According to a survey among Australian adults who indicated having participated in online gambling, lottery was the most common gambling activity with 67 percent of respondents indicating participating in an online lottery in the six months to June 2021. Sports betting and betting on racing followed as the second and third most common online gambling activities amongst respondents.
Gambling activities performed online by adult internet users in Australia in 2021
Australian adults who participated in online gambling or purchasing lottery tickets in the past six months and accessed the internet in the past six months for personal use
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
All percentages are based on weighted survey estimates.
Count: Total survey respondents from methodology x proportion of respondents who undertook some form of online gambling (source notes that 27% of respondents undertook some form of online gambling - page 14, under key findings) = 3,586 x 0.27 = 968
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Australian Communications and Media Authority. (December 10, 2021). Gambling activities performed online by adult internet users in Australia in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1239322/australia-online-gambling-activities-of-adult-users/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. "Gambling activities performed online by adult internet users in Australia in 2021." Chart. December 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1239322/australia-online-gambling-activities-of-adult-users/
Australian Communications and Media Authority. (2021). Gambling activities performed online by adult internet users in Australia in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1239322/australia-online-gambling-activities-of-adult-users/
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Gambling activities performed online by adult internet users in Australia in 2021 [Graph], Australian Communications and Media Authority, December 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1239322/australia-online-gambling-activities-of-adult-users/
