Football Queensland have revealed the results of the Equaliser survey, with 6,000 responses from 92 of Queensland’s 93 electorates.
#EQUALISER was first conducted in May 2024, to prepare for the upcoming Queensland State Election on October 26, 2024. Distributed to 250,000 participants in total, the survey focussed on what the general football public would like to see when it comes to funding and investment for the game, particularly within infrastructure.
With a wide variety of region-based responses, #EQUALISER has shown strong results to influence change within government and highlight the impacts that extend further from the game itself.
The survey results have revealed the following:
- 74% of respondents believe that football is not receiving its fair share of government funding compared to other sports.
- 76% of respondents believe that political investments in their local football club would be likely or very likely to influence their voting decisions in the upcoming state election.
- 90% of respondents identify access to sporting facilities – particularly in the evenings – as a key contributor to reducing youth crime.
- Over 69% of the Queensland football community view investment in community sports infrastructure as the highest priority for bringing the community together.
Football Queensland CEO Robert Cavallucci is a big advocate for addressing the above problem areas, putting an emphasis on improving health and wellbeing outcomes for the state.
“These survey results clearly demonstrate that investment in football facilities to enhance the capacity and capability of our clubs across the state aligns closely with public sentiment and has significant potential to translate into greater political support as our football community votes with their feet ahead of the October state election,” he said via media release.
“In line with the sentiment of the Queensland football community and acknowledging the gaps in the state’s community football infrastructure ecosystem, we urge all elected representatives and candidates to answer the call of their communities ahead of the October state election and prioritise infrastructure investments that will ultimately benefit the game, our participants and the wider community.”
For more information on #EQUALISER, you can find it here.
