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The second most popular form of exercise and sport was Aerobics/fitness/gym with a rate of 16.7%. The third most popular for adult women was swimming and diving with 8.4%. For men, the most popular sport activity was also walking with a participation rate of 15.6%. This was followed by Aerobics/fitness/gym with 11.2%.
The most popular playing sport for men in Australia is Australian rules football, [1] while for women is netball. Australian rules football is the most popular sport in terms of spectatorship and television ratings. [2] [3] [4] Rugby union is the most popular sport among New Zealanders, [5] while in Papua New Guinea rugby league is the most ...
Cricket is the most popular sport in Australia at international, domestic and local levels. It is important culturally and regarded as a national sport (along with Australian rules football), [2] and is widely played across the country, especially from the months of September to April. [3]
Canberra Raiders at Bruce Stadium. Sport in the Australian Capital Territory refers to the various sports played in the Australian Capital Territory.Teams represent the ACT in the national leagues of several sports, although the rugby league and rugby union teams receive far more local coverage than any of the other teams and are considered the main sports of the territory.
Outdoor soccer and Australian Football were the most popular football codes played by Australian children in 2009, with 13% and 8.6% participation total respectively. [135] Soccer has the highest participation rate in every state and territory except South Australia and the Northern Territory where Australian Football is the most played.
Rugby league is the most popular spectator sport in Sydney. In 2006, 565,898 people attended first class rugby league matches at Stadium Australia alone. Other popular spectator sports include cricket, soccer, Australian rules football, rugby union and basketball.
Australian rules football is the Territory's most popular sport, particularly with Indigenous Australian communities in Darwin, Alice Springs and the Tiwi Islands. The governing body for football in the territory is the AFL Northern Territory.
Netball is the most popular women's team participation sport in Australia. [2] In 1985, there were 347,000 players, [3] and in 1995, there were over 360,000 Australian netball players. [4] Throughout most of Australia's netball history, the game has largely been a participation sport; it has not managed to become a large spectator sport. [5]