πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Australia

Australian nonprofit intelligence

Sector capacity, community need and structural analysis across 65,000+ ACNC-registered charities. Data: ACNC AIS 2013–2024.

Australia at a glance

Key sector indicators. Numbers reflect ACNC Annual Information Statements (AIS) 2023, the most recently complete financial year.

Source: ACNC AIS 2023 Β· Population in need varies by cause β€” see Methodology for how aggregates are constructed.

Cause landscape

Scale of each cause group by registered organisation count, revenue, paid workforce and volunteers. Organisation count reflects breadth; revenue and FTE reflect economic scale. Neither implies effectiveness.

Capacity by state

State-level aggregated data. SA2-level maps require server-side tile aggregation β€” use Places for local area detail.

Australia β€” Charities per 100k people
Which states have higher relative nonprofit density? β†— Click a state to browse its organisations
Source: ACNC AIS 2023, ABS Estimated Resident Population 2023 Β· Methodology
Community need and sector capacity

Each bubble is an SA2 statistical area. X axis: normalised community need index for the selected cause. Y axis: sector capacity percentile within that cause nationally. Areas below the 50th percentile capacity with high need indices may warrant further investigation as potential capacity gaps.

Bubble size represents SA2 estimated resident population. X axis (need index) uses within-cause denominators: NDIS participants (disability), estimated mental health prevalence (mental health), population 75+ (aged care), ERP (others). Refer to methodology before interpreting as confirmed service gaps.
Source: ACNC AIS 2023, NDIA Q4 2023, ABS Census 2021, ABS National Health Survey 2022
Organisation size and ecosystem structure

How are organisations distributed by size, and which size band accounts for most economic activity? Use the toggles to switch between measures.

Size distribution
How many organisations are in each size band?

Size bands: Small (total revenue < $250k), Medium ($250k–$1M), Large (> $1M). Source: ACNC AIS 2023.

Sector concentration

The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) measures how concentrated service provision is within each SA2–cause area. High concentration means a small number of organisations account for most revenue β€” which may affect resilience and competition for talent and funding.

SA2–cause concentration distribution
What share of local service markets have concentrated provision?
Distributed (<1,000)
Multiple organisations of similar size competing or co-operating in this local area. More resilient to provider failure.
Competitive (1,000–2,500)
A few larger players alongside smaller organisations. The most common market structure in Australian nonprofit sectors.
Moderate (2,500–5,000)
One or two organisations account for the majority of local revenue. Common in regional areas and specialist service types.
Highly concentrated (>5,000)
A single organisation dominates local provision. Highest supply risk if that organisation loses funding or closes.

HHI = Ξ£(market_shareΒ²) Γ— 10,000, calculated per SA2 Γ— cause Γ— year. Source: ACNC AIS 2023 Β· Methodology

Evidence-backed observations

Restrained observations derived from the data. Each includes the evidence used and the methodology applied. They are starting points for investigation, not conclusions.