Membership and Participation Membership Despite the COVID-19, the total number of full financial members increade by just over 1% in 2020. 2020 also saw a large decrease in corporate, scout and school events, There was a signiicant increase of 16.9% oin non members particpating in club events. In addition, there was a huge increase in the numer of permanent course
users of over 250%. This is a reflection of the nature of permanant courses in they can be accessed at anytime. The data reveals the natural non contact and social distancing nature of orienteering has proven to be an attractive opportunity for physical recreation.
Table 1a: Membership by Year, 2018 to 2020 Year
Previous
Renewals
Renewals %
2018 2019 2020
4137 3955 4053
3286 3245 3357
79.4 82.0 82.8
Non Renewals 919 783 763
Non Renewals % 22.2 19.8 18.8
New Members 739 881 824
New Members % 17.9 22.3 20.3
Total Members 3955 4053 4112
Source: Eventor club membership database Note: The figures for 2018 and 2019 differ slighlty from previous annual reports due to reporting improvements in the club membership database.
Table 1b: Membership by State, 2020 State
Members 2019
Renewals 2020
Renewals %
ACT NSW QLD SA/NT TAS VIC WA OA
556 1386 495 382 315 666 253 4053
416 1149 382 311 253 630 216 3357
74.8 82.9 77.2 81.4 80.3 94.6 85.4 82.8
Source: Eventor club membership database
22 Orienteering Australia Annual Report 2020
Non Renewals 2020 145 247 113 71 62 88 37 736
Non Renewals % 26.1 17.1 22.8 18.6 19.7 5.4 14.6 18.8
New Members 2020 124 333 92 118 74 53 30 824
New Members % 22.3 24.0 18.6 30.9 23.5 8.0 11.9 20.3
Total Members 2020 533 1476 474 429 326 628 246 4112
Multi Members 4 7 0 0 0 29 0 40
