▁in ▁both ▁a ▁playing ▁and ▁non - play ing ▁capacity : ▁ 2 7 3 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁co aching , ▁ 2 6 4 , 3 0 0 ▁in ▁scoring ▁or ▁time keep ing , ▁ 2 5 6 , 5 0 0 ▁in ▁administration , ▁ 1 1 5 , 1 0 0 ▁in ▁u mp iring ▁or ▁ref ere eing ▁and ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁medical ▁support . ▁ ▁Spect ator ship ▁ ▁Australian ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Statistics ▁survey ▁Spect ator ▁Att endance ▁at ▁Sport ing ▁Events , ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁reported ▁the ▁following ▁find ings ▁regarding ▁female ▁attend ance ▁at ▁sport ing ▁events . ▁Survey ▁found ▁that ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 . 3   mill ion ▁females ▁attended ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁sport ing ▁events ▁as ▁spect ators . ▁This ▁represented ▁ 3 7 % ▁of ▁females ▁aged ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁and ▁over ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁ 5 4 % ▁of ▁females ▁aged ▁ 1 5 – 1 7 ▁years . ▁The ▁top ▁ten ▁sports ▁in ▁attend ance ▁were : ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ▁( 1 , 1 7 1 , 1 0 0 ), ▁horse ▁racing ▁( 9 2 5 , 0 0 0 ), ▁rugby ▁league ▁( 5 9 4 , 7 0 0 ), ▁motor ▁sports ▁( 4 5 6 , 8 0 0 ), ▁football ▁( 3 5 4 , 8 0 0 ), ▁rugby ▁union ▁( 2 0 9 , 3 0 0 ), ▁cr