In financial year 2023, a total of 162,000 people were employed in the sports and recreation activities industry in Australia. Over the past decade, industry employment numbers have fluctuated, with numbers dropping to under 120,000 in the 2016 and 2017 financial years.
Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2012 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (May 31, 2024). Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2024). Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Persons Employed in Sports and Recreation Activities in Australia from Financial Year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of persons employed in sports and recreation activities in Australia from financial year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193700/australia-persons-employed-by-the-sports-and-recreation-industry/
