Participation in active recreation among young people in New Zealand
By selected top 40 sports and activities, 2023, % of young people aged 5-17
| Response | % of young people |
|---|---|
| Athletics or track and field | 6.1% |
| Badminton | 3.2% |
| Basketball or Mini-ball | 11.9% |
| Bodyboarding or boogie boarding | 1.9% |
| Cricket | 4.6% |
| Cross-country | 6.9% |
| Cycling or biking | 21.7% |
| Dance/dancing (e.g. ballet, hip hop etc) | 12.8% |
| Fishing | 1.8% |
| Football/Soccer | 18.7% |
| Futsal | 2.00000000000000004% |
| Games (e.g. four square, tag, bull rush, dodgeball) | 29.7% |
| Group exercise class (e.g. aerobics, CrossFit, Jump Jam) | 7.9% |
| Gymnastics (e.g. rhythmic, artistic) | 5.9% |
| Handball | 3.5% |
| Hockey or floorball | 4.4% |
| Indoor climbing | 2.5% |
| Kapa haka | 6.6% |
| Karate | 2.2% |
| Ki-o-rahi | 1.7% |
| Mountain biking | 4.5% |
| Netball | 8.7% |
| Parkour | 1.9% |
| Playing (e.g. running around, climbing trees, make-believe) | 36.2% |
| Playing on playground (e.g. jungle gym) | 31.1% |
| Rollerblading | 2.9% |
| Rugby league | 1.8% |
| Rugby or Rippa Rugby | 8.0000000000000002% |
| Running or jogging | 47.9% |
| Scootering | 17.8% |
| Skateboarding | 3.9% |
| Swimming | 31.4% |
| Table tennis | 2.7% |
| Tennis | 4.9% |
| Touch | 6.8% |
| Tramping or bush walks | 8.8% |
| Trampoline | 11.8% |
| Volleyball or Kiwi Volley | 4.1% |
| Walking for fitness | 29.4% |
| Workout (weights or cardio) | 13.5% |
Notes
Young people aged 5 to 17 were asked the following question:
Q12: Thinking back over the last 7 days (not including today) have you done any physical activity that was specifically for the purpose of sport, exercise or recreation?
Q16b: In total, how many hours did you spend being physically active for sport, exercise or recreation?
Q16: Which of the following have you done in the last 7 days?
Definitions
Sport: activities undertaken in a competition or tournament or informally, and individuals differ in their degree of competitiveness irrespective of how they participate.
Active recreation: all activities not considered to be sport. For adults - physical activity done specifically for the purpose of sport, exercise or recreation; for young people the word ‘recreation’ was changed to ‘fun’ and PE was also included.
Data calculation/treatment
To account for biases in the sample design and non-response bias, the data was weighted before reporting. The purpose of weighting was to adjust the sample to represent the overall New Zealand population, using the 2018 Census.
For more information
Data provided by
Dataset name
Active NZ Survey: Main report data tables 2023
Webpage:
https://sportnz.org.nz/resources/active-nz-snapshot-of-the-participation-landscape-2023/
How to find the data
At URL provided, under 'Report and data tables' menu, download 'Main data tables'.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Active NZ Survey: Main report data tables 2023
From the dataset Active NZ Survey: Main report data tables 2023, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Current_Section 1_YP
- Range:
C12:BE158 - Provided: 5,610 data points
This data forms the table Sport - Participation in sport and active recreation among young people 2023.
Dataset originally released on:
June 2024
About this dataset
Sport NZ’s Active NZ Survey provides a point-in-time snapshot of participation in sport and active recreation explored through the lenses of age, gender, ethnicity and deprivation.
Purpose of collection
Sport New Zealand (Sport NZ) is mandated to monitor New Zealanders’ participation in physical activity. One of Sport NZ’s functions is to “promote and advocate the importance of participation in physical activity by all New Zealanders for their health and wellbeing”. This includes targeting specific population groups such as Pacific peoples, women, older New Zealanders and people with disabilities, as well as ensuring sport, recreation and physical activity are culturally appropriate for Māori.
Method of collection/Data provider
This report focuses on:
• how much participation happens in any given week, how many people are participating, and who they are
• how people participate
• how young people allocate their time spent in organised and informal participation
• what motivates participation
• what the barriers are to participation.