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The purpose of this study was to analyze the difference in the motive for participation in the Touch Rugby Football game practiced as club sports activity in the area of Goldcoast City, Queensland State, according to the socio-demographical characteristics of Australian primary schoolchildren. The questionnaire research was conducted for 164 schoolchildren. The effective sample size used for data was 140 persons except 24 persons poorly completing the questionnaire. This study employed such analytical methods as frequency analysis and factor analysis and Cronbach's α coefficient was calculated to test reliability and validity. And t-test and one-way analysis of variance were conducted. Scheff's test was conducted as post-morterm analysis. As a result, the following findings were obtained: First, it was found that there was a difference in the motive for participation in club sports activity such as power, arousal, sucess, and aggression according to gender, and that there was the highest difference in excellence and affiliation. Second, it was found that there was a difference in the motive for participation in club sports activity such as excellence, power, and independence according to school years and that the schoolchildren below the fifth grade had the higher motive for participation in sports than those in 6th-7th grades. Third, it was found that there was a difference in the motive for participation in club sports activity such as excellence, power, arousal, and affiliation according to age, and that younger schoolchildren had the higher motive for participation. Fourth, it was found that there was a difference in the motive for participation in club sports activity such as excellence, power, arousal, sucess, and aggression according to their parents' motive for participation sports activity and that the schoolchildren with parents participating in club sports had the higher motive for participation than those with parents not participating in club sports. Fifth, it was found that the respondents had the high motive for participation in club sports activity according to the hours of participation in sports for one day in every motive factors except independence as they had the longer participation time.