| |  |
National Volunteer Week 14-20 May 2012
Volunteers - Every One Counts National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia, and provides an opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you to the more than 6.4 million Australians who volunteer
|
|  |
| |
|  | | | Volunteering Facts
- One third of adult Australians (5.2 Million), South Australians (31.4%) and Territorians (35.8%) volunteer
- The national voluntary contribution is valued at more than $40Billion
- Volunteering is already an important part of daily life for many people
- Volunteers provide services in health and welfare, arts and culture, sport and recreation, conservation, community based media and a host of other services. They are also present in the political and democratic process as members and officers of political parties and are the social fabric of our society
- Voluntary activities are pathways into community and personal development providing opportunities for personal growth, greater personal health and wellbeing, social interaction and the sharing, broadening and development of skills
- Volunteering can be of great value in preparing people for the workplace, changing career pathways, making the transition to retirement, creating links and connections with their own communities, contributing to better health and rehabilitation or supporting family life practices
- Volunteering is an important mechanism for empowerment through participation in democratic process at the local level. High levels of participation in volunteering is a strong indicator of a healthy society.
(ABS Voluntary Workforce Survey, 2006)
Volunteering Statistics
Evelyn O'Loughlin, CEO of Volunteering SA&NT has collated Volunteering Statistics from various sources across Australia.
This information has been compiled into a report,  click here for the report.
The ABS has released more detailed analysis of the data on volunteering
The information was collected in the General Social Survey, following the release of the summary report on 27 September.
4441.0 Voluntary Work, Australia, 2010
This publication presents results on voluntary work from the General Social Survey (GSS) conducted throughout Australia from August to November 2010. Voluntary work data was also collected in the GSS in 2006, and in the Voluntary Work surveys in 2000 and 1995. The major aim of this publication is to present rates of participation in voluntary work, characteristics of people who volunteer, and information on the nature of the voluntary work undertaken (number and types of organisations worked for, frequency of voluntary work, and whether the volunteer was able to be reimbursed for volunteering-related expenses).
Download the report at: www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4441.0?OpenDocument
|
