FREQUENCY OF VOLUNTEERING
A third of all volunteers (35% or 2.1 million) volunteered at least once a week, and 39% (885,000) of sport and physical recreation organisation volunteers volunteered on at least a weekly basis. In comparison, a lower proportion of those volunteering for other organisations only volunteered at least weekly (33% or 1.2 million). This may be related to the regular nature of sporting activities. People volunteering for other organisations only are more likely to volunteer less frequently than at least once a week (16%) compared with sport and physical recreation organisation volunteers (9%).
5.1 Sport and Physical Recreation and Other Volunteers, By frequency of volunteering(a) |
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| | Sport & physical recreation organisation(s) only | Sport & physical recreation and other organisation(s) | Total sport & physical recreation organisation(s) | Other organisation(s) only | Total volunteers |
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Volunteers ('000) | | | | | |
| At least once a week | 414.2 | 471.3 | 885.5 | 1 244.3 | 2 129.8 |
| At least once a fortnight | *176.4 | 140.5 | 316.8 | 371.6 | 688.5 |
| At least once a month | 129.7 | 177.4 | 307.1 | 666.3 | 973.3 |
| Several times a year | 195.5 | 352.7 | 548.2 | 917.6 | 1 465.8 |
| Less regularly | 138.4 | *71.8 | 210.2 | 616.7 | 826.9 |
| Total(b) | 1 054.2 | 1 213.6 | 2 267.7 | 3 816.5 | 6 084.2 |
Volunteers (%) | | | | | |
| At least once a week | 39.3 | 38.8 | 39.0 | 32.6 | 35.0 |
| At least once a fortnight | 16.7 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 9.7 | 11.3 |
| At least once a month | 12.3 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 16.0 |
| Several times a year | 18.5 | 29.1 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 24.1 |
| Less regularly | 13.1 | *5.9 | 9.3 | 16.2 | 13.6 |
| Total(b) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
(a) Frequency of volunteering in all organisations in each organisation type. |
(b) Components may not add to totals as some persons may have been involved as a volunteer in more than one organisation. |