Active Lives Adults Local Picture

Introduction

Sport England’s Active Lives Adult Survey measures the activity levels of adults ages 16+ in England. Active Lives adult data is published once a year and is available at national, regional, county and local authority level.

Follow this link to access the Sport England Active Lives information and resources

This local picture shows the latest Active Lives Adult data at a National,  County and district level.

What do we mean by physical activity?

  • ‘Active’ means an average of 150 minutes of moderately intense activity per week.
  • ‘Fairly Active’ means an average of 30-149 minutes of moderately intense activity per week.
  • ‘Inactive’ means less than an average of 30 minutes of moderately intense activity per week.

When we say there is a statistically significant change, this means we can be confident that the differences seen in the surveyed respondents are reflective of the population.

If you would like to explore trends over time, specific activities, audiences and places, please take a look at Sport England’s Active Lives Online Tool.

National Figures vs Kent & Medway Figures

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

Inactive

Ashford

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

60.5%Ashford

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

13.7%Ashford

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

25.8%Ashford

Inactive

Canterbury

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

65.5%Canterbury

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

10.3%Canterbury

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

23.2%Canterbury

Inactive

Dartford

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

57.7%Dartford

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

12.5%Dartford

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

29.8%Dartford

Inactive

Dover

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

62.3%Dover

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

9.6%Dover

Fairly Active

27.2%National

25.7%Kent & Medway

27.1%Dover

Inactive

Folkestone & Hythe

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

59.0%Folkestone & Hythe

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

13.4%Folkestone & Hythe

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

27.6%Folkestone & Hythe

Inactive

Gravesham

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

63.7%Gravesham

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

10.5%Gravesham

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

25.8%Gravesham

Inactive

Between November 2020 and November 2021 there has been a significant decrease of 9% in the number of inactive adults, this means that 7,600 people have now become more active.

Maidstone

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

64.1%Maidstone

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

12.8%Maidstone

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

22.2%Maidstone

Inactive

Medway

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

56.6%Medway

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

15.3%Medway

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

28.1%Medway

Inactive

Sevenoaks

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

62.7%Sevenoaks

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

9.4%Sevenoaks

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

27.9%Sevenoaks

Inactive

Between November 2016 and November 2021 there has been a significant increase of 9.1% in the number of inactive adults, this means that 15,000 people have become inactive.

Swale

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

58.8%Swale

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

8.1%Swale

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

33.2%Swale

Inactive

Between November 2016 and November 2021 there has been a significant decrease of 5.8% in the number of fairly active adults, this is a total of 6,100 people.

Thanet

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

58.9%Thanet

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

10.3%Thanet

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

29.8%Thanet

Inactive

Tonbridge & Malling

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

65.1%Tonbridge &Malling

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

10.1%Tonbridge &Malling

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

24.8%Tonbridge &Malling

Inactive

Tunbridge Wells

Adult Activity Levels 2020-21

61.4%National

61.8%Kent & Medway

70.7%Tunbridge Wells

Active

11.5%National

11.5%Kent & Medway

9.9%Tunbridge Wells

Fairly Active

27.2%National

26.7%Kent & Medway

19.4%Tunbridge Wells

Inactive

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the report or would like support in accessing more local level data, please contact Karley Hubbard, our Insight, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer via email: Karley.Hubbard@kent.gov.uk