2015 AFL participation figures

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 Jason Lassey

Country Wide – http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-13/womens-participation-in-afl-soars-in-2015

Total Participation grew by 8.0 per cent to reach 1,247,610·

597,538 played in structured competitions (up 3.5 per cent)
650,072 participated in introductory programs (up 13 per cent)

Community Club participation grew by 1.4 per cent to 336,108·

Strong growth in junior (4 per cent) and youth girls (33 per cent) football
There are now 253 leagues, 2,763 clubs and 13,873 community club teams nationally – with 226 new teams taking the field in 2015

A total of 239,144 students played in school competitions, with another 467,145 involved in introductory programs, representing an increase of 13 per cent.·

8.3 per cent growth in primary aged inter-school football competitions
1.3 per cent growth in secondary inter-school football
17.7 per cent growth in school program participation

NAB AFL Auskick participation grew by 2.5 per cent to 182,927

The increase was largely driven by an increase in 5-8 year olds who now make up 85 per cent of the program demographic (was 65 per cent five years ago)

A total of 22,286 people played in a McDonalds AFL 9s competition on the back of 23.5 per cent growth