Football of one sort or another is now played by over 1.9 million Aussies. However participation in football has dropped over the past four years from over 2.2 million participants in 2013 and recent stability is down to increasing female participation in the four leading football codes. In 2013 over 2.2 million Australians participated regularly or occasionally in one of Australia’s four leading football codes led by over 1.5 million playing Soccer and over 630,000 playing Australian Rules. The overall figure has dropped by 12.1% over the past four years and has now been under 2 million participants since the middle of 2016. All four codes have lost ground since 2013 with Rugby Union down the most significantly by 29.4% to 178,000 participants while Soccer has lost of 10% of its participants since 2013 despite still being clearly the most widely participated football code in Australia.

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The latest research from Roy Morgan shows that in the 12 months to January 2018, just over one in five (20.8%) superannuation contributors were paying more than the compulsory level (i.e. The SG rate of 9.5%) into their fund. This group represents 2.2 million current superannuation members. The proportion of superannuation members contributing more than the compulsory level has declined substantially since 2010. In 2010, 25.5% of superannuation contributors were making payments beyond the compulsory level, this declined down to 21.7% in 2013. In 2014 the level was up marginally 22.1% but since that date it has struggled to stay above 20%.

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More than 1-in-4 Australians of all ages (26.1%) or 5.2 million, intend to study or do a course in the next 12 months. And nearly a third (1.68 million) are aged 35 and over according to the latest research conducted by Roy Morgan in the December quarter 2017. It will come as no surprise that the majority of young Australians are intending to study – 72.7% of 14-24 year olds (2.3 million Australians) intend to study or do a course in the next 12 months. However, this new research also shows significant proportions of older age groups are intent on furthering their education. Indeed the number of older Australians intending to study, at 2.7 million outstrips younger Australians.

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Over a fifth of New Zealanders of all ages (23.1%), or 900,000, intend to study or do a course in the next 12 months and over half, 460,000, are aged 25 and over according to the latest research conducted by Roy Morgan in the December quarter 2017. It won’t surprise anyone that the majority of young New Zealanders are intending to study – 59.7% of 14-24 year olds (440,000 New Zealanders) intend to study or do a course in the next 12 months. However, this new research shows significant proportions of older age groups are intent on furthering their education including nearly a third, 290,000, who are aged 35 and over.

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence recovered 2.2% last week, largely reversing the previous 2.5% decline. The improvement in sentiment was broad based, with households particularly optimistic about near-term financial conditions. Views towards current economic conditions edged up 0.3%. This subindex remains well above its long-term average. Sentiment around future conditions rose 1.2%, undoing much of the 1.9% decline in the previous week.

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