New South Wales
In New South Wales the volunteering rate was 19% in 1995. This rose to 30% in 2000 and 33% in 2006.
While women volunteered more often than men, they gave similar amounts of annual volunteer time with 62 and 60 hours respectively in 2006.
People living outside the capital city area had a higher volunteering rate, 37% compared with 30% for those living in Sydney during 2006.
