2020-01-13 GC Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - Noosa District Sports Complex Master Plan

Table 7: Top 10 Motivators and Barriers
 Motivator                                         Percentage         Barrier                                 Percentage
 Physical health or fitness                               81%         Poor health or Injury                          29%
 Fun and enjoyment                                        40%         Not enough time/ other commitments             28%
 Social reasons                                           26%         Don’t like sport/ physical activity             7%
 Lose or maintain weight/ tone                            21%         Disability                                      6%
 Psychological/ mental health/                            19%         Not a priority (anymore)                        6%
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 To be outdoors/ enjoy nature                                16%      Looking after child/ infant                        5%
 Walk the dog                                                14%      Increasing age/ too old                            5%
 Way of getting around                                        9%      Physical job                                       5%
 Physio/ physical therapy/ post op                            9%      Too lazy                                           4%
 Hobby                                                        5%      Can’t afford it                                    3%

Overall the participation for men and women is similar, as shown below:

Table 8: Comparing Participation Rates for Men and Women
 Participation      Gender         15-17         18-24          25-34         35-44       45-54      55-64      65+
 type
 Overall            Females        95%           89%            89%           88%         91%        89%        85%
 participation      Males          98%           90%            90%           91%         90%        87%        85%
 Organised          Females        81%           70%            65%           59%         56%        46%        44%
 participation      Males          79%           70%            67%           62%         54%        43%        43%
 Non-sport-         Females        38%           68%            78%           79%         84%        85%        79%
 related            Males          36%           52%            56%           56%         62%        68%        69%
 activity

The data does show that women and girls are less active in sport-related activities, less likely again to
participate in team sports, and less likely again to participate in club-based sports. The data shows that
although women participate at a similar rate to men, however their sessions tend to be shorter on average
than men. This could be linked to the types of activities they are likely to participate in (personal fitness
related activities) and a reflection of their lack of time for activities, especially during the busiest periods of
parenthood.
The top 10 activities (nationally) that women and girls participate in are:

      1. Walking (recreational) (55.0%)                                   2. Fitness/ Gym (39.2%)

      3. Swimming (17%)                                                   4. Running (including athletics) (13.1%)

      5. Yoga (9.0%)                                                      6. Cycling (8.7%)

      7. Pilates (5.9%)                                                   8. Bush Walking (5.8%)

      9. Netball (4.4%)                                                   10. Tennis (3.8%)
The report states “having a child affects many parents’ ability to lead an active lifestyle, particularly whilst
their children are young. Perhaps surprisingly, the effect of parenthood on physical activity seems to be just
as pronounced (if not more so) for men”.
The report summarises that, besides netball, women generally have a low participation rate in team sports. It
suggests that team sports should review the product they are offering, to ensure that it better meets the
needs of women and creates opportunities for women to exercise with friends in a fun environment, as the
social benefits of sport and physical activity are increasingly resonating.



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