▁between ▁ 2 0 – 2 3 ▁May . ▁ ▁Part icip ation ▁Australian ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Statistics ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁survey ▁found ▁that ▁nearly ▁ 6 4 % ▁( around ▁ 5 . 8   mill ion ) ▁of ▁females ▁aged ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁and ▁over ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁sport ▁and ▁physical ▁recre ation ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁prior ▁to ▁interview . ▁The ▁top ▁ten ▁sport ▁and ▁recre ation ▁activities ▁were : ▁Walk ing ▁for ▁exercise ▁( 2 , 7 8 4 , 7 0 0 ), ▁fit ness / g ymnasium ▁( 1 , 7 4 5 , 7 0 0 ), ▁sw imming / d iving ▁( 7 2 9 , 2 0 0 ), ▁jog ging / running ▁( 5 8 5 , 4 0 0 ), ▁cy cling / bm x ▁( 4 9 0 , 6 0 0 ), ▁net ball ▁( 4 1 0 , 5 0 0 ), ▁tennis ▁( 3 1 4 , 2 0 0 ), ▁y oga ▁( 2 9 8 , ▁ 9 0 0 ), ▁dan cing / bal let ▁( 2 2 9 , ▁ 1 0 0 ) ▁and ▁bush walk ing ▁( 2 1 6 , 8 0 0 ). ▁These ▁statistics ▁do ▁not ▁cover ▁children . ▁The ▁survey ▁found ▁that ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 7 3 4 , 7 0 0 ▁females ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁either ▁a ▁non - play ing ▁capacity ▁only ▁or