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RST Profile: Gisborne

Participation in Sport and Recreation

Popular Activities

The information presented in this section, ‘Popular Activities’, indicates the percentage of adults in the Gisborne region who participated in a specific activity, irrespective of the intensity or duration of the activity undertaken. This section also includes participation levels for three timeframes: over 12 months, per month and per week, and the number of different activities participated in, over 12 months.

The 10 Most Popular Sport and Recreation Activities Participated In Over 12 Months

Adults participating in Gisborne

The 10 Most Popular Sport and Recreation Activities Participated In Over 12 Months

  Sport and Recreation Activity % Number of Gisborne adults participating
1 Walking
80.8
29,219
2 Gardening
67.2
24,299
3 Swimming
40.8
14,767
4 Cycling1
37.0
13,386
5 Fishing2
29.6
10,714
6 Equipment-based exercise3
29.5
10,659
7 Jogging/Running
20.5
7,411
8 Dance4
19.5
7,065
9 Surfing/Body boarding
16.8
6,090
10 Hunting5
15.9
5,762

1 Cycling includes mountain biking and cycling.

2 Fishing includes freshwater and marine fishing.

3 Equipment-based exercise includes the use of exercise equipment (e.g. exercycles, treadmills, weights) at home or at the gym.

4 Dance includes several dance genres (e.g. ballet, hiphop, disco, ballroom, modern, tap).

5 Hunting includes general hunting, deerstalking and pig hunting.