Giving everyone the right to sport

Wednesday, Feb 15, 2023, 01:00 PM | Source: Pursuit

Kalyn McDonough, David Gallant

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Sport – and more broadly physical activity – are ingrained into the Australian way of life. They form an important part of the country’s modern cultural identity that begins early in life.

Almost half of all young Australians – or 47 per cent under the age of 15 – are engaged in organised sport or physical activity at least once a week, and participation rates among older teenagers is notably higher at more than 80 per cent.

University of Melbourne Researchers