Volunteers in Sport
PARTICIPATION - 2022
- Australian Capital Territory - 57,000 (15%)
- New South Wales - 936,000 (13%)
- Northern Territory - 34,000 (17%)
- Queensland - 622,000 (14%)
- South Australia - 245,000 (17%)
- Tasmania - 74,000 (17%)
- Victoria - 807,000 (14%)
- Western Australia - 360,000 (16%)
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- Intergenerational review of Australian sport 2017, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for the Australian Sports Commission, (2017).
- Major Sporting Event Impact and Legacy: Community & Social Engagement, Clearinghouse for Sport, (accessed 26 June 2023).
- AusPlay Data Portal: Non-playing roles, Australian Sports Commission, (accessed 26 June 2023)
- Sport’s unsung heroes: Involvement in non-playing roles, Australian Bureau of Statistics (Perspectives on Sport series), Catalogue Number 4156.0.55.001, (June 2011).
- Definition of Volunteering, Volunteering Australia, (2015).
- AusPlay Data Portal: Volunteers in non-playing roles, Australian Sports Commission, (accessed 26 June 2023).
- AusPlay Data [April 2023], Australian Sports Commission, (accessed 26 June 2023).
Topic Focus
Reviewed by: National Sport Research Agenda Advisory Group (November 2023)
Last updated: 09 November 2023
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