Table 1

 Ranked order of most common activities by time

RankActivityMean (95% CI) min spent per weekPercentage of total physical activity time
*Excludes bicycle riding.
†Excludes all football codes.
‡Includes rugby, Australian rules football.
1Active play421 (394 to 456)48.9
2Swimming105 (91 to 118)12.2
3Bicycle68 (59 to 78)7.9
4Walking46 (40 to 52)5.3
5Outside chores37 (31 to 42)4.3
6Soccer30 (24 to 36)3.5
7Wheeled activities*27 (20 to 34)3.1
8Trampoline21 (17 to 25)2.4
9Other team ball sports†20 (15 to 25)2.3
10Dancing18 (13 to 22)2.1
11Cricket18 (12 to 23)2.1
12Tennis13 (10 to 16)1.5
13Tackle football‡13 (9 to 16)1.5
14Athletics10 (6 to 13)1.1
15Gymnastics7 (5 to 10)0.8