Participation in Sporting and Recreational Activities
Indicator Rationale
This indicator is a measure of participation in the wider community. Participation builds social cohesion and connectedness, thereby reducing isolation. By building a collective identity, event and cultural facilities also build community strength. Community and cultural events provide a range of socially inclusive activities that contribute to overall community wellbeing.
Both culture and leisure activities assist in developing national identity and forming community networks and bonds crucial to social cohesion. Industries associated with culture and leisure are growth industries and are thus important to Australia's economic well being. The culture and leisure sector also contribute to economic development through facilitating creativity, innovation and self-reflection. (ABS, 2001)
Measure
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Data Source
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