Research & Insights

What connected public data reveals about Australia's nonprofit sector

Analysis and working papers from Data Products Factory, using linked charity registration, financial history and community data.

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Nonprofit Simulation Lab

What happens when government funding falls?

Explore three years of simulated financial outcomes under different cuts to government funding, and see which charities are more exposed and what extra support could change. A transparent accounting stress test, not a forecast.

The study covers 10,000 unique Australian charities.

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Share of charities in annual deficit in year three, with and without a 15% cut to government funding.
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Data sources & methodology

How sector capacity, need-adjusted density, peer metrics and AI analysis are calculated — with sources, caveats and known limitations.

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