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
Nov. 1, 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 |
South Australia Police
|
563 | 122,270,896 | 217,177 |
| 2 |
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
|
161 | 30,039,132 | 186,578 |
| 3 |
Department of Primary Industries and Regions
|
119 | 23,659,177 | 198,816 |
| 4 |
Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network
|
101 | 17,851,371 | 176,746 |
| 5 |
Rural Support Service
|
88 | 18,081,157 | 205,467 |
| 6 |
Nexia Edwards Marshall
|
70 | 14,664,375 | 209,491 |
| 7 |
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN)
|
67 | 11,543,769 | 172,295 |
| 8 |
SafeWork SA
|
64 | 15,713,677 | 245,526 |
| 9 |
RAA
|
57 | 13,261,574 | 232,659 |
| 10 |
Rural City of Murray Bridge
|
57 | 11,637,652 | 204,169 |
| 11 |
City of Holdfast Bay Council
|
54 | 15,740,025 | 291,481 |
| 12 |
Digital Health SA
|
53 | 4,189,460 | 79,046 |
| 13 |
BreastScreen SA
|
52 | 726,812 | 13,977 |
| 14 |
Limestone Coast Local Health Network
|
50 | 9,072,232 | 181,444 |
| 15 |
SAHT Steps 5
|
50 | 12,369,184 | 247,383 |
| 16 |
SA Ambulance Service
|
42 | 8,479,187 | 201,885 |
| 17 |
Preventive Health
|
41 | 9,581,453 | 233,693 |
| 18 |
Flinders Medical Centre 5C
|
37 | 4,956,942 | 133,971 |
| 19 |
Community Accommodation and Respite Agency
|
35 | 4,826,729 | 137,906 |
| 20 |
Riverland General Hospital Berri
|
33 | 5,560,631 | 168,503 |
| 21 |
City of Salisbury
|
32 | 7,651,393 | 239,106 |
| 22 |
City of Salisbury
|
30 | 7,933,798 | 264,459 |
| 23 |
City of Burnside
|
30 | 4,746,794 | 158,226 |
| 24 |
Our Town Cummins
|
30 | 6,650,506 | 221,683 |
| 25 |
Ran-Some-Where
|
27 | 4,397,727 | 162,878 |
| 26 |
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN)
|
27 | 5,241,487 | 194,129 |
| 27 |
University of South Australia - Facilities Management Unit
|
24 | 5,598,084 | 233,253 |
| 28 |
BHFLHN Children's Health and Development Teams
|
23 | 5,414,664 | 235,420 |
| 29 |
City of Mount Gambier
|
23 | 3,868,033 | 168,175 |
| 30 |
City of Playford Council
|
22 | 4,636,310 | 210,741 |
| 31 |
Limestone Coast Landscape Board
|
21 | 5,011,572 | 238,646 |
| 32 |
DHW - Workforce
|
21 | 4,330,841 | 206,230 |
| 33 |
Metropolitan Referral Unit
|
20 | 6,079,641 | 303,982 |
| 34 |
University of South Australia - Whyalla Campus
|
20 | 4,218,853 | 210,942 |
| 35 |
Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health
|
20 | 3,221,045 | 161,052 |
| 36 |
City of Adelaide
|
18 | 4,107,403 | 228,189 |
| 37 |
Art Gallery of South Australia
|
18 | 3,476,729 | 193,151 |
| 38 |
Adelaide Festival
|
18 | 3,906,705 | 217,039 |
| 39 |
Department of Education
|
17 | 3,715,395 | 218,552 |
| 40 |
District Council of Robe - Walk-in Robe
|
16 | 4,169,325 | 260,582 |
| 41 |
Insightfactory.ai
|
15 | 3,026,076 | 201,738 |
| 42 |
Flinders Alliance Councils
|
15 | 2,658,076 | 177,205 |
| 43 |
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
|
15 | 2,362,485 | 157,499 |
| 44 |
City of Tea Tree Gully
|
15 | 2,198,734 | 146,582 |
| 45 |
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN)
|
15 | 1,891,723 | 126,114 |
| 46 |
University of South Australia - Mount Gambier Campus
|
15 | 2,323,331 | 154,888 |
| 47 |
Friends of Gemma
|
14 | 4,105,375 | 293,241 |
| 48 |
Southern Flinders Health Crystal Brook Campus
|
13 | 2,129,512 | 163,808 |
| 49 |
Department for Health and Wellbeing
|
12 | 2,055,137 | 171,261 |
| 50 |
Cancer Council SA
|
12 | 2,476,835 | 206,402 |
| 51 |
Sophie’s Legacy
|
11 | 2,417,419 | 219,765 |
| 52 |
South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability
|
10 | 1,796,925 | 179,692 |
| 53 |
Department for Health and Wellbeing
|
9 | 2,034,701 | 226,077 |
| 54 |
Regional Development Australia Limestone Coast
|
9 | 1,144,760 | 127,195 |
| 55 |
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN)
|
9 | 1,168,692 | 129,854 |
| 56 |
lgiQ.
|
9 | 1,273,918 | 141,546 |
| 57 |
City of West Torrens
|
9 | 1,878,448 | 208,716 |
| 58 |
Sofitel Adelaide
|
9 | 842,515 | 93,612 |
| 59 |
City of Unley
|
8 | 1,919,589 | 239,948 |
| 60 |
Estara South East
|
8 | 1,142,078 | 142,759 |
| 61 |
DHW Blood, Organ and Tissue Programs
|
8 | 498,103 | 62,262 |
| 62 |
Australian Medical Association South Australia
|
8 | 1,600,060 | 200,007 |
| 63 |
Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority
|
7 | 1,279,672 | 182,810 |
| 64 |
Multicultural Business and Entrepreneur Network
|
7 | 684,296 | 97,756 |
| 65 |
School of Public Health, UoA
|
7 | 562,251 | 80,321 |
| 66 |
Icon Cancer Centre
|
6 | 1,058,294 | 176,382 |
| 67 |
APM Disability Services
|
5 | 594,538 | 118,907 |
| 68 |
Office of the Chief Medical Officer Branch
|
5 | 682,117 | 136,423 |
| 69 |
Better Placed Team
|
4 | 565,962 | 141,490 |
| 70 |
City of Holdfast Bay Community
|
4 | 498,116 | 124,529 |
| 71 |
Murray Bridge Wellbeing Hub
|
3 | 196,936 | 65,645 |
| 72 |
Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN)
|
1 | 208,849 | 208,849 |
| 73 |
Flinders University
|
1 | 192,907 | 192,907 |
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