Australia has a population of about 25 million,[1] with the Commonwealth Government's 2019 survey estimating there are 640,000 recreational hunters in the country.[2] There are around 5.8 million legally owned guns in Australia, ranging from airguns to single-shot, bolt-action, pump-action, lever-action or semi-automatic firearms.
A survey of recreational hunters identified the following usage rates of particular hunting methods: rifle, 92.3%; bow and arrows, 16.4%; black powder muzzleloader, 3.4%; shotgun, 56.1%; dogs only, 8.6%; and others, 3.3%[3]
- ^ "Australian Bureau of Statistics – Population Clock". Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Economic and social impacts of recreational hunting and shooting" (PDF). health.gov.au. September 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Baxter Finch Murray and Hoy. ATTITUDES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF AUSTRALIAN RECREATIONAL HUNTERS" (PDF). Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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