South Australia's 2024 Billion Steps Challenge
South Australia stepped up to the Challenge!
Preventive Health SA and 10,000 Steps invited South Australia to step up to the fifth-annual Billion Steps Challenge in November 2024. The Challenge started on Friday, November 1 and was completed on Tuesday 26 in a record time! Every step is beneficial to your physical, social, and mental health, keep finding ways to move beyond the billion to boost your health and wellbeing each day.
From South Australia? Join us in reaching our 1,000,000,000 steps goal!
Login or Sign UpCongratulations South Australia! Together we successfully reached the 1,000,000,000 challenge goal in 26 days!
Challenge Start
1 Nov 2024
Challenge Steps
1,000,000,000
Challenge Goal
1,000,000,000
Organisation Leaderboard
The following organisations have connected their Tournaments to the 2024 Billion Steps Challenge, showcasing their contribution to the total step count. This leaderboard highlights South Australian organisations who are taking steps to create a culture and environment that promotes physical activity.
| Rank | Name | Participants | Total Steps | Average Steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Metropolitan Referral Unit
|
20 | 6,079,641 | 303,982 |
| 2 |
Friends of Gemma
|
14 | 4,105,375 | 293,241 |
| 3 |
City of Holdfast Bay Council
|
54 | 15,740,025 | 291,481 |
| 4 |
City of Salisbury
|
30 | 7,933,798 | 264,459 |
| 5 |
District Council of Robe - Walk-in Robe
|
16 | 4,169,325 | 260,582 |
| 6 |
SAHT Steps 5
|
50 | 12,369,184 | 247,383 |
| 7 |
SafeWork SA
|
64 | 15,713,677 | 245,526 |
| 8 |
City of Unley
|
8 | 1,919,589 | 239,948 |
| 9 |
City of Salisbury
|
32 | 7,651,393 | 239,106 |
| 10 |
Limestone Coast Landscape Board
|
21 | 5,011,572 | 238,646 |
| 11 |
BHFLHN Children's Health and Development Teams
|
23 | 5,414,664 | 235,420 |
| 12 |
Preventive Health
|
41 | 9,581,453 | 233,693 |
| 13 |
University of South Australia - Facilities Management Unit
|
24 | 5,598,084 | 233,253 |
| 14 |
RAA
|
57 | 13,261,574 | 232,659 |
| 15 |
City of Adelaide
|
18 | 4,107,403 | 228,189 |
| 16 |
Department for Health and Wellbeing
|
9 | 2,034,701 | 226,077 |
| 17 |
Our Town Cummins
|
30 | 6,650,506 | 221,683 |
| 18 |
Sophie’s Legacy
|
11 | 2,417,419 | 219,765 |
| 19 |
Department of Education
|
17 | 3,715,395 | 218,552 |
| 20 |
South Australia Police
|
563 | 122,270,896 | 217,177 |
| 21 |
Adelaide Festival
|
18 | 3,906,705 | 217,039 |
| 22 |
University of South Australia - Whyalla Campus
|
20 | 4,218,853 | 210,942 |
| 23 |
City of Playford Council
|
22 | 4,636,310 | 210,741 |
| 24 |
Nexia Edwards Marshall
|
70 | 14,664,375 | 209,491 |
| 25 |
Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN)
|
1 | 208,849 | 208,849 |
| 26 |
City of West Torrens
|
9 | 1,878,448 | 208,716 |
| 27 |
Cancer Council SA
|
12 | 2,476,835 | 206,402 |
| 28 |
DHW - Workforce
|
21 | 4,330,841 | 206,230 |
| 29 |
Rural Support Service
|
88 | 18,081,157 | 205,467 |
| 30 |
Rural City of Murray Bridge
|
57 | 11,637,652 | 204,169 |
| 31 |
SA Ambulance Service
|
42 | 8,479,187 | 201,885 |
| 32 |
Insightfactory.ai
|
15 | 3,026,076 | 201,738 |
| 33 |
Australian Medical Association South Australia
|
8 | 1,600,060 | 200,007 |
| 34 |
Department of Primary Industries and Regions
|
119 | 23,659,177 | 198,816 |
| 35 |
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN)
|
27 | 5,241,487 | 194,129 |
| 36 |
Art Gallery of South Australia
|
18 | 3,476,729 | 193,151 |
| 37 |
Flinders University
|
1 | 192,907 | 192,907 |
| 38 |
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
|
161 | 30,039,132 | 186,578 |
| 39 |
Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority
|
7 | 1,279,672 | 182,810 |
| 40 |
Limestone Coast Local Health Network
|
50 | 9,072,232 | 181,444 |
| 41 |
South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability
|
10 | 1,796,925 | 179,692 |
| 42 |
Flinders Alliance Councils
|
15 | 2,658,076 | 177,205 |
| 43 |
Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network
|
101 | 17,851,371 | 176,746 |
| 44 |
Icon Cancer Centre
|
6 | 1,058,294 | 176,382 |
| 45 |
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN)
|
67 | 11,543,769 | 172,295 |
| 46 |
Department for Health and Wellbeing
|
12 | 2,055,137 | 171,261 |
| 47 |
Riverland General Hospital Berri
|
33 | 5,560,631 | 168,503 |
| 48 |
City of Mount Gambier
|
23 | 3,868,033 | 168,175 |
| 49 |
Southern Flinders Health Crystal Brook Campus
|
13 | 2,129,512 | 163,808 |
| 50 |
Ran-Some-Where
|
27 | 4,397,727 | 162,878 |
| 51 |
Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health
|
20 | 3,221,045 | 161,052 |
| 52 |
City of Burnside
|
30 | 4,746,794 | 158,226 |
| 53 |
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
|
15 | 2,362,485 | 157,499 |
| 54 |
University of South Australia - Mount Gambier Campus
|
15 | 2,323,331 | 154,888 |
| 55 |
City of Tea Tree Gully
|
15 | 2,198,734 | 146,582 |
| 56 |
Estara South East
|
8 | 1,142,078 | 142,759 |
| 57 |
lgiQ.
|
9 | 1,273,918 | 141,546 |
| 58 |
Better Placed Team
|
4 | 565,962 | 141,490 |
| 59 |
Community Accommodation and Respite Agency
|
35 | 4,826,729 | 137,906 |
| 60 |
Office of the Chief Medical Officer Branch
|
5 | 682,117 | 136,423 |
| 61 |
Flinders Medical Centre 5C
|
37 | 4,956,942 | 133,971 |
| 62 |
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN)
|
9 | 1,168,692 | 129,854 |
| 63 |
Regional Development Australia Limestone Coast
|
9 | 1,144,760 | 127,195 |
| 64 |
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN)
|
15 | 1,891,723 | 126,114 |
| 65 |
City of Holdfast Bay Community
|
4 | 498,116 | 124,529 |
| 66 |
APM Disability Services
|
5 | 594,538 | 118,907 |
| 67 |
Multicultural Business and Entrepreneur Network
|
7 | 684,296 | 97,756 |
| 68 |
Sofitel Adelaide
|
9 | 842,515 | 93,612 |
| 69 |
School of Public Health, UoA
|
7 | 562,251 | 80,321 |
| 70 |
Digital Health SA
|
53 | 4,189,460 | 79,046 |
| 71 |
Murray Bridge Wellbeing Hub
|
3 | 196,936 | 65,645 |
| 72 |
DHW Blood, Organ and Tissue Programs
|
8 | 498,103 | 62,262 |
| 73 |
BreastScreen SA
|
52 | 726,812 | 13,977 |
Staying active after the Challenge
Regular physical activity provides significant physical and mental health benefits. Finding more ways to move each day is a simple step towards better health and wellbeing. There are so many ways to be active in South Australia! Here are some tips to help you stay active after the Challenge:
- If you use public transport, get off a stop early and walk the rest of the way.
- Park your car a bit further than usual to add some extra steps.
- Choose the stairs over lifts or escalators when possible.
- Take your dog for a morning or afternoon walk around the neighbourhood.
- Walk outside while you chat on the phone.
- Remember to take regular breaks from sitting.
- Schedule a time to meet a friend or family member for a walk and a coffee catch-up.
- Get active indoors with yoga, pilates or a home workout from Exercise Right.
10,000 Steps App
Start stepping towards a healthier, happier you by downloading our FREE 10,000 Steps app.
- Add steps and minutes of activity
- Sync steps from Apple Health and Health Connect
- See progress towards your daily goal
- View your steps graphs and statistics
- Connect with friends and family
- Join monthly step Challenges
- Take part in team Tournaments
- Create personalised reminders
- Read evidence-based articles