STATE AND TERRITORY
While the highest rates of volunteering for sport and physical recreation organisations were reported in South Australia (18%) and were lowest in New South Wales (12%), there was not enough evidence to show that there was a statistically significant difference in volunteering rates in different states and territories.
4.4 SPORT AND PHYSICAL RECREATION AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS, By state and territory
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Volunteering was more common among those living in capital cities than in other parts of the state. The overall volunteer rate for capital cities was 22% compared with 14% for regions outside the capital cities. This was also the case for sport and physical recreation organisations, where the volunteer rate was 8% for capital cities compared with 5% outside capital cities. Tasmania was the only state or territory to have a higher volunteer rate in the balance of state (9%) than in the capital city (6%) for sport and physical recreation organisation volunteers.
4.5 Sport and Physical Recreation and Other Volunteers(a), By state and territory and capital city/balance of state |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Total sport & physical recreation organisation(s) | Other organisation(s) only | Total volunteers |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Capital city | Balance of state | Total | Capital city | Balance of state | Total | Capital city | Balance of state | Total |
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Volunteers ('000) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | New South Wales | 361.9 | 308.3 | 670.2 | 798.4 | 541.4 | 1 339.8 | 1 160.3 | 849.7 | 2 010.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Victoria | 382.2 | 197.3 | 579.6 | 666.3 | 268.5 | 934.8 | 1 048.5 | 465.8 | 1 514.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Queensland | 220.8 | 221.9 | 442.6 | 302.6 | 432.4 | 735.0 | 523.4 | 654.2 | 1 177.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | South Australia | 139.3 | 85.9 | 225.1 | 190.4 | 66.3 | 256.7 | 329.7 | 152.2 | 481.9 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Western Australia | 167.4 | 68.3 | 235.6 | 279.1 | 75.9 | 354.9 | 446.4 | 144.1 | 590.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Tasmania | 22.2 | 33.3 | 55.4 | 37.5 | 62.7 | 100.2 | 59.6 | 96.0 | 155.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Northern Territory(b) | 17.1 | **5.0 | 22.1 | 26.1 | *5.2 | 31.3 | 43.1 | *10.2 | 53.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Australian Capital Territory(c) | 37.1 | - | 37.1 | 63.8 | - | 63.8 | 100.9 | - | 100.9 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Australia | 1 347.8 | 919.9 | 2 267.7 | 2 364.1 | 1 452.4 | 3 816.5 | 3 711.9 | 2 372.3 | 6 084.2 |
Volunteer rate (%) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | New South Wales | 6.6 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 9.9 | 24.4 | 21.1 | 15.5 | 36.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Victoria | 9.0 | 4.6 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 22.0 | 24.7 | 11.0 | 35.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Queensland | 6.6 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 22.1 | 15.7 | 19.6 | 35.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | South Australia | 11.1 | 6.9 | 18.0 | 15.2 | 5.3 | 20.5 | 26.4 | 12.2 | 38.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Western Australia | 9.9 | 4.0 | 13.9 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 21.0 | 26.4 | 8.5 | 34.9 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Tasmania | 5.8 | 8.8 | 14.6 | 9.9 | 16.5 | 26.4 | 15.7 | 25.3 | 41.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Northern Territory(b) | 13.4 | **3.9 | 17.3 | 20.4 | *4.1 | 24.5 | 33.8 | *8.0 | 41.8 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Australian Capital Territory(c) | 13.6 | - | 13.6 | 23.5 | - | 23.5 | 37.1 | - | 37.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Australia | 8.0 | 5.5 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 8.7 | 22.7 | 22.1 | 14.1 | 36.2 |
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* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use |
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) Data on sport and physical recreation organisation(s) only and sport and physical recreation and other organisation(s) have been split in the spreadsheets. |
(b) Refers to mainly urban areas only. See paragraph 8 of the Explanatory Notes in Voluntary Work, Australia, 2010 (cat. no. 4441.0). |
(c) Australian Capital Territory refers to 'capital city' only. |