Aussies go bush

What do you have planned for the Easter weekend? Will you be spending some time in the bush? It may be just as well we have a lot of space, as it seems most Aussies like to go bush for a picnic or a walk.

Figures released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that nearly three quarters of Australian adults (73 per cent) took part in some activity that involved contact with nature in 2011-12.

The most popular of these activities was visiting a national park or botanic garden (52 per cent), followed by a nature walk or bush walk (42 per cent).

Just under one third of Australian adults visited a wildlife park or zoo, and one quarter took a camping or nature holiday.