According to a survey, approximately 1.37 million adults in Australia participated in football or soccer in the financial year 2023. Since the financial year 2018, the number of football or soccer participants has grown consistently across the country.
Number of adults participating in football or soccer in Australia from financial year 2017 to financial year 2023
(in 1,000s)
Values are estimates.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
*From 1 July 2019 some methodological changes were made to AusPlay and any comparison with earlier data should take these changes into account.
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Clearinghouse. (October 31, 2022). Number of adults participating in football or soccer in Australia from financial year 2017 to financial year 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363398/australia-number-of-adults-participating-in-soccer/
Clearinghouse. "Number of adults participating in football or soccer in Australia from financial year 2017 to financial year 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363398/australia-number-of-adults-participating-in-soccer/
Clearinghouse. (2022). Number of adults participating in football or soccer in Australia from financial year 2017 to financial year 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363398/australia-number-of-adults-participating-in-soccer/
Clearinghouse. "Number of Adults Participating in Football or Soccer in Australia from Financial Year 2017 to Financial Year 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363398/australia-number-of-adults-participating-in-soccer/
Clearinghouse, Number of adults participating in football or soccer in Australia from financial year 2017 to financial year 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363398/australia-number-of-adults-participating-in-soccer/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of adults participating in football or soccer in Australia from financial year 2017 to financial year 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Clearinghouse, October 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363398/australia-number-of-adults-participating-in-soccer/