Table 3.

Estimated instances of participation^a in 12 sports in 2016–2017 by Victorians aged < 15 years: by sport and setting

	Setting												Aggregate (5 settings)d
	Sports clubs & associations		Gyms, centres etc.		Community, rec clubs etc.		Work, educationb		Other, don’t know		Not organisedc
Sport	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	Rank
Australian Football	161,101	89			10,126	6	6809	4	2423	1			180,459	2
Basketball	120,104	88			5804	4	9932	7	1329	1			137,169	3
Bowls
Cricket	62,670	88			903	1	5324	7	2544	4			71,441	8
Golf	12,301	80	1774	12	1225	8							15,300	10
Gymnastics	19,983	28	24,110	34	15,726	22	3449	5	8554	12			71,822	7
Hockey	15,827	85					2750	15					18,577	9
Netball	74,787	92	376	< 1			5810	7					80,973	5
Sailing	1570	100											1570	11
Soccer	67,103	85			8327	10	2013	3	1913	2			79,356	6
Swimming	63,907	20	158,717	49	35,695	11	24,382	8	40,864	13			323,565	1
Tennis	69,452	81	9294	11	740	1	937	1	5544	6			85,967	4
Aggregate (12 sports)e	668,805	63	194,271	18	78,546	7	61,406	6	63,171	6			1,066,199

^aAn instance of participation is participation by a person in a particular sport in a particular setting

^bFor children (< 15) the “Work, education” setting includes only activities organised by schools but undertaken outside school hours

^cThe “Not organised” category applies only to adults (15+ yrs)

^dThe row aggregates are calculated for each sport by summing the counts for the six settings. Because a small proportion of respondents reported playing a particular sport in more than one setting, the aggregate figures are slightly (< 1%) higher than the total number of participants for each sport

^eThe aggregates for each setting are calculated by summing the counts for the 12 sports. Because some respondents reported playing more than one sport in a particular setting, the aggregate figures are higher than the total number of participants for each setting and for all settings combined