Past volunteer behaviour and likeliness to volunteer in the future Total Ballarat Latrobe Melbourne & & South Inner Inner North South North – – – – – & Hume West & average East & East & East & West & e Geelong Inner Outer West South East Have volunteered in 6% 7% 5% 7% 12% 7% 6% 10% 6% 5% 4% 5% Peninsula the past 12 months Have volunteered but not 11% 13% 17% 12% 9% 10% 10% 13% 9% 10% 8% 10% in the past 12 months Haven’t volunteered 83% 80% 78% 80% 79% 83% 84% 76% 85% 85% 89% 85% Very likely to 10% 9% 6% 7% 12% 11% 10% 15% 8% 9% 10% 9% volunteer in the future Quite likely to 22% 21% 24% 21% 19% 19% 22% 26% 24% 21% 21% 20% volunteer in the future Not very likely to 39% 39% 41% 37% 40% 38% 38% 38% 39% 36% 38% 40% volunteer in the future Not at all likely to 30% 31% 29% 35% 28% 32% 29% 22% 28% 33% 32% 31% volunteer in the future A higher level of volunteering Despite this, Melbourne Inner had the they didn’t know. Other parts of the city highest proportion of volunteers, with 24% outside of Melbourne had a pattern more like the rest of the having done so at some time in the past. State, with Volunteering for arts or cultural Melbourne Inner also had one of the 23% of those in Melbourne South East organisations was highest outside highest proportions of people who had and the Mornington Peninsula Melbourne, with 20% of regional residents volunteered in the past 12 months (10%) anticipating spending less compared having volunteered at some time in the past and the highest proportion of people who with just 13% spending more. compared with 16% in the State capital. were very likely to volunteer in the future (15%).
Past volunteer behaviour and likeliness to volunteer in the future Total Ballarat & Latrobe & & Hume South West & Geelong average – Inner – Inner East & Inner South – North East & Outer East – South East & Peninsula Melbourne – North West & West Have volunteered in the past 12 months 6% 7% 5% 7% 12% 7% 6% 10% 6% 5% 4% 5% Have volunteered but not in the past 12 months 11% 13% 17% 12% 9% 10% 10% 13% 9% 10% 8% 10% Haven’t volunteered 83% 80% 78% 80% 79% 83% 84% 76% 85% 85% 89% 85% Very likely to volunteer in the future 10% 9% 6% 7% 12% 11% 10% 15% 8% 9% 10% 9% Quite likely to volunteer in the future 22% 21% 24% 21% 19% 19% 22% 26% 24% 21% 21% 20% Not very likely to volunteer in the future 39% 39% 41% 37% 40% 38% 38% 38% 39% 36% 38% 40% Not at all likely to volunteer in the future 30% 31% 29% 35% 28% 32% 29% 22% 28% 33% 32% 31% they didn’t know. Other parts of the city had a pattern more like the rest of the State, with 23% of those in Melbourne South East and the Mornington Peninsula anticipating spending less compared with just 13% spending more. A higher level of volunteering outside of Melbourne Volunteering for arts or cultural organisations was highest outside Melbourne, with 20% of regional residents having volunteered at some time in the past compared with 16% in the State capital. Despite this, Melbourne Inner had the highest proportion of volunteers, with 24% having done so at some time in the past. Melbourne Inner also had one of the highest proportions of people who had volunteered in the past 12 months (10%) and the highest proportion of people who were very likely to volunteer in the future (15%). e
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