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November 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................. Page 3
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... Page 5 1.1 Background .................................................................................................. Page 5 1.2 Measuring Sports Participation ................................................................... Page 5 1.3 Scope of the Sailing Census ......................................................................... Page 6 2. NATIONAL RESULTS ................................................................................................... Page 8 2.1 Regular Participation ................................................................................... Page 8 2.2 Promotional Activities .................................................................................. Page 11 2.3 Active Support Personnel ............................................................................ Page 11 3. NEW SOUTH WALES .................................................................................................. Page 13 3.1 Sailing Regions ............................................................................................. Page 13 3.2 Participants and Promotional Activities ....................................................... Page 13 4. QUEENSLAND ............................................................................................................. Page 18 4.1 Sailing Regions ............................................................................................. Page 18 4.2 Participants and Promotional Activities ....................................................... Page 18 5. SOUTH AUSTRALIA .................................................................................................... Page 23 5.1 Sailing Regions ............................................................................................. Page 23 5.2 Participants and Promotional Activities ....................................................... Page 23 6. TASMANIA ................................................................................................................ Page 28 6.1 Sailing Regions ............................................................................................. Page 28 6.2 Participants and Promotional Activities ....................................................... Page 28 7. VICTORIA ................................................................................................................... Page 33 7.1 Sailing Regions ............................................................................................. Page 33 7.2 Participants and Promotional Activities ....................................................... Page 33 8. WESTERN AUSTRALIA ................................................................................................ Page 38 8.1 Sailing Regions ............................................................................................. Page 38 8.2 Participants and Promotional Activities ....................................................... Page 38
9. THE TERRITORIES ....................................................................................................... Page 43 8.1 Sailing Regions ............................................................................................. Page 43 8.2 Participants and Promotional Activities ....................................................... Page 43
APPENDIX Additional Table of Results ............................................................ Page 48
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Australia has the fifth longest coastline of any
country in the world and is known throughout
the world for prowess and participation in
sailing. It is a sport in which Australia excels at all
levels and formats.
The inaugural National Sailing Census has been
undertaken by Yachting Australia, in
collaboration with all State Yachting
Associations, as part of the “One Sailing”
collaborative approach to the management of
the sport across the nation.
Census results reveal that participation in sailing
activities is only partially reflected in the records
of formal membership of sailing clubs, and the
number of people involved in different forms of
sailing, both on a regular and once‐off (or
promotional) basis is considerably greater than
reported by Yachting Australia in the past.
Registered membership of sailing clubs was
reported by the State Associations in 2015 as
77,351. This was a 6.2% increase on the 2014
membership level (of 72,815).
There were 122,138 participants (at least 3 times
during the year) in sailing competitions and
programs in 2015.
There were 9,675 active support personnel, of
which 8,433 were volunteers and 1,242 received
a level of remuneration.
There were 117,185 promotional participants in
sailing in 2015. These are people having a sailing
experience in occasional (less than 3 per year) or
once‐off activities such as regattas, “discover
sailing” days, school introductory programs, and
community organisation (eg scouts and guides)
events.
1 State figures include national Class Association participants allocated to the State of the Association’s main office or contact.
Of the 122,138 regular sailing participants in
2015:
o 67.6% were male and 32.4% were
female.
o 16.6% were aged 5‐12 years
o 19.0% were aged 13‐18 years
o 64.4% were aged 19 years and over.
Figure E1: Age of Sailing Participants
Sailing has a national footprint; with regular
participants and promotional activities in all
States and Territories. Victoria and New
South Wales are the States with greatest
sailing participation, with 31,620 participants
and 30,083 participants, respectively in
20151.
5‐12 years17%
13‐18 years19%19+ years
64%
Participants by Age (3+ participants)
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Figure E2 Participation in Sailing, 2015
Total Participants and
Promotional Exposure:
239,323
Total Regular Participants (3+ times during the
year): 122,138
Promotional Experiences/ Exposure (less than 3 times
during the year): 117,185
Competition and Social Sailing at Clubs: 76,870
Competition School Sailing: 10,273
Regattas and Events: 52,816
Discover Sailing and Training: 20,993
Schools, Community, Corporate: 43,376
Sailing
Programs:
34,995
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND Australia is known throughout the world as a country with a long history of prowess and participation in sailing. It is a sport in which Australia excels at all levels and formats. The national sporting organisation (NSO) for sailing is Yachting Australia, which has affiliate organisations in each State and Territory, and these organisations are currently working towards a collaborative management model for the sport, called “One Sailing”. Measuring and monitoring participation in sailing, across all segments and formats, is increasingly important for Yachting Australia in reporting performance to the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), in setting targets, and in developing new programs and innovations to ensure the sport remains attractive to communities around the country. 1.2 MEASURING SPORTS PARTICIPATION In past years Yachting Australia has compiled participation results in categories where the actual participant data has been made available and is in either the myClub, myClass and/or myCentre (centralised) database. This approach was expanded, to some extent in 2014, but there has been no data on “Learn to Sail” and other programs/activities which are outside the auspices of the Discover Sailing Centre network, but still delivered by affiliated clubs. In addition, the participation in sailing through class associations has not been captured in the past. There are two main mechanisms by which participation in sport and recreation are measured in Australia. Population or Household Surveys
This approach is based on interviews with (usually) a sample of a specific population segment. This enables the measurement of participation in both organised, or formal, sport and recreation activity and non‐organised/informal sport and recreation participation. Due to the resources required, these surveys tend to cover a relatively small percentage of the overall population2. For several decades the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has conducted irregular surveys of adult and child participation and during the decade 2001 to 2010, the Australian Sports Commission and State and Territory Departments of Sport and Recreation conducted an annual joint initiative, involving population surveys, known as the Exercise, Recreation and Sport Survey (ERASS). The ABS has continued to include sports participation questions in its annual household surveys (for people aged 15 years and over) and its Children’s Participation in Sport and Recreation series. From 2016, ASC intends to replace this source of population surveys with its own AusPlay Surveys.
Sports Provider Censuses and Surveys This approach is based on measuring participation by the NSOs involved in administering each
sport and their constituent federations, associations, leagues, clubs, school providers and/or private providers. Over the past 2.5 decades many sports have introduced a formal census which is used to monitor performance and to identify opportunities then plan and monitor sport development programs.
2 Statistical accuracy may be quite high at state and national level, even with a sample of just 1‐2% of the population
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Yachting Australia has now begun the development of a National Census process to contribute meaningful measures and to encompass all sailing related activities. The process has been implemented with the advice and direction of a Working Group comprising:
‐ Matt Bulkeley, Business Operations Manager, Yachting Australia ‐ Jane Gordon, Marketing and Communications Manager, Yachting Australia ‐ Chris Tate, Education and Training Coordinator, Yachting Australia ‐ Julien Palmer, Online Services Manager, Yachting Australia ‐ Steve Walker, CEO, Yachting Victoria ‐ Ian Leeson, Development Manager, Yachting South Australia ‐ Ben Callard, Executive Officer, Yachting Queensland ‐ Wayne Street, Street Ryan
This report documents the results of the first Sailing Participation Census. 1.3 SCOPE OF THE 2015 SAILING CENSUS The first sailing participation census combines the dual objectives of:
‐ Compiling results in a short period of time to measure sailing participation beyond pure membership numbers. These short term results are expected to be valuable in structuring the “One Sailing” approach to delivering services and programs, as well as enabling Yachting Australia to report on participation to the Australian Sports Commission for 2015.
‐ Establishing a sound platform for an Annual Sailing Participation Census to give Yachting Australia the ability to understand its participation base beyond, and in complement to, the membership databases which are being steadily constructed and improved.
The 2015 Sailing Census involved collection of participation, and related, data from a range of sources and mechanisms. State Associations provided details on clubs, class associations, schools with sailing programs,
and other stakeholder organisations within their respective State/Territory. They also completed Census forms, by region, on membership numbers and participation in accredited programs.
All clubs were invited to submit a return on participants, promotional activities, and support personnel. The survey was completed by 120 clubs of the total 346 clubs3. All clubs were categorised into 6 size tiers based on their membership numbers:
o Tier 1: 1,000 members or more o Tier 2: 500 to 999 members o Tier 3: 250 to 499 members o Tier 4: 100 to 249 members o Tier 5: 50 to 99 members o Tier 6: Fewer than 50 members.
When classified in these tiers, there was a perfect correlation4 between the average membership numbers of the survey sample and average membership numbers from the Yachting Australia database.
3 This includes 16 clubs with fewer than 8 members; none of which submitted a completed survey. 4 Pearson product-moment correlation
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Results from the clubs have been scaled to produce national results, using the ratios of membership numbers for respondent clubs in each of the six membership tiers. The club survey responses by membership tier and by State and Territory are summarised in Tables 1.1 and 1.2.
All Class Associations (including Kiteboarding and Windsurfing Associations) were invited to submit a return on their participant numbers, and 38 completed returns were received. These results have been included in the participant numbers, without any factoring for non‐respondent class associations.
Known schools with sailing programs were invited to submit a return on the number of students participating in regular and occasional sailing activities, and 11 completed returns were received. In 2015, it has been assumed that the school participant numbers have been adequately incorporated in the returns from sailing clubs. This is a conservative approach, particularly bearing in mind the fact that several of the schools reported sailing activities during school camps, which were unlikely to be always conducted in conjunction with clubs.
Other stakeholder organisations were interviewed by telephone.
Table 1.1 Club Survey Responses by Membership Tier
Clubs Members Responses: Clubs Responses: Members
Tiers No. % No. % No. % Response Members % Response
Tier 1: 1,000 or more 15 4.34% 28,137 38.64% 10 8.33% 66.67% 18,409 50.48% 65.43%
Tier 2: 500‐999 17 4.91% 11,557 15.87% 8 6.67% 47.06% 5,367 14.72% 46.44%
Tier 3: 250‐499 35 10.12% 12,437 17.08% 15 12.50% 42.86% 5,185 14.22% 41.69%
Tier 4: 100‐249 81 23.41% 12,687 17.42% 29 24.17% 35.80% 4,723 12.95% 37.23%
Tier 5: 50‐99 72 20.81% 4,971 6.83% 28 23.33% 38.89% 1,930 5.29% 38.83%
Tier 6: 1‐49 126 36.42% 3,026 4.16% 30 25.00% 23.81% 852 2.34% 28.16%
TOTAL 346 100% 72,815 100% 120 100% 34.68% 36,466 100% 50.08%
Table 1.2 Club Survey Responses by State and Territory
Total Number
(2014) Responses by
% of Clubs % of Members
% of Clubs
% of Returns Clubs Members Clubs Membership
Australian Capital Territory 4 1,181 3 1,163 75.00% 98.48% 1.16% 2.50%
New South Wales 107 20,291 28 9,810 26.17% 48.35% 30.92% 23.33%
Northern Territory 3 397 2 396 66.67% 99.75% 0.87% 1.67%
Queensland 50 6,561 25 4,838 50.00% 73.74% 14.45% 20.83%
South Australia 33 4,136 11 2,011 33.33% 48.62% 9.54% 9.17%
Tasmania 26 6,037 15 4,513 57.69% 74.76% 7.51% 12.50%
Victoria 88 23,488 22 10,181 25.00% 43.35% 25.43% 18.33%
Western Australia 35 10,724 14 3,500 40.00% 32.64% 10.12% 11.67%
Total 346 72,815 120 36,466 34.68% 50.08% 100.0% 100.0%
Note that any variation of 1 or 2 from the sum of the numbers in a row or column, throughout this report, is a result of rounding of non‐whole numbers.
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2. NATIONAL RESULTS 2.1 REGULAR PARTICIPANTS
Tables 2.1 and 2.2 present details of participation in sailing by activity segment, by State and Territory:
‐ Competition and social sailing at clubs ‐ Competition school sailing ‐ Sailing programs.
These tables reveal there were 122,138 participants in 3 or more structured activities during 2015. The largest 3 States (Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland) recorded more than 70% of national participation in competition and social sailing, and participation in non‐metropolitan regions was 43% of the total. Sailing program participation is almost equally distributed between metropolitan and non‐metropolitan areas, and this is partially related to the high level of program activities in Queensland; the most decentralised State. Figure 2.1 shows the relative distribution of regular sailing participation around the States and Territories and metropolitan and non‐metropolitan Australia. Figure 2.1 Participants in Competition and Social Sailing and Sailing Programs, 2015
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10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
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Table 2.1 Participants in Competition and Social Sailing, 2015
State/TerritoryClub Racing
Midweek Sailing
Twilight Sailing
Inter‐club and Representative Racing
Class Competitions**
School Competitions*
Total Competition Sailing
Other Social /Cruising
Total Regular Competition and Social Sailing %
Australian Capital Territory 443 130 58 109 751 87 1,578 75 1,653 1.90%
New South Wales 7,595 1,174 4,451 3,712 2,251 2,525 21,708 1,122 22,831 26.20%
Northern Territory 192 0 82 0 29 114 417 0 417 0.48%
Queensland 6,021 883 1,841 4,011 213 2,316 15,285 814 16,099 18.47%
South Australia 2,258 0 494 834 3,387 365 7,338 211 7,549 8.66%
Tasmania 1,321 299 826 849 494 421 4,210 292 4,503 5.17%
Victoria 7,869 1,309 3,739 4,113 2,013 3,468 22,510 1,397 23,907 27.43%
Western Australia 3,829 692 1,650 2,139 49 976 9,336 849 10,185 11.69%
Australia 29,528 4,486 13,141 15,768 9,187 10,273 82,382 4,761 87,143 100.0%
Metropolitan 15,692 3,456 8,376 9,432 4,878 5,504 47,338 2,769 50,107 57.50%
Non‐Metropolitan 13,836 1,030 4,765 6,336 4,309 4,768 35,043 1,992 37,036 42.50%
Australia 29,528 4,486 13,141 15,768 9,187 10,273 82,382 4,761 87,143 100.0% * includes practice participation for school competitions. ** locations were not all known for Class Association competitions, so some participation has been recorded in the location of the State or National headquarters of the Association. ** Class competitions includes Kiteboarding participants
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Table 2.2 Participants in Sailing Programs, 2015
State/Territory
Learn to Sail Activities Sailability
Coaching (Green Fleet Equivalent)
Powerboat Programs
Safety and Survival
Total Sailing Programs %
Australian Capital Territory 1,180 0 55 62 0 1,297 3.71%
New South Wales 3,096 2,426 846 407 477 7,252 20.72%
Northern Territory 229 0 27 0 0 256 0.73%
Queensland 4,497 3,941 1,511 51 224 10,225 29.22%
South Australia 694 598 264 62 29 1,648 4.71%
Tasmania 553 2,839 178 141 69 3,779 10.80%
Victoria 4,473 1,810 892 357 181 7,713 22.04%
Western Australia 1,664 549 317 117 178 2,825 8.07%
Australia 16,387 12,163 4,090 1,196 1,158 34,995 100.00%
Metropolitan 8,517 4,883 1,798 748 1,046 16,991 48.55%
Non‐Metropolitan 7,870 7,281 2,293 449 112 18,004 51.45%
Australia 16,387 12,163 4,090 1,196 1,158 34,995 100.00%
Males totalled 67.6% of all regular sailing participants in 2015, and the age distribution of participants was:
‐ 16.6% aged 5‐12 years ‐ 19.0% aged 13‐18 years ‐ 64.4% aged 19 years and over.
Table 2.3 shows that the percentage of female participation is higher among younger age groups than male. Participation among younger age groups and females is highest in the two Territories, while Tasmania has the oldest participant profile. Table 2.3 Age and Gender by State
Males 5‐12
Females 5‐12
Males 13‐18
Females 13‐18
Male 19+
Female 19+ Male Female
Australian Capital Territory 17.99% 22.23% 40.65% 50.90% 41.36% 26.87% 59.71% 40.29%
New South Wales 13.31% 20.37% 13.45% 20.75% 73.24% 58.88% 68.25% 31.75%
Northern Territory 20.23% 22.53% 25.98% 34.69% 53.79% 42.78% 59.23% 40.77%
Queensland 14.46% 17.08% 23.61% 29.06% 61.94% 53.86% 67.92% 32.08%
South Australia 15.60% 21.50% 16.07% 24.08% 68.33% 54.42% 69.39% 30.61%
Tasmania 7.84% 13.23% 13.85% 20.47% 78.31% 66.30% 68.96% 31.04%
Victoria 16.03% 23.76% 16.39% 23.15% 67.59% 53.08% 66.27% 33.73%
Western Australia 13.75% 20.74% 15.02% 22.20% 71.23% 57.05% 69.84% 30.16%
Australia 14.48% 20.68% 17.12% 23.99% 68.40% 55.33% 67.59% 32.41%
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2.2 PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES (OR EXPOSURE TO SAILING) The number of promotional experiences in sailing (exposure to sailing) in 2015 was 117,185, encompassing:
‐ Regattas ‐ Discover Sailing Days ‐ School programs and activities ‐ Corporate events ‐ Community organisation events (including scouts and guides) ‐ Aquatic centre programs (in South Australia only) ‐ Class Association events.
New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia (due to the active Aquatic Centres program) were the major States for promotional experiences (exposure). Table 2.4 Sailing Promotional Experiences (Exposure) in 2015
State/Territory Regattas
Discover Sailing Days
School Programs
Corporate Events
Community Events (inc Scouts, Guides)
Aquatic Centre Programs
Class Association Promotional Events*
Total Promotional Experiences %
Australian Capital Territory 689 9 2 0 53 0 0 754 0.64%
New South Wales 19,351 2,666 1,955 2,933 2,812 0 907 30,623 26.13%
Northern Territory 24 277 58 0 64 0 24 448 0.38%
Queensland 4,274 1,666 1,629 254 1,316 0 313 9,452 8.07%
South Australia 3,007 794 277 101 456 23,021 3,252 30,909 26.38%
Tasmania 2,576 509 246 199 379 0 479 4,389 3.75%
Victoria 12,827 3,786 1,300 2,625 1,920 0 9,020 31,478 26.86%
Western Australia 6,413 944 577 602 598 0 0 9,133 7.79%
Australia 49,162 10,652 6,044 6,714 7,598 23,021 13,995 117,185 100.00% * includes Kiteboarding
2.3 ACTIVE SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Sailing clubs, class associations and community groups are able to deliver competitions and programs through the cooperative efforts of large teams of support workers, some receive a level of remuneration and many are volunteers. Until recent decades, Australia’s sport and recreation industry was largely the domain of the voluntary sector. However, the ever increasing commercialisation of many (but not all) tiers of sport, the need for professionalism, and the greater social acceptance of sport and recreation as legitimate business activities, have appeared to change the nature of voluntary input to sport. To date these changes have had greatest impact in the upper echelons of sport.
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Many sailing clubs employ administrators, coaching and technical staff, and other professionals in order to keep up with competitive factors and commercial demands. However, there is still a considerable reliance on volunteer contributions to keep operations viable and to offer competitions and events. Table 2.5 indicates there were 9,675 people involved in voluntary and remunerated support to sailing clubs and class associations in 2015, as committee members, managers and administrators, coaches and instructors, race officers, judges, measurers, umpires and other support roles (such as safety officers, rescue boat drivers, race support, sailability volunteers, caretakers, event managers, support crews, maintenance workers, canteen and catering support, and auditors) The majority of support positions are filled by volunteers (8,433 or 87.2%), with 1,242 paid a wage, contract fee or other form of remuneration. The positions most frequently occupied by paid/remunerated workers are:
‐ Managers and administrators (63.8% receive remuneration) ‐ Coaches and instructors (42.1% receive remuneration) ‐ Other specialist support positions (9.3% receive remuneration).
Committee and Board members are overwhelmingly volunteers (99.4%) Table 2.5 Support Personnel at Sailing Clubs and Class Associations in 2015
State/Territory
Club/Class Committee Members
Managers and Administrators
Coaches and Instructors
Race Officers Judges Measurers Umpires
Other Support Positions
Total Active Support Personnel
Australian Capital Territory 53 11 44 23 3 4 2 1 141
New South Wales 1,412 214 391 427 53 53 39 446 3,036
Northern Territory 42 14 16 11 7 1 2 13 106
Queensland 473 69 285 151 18 22 28 123 1,168
South Australia 392 44 108 103 17 12 8 86 770
Tasmania 249 37 92 74 23 14 11 93 594
Victoria 1,155 175 385 390 52 43 27 497 2,724
Western Australia 535 88 169 152 27 29 20 117 1,136
Australia 4,311 652 1,488 1,332 202 179 136 1,376 9,675
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3. NEW SOUTH WALES 3.1 SAILING REGIONS
New South Wales is Australia’s most populous state with 7,518,472 residents or 32.0% of the Australian population. This population is heavily concentrated along the coastline of 2,137 kilometres; the shortest coastline of any Australian State. Indeed 82% of the New South Wales population lives within 50 kilometres of the coast, and 71% live in the conurbation sprawl along the Newcastle‐Sydney‐Wollongong corridor. New South Wales has been structured into seven regions for monitoring sailing participation and for strategic planning and identifying opportunities. These regions are shown in Figure 3.1:
‐ Metropolitan Sydney o Sydney North o Sydney Inner and East o Sydney South and West
‐ Non‐Metropolitan New South Wales
o North Coast o Hunter and Central Coast o South Coast o Inland.
3.2 PARTICIPANTS AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES (EXPOSURE TO SAILING)
Table 3.1 summarises details of sailing clubs and members and Figure 3.2 shows regular participation by the New South Wales regions. In 2015, New South Wales had: 107 sailing clubs
18,759 members
30,083 participants (on at least 3 occasions during the year) in all forms of sailing, with the
largest components being: o Club and inter‐club racing (11,307 participants in total) o Midweek, twilight and other social sailing/cruising (6,747 participants in total) o Learn to sail and coaching activities (3,942 participants in total)
Sydney North, Sydney Inner and East, and the Hunter and Central Coast were the regions
with the greatest number of regular sailing participants in 2015.
30,623 promotional sailing experiences (exposure: once‐off events, and other activities of less than 3 occasions), with Regattas and Events as the major component (19,351 experiences).
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Figure 3.1 New South Wales Sailing Regions
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Table 3.1 Sailing Clubs and Paid Members in New South Wales
New South Wales
Number of Clubs
Paid Members 2015
Sydney North 20 7,403
Sydney Inner and East 25 6,522
Sydney South and West 10 865
Total Metropolitan 55 14,790
North Coast 15 651
Hunter and Central Coast 19 2,618
South Coast 13 549
Inland 5 151
Total Non‐Metropolitan 52 3,969
Total 107 18,759
Figure 3.2 Regular Sailing Participants by Region, NSW, 2015
Table 3.2 presents details of regular participation by region in New South Wales, and Table 3.3 outlines promotional experiences in 2015.
10,531
8,657
2,1001,518
5,367
1,718
190
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Sydney North Sydney Innerand East
Sydney Southand West
North Coast Hunter andCentral Coast
South Coast Inland
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Table 3.2 Sailing Participants in New South Wales, 2015
Club Racing
Other Racing
Midweek Sailing
Twilight Sailing
Other Social /Cruising
Learn to Sail Activities Sailability
Coaching (Green Fleet Equivalent)
Powerboat Programs
School Competitions
School Practices
Class Competitions
Safety and Survival
Total Participants
Metropolitan
Sydney North 2,491 1,127 296 1,877 442 902 571 242 129 234 890 1,289 42 10,531
Sydney Inner and East 1,871 1,308 620 1,516 350 1,115 117 330 138 311 485 62 435 8,657
Sydney South and West 622 218 43 165 101 206 316 60 29 11 55 275 0 2,100
Total Metropolitan 4,983 2,653 959 3,558 893 2,223 1,004 632 296 556 1,429 1,626 477 21,289
North Coast 465 285 0 171 0 184 277 34 15 38 48 0 0 1,518
Hunter and Central Coast 1,556 493 214 606 229 506 592 137 59 73 277 625 0 5,367
South Coast 509 226 0 116 0 183 535 37 28 24 59 0 0 1,718
Inland 83 55 0 0 0 0 18 5 8 12 8 0 0 190
Total Non‐Metropolitan 2,612 1,059 215 893 229 873 1,422 214 111 148 393 625 0 8,794
TOTAL NSW 7,595 3,712 1,174 4,451 1,122 3,096 2,426 846 407 703 1,822 2,251 477 30,083
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Table 3.3 Sailing Promotional Experiences (Exposure) in New South Wales, 2015
Regattas and Events
Discover Sailing Days
School Programs
Corporate Programs
Community Programs (including Aquatic Centres)
Class Association Programs
Total Promotional Experiences
Sydney North 8,039 649 911 1,163 459 542 11,762
Sydney Inner and East 5,947 833 623 1,401 1,464 4 10,272
Sydney South and West 1,369 276 50 18 61 0 1,773
Total Metropolitan 15,355 1,758 1,584 2,582 1,984 546 23,807
North Coast 430 159 44 6 217 0 856
Hunter and Central Coast 2,761 549 267 336 420 361 4,694
South Coast 695 161 52 8 123 0 1,038
Inland 111 40 7 0 70 0 228
Total Non‐Metropolitan 3,997 908 370 351 829 361 6,816
TOTAL NSW 19,351 2,666 1,955 2,933 2,812 907 30,623
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4. QUEENSLAND 4.1 SAILING REGIONS
Queensland is Australia’s third most populous state with 4,722,4475 persons or 20.1% of the Australian population. Queensland and Tasmania are Australia’s most decentralised states. They are the only states/territories where the majority of the population does not live in the capital city (52% of Queensland residents live in a non‐metropolitan region). However, all major provincial cities in Queensland, except Toowoomba, are located along the coastline of 13,347 kilometres (including the coastlines around Queensland’s islands, such as Fraser, the Stradbroke Islands, the many Whitsunday Islands, and the Wellesley Island Group in the Gulf of Carpentaria).
Queensland has been structured into six regions for monitoring sailing participation and for strategic planning and identifying opportunities. These regions are shown in Figure 4.1:
‐ Metropolitan Brisbane o Brisbane North o Brisbane South.
‐ Non‐Metropolitan Queensland
o Gold Coast o Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay o Central and North o Far North.
4.2 PARTICIPANTS AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES (EXPOSURE TO SAILING)
Table 4.1 summarises details of sailing clubs and members and Figure 4.2 shows regular participation by Queensland region. In 2015, Queensland had: 50 sailing clubs
5,803 members
26,324 participants (on at least 3 occasions during the year) in all forms of sailing, with the
largest components being: o Club and inter‐club racing (10,032 participants in total) o Midweek, twilight and other social sailing/cruising (3,537 participants in total) o Learn to sail and coaching activities (6,008 participants in total)
Gold Coast, Brisbane North, and Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay were the regions with the
greatest number of regular sailing participants in 2015.
9,452 promotional sailing experiences (exposure: once‐off events, and other activities of less than 3 occasions), with Regattas and Events as the major component (4,274 experiences).
5 Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Population Growth 2014, April 2015
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Figure 4.1 Queensland Sailing Regions
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Table 4.1 Sailing Clubs and Paid Members in Queensland
Queensland Number of Clubs
Paid Members
Brisbane North 11 2,834
Brisbane South 8 311
Total Metropolitan 19 3,145
Gold Coast 4 538
Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay 10 572
Central and North Qld 11 1,102
Far North Qld 6 446
Total Non‐Metropolitan 31 2,658
Total 50 5,803
Figure 4.2 Regular Sailing Participants by Region, Queensland, 2015
Table 4.2 presents details of regular participation by region in Queensland, and Table 4.3 outlines promotional experiences in 2015.
5,537
1,155
9,093
4,942
4,073
1,524
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
BrisbaneNorth
BrisbaneSouth
Gold Coast SunshineCoast andWide Bay
Central andNorth
Far North
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Table 4.2 Sailing Participants in Queensland, 2015
Club Racing
Other Racing
Midweek Sailing
Twilight Sailing
Other Social /Cruising
Learn to Sail Activities Sailability
Coaching (Green Fleet Equivalent)
Powerboat Programs
School Competitions
School Practices
Class Competitions
Safety and Survival
Total Participants
Metropolitan
Brisbane North 1,353 1,650 646 0 246 758 257 105 8 247 265 0 0 5,537
Brisbane South 324 100 20 0 0 147 126 27 6 16 64 213 112 1,155
Total Metropolitan 1,677 1,750 667 0 246 905 383 132 13 263 329 213 112 6,691
Gold Coast 2,304 406 7 952 28 1,284 3,049 924 5 9 14 0 112 9,093
Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay 587 382 75 189 99 1,783 306 237 8 59 1,216 0 0 4,942
Central and North 981 1,240 42 574 347 366 191 151 10 78 92 0 0 4,073
Far North 471 234 92 125 94 159 12 66 15 165 90 0 0 1,524
Total Non‐Metropolitan 4,343 2,262 216 1,841 568 3,592 3,558 1,379 38 312 1,413 0 112 19,632
TOTAL Qld 6,021 4,011 883 1,841 814 4,497 3,941 1,511 51 575 1,741 213 224 26,324
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Table 4.3 Sailing Promotional Experiences (Exposure) in Queensland, 2015
Regattas and Events
Discover Sailing Days
School Programs
Corporate Programs
Community Programs
Class Association Programs
Total Promotional Experiences
Queensland
Brisbane North 969 679 94 46 135 165 2,087
Brisbane South 197 133 36 1 98 148 612
Total Metropolitan 1,166 812 129 47 232 313 2,700
Gold Coast 554 355 4,716 395 28 0 6,048
Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay 1,460 419 1,223 186 786 0 4,075
Central and North 1,217 264 149 11 79 0 1,720
Far North 432 170 128 10 218 0 957
Total Non‐Metropolitan 3,108 854 1,499 207 1,083 0 6,752
TOTAL Queensland 4,274 1,666 1,629 254 1,316 313 9,452
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5. SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5.1 SAILING REGIONS
South Australia has a resident population of 1,685,7146 persons or 7.2% of the Australian population. South Australia has a coastline of 5,067 kilometres including the coast around the Yorke, Eyre and Fleurieu Peninsulas and Kangaroo Island.
South Australia has been structured into three regions for monitoring sailing participation and for strategic planning and identifying opportunities. These regions are shown in Figure 5.1:
‐ Metropolitan Adelaide
‐ Non‐Metropolitan South Australia o Fleurieu, Coorong and South East o Yorke and Eyre.
5.2 PARTICIPANTS AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES (EXPOSURE TO SAILING)
Table 5.1 summarises details of sailing clubs and members and Figure 5.2 shows regular participation by South Australian region. In 2015, South Australia had: 33 sailing clubs
3,974 members
9,197 participants (on at least 3 occasions during the year) in all forms of sailing, with the
largest components being: o Class association participants (3,387 participants in total) o Club and inter‐club racing (3,092 participants in total) o Learn to sail and coaching activities (959 participants in total)
Fleurieu, Coorong and South East, and Adelaide were the regions with the greatest number
of regular sailing participants in 2015.
30,909 promotional sailing experiences (exposure: once‐off events, and other activities of less than 3 occasions), with Community Programs (especially at the SA Aquatic Centres) as the major component (23,477 experiences).
Table 5.1 Sailing Clubs and Paid Members in South Australia
South Australia Number of Clubs
Paid Members
Adelaide 10 2,475
Total Metropolitan 10 2,475
Fleurieu, Coorong and South East 12 1,041
Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas 11 458
Total Non‐Metropolitan 23 1,499
Total 33 3,974
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Figure 5.1 South Australia Sailing Regions
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Figure 5.2 Regular Sailing Participants by Region, South Australia, 2015
Table 5.2 presents details of regular participation by region in South Australia, and Table 5.3 outlines promotional experiences (exposure) in 2015.
3,498
4,819
880
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
Adelaide Fleurieu, Coorong and SouthEast
Yorke and Eyre
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Table 5.2 Sailing Participants in South Australia, 2015
Club Racing
Other Racing
Midweek Sailing
Twilight Sailing
Other Social /Cruising
Learn to Sail Activities Sailability
Coaching (Green Fleet Equivalent)
Powerboat Programs
School Competitions
School Practices
Class Competitions
Safety and Survival
Total Participants
Metropolitan
Adelaide 1,343 530 0 494 139 305 215 186 30 12 124 92 29 3,498
Total Metropolitan 1,343 530 0 494 139 305 215 186 30 12 124 92 29 3,498
Fleurieu, Coorong and South East 581 304 0 0 0 260 147 49 19 73 90 3,295 0 4,819
Yorke and Eyre 335 0 0 0 72 129 236 29 13 26 40 0 0 880
Total Non‐Metropolitan 916 304 0 0 72 389 384 78 32 99 130 3,295 0 5,699
TOTAL SA 2,258 834 0 494 211 694 598 264 62 111 254 3,387 29 9,197
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Table 5.3 Sailing Promotional Experiences (Exposure) in South Australia, 2015
Regattas and Events
Discover Sailing Days
School Programs
Corporate Programs
Community Programs (including Aquatic Centres)
Class Association Programs
Total Promotional Experiences
South Australia
Adelaide 1,149 473 171 78 13,968 118 15,957
Total Metropolitan 1,149 473 171 78 13,968 118 15,957
Fleurieu, Coorong and South East 1,492 193 69 16 9,379 0 11,148
Yorke and Eyre 367 129 37 6 131 3,134 3,803
Total Non‐Metropolitan 1,858 322 106 22 9,510 3,134 14,952
TOTAL SA 3,007 794 277 101 23,477 3,252 30,909
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6. TASMANIA 6.1 SAILING REGIONS
Tasmania has a resident population of 514,7627 persons or 2.2% of the Australian population and, like Queensland, has more than half its population located outside the Hobart metropolitan area. Tasmania has a coastline of 4,882 kilometres (including King, Flinders and Cape Barron Islands); longer than those of both New South Wales and Victoria.
Tasmania has been structured into three regions (and a sub‐region) for monitoring sailing participation and for strategic planning and identifying opportunities. These regions are shown in Figure 6.1:
‐ Metropolitan Hobart
‐ Non‐Metropolitan Tasmania o Northern Tasmania
Launceston sub‐region o Southern Tasmania.
6.2 PARTICIPANTS AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES (EXPOSURE TO SAILING)
Table 6.1 summarises details of sailing clubs and members and Figure 6.2 shows regular participation by Tasmanian region. In 2015, Tasmania had: 26 sailing clubs
4,384 members
8,282 participants (on at least 3 occasions during the year) in all forms of sailing, with the
largest components being: o Sailability programs (2,839 participants in total) o Club and inter‐club racing (2,170 participants in total)
Hobart and Southern Tasmania were the regions with the greatest number of regular sailing
participants in 2015.
4,389 promotional sailing experiences (exposure: once‐off events, and other activities of less than 3 occasions), with regattas and events as the major component (2,576 experiences).
Table 6.1 Sailing Clubs and Paid Members in Tasmania
Tasmania Number of Clubs
Paid Members
Hobart 11 2,961
Total Metropolitan 11 2,961
Northern Tasmania 6 266
Launceston Sub‐Region 3 556
Southern Tasmania 6 601
Total Non‐Metropolitan 15 1,423
Total 26 4,384
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Figure 6.1 Tasmanian Sailing Regions
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Figure 6.2 Regular Sailing Participants by Region, Tasmania, 2015
Table 6.2 presents details of regular participation by region in Tasmania, and Table 6.3 outlines promotional experiences (exposure) in 2015.
5,968
478686
1,150
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
Hobart Launceston Northern Tasmania Southern Tasmania
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Table 6.2 Sailing Participants in Tasmania, 2015
Club Racing
Other Racing
Midweek Sailing
Twilight Sailing
Other Social /Cruising
Learn to Sail Activities Sailability
Coaching (Green Fleet Equivalent)
Powerboat Programs
School Competitions
School Practices
Class Competitions
Safety and Survival
Total Participants
Metropolitan
Hobart 747 481 154 581 201 308 2,538 110 86 42 192 460 69 5,968
Total Metropolitan 747 481 154 581 201 308 2,538 110 86 42 192 460 69 5,968
Launceston 139 68 69 81 4 50 1 13 0 17 36 0 0 478
Northern Tasmania 140 81 60 0 35 101 87 20 45 25 58 34 0 686
Southern Tasmania 295 220 16 165 53 94 212 34 10 10 41 0 0 1,150
Total Non‐Metropolitan 574 369 145 246 92 245 300 67 55 52 135 34 0 2,314
TOTAL Tasmania 1,321 849 299 826 292 553 2,839 178 141 94 327 494 69 8,282
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Table 6.3 Sailing Promotional Experiences (Exposure) in Tasmania, 2015
Regattas and Events
Discover Sailing Days
School Programs
Corporate Programs
Community Programs
Class Association Programs
Total Promotional Experiences
Tasmania
Hobart 2,055 231 80 193 171 325 3,054
Total Metropolitan 2,055 231 80 193 171 325 3,054
Launceston 32 21 87 0 41 77 258
Northern Tasmania 139 173 52 0 122 0 486
Southern Tasmania 350 85 27 6 46 77 591
Total Non‐Metropolitan 521 278 166 6 209 154 1,335
TOTAL Tasmania 2,576 509 246 199 379 479 4,389
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7. VICTORIA 7.1 SAILING REGIONS
Victoria is Australia’s second most populous State and has a resident population of 5,841,6678 persons or 24.9% of the Australian population. Victoria has a coastline of 2,512 kilometres (including islands along the coast such as Phillip Island, French and Gabo Islands).
Victoria has been structured into six regions for monitoring sailing participation and for strategic planning and identifying opportunities. These regions are shown in Figure 7.1:
‐ Metropolitan Melbourne o Melbourne East o Melbourne Inner and West
‐ Non‐Metropolitan Victoria
o Peninsula and Western Port o Barwon o Western and Northern Victoria o Gippsland.
7.2 PARTICIPANTS AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES (EXPOSURE TO SAILING)
Table 7.1 summarises details of sailing clubs and members and Figure 7.2 shows regular participation by Victorian region. In 2015, Victoria had: 88 sailing clubs
23,200 members
31,620 participants (on at least 3 occasions during the year) in all forms of sailing, with the
largest components being: o Club and inter‐club racing (11,982 participants in total) o Learn to sail and coaching programs (5,365 participants in total)
Melbourne East, Peninsula and Western Port, and Melbourne Inner and West were the
regions with the greatest number of regular sailing participants in 2015.
31,478 promotional sailing experiences (exposure: once‐off events, and other activities of less than 3 occasions), with regattas and events, and class association programs as the major components (12,827 and 9,020 experiences, respectively).
8 Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Population Growth 2014, April 2015
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Figure 7.1 Victorian Sailing Regions
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Table 7.1 Sailing Clubs and Paid Members in Victoria
Victoria Number of Clubs
Paid Members
Melbourne East 22 7,351
Melbourne Inner and West 11 2,363
Total Metropolitan 33 9,714
Barwon 13 3,167
Western and Northern 14 1,275
Gippsland 7 801
Peninsula and Western Port 21 8,243
Total Non‐Metropolitan 55 13,486
Total 88 23,200
Figure 7.2 Regular Sailing Participants by Region, Victoria, 2015
Table 7.2 presents details of regular participation by region in Victoria, and Table 7.3 outlines promotional experiences (exposure) in 2015.
12,140
4,507
9,876
2,2311,672
1,195
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
MelbourneEast
MelbourneInner andWest
Peninsula andWestern Port
Barwon Western andNorthern Vic
Gippsland
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Table 7.2 Sailing Participants in Victoria, 2015
Club Racing
Other Racing
Midweek Sailing
Twilight Sailing
Other Social /Cruising
Learn to Sail Activities Sailability
Coaching (Green Fleet Equivalent)
Powerboat Programs
School Competitions
School Practices
Class Competitions
Safety and Survival
Total Participants
Metropolitan Melbourne East 2,682 2,020 768 1,863 501 1,862 323 338 119 306 1,214 144 0 12,140
Melbourne Inner and West 956 386 179 385 141 274 162 80 39 54 126 1,543 181 4,507
Total Metropolitan 3,638 2,406 946 2,248 643 2,136 485 418 158 360 1,340 1,687 181 16,647
Peninsula and Western Port 2,409 1,100 362 1,304 492 1,520 620 329 129 177 1,106 326 0 9,876
Barwon 813 0 0 0 198 453 349 51 38 74 254 0 0 2,231
Western and Northern Vic 682 422 0 0 0 222 168 53 15 34 75 0 0 1,672
Gippsland 325 184 0 186 64 143 187 41 16 15 33 0 0 1,195
Total Non‐Metropolitan 4,230 1,707 362 1,490 755 2,337 1,325 475 199 300 1,467 326 0 14,973
TOTAL Vic 7,869 4,113 1,309 3,739 1,397 4,473 1,810 892 357 660 2,808 2,013 181 31,620
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Table 7.3 Sailing Promotional Experiences (Exposure) in Victoria, 2015
Regattas and Events
Discover Sailing Days
School Programs
Corporate Programs
Community Programs (including Aquatic Centres)
Class Association Programs
Total Promotional Experiences
Victoria
Melbourne East 4,571 1,409 260 1,087 484 70 7,880
Melbourne Inner and West 1,098 550 99 204 343 8,740 11,034
Total Metropolitan 5,669 1,959 359 1,291 826 8,810 18,914
Peninsula and Western Port 4,180 1,118 652 1,006 692 0 7,649
Barwon 1,501 299 184 274 156 0 2,413
Western and Northern Vic 1,035 229 71 43 207 0 1,585
Gippsland 443 181 33 11 38 210 916
Total Non‐Metropolitan 7,158 1,827 941 1,334 1,093 210 12,564
TOTAL Victoria 12,827 3,786 1,300 2,625 1,920 9,020 31,478
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8. WESTERN AUSTRALIA 8.1 SAILING REGIONS
Western Australia has a resident population of 2,573,3899 persons or 11.0% of the Australian population. Western Australia has Australia’s longest coastline of 20,781 kilometres (including islands along the coast such as Rottnest and Dirk Hartog).
Western Australia has been structured into three regions for monitoring sailing participation and for strategic planning and identifying opportunities. These regions are shown in Figure 8.1:
‐ Metropolitan Perth o Northern Perth o Southern Perth
‐ Non‐Metropolitan Western Australia
8.2 PARTICIPANTS AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES (EXPOSURE TO SAILING)
Table 8.1 summarises details of sailing clubs and members and Figure 8.2 shows regular participation by Western Australian region. In 2015, Western Australia had: 35 sailing clubs
12,136 members
13,010 participants (on at least 3 occasions during the year) in all forms of sailing, with the
largest components being: o Club and inter‐club racing (5,968 participants in total) o Learn to sail and coaching programs (1,981 participants in total)
Northern Perth was the region with the greatest number of regular sailing participants in
2015.
9,133 promotional sailing experiences (exposure: once‐off events, and other activities of less than 3 occasions), with regattas and events as the major components (6,413 experiences).
Table 8.1 Sailing Clubs and Paid Members in Western Australia
Western Australia Number of Clubs
Paid Members
Northern Perth 11 5,503
Southern Perth 10 5,530
Total Metropolitan 21 11,033
South West/Great Southern 8 928
Northern WA 6 175
Total Non‐Metropolitan 14 1,103
Total 35 12,136
9 Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Population Growth 2014, April 2015
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Figure 6.1 Western Australian Sailing Regions
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Figure 8.2 Regular Sailing Participants by Region, Western Australia, 2015
Table 8.2 presents details of regular participation by region in Western Australia, and Table 8.3 outlines promotional experiences (exposure) in 2015.
5,738
4,318
2,954
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
Northern Perth Southern Perth Country WA
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Table 8.2 Sailing Participants in Western Australia, 2015
Club Racing
Other Racing
Midweek Sailing
Twilight Sailing
Other Social /Cruising
Learn to Sail Activities Sailability
Coaching (Green Fleet Equivalent)
Powerboat Programs
School Competitions
School Practices
Class Competitions
Safety and Survival
Total Participants
Metropolitan
Northern Perth 1,740 535 508 965 273 848 122 161 56 98 356 0 77 5,738
Southern Perth 1,121 969 91 472 299 611 135 104 48 77 240 49 101 4,318
Total Metropolitan 2,861 1,504 599 1,437 572 1,459 257 265 103 175 596 49 178 10,056
Country WA 968 635 93 213 277 205 292 52 14 22 183 0 0 2,954
Total Non‐Metropolitan 968 635 93 213 277 205 292 52 14 22 183 0 0 2,954
TOTAL WA 3,829 2,139 692 1,650 849 1,664 549 317 117 197 779 49 178 13,010
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Table 8.3 Sailing Promotional Experiences (Exposure) in Western Australia, 2015
Regattas and Events
Discover Sailing Days
School Programs
Corporate Programs
Community Programs
Total Promotional Experiences
Western Australia
Northern Perth 2,916 479 241 397 381 4,415
Southern Perth 2,632 318 154 188 91 3,383
Total Metropolitan 5,549 797 395 585 473 7,797
Country WA 865 147 182 17 125 1,336
Total Non‐Metropolitan 865 147 182 17 125 1,336
TOTAL WA 6,413 944 577 602 598 9,133
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9. AUSTRALIAN MAINLAND TERRITORIES 9.1 SAILING REGIONS
The Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory have resident populations of 385,996 and 245,07910 persons, respectively, or 2.7% of the Australian population. Northern Territory has a coastline of 10,953 kilometres (including islands along the coast such as Bathurst, Melville, Groote Eylandt, the Wessels Islands, Minjilang and Galiwinku). The Australian Capital Territory has no accessible coastline (although an area of coast for naval operations, around Jervis Bay, is designated as part of the ACT), with inland sailing available on Lake Burley Griffin.
The two Territories are each classified as a region for monitoring sailing participation and for strategic planning and identifying opportunities. The Australian Capital Territory region is shown in Figure 3.1 (Chapter 3), and the Northern Territory region in Figure 9.1. 9.2 PARTICIPANTS AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES (EXPOSURE TO SAILING)
Table 9.1 summarises details of sailing clubs and members and Figure 9.2 shows regular participation for the ACT and NT regions. In 2015, the ACT and NT had: 7 sailing clubs
1,567 members
3,623 participants (on at least 3 occasions during the year) in all forms of sailing:
o 2,950 in the ACT o 673 in the NT.
1,202 promotional sailing experiences (exposure: once‐off events, and other activities of less
than 3 occasions), with regattas and events as the major component in the ACT (689 experiences) and Discover Sailing Days in the NT (277 experiences).
Table 9.1 Sailing Clubs and Paid Members in the Territories
The Territories Number of Clubs
Paid Members
Australian Capital Territory 4 1,181
Total 4 1,181
Northern Territory 3 386
Total 3 386
10 Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Population Growth 2014, April 2015
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Figure 9.1 Northern Territory Sailing Region
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Figure 9.2 Regular Sailing Participants ACT and NT, 2015
Table 9.2 presents details of regular participation in the ACT and NT, and Table 9.3 outlines promotional experiences (exposure) in 2015.
2,950
673
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
ACT NT
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Table 9.2 Sailing Participants in the Territories, 2015
Club Racing
Other Racing
Midweek Sailing
Twilight Sailing
Other Social /Cruising
Learn to Sail Activities Sailability
Coaching (Green Fleet Equivalent)
Powerboat Programs
School Competitions
School Practices
Class Competitions
Safety and Survival
Total Participants
Australian Capital Territory 443 109 130 58 75 1,180 0* 55 62 64 23 751 0 2,950
Northern Territory 192 0 0 82 0 229 0 27 0 4 110 29 0 673 * included in learn to sail activities
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Table 9.3 Sailing Promotional Experiences (Exposure) in the Territories, 2015
Regattas and Events
Discover Sailing Days
School Programs
Community Programs
Class Association Programs
Total Promotional Experiences
Australian Capital Territory
ACT 689 9 2 53 0 754
Northern Territory
NT 24 277 58 64 24 448
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APPENDIX: ADDITIONAL TABLE OF RESULTS
Table A1 Age and Gender of Sailing Participants at Sailing Clubs11
Males 5‐12
Females 5‐12
Males 13‐18
Females 13‐18
Male 19+
Female 19+
Male Total
Female Total Total
Australian Capital Territory
ACT 236 197 534 451 543 238 1,313 886 2,199
New South Wales
Sydney North 718 655 759 655 4,616 1,797 6,093 3,107 9,200
Sydney Inner and East 986 629 936 572 3,653 1,384 5,576 2,585 8,160
Sydney South and West 144 91 139 94 1,007 350 1,290 535 1,825
Total Metropolitan 1,853 1,367 1,831 1,310 9,282 3,543 12,967 6,219 19,186
North Coast 94 53 133 96 891 251 1,118 400 1,518
Hunter and Central Coast 420 283 378 271 2,432 959 3,230 1,512 4,742
South Coast 118 68 160 118 929 325 1,207 511 1,718
Inland 6 3 17 14 111 39 134 56 190
Total Non‐Metropolitan 637 406 680 491 4,384 1,571 5,701 2,468 8,169
TOTAL NSW 2,485 1,769 2,511 1,802 13,675 5,113 18,671 8,684 27,355
Northern Territory
NT 77 59 99 91 205 112 381 262 644
11 Note: This table relates only to club regular participants. It does not include Class Associations, Aquatic Centres and programs delivered outside clubs
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Table A1 (continued) Age and Gender of Sailing Participants at Sailing Clubs12
12 Note: This table relates only to club regular participants. It does not include Class Associations, Aquatic Centres and programs delivered outside clubs
Queensland Males 5‐12
Females 5‐12
Males 13‐18
Females 13‐18
Male 19+
Female 19+
Male Total
Female Total Total
Brisbane North 748 280 914 323 2,553 719 4,215 1,322 5,537
Brisbane South 67 35 98 95 394 139 560 270 830
Total Metropolitan 783 314 1,009 426 2,963 872 4,755 1,611 6,366
Gold and Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay 1,360 838 2,463 1,471 5,694 2,140 9,517 4,449 13,966
Central and North 293 171 381 266 1,962 999 2,636 1,436 4,073
Far North 95 75 269 229 597 258 962 562 1,524
Total Non‐Metropolitan 1,808 1,113 3,071 1,958 7,977 3,635 12,857 6,706 19,563
TOTAL Qld 2,546 1,421 4,158 2,417 10,908 4,480 17,612 8,318 25,929
South Australia
Adelaide 395 224 332 211 1,643 572 2,370 1,007 3,377
Total Metropolitan 395 224 332 211 1,643 572 2,370 1,007 3,377
Fleurieu, Coorong and South East 167 117 213 146 666 214 1,047 477 1,524
Yorke and Eyre 67 39 97 70 430 177 594 286 880
Total Non‐Metropolitan 237 159 313 218 1,090 388 1,640 764 2,404
TOTAL SA 626 380 645 426 2,741 963 4,012 1,769 5,781
Tasmania
Hobart 271 201 335 218 2,899 1,515 3,505 1,934 5,439
Total Metropolitan 271 201 335 218 2,899 1,515 3,505 1,934 5,439
Launceston 32 31 96 50 212 55 341 137 478
Northern Tasmania 40 35 97 67 317 97 454 198 652
Southern Tasmania 71 47 111 81 650 190 832 318 1,150
Total Non‐Metropolitan 147 116 303 195 1,185 335 1,634 646 2,280
TOTAL Tasmania 417 317 737 490 4,169 1,588 5,323 2,396 7,719
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Table A1 (continued) Age and Gender of Sailing Participants at Sailing Clubs13
13 Note: This table relates only to club regular participants. It does not include Class Associations, Aquatic Centres and programs delivered outside clubs
Victoria Males 5‐12
Females 5‐12
Males 13‐18
Females 13‐18
Male 19+
Female 19+
Male Total
Female Total Total
Melbourne East 1,170 849 1,354 1,012 5,383 2,227 7,907 4,089 11,996
Melbourne Inner and West 233 157 213 137 1,528 515 1,974 809 2,783
Total Metropolitan 1,405 1,008 1,557 1,140 6,948 2,720 9,911 4,868 14,779
Peninsula and Western Port 1,254 1,022 1,038 706 3,867 1,663 6,159 3,391 9,550
Barwon 214 170 293 233 972 349 1,479 752 2,231
Western and Northern Vic 143 91 166 117 868 287 1,177 495 1,672
Gippsland 101 63 134 99 557 240 792 403 1,195
Total Non‐Metropolitan 1,716 1,349 1,626 1,152 6,245 2,559 9,587 5,060 14,647
TOTAL Vic 3,126 2,359 3,195 2,298 13,179 5,269 19,500 9,926 29,426
Western Australia
Northern Perth 574 392 526 362 2,873 933 3,974 1,688 5,661
Southern Perth 423 278 606 340 1,876 644 2,905 1,263 4,168
Total Metropolitan 996 671 1,125 698 4,763 1,577 6,884 2,945 9,829
Country WA 231 131 221 160 1,590 621 2,042 913 2,954
Total Non‐Metropolitan 231 131 221 160 1,590 621 2,042 913 2,954
TOTAL WA 1,227 800 1,341 856 6,360 2,200 8,928 3,855 12,783
Australia 10,945 7,495 12,939 8,695 51,705 20,056 75,590 36,246 111,836