4156.0 - Sports and Physical Recreation: A Statistical Overview, Australia, 2009  
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Contents >> Chapter 9 - Volunteers in sport >> Type of work undertaken as a volunteer

TYPE OF WORK UNDERTAKEN AS A VOLUNTEER

Many volunteers were involved in more than one role. In many cases, these roles were also related to the type of organisation in which they were involved. For example, over half of total sport volunteers (54% or 925,900) were involved in coaching, refereeing or judging. Higher proportions of total sport volunteers were also involved in administrative and clerical roles (37% or 637,200) or management and committee work (32% or 544,100) compared with other organisations only (28% or 992,200 and 27% or 943,800 respectively). This may be an indication of the governance required in the management of sporting clubs, i.e. these organisations rely on volunteers to carry out these roles whereas schools and nursing homes have these tasks performed by paid employees.

There are similar proportions of total sport volunteers and other volunteers involved in fundraising or sales (both 55%).

9.5 Sport and physical recreation and other volunteers, By type of voluntary activity undertaken for organisation - 2006

Sport & physical recreation organisation(s) only
Sport & physical recreation and other organisation(s)
Total sport & physical recreation organisation(s)
Other organisations only
Total volunteers

Volunteers ('000)

Administration/clerical/recruitment/information management
341.5
295.7
637.2
992.2
1 629.4
Coaching/refereeing/judging
513.5
412.5
925.9
380.7
1 306.6
Performing/media production
67.5
55.4
122.9
416.0
538.9
Befriending/supportive listening/counselling/mentoring
148.6
130.1
278.8
1 081.4
1 360.2
Fundraising/sales
512.1
420.8
932.9
1 938.2
2 871.1
Preparing/serving food
307.7
328.6
636.4
1 388.0
2 024.4
Transporting people/goods
258.5
247.8
506.3
959.0
1 465.3
Repairing/maintenance/gardening
241.6
159.8
401.4
899.4
1 300.8
Management/committee work/coordination
295.8
248.3
544.1
943.8
1 487.9
Personal care/assistance
51.9
46.7
98.5
527.4
625.9
Teaching/instruction/providing information
227.9
216.7
444.6
1 368.8
1 813.4
Lobbying/advocacy/policy research
47.4
42.1
89.5
285.0
374.5
Search and rescue/first aid/firefighting/community safety
42.8
30.0
72.8
219.0
291.8
Protecting the environment
*21.4
*34.3
55.7
294.9
350.6
Other
*32.5
*17.4
49.9
328.5
378.4
Total(a)
967.7
745.1
1 712.8
3 513.7
5 226.5

Volunteers (%)

Administration/clerical/recruitment/information management
35.3
39.7
37.2
28.2
31.2
Coaching/refereeing/judging
53.1
55.4
54.1
10.8
25.0
Performing/media production
7.0
7.4
7.2
11.8
10.3
Befriending/supportive listening/counselling/mentoring
15.4
17.5
16.3
30.8
26.0
Fundraising/sales
52.9
56.5
54.5
55.2
54.9
Preparing/serving food
31.8
44.1
37.2
39.5
38.7
Transporting people/goods
26.7
33.3
29.6
27.3
28.0
Repairing/maintenance/gardening
25.0
21.4
23.4
25.6
24.9
Management/committee work/coordination
30.6
33.3
31.8
26.9
28.5
Personal care/assistance
5.4
6.3
5.8
15.0
12.0
Teaching/instruction/providing information
23.6
29.1
26.0
39.0
34.7
Lobbying/advocacy/policy research
4.9
5.7
5.2
8.1
7.2
Search and rescue/first aid/firefighting/community safety
4.4
4.0
4.3
6.2
5.6
Protecting the environment
*2.2
*4.6
3.3
8.4
6.7
Other
*3.4
*2.3
2.9
9.3
7.2

* 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 been involved as a volunteer in more than one role and more than one organisation.
Source: Volunteers in Sport, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4440.0.55.001).








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