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The ability to view and participate in sports and recreation

'The ability to view and participate in sports and recreation' delivers benefits to the community well beyond the physical field of play. Engaging in sports and recreation increases the chance of incidental social contact, brings cognitive benefits and often serves as places where the community can connect across social, cultural and generational lines.

View and participate in sports and recreation in Australia

11% of residents selected ‘The ability to view and participate in sports and recreation’ as an important attribute when considering what makes somewhere a good place to live, making it the 16th most important liveability aspect for Australia residents overall. Residents rated their experience of ‘The ability to view and participate in sports and recreation’ in their local area 7.2 out of 10, on average, making it the 2nd most positively experienced attribute of 16. In comparison to May 2023, residents of Australia reported better local area experiences for View and participate in sports and recreation.

Benchmarks

Importance
Experience
Australia
11%
7.2
May 2023
12%
6.9
Metropolitan Australia: 2024
10%
7.2
Regional Australia: 2024
12%
7.1

Local areas

Importance
Experience
Australia
11%
7.2
South East Queensland (n = 487)
11%
7.2
Melbourne (n = 367)
14%
7.4
Sydney (n = 377)
7%
7.2
Adelaide (n = 207)
11%
7.3
Darwin (n = 229)
8%
7.4
Hobart (n = 232)
9%
6.5
Perth (n = 327)
12%
7.0
The ACT (n = 302)
11%
7.1
Western VIC (n = 178)
11%
7.6
Northern NSW (n = 169)
11%
7.1
Eastern VIC (n = 286)
12%
7.5
Southern NSW (n = 214)
11%
6.8
Central NSW (n = 284)
13%
7.1
Central VIC (n = 185)
8%
7.7
Central QLD (n = 166)
16%
6.6
Regional SA (n = 113)
20%
7.5
Rest of QLD (n = 31)
16%
6.2
Regional Tas (n = 263)
13%
6.4
Regional WA (n = 317)
15%
7.1
Far North Queensland (n = 208)
8%
6.7
Regional NT (n = 122)
12%
5.7

Gender

Importance
Experience
Australia
11%
7.2
Male (n = 1954)
14%
7.3
Female (n = 2943)
8%
7.1
Other (n = 64)
8%
5.8

Age

Importance
Experience
Australia
11%
7.2
18 - 34 (n = 1035)
12%
7.1
35 - 59 (n = 1810)
11%
7.2
60 + (n = 1992)
9%
7.2

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