A snapshot of the Australian shooting community (Feb 2016)

[Aster]

An update for those who are interested.

A little over a year ago I posted a snap shot of our community here, just for peoples curiosity.

We use Google Analytics on the forum which provides a little information on the demographics of our visitors. Based on the last 20,000 unique visitors to the site this is who we're made up of now.

Location

• Victoria: 33%
• NSW: 27%
• QLD: 22%
• WA: 7%
• SA: 6%
• TAS: 3%
• ACT: 1%
• NT: 1%

Age

• 18-24: 11%
• 25-34: 29%
• 35-44: 22%
• 45-54: 19%
• 55-64: 15%
• 65+: 4%

Gender

• Male: 94%
• Female: 6%

The previous figures are here for anyone who'd like to compare the change.

[AnotherMisfire]

It's a bit disappointing to see female shooters so underrepresented here. I would have ball-parked female shooters as a much larger part of the overall community - perhaps just less likely to lurk forums!

[Gwion]

Yep... shooting forums tend to be 'boys club' type of environments.

[Chronos]

Yep... shooting forums tend to be 'boys club' type of environments.

Could have said shooting clubs also

I'd say that percentage fairly represents the number of independent women in shooting, that is not involved in shooting directly because it's what their partner does.

Chronos

[Gwion]

There are two ladies where i go. Out of about 14 total shooters (small country range), that's not bad. Both have started this season and are married to blokes already in the club.

Seems every second bloke around here has a FA licence but very few interested in club/target shooting. All pest control & hunting.

[wrenchman]

fastest growing group of shooters here are ladies thanks to conceal carry.
but on the plus side you have a good number of younger shooters you need the young

[juststarting]

Seems every second bloke around here has a FA licence

What is FA licence?

[Wylie27]

I would say firearms licence...

[juststarting]

Oh, right, haven't had my coffee yet.

[Heckler303]

I added those age brackets together and its 100%, so where do heckler and the othe juniors fall in, are they counted as 18 - 24 yo?

I was about to post the same thing

[Oldbloke]

I dont care and you dont matter?

[sandgroperbill]

Its the internet. He's really a 50yo transgender tuck driving eskimo from florida

[Wylie27]

Transgenders do tuck don't they.....

[on_one_wheel]

Male 93%
Female 6%
Butterfly 1%

[on_one_wheel]

Male , female , no fixed gender

[Heckler303]

Its the internet. He's really a 50yo transgender tuck driving eskimo from florida

If thats all his problems are he wouldn't need to come a dodgy cover like being Tasmanian.

I'm actually a Queenslander on the inside.

So I'd be a 50 year old transgender tack driving banana from the nanny state of Queensland.

And that's just the first head!

[Aster]

It's a bit disappointing to see female shooters so underrepresented here. I would have ball-parked female shooters as a much larger part of the overall community - perhaps just less likely to lurk forums!

Yep... shooting forums tend to be 'boys club' type of environments.

I'd say that percentage fairly represents the number of independent women in shooting, that is not involved in shooting directly because it's what their partner does.

Not that it would change the numbers enormously but I guess it's worth nothing that these figures are what Google believe to be correct, and are sourced from visitors to this website only.

If one did a head count, actual numbers at ranges on any given day would be slightly more encouraging I expect.

[David Brown]

As usual, weight for age……Qld is out in front by a mile……the rest of you slacko's need to up your act.