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