RST Profile: Greater Auckland Region

Participation in Sport and Recreation

Popular Activities

The information presented in this section, ‘Popular Activities’, indicates the percentage of adults in the Greater Auckland 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.

Adults participating in Greater Auckland

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

Activity	%	Number of Greater Auckland adults participating
Walking	64.8	634,576
Swimming	35.6	375,413
Gardening	29.7	278,356
Equipment-based exercise¹	26.7	277,431
Jogging/running	17.2	190,571
Fishing²	16.1	168,510
Dance³	15.0	164,462
Cycling⁴	13.2	142,458
Golf	9.8	100,584
Tennis	9.2	95,570

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

2 Fishing includes freshwater and marine fishing.

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

4 Cycling includes mountain biking and cycling.

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