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Glossary Item Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term327272
Registration status:Help on this term

Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005

Disability, Standard 07/10/2014

Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Indigenous, Standard 16/09/2014

Definition:Help on this termA person who willingly gives unpaid help in the form of time, service or skills through an organisation or group.
Context:Help on this termVoluntary work is an important contribution to national life. It meets needs within the community at the same time as it develops and reinforces social networks and cohesion.

Collection and usage attributes

Comments:Help on this term

The reimbursement of expenses in full or part (for example, token payments) or small gifts (for example, sports club T-shirts or caps) is not regarded as payment of salary, and people who receive these are still considered to be voluntary workers.

People who receive payment in kind for the work they do (for example, receiving farm produce as payment for work done on a farm, rather than cash) are not considered to be volunteers.

An organisation or group is any body with a formal structure. It may be as large as a national charity or as small as a local book club. Purely ad hoc, informal and temporary gatherings of people do not constitute an organisation.

Persons on Community Service Orders and other similar work programs are not considered volunteers.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Origin:Help on this termAustralian Bureau of Statistics 2000 Voluntary Work, Australia Cat No. 4441.0. Canberra: ABS

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Is re-engineered from PDF Volunteer, version 2, DEC, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.8 KB)

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Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Care coordination mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Counselling, support, information and referral—online mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Counselling, support, information and referral—telephone mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Counselling—face-to-face mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Education, employment and training mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Family and carer support mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Group support activities mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Individual advocacy mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Mental health non-government organisation establishments NBEDS 2015-

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Mental health promotion mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Mental illness prevention mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Mutual support and self-help mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Personalised support—linked to housing mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Personalised support—other mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Reason for community service cessation code N

        Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005

Sector development and representation mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Self-help—online mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Service integration infrastructure mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Service provider organisation—full-time equivalent staff (volunteer/unpaid), total N[NNN{.N}]

        Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005

        Indigenous, Standard 16/09/2014

Service provider organisation—hours worked (volunteer/unpaid staff), total NNNNN

        Community Services (retired), Standard 27/04/2007

        Disability, Standard 07/10/2014

Service provider organisation—hours worked (volunteer/unpaid staff), total NNNNN

        Community Services (retired), Superseded 27/04/2007

Service provider organisation—hours worked by volunteer/unpaid staff

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Service provider organisation—hours worked by volunteer/unpaid staff, total N[NNNNNN]

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Service type outlet—average full-time equivalent staff (volunteer/unpaid), N[NNN(.N)]

        Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013

        Disability, Standard 13/08/2015

Service type outlet—hours worked (volunteer/unpaid staff), total hours NNNNN

        Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013

        Disability, Superseded 17/12/2017

Staffed residential services mental health service type cluster

        Health, Standard 13/11/2014

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