walking |
15
to 24 years |
89% |
| 2
swimming |
2
aerobics/fitness |
25
to 34 years |
80.8% |
| 3
aerobics/fitness |
3
swimming |
35
to 44 years |
75.8% |
| 4
golf |
4
tennis |
45
to 54 years |
74.5% |
| 5
tennis |
5
bushwalking |
55
to 64 years |
69.4% |
| 6
cycling |
6
yoga |
65
years and over |
62.4% |
| 7
running |
7
netball |
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| 8
bushwalking |
8
running |
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| 9
soccer (outdoor) |
9
cycling |
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| 10
yoga |
10
dancing |
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Prize money
and earnings for sportspeople
| Sport |
Men |
Women |
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Cricket |
Retainers for 25 selected Australian players range from $110,000
to $440,000 per year |
Women cricketers do not receive payment |
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2002 Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour: top ranking
players |
Tiger Woods received $6,912,625 |
Annika Sorenstam received $2,863,904 |
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2003 Australian Open Tennis |
$1,127,850 |
$1,127,850 |
| 2002
Quicksilver Series Surfing |
Mark
Occhilupo received $711,163 |
Layne
Beachley received $385,000 |
Commercial sponsorship
of sport
| Motor
Racing |
$657,362,000 |
| AFL |
$108,406,000 |
| Rugby
League |
$106,430,000 |
| Netball |
$5,395,000 |
| Hockey |
$4,865,000 |
Board
positions held
by women
| sporting
boards |
25
- 35% |
| publicly
listed company boards |
4% |
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UNESCO
2005
International year of Sport & Physical Education
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