Netball is the most popular women's team participation sport in Australia. There have been 347,000 players. In 1995, there were over 360,000 Australian players. Throughout most of Australia's netball history, the sport has been a participation game; it has not managed to become a spectator sport. In 2005 and 2006, 56,100 Australians attended one to 2 netball matches. Of them, 41,600 were women. 46,200 attended five netball matches, with 34,400 of those spectators being girls.86,400 attended six or more netball matches, with 54,800 spectators being female. Overall, 188,800 people attended netball matches, with 130,800 being female.In 2005 and 2006, netball was the 10th most popular spectator sport for girls with Australian rules football (1,011,300), horse racing (912,200), rugby league (542,600), motorsports (462,100), rugby union (232,400), football (212,200), harness racing (190,500), cricket (183,200) and golfing (163,500) being more popular.The country set an attendance rec...
Sport is an important part of Australian culture dating back to the colonial period. Rugby league, Australian rules football, cricket, rugby union, soccer and horse racing are among the organized sports in Australia. The sport has shaped the national identity through events like America's Cup, the Melbourne Cup, and the Ashes.