Published in 2024, Western Australia’s State of Volunteering Report is the result of the largest survey of volunteering ever conducted in Western Australia. It provides a comprehensive overview of the volunteering landscape in WA, offering insights across economic value, demographics, barriers and motivators for volunteering.
The Economic Value of Volunteering
- Volunteering yields substantial social and economic benefits for WA.
- 1.5 million individuals dedicate their time to volunteering in Western Australia, generating a substantial value of $63.9 billion for the state.
- WA volunteers contribute 398.7 million hours of time and create $63.9 billion in economic value, every year.
WA Volunteers
- Nearly two thirds of WA residents aged 15 years and over (65.1%), or 1.5 million people, contributed to the community as volunteers.
- On average, each volunteer contributed 22.6 hours monthly, culminating in a total of 398.7 million hours each year.
- A considerable portion of volunteer activities is undertaken by young people, with 78.2% of individuals under 25 involved in some form of volunteer work.
WA Volunteer Managers
- Of the 613 responses to the WA Volunteer Manager Survey, there was an almost equal split of paid and unpaid volunteer managers, with 3.8% reporting being in a role that was both paid and unpaid.
- Almost 40% of all volunteer managers, manage more than 50 volunteers.
- Paid volunteer managers are more likely to manage larger numbers of volunteers.
