Fed: Past 24, most Australians skip organised sport: ABS

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: July 18, 2000 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
07-18-2000
Fed: Past 24, most Australians skip organised sport: ABS

CANBERRA, July 18 AAP - Australians are a bunch of stay-at-homes when it comes to getting
involved in organised sport.

Two-thirds of men and three-quarters of women have nothing to do with organised sport,
latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show.

After about 24 years of age, most Australians tended to drop away from sport and physical
activities organised by clubs or associations.

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