4440.0.55.001 - Volunteers in Sport, Australia, 2010  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 27/03/2012  Final
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BIRTHPLACE

Of the population aged 18 years and over, 40% (4.6 million) of people born in Australia undertook voluntary work compared with 28% (1.4 million) of those born elsewhere. Those born in the Main English-speaking countries had a higher rate of volunteering (35%) than those born in other countries (25%).

Those born in Australia were also more likely to be volunteers for sport and physical recreation organisations with 16% (1.9 million) volunteering, compared with 7% (347,000) for people born outside Australia.

In contrast, people born in Australia and in Main English-speaking countries were equally likely to volunteer for other organisations only with 23% of each group volunteering, similar to people born in other countries (21%).

4.9 Sport and Physical Recreation and Other Volunteers, By country of birth
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
Not a volunteer
Total persons aged 18 years & over
Volunteers ('000)
Birthplace
Australia
913.3
1 007.5
1 920.7
2 715.9
4 636.6
7 028.2
11 664.9
Main English-Speaking countries(a)
*86.6
111.1
197.7
394.2
592.0
1 111.8
1 703.7
Other(b)
*54.3
94.9
149.2
706.4
855.6
2 563.9
3 419.6
Total
1 054.2
1 213.6
2 267.7
3 816.5
6 084.2
10 703.9
16 788.2
Volunteer rate (%)
Birthplace
Australia
7.8
8.6
16.5
23.3
39.7
60.3
100.0
Main English-Speaking countries(a)
5.1
6.5
11.6
23.1
34.7
65.3
100.0
Other(b)
*1.6
2.8
4.4
20.7
25.0
75.0
100.0
Total
6.3
7.2
13.5
22.7
36.2
63.8
100.0
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
(a) Includes Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, United States of America and the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
(b) Includes the category Inadequately described.





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