4440.0.55.001 - Volunteers in Sport, Australia, 2010  
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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)

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

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

* 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.








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