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Latest Australian Census reveals that Australians committed to volunteering
The 2016 Census was released at the end of last month, with data revealing that Australians are still engaged and committed to volunteering activities.
Volunteering Australia collated information from the 2016 Census that showed that Australia’s population is 23.4 million people and, that of this:
- 3.6 million people or 19.0% of the population aged 15 years and over are engaged in voluntary work through an organisation or group. This is a 1.2% increase from the 2011 Census results, where 17.8% of people responded they were engaged in voluntary work.
- The rates of volunteering are highest among males aged 45-54 years at 302,612 people.
- The rates of volunteering are highest among women aged 35-44 at 399,889 people.
- Overall, the rates of volunteering are highest in the 45-54 year age group at 679,602 people.2
Get resources for your station to help find and keep volunteers and get specific data about volunteering in the community radio sector.
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