Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Over one-third (34%) of children did not participate in any organised sport or dancing in 2012.

5.1 Children who did not participate in organised sport and/or dancing(a), Selected characteristics - 2012
			Number ('000)	Non-Participation Rate (%)
Country of birth
	Born in Australia		814.1	32.5
	Born in main English-speaking country(b)		40.4	30.9
	Born in non-main English-speaking country(c)		82.6	55.7
	Total born overseas		123.0	44.1
Area of usual residence
	State Capital Cities		570.2	32.9
	Rest of Australia		367.0	34.9
Family type
	One-parent families		282.8	45.7
	Couple families		654.3	30.2
Country of birth of parents
	One-parent families
		Parent born in Australia	217.7	44.6
		Parent born in main English-speaking country(b)	21.8	47.1
		Parent born in non-main English-speaking country(c)	43.3	51.5
	Couple families
		Both parents born in Australia	325.3	24.8
		Both parents born in main English-speaking countries(b)	30.0	26.3
		Both parents born in non-main English-speaking countries(c)	179.6	55.0
	Other(d)		119.5	28.9
Employment status of parents
	One-parent families
		Parent employed	125.1	35.0
		Parent not employed	157.7	60.5
	Couple families
		Both parents employed	316.8	23.0
		One parent employed	252.3	38.2
		Neither parent employed	85.2	66.3
Total non-participants			937.1	33.6
(a) Children aged 5-14 years who did not participate in organised sport and/or dancing outside of school hours during the 12 months prior to interview in April of the survey year.
(b) Includes Canada, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom and United States of America.
(c) 'Non-main English-speaking country/countries' is termed 'other country/countries' in Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities (cat. no. 4901.0).
(d) Includes could not be determined.
Source: ABS data available on request, Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, April 2012.

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