Over 12 months:
- one in four adults volunteered for a sport or recreation activity, equating to 829,735 sport and recreation volunteers;
- a similar percentage of men and women volunteered;
- parent helper and coach were the most common roles;
- volunteering levels peaked in the 35 to 49 year old age group; and
- compared with the total population, volunteering levels were higher among Maori and Pacific adults and lower among Asian and Other adults.
Volunteer Levels Among All Adults
| |
% |
| Total Population |
25.3 |
| Gender |
|
| Men |
24.9 |
| Women |
25.8 |
| Age |
|
| 16-24 |
27.3 |
| 25-34 |
25.9 |
| 35-49 |
34.8 |
| 50-64 |
20.1 |
| ≥ 65 |
12.5 |
| Ethnicity |
|
| Māori |
33.2 |
| Asian |
31.9 |
| NZ European |
26.1 |
| Pacific |
13.2 |
| Other |
24.3 |
Most Common Volunteer Roles Among All Adults
Table showing the Most Common Volunteer Roles Among All Adults
| Volunteer Role |
Number of New Zealand adults volunteering |
% |
| Coach/Trainer/Teacher/Instructor |
386,025 |
11.8 |
| Parent helper |
306,243 |
9.3 |
| Referee/Judge/Official/Umpire |
257,251 |
7.9 |
| Administrator/Secretary/Committee member |
218,334 |
6.7 |
Most Common Roles Among Volunteers
| |
% |
| Coach/Trainer/Teacher/Instructor |
46.5 |
| Parent helper |
36.9 |
| Referee/Judge/Official/Umpire |
31.0 |
| Administrator/Secretary /Committee member |
26.3 |
Among the 25.3 percent of adults who did volunteer:
- the most common role was coach/teacher/trainer, followed by, in sequential order, parent helper, referee and administration-based roles.