4440.0.55.001 - Volunteers in Sport, Australia, 2010  
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EXPENSES RELATED TO VOLUNTEERING

Over half of all volunteers (58% or 3.5 million) had incurred some form of expense as a result of their voluntary work. The most common expenses incurred by sport and physical recreation volunteers were phone calls and travel costs (both 47%).

5.2 Sport and Physical Recreation and Other Volunteers, By whether had any expenses related to voluntary work in last 12 months

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)
Phone calls
392.7
676.5
1 069.2
1 350.3
2 419.5
Postage
*118.2
231.9
350.1
472.9
823.1
Uniform
*42.3
67.6
110.0
*75.8
185.8
Travel costs
394.3
667.8
1 062.1
1 632.3
2 694.4
Meals
82.0
275.9
357.9
507.9
865.8
Training
*93.1
143.1
236.2
155.4
391.6
Other
*42.1
*80.1
122.2
280.0
402.2
Total incurred expenses(a)
510.4
871.4
1 381.8
2 137.3
3 519.1
No expenses
543.8
342.1
885.9
1 679.2
2 565.1
Total(b)
1 054.2
1 213.6
2 267.7
3 816.5
6 084.2
Volunteers (%)
Phone calls
37.3
55.7
47.1
35.4
39.8
Postage
11.2
19.1
15.4
12.4
13.5
Uniform
*4.0
5.6
4.8
*2.0
3.1
Travel costs
37.4
55.0
46.8
42.8
44.3
Meals
7.8
22.7
15.8
13.3
14.2
Training
*8.8
11.8
10.4
4.1
6.4
Other
*4.0
*6.6
5.4
7.3
6.6
Total incurred expenses(a)
48.4
71.8
60.9
56.0
57.8
No expenses
51.6
28.2
39.1
44.0
42.2
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) Components may not add to totals as some persons may have incurred more than one expense.
(b) Includes the category Not applicable.








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