What barriers do people face?

Clearinghouse for Sport is a collaboration between a number of sport and active recreation agencies, led by Sport Australia.

The website’s Sport Participation in Australia page provides information about sport and recreation participation trends, factors influencing participation, and participation initiatives.

Clearinghouse for Sport also provides links to a collection of sport and sport science-related literature research databases. This includes access to electronic journal titles. (You will need to register and login to access this research journals page.)

Sport Australia leads the AusPlay survey. This survey tracks Australian sport and physical activity participation, and data reports are provided each April and October.

The Clearinghouse for Sport website provides insights from survey results and links to survey data.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare provides information about physical activity and related topics.

The Institute’s Insufficient physical activity web report discusses Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines, and the numbers of Australians meeting these guidelines.

Play by the Rules provides a range of inclusion and diversity related resources.

The website is a collaboration between Sport Integrity Australia, Sport Australia, Australian Human Rights Commission, all state and territory departments of sport and recreation, all state and territory anti-discrimination and human rights agencies, the Office of the Children's Guardian (NSW) and the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW.

In partnership with other organisations, Diversity Council Australia (DCA) undertakes research regarding a broad range of inclusion issues in Australia. DCA’s work focuses on diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Its work provides useful insights into diversity areas including age, caring responsibilities, cultural and religious diversity, disability, First Nations people and LGBTIQA+ communities.

You can find information about DCA’s research on the DCA website.

(Much DCA material is restricted to members.)

Vicsport provides guidance for sporting organisations that are seeking to improve inclusion. The Vicsport website provides information about how sporting organisations can be inclusive of CALD communities, grouped into the topics of:

• leadership;
• policies and practice;
• facilities and access;
• participation; and
• keeping it going.

The Centre for Multicultural Youth provides strategies for working with young people from CALD communities.

The organisation has created the Game Plan Resource Kit to help sporting organisations to be more inclusive.

Clearinghouse for Sport provides links to research and resources regarding physical activity by Indigenous Australians. This includes information about barriers to participation and factors that may have a positive impact on participation.

Vicsport provides guidance for sporting organisations that are seeking to improve inclusion. The Vicsport website provides information about how sporting organisations can be inclusive of Aboriginal people, grouped into the topics of:

• leadership;
• policies and practice;
• facilities and access;
• participation; and
• keeping it going

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website includes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework. The site discusses determinants of health, including physical activity.

Pride in Sport aims to promote inclusion in sport of employees, players, volunteers and spectators with diverse genders and sexualities. Its website provides resources regarding LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport, including links to resources from a range of other organisations.

Proud 2 Play is an organisation focused on increasing LGBTIQ+ engagement in sport, exercise and active recreation.

The Proud 2 Play website provides information about research regarding LGBTIQ+ inclusion in sport. It also provides links to some research reports.

The Come Out to Play report was funded by Victoria University, VicHealth and the Asia Pacific Outgames Legacy Fund. According to VicHealth, it was the first comprehensive survey of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender sport experiences in Australia.

Clearinghouse for Sport provides links to research and resources regarding physical activity by older Australians. This material will provide you with information about barriers to participation, and strategies for engaging with older people.

Managed by Musculoskeletal Australia (MSK), the Victorian Active Ageing Partnership aimed to increase opportunities for participation in physical activity for older Victorians.

One part of the project was to review literature relating to factors influencing participation in physical activity by older people. The project produced a literature synthesis report.

The MSK website provides further information about the project, including short films that outline strategies for engaging underrepresented groups of older adults in physical activity.

 Clearinghouse for Sport provides links to research and resources regarding physical activity by people with disability. This includes a range of material regarding participation and barriers, inclusion tools, and case studies regarding strategies in sport organisations.

Vicsport provides guidance for sporting organisations that are seeking to improve inclusion. The Vicsport website provides information about how sporting organisations can be inclusive of people with disability, grouped into the topics of:

• leadership;
• policies and practice;
• facilities and access;
• participation; and
• keeping it going

Clearinghouse for Sport discusses factors influencing sport participation. This includes a discussion of socio-economic factors, and links to resources and research.

Clearinghouse for Sport provides information about sport and physical activity for women and girls, including factors influencing participation. The site includes links to research and resources.

The 2015 Victorian Inquiry into Women and Girls in Sport and Active Recreation provides recommendations about practical actions that the sport and active recreation sector could adopt to enhance participation by women and girls. It also provides a useful summary of key barriers to participation.

The Change Our Game initiative was launched after the Victorian Inquiry into Women and Girls in Sport and Active Recreation. It aims to encourage the sport and recreation sector to challenge gender stereotypes and help women and girls become leaders.

The Change Our Game website provides information about gender equality strategies and Victorian inclusion programs.

Vicsport provides guidance for sporting organisations that are seeking to improve inclusion. The Vicsport website provides information about how sporting organisations can be inclusive of women and girls, grouped into the topics of:

• leadership;
• policies and practice;
• facilities and access;
• participation; and
• keeping it going.

Victoria University maintains a list of research articles, industry announcements and industry reports about women in sport. This page is updated every three months.

This VicHealth page provides a short summary of research regarding female participation in sport and physical activity.