LGA Community Recreation Forum

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LGA Community Recreation Forum
Research whats out there?
Michelle Crisp
Research Officer Office for Recreation and Sport
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Introduction

• ABS Sport definition, industry framework,
  funding
• ABS Childrens Data
• ABS General Social Survey
• ERASS
• Building Health
• More than Winning

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NCCRS/SRG Participation Framework

• What is Sport?.and what is
• Exercise
• Recreation
• Physical Recreation
• Physical Activity
• Leisure
• Organised Sport
• Competitive Sport

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NCCRS Conceptual Model of PA
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NCCRS/SRG Industry Framework
Supply Demand

• Funding
• 3 tiers of government
• Private (clubs, sponsorship)
• Use of funds

Indicators Community needs Participation Household
expenditure

• Facilities
• Stock, condition
• Use of facilities
• Clubs/registered players
• Open Space
• Active Transport
• Community Capital

• Industry
• Economic activity
• Directly/indirectly attributable
• Major events - sport tourism/mass entertainment
• Retailing
• Sports media
• Overseas trade
• Goods
• Services

• Employment
• Sports admin
• Coaches, officials
• Volunteers

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Economic Power

• Sport generated an estimated 8.8bil 2004/05
  (Source ABS, Sports and Physical Recreation
  Services Australia (2004/05) cat no 8686.0)
• It employs 220,000 people, generating 358
  million in annual exports and close to 1 billion
  in taxation revenue.
• (Source Australian Sports Commission (1999)
  Beyond 2000. p.10)
• In South Australia, the recreation and sport
  industry contributes more than 2.2 of Gross
  State Product
• Employs more than 20,000 people
• (Source Office for Recreation and Sport (2000)
  Game Plan. p. 2)

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NCCRS/SRG Funding of Sport
Source ABS, Sport and Recreation Funding by
Government, 2002, cat no 4147.0
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ABS Childrens Data

• 2000, 2003, 2006

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Children's Culture and Leisure Activities (2006)
Source ABS, Children's Participation in Selected
Culture and Leisure Activities, 2006, cat no
4901.0
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Children's Organised Sport Participation SA
Trend 2000-06

• Dance equalises boy/girl participation
• Participation peaks 9-11yo (75)
• 12-14 yo play for longest (21 gt10hrs per
  f/night)
• Frequency increasing

Source ABS, Children's Participation in Selected
Culture and Leisure Activities, 2000-06, cat no
4901.0
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Jnr Organised Sport- Who is Participating
Source ABS, Children's Participation in Selected
Culture and Leisure Activities, 2003, unpublished
data
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Jnr Organised Sport- Who isnt Participating
Source ABS, Children's Participation in Selected
Culture and Leisure Activities, 2003, unpublished
data
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Top 7 Sports SA 2006
Boys
Girls
Source ABS, Children's Participation in Selected
Culture and Leisure Activities, 2006, unpublished
data
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Youth Profile SA

• Research undertaken by UniSA in partnership with
  ORS
• Sample 3,306 students
• Urban and regional schools
• Upper primary and lower secondary
• Overall response rate (following parental
  consent) 36.4
• Self report questionnaire
• 44 Psycho-social statements, physical activities,
  sports, barriers

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Regular organised sport participation
 
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Barriers

• Friendships Number 1 2
• I would try new sports if my friends were
  interested in playing too
• I would play more sports if my friends were
  involved

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Barriers (cont)

• Lack of time
• Not enough time to play as much as they would
  like
• Homework limited time available
• No time for any sport
• Insignificant barriers
• Competitiveness
• Risk of injury
• Parents

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Barriers key segments

• Gender differences
• Barriers more prevalent amongst girls
• Urban vs Rural
• Transport and convenience significant barrier
  amongst rural students
• Primary vs Secondary
• Homework and time pressures more significant for
  secondary students

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Youth Physical Activity Model
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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Findings YPAP analysis

• Reinforcing Factors
• Highly significant for all sub-groups
• Is it worth it?
• Highly significant for most sub-groups
• Am I able?
• Significant for rural boys, indirectly linked to
  PA via Is it worth it?
• Enabling
• Transport/rural access/low SES safety/girls

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ABS General Social Survey

• 2006

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Volunteering SA 2006
Source ABS, Voluntary Work, Australia, 2006, cat
no 4441.0
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SR Volunteering 2006

• 367,600 (31) volunteer, (vs 34 Aus)
• 119,900 (10) volunteer in SR, (vs 11 Aus)
• 32 of all volunteers involved in SR, (vs 33
  Aus)
• 135,830 (25) SR volunteering involvements(vs
  25 Aus)
• 20 of SR volunteers have long term involvement
  (10yrs)
• 73 get involved because they were asked or knew
  someone
• Non-professional sector

Source ABS, Voluntary Work, Australia, 2006, cat
no 4441.0
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Exercise Recreation and Sport Survey

• 2001 - 2006

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ERASS Sport vs Recreation Trend
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ERASS Sport Organisation Trend
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ERASS Age Analysis 2006
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ERASS 2003 SA Participation by Region
Australian Benchmark 82.5
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Building Health

• 2006

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Building Health

• UK National Heart Forum, Living Streets, CABE
• Strategic Planning
• Urban Planning
• Street and the Public Realm
• Walking and Cycling
• Urban Green Space
• Outdoor Playing Space
• Building Design

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MORE THAN WINNING
The Real Value of Sport in South Australia
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References

• ABS
• Childrens Participation (4901.0)
• Voluntary Work Australia (4441.0)
• Funding (4147.0)
• Adult Participation (4177.0)
• Household Expenditure (6535.0)
• A Profile of Youth Sport in South Australia
• Exercise Recreation and Sport Survey (ERASS)
• Building Health
• More than Winning

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Club sport participation
 
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School sport participation