April, 2026

Our approach

Volunteering Australia plays a leading role in strengthening the national evidence base for volunteering. By working closely with government agencies, academics, and sector partners, we help to ensure that national data collections accurately reflect the scale, diversity, and impact of volunteering in Australia.

Volunteering Australia is committed to excellence in research, data analysis, and evidence-informed leadership. This work underpins our national advocacy and supports policy and practice that helps us better understand Australia’s volunteering ecosystem, and our collective impact.

Our data factsheets

We develop data factsheets that interpret and synthesise contemporary volunteering statistics from key sources to help provide national snapshots of the volunteering ecosystem.

The following list of factsheets provide a summary and breakdown of the most recent key volunteering statistical information.

  • Volunteering Statistics General Social Survey

    According to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) General Social Survey (GSS),9.5 million people volunteered in Australia in 2025 in either formal or informal volunteering or both. This is equivalent to 42.8% of the Australian population over 15 years of age.

  • General Social Survey 2025: Factsheet

    According to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) General Social Survey (GSS),1 9.5 million people volunteered in Australia in 2025, in either formal or informal volunteering or both. This is equivalent to 42.8% of the Australian population over 15 years of age.