Research Projects

• Social correlates of participation and non-participation (2005)
• Social Impacts of Sport (2001)

Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios

• Physical Activity

About CASRO Research Group (CRG)

The CASRO Research Group (CRG) is a sub-committee of the Committee of Australian Sport and Recreation Officials (CASRO), consisting of representatives from each of the following:

• Department of Health
• Australian Sports Commission
• State and Territory Departments of Sport and Recreation

The CRG's role is to improve the range and quality of information about sport and recreation including data and research on physical activity trends, sport and recreation participation, economic impacts and social benefits.

Research Projects

• Committee of Australian Sport and Recreation Officials (CASRO) Research Group Publications Archive (link to archive)
• Perspectives on Sport, Australian Bureau of Statistics (2008-on-going)
• Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, Australia, in partnership with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006-on-going)
• Sports Compendium, Australian Bureau of Statistics (On-going)
• Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, Australia (2011-2012)
• Exercise, Recreation and Sport Survey, ERASS (2001-2010)
• Motivators and Constraints to participation in Sports and Physical Recreation (2007)
• Children's participation in organised Sport 2000 - 2003 - 2006 (2007)
• Children's participation in organised sport 2003-2006 - Multivariate analysis (2006)
• Migrants Participation in Sport and Physical Activity (2006)
• Sport and physical activity among persons with a disability (2006)
• Women's participation in sport and physical activity (2006)
• Social correlates of participation and non-participation (2005)
• Sport volunteers and other volunteers (2005)
• The effects of recreational choices and demographic factors on children's participation in sport (2005)
• Household expenditure on sport and recreation (2004)
• Indigenous people and sport (2004)
• Expenditure on sport (2003)
• Social Impacts of Sport (2001)

Research Projects

• AusPlay Focus: Children’s Participation in Organised Physical Activity Outside of School Hours (April 2018)
• ABS Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia (April 2012)
• Market Segmentation for Children (2012)
• Validation of Playing for Life Philosophy (2011)
• Children's participation in organised sport 2000-2003-2006 (2007)
• Children's participation in organised sport 2003-2006 Multivariate analysis (2006)
• The effects of recreational choices and demographic factors on children's participation in sport (2005)
• Children and Sport - a Research report by the University of South Australia (2004)

ABS Children's Sport Participation Reports (2013)

• Athletics
• Australian Football
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cricket
• Cycling
• Football
• Golf
• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Horse activities
• Netball
• Rugby League
• Rugby Union
• Softball
• Surf Lifesaving
• Surf Sports
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Touch Football
• Volleyball

Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios

• Active After Schools Communities (AASC)
• Child Protection in Sport
• Sport in Education

Further information and resources

• Play by the Rules website

Research Projects

• Market Segmentation for Adults (2012)
• Market Segmentation for Children (2012)
• Migrants Participation in Sport and Physical Activity (2006)

Research Projects

• Indigenous Study Part 2 - Qualitative research (2018)
• Indigenous Study Part 1 - Literature and data review (2017)
• Market Segmentation for Adults (2012)
• Market Segmentation for Children (2012)
• Indigenous People and Sport (2004)

Research Projects

• Older Australians’ Participation (2018)
• Why don't older adults participate in sport report (2016)
• Why don't older adults participate in sport factsheet (2016)
• Active and healthy ageing through sport (2015)

Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios

• Mature-aged Sport and Physical Activity

Research Projects

• AusPlay Survey
• ABS Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, Australia (2013-14)
• ABS Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia (April 2012)
• Adult Participation Reports (2011-12)
• ERASS Adult Sport Participation reports (2001-2010)

Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios

• Sport Participation in Australia

Research Projects

• Sport and Physical activity among persons with a Disability (2006)

Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios

• Persons with Disability and Sport

Research Projects

• Market Segmentation for Adults (2012)
• Market Segmentation for Children (2012)

Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios

• Structure of Australian Sport
• Athlete Pathways and Development

Research Projects

• Economic Value of Community Club-based Sport in Australia (2018)
• Intergenerational Review of Australian Sport (2017)
• Value of Sport, Australia, Australian Bureau of Statistics (2013)
• The Economic Contribution of Sport, Frontier Research  (2009)
  • Summary report
  • Presentation
• Household expenditure on sport and recreation, (2004)
• Expenditure on Sport, (2003)

Research Projects

• Market Segmentation - Volunteers
• Sport Volunteers and Other Volunteers (2005)

Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios

• Volunteers in Sport

Research Projects

• AusPlay Focus: Women and Girls Participation (November, 2017)
• Retaining the Membership of Women in Sport, Confederation of Australian Sport (CAS) (2014)
• Market Segmentation for Adults (2012)
• Women's participation in sport and physical activity (2006)

Clearinghouse for Sport knowledge sharing portfolios

• Women's Sport