Sector — Nonprofit Intelligence

Australia — Key statistics

65,700+

Registered charities

ACNC register, 2025

$210B+

Total sector revenue

AIS 2023 aggregate

1.4M

Paid employees (FTE)

AIS 2023 aggregate

3.3M

Volunteers

AIS 2023 aggregate

38%

Government revenue share

National average

11

Cause group categories

DPF classification

Explore sector by cause

Select a cause to see capacity distribution, need-adjusted density and gap analysis.

What sector intelligence includes

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Financial benchmarks

Revenue, expense and surplus distributions by cause and size. Growth rates and volatility over 7 years.

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Geographic distribution

Organisation density per SA2, metropolitan vs regional split, state-level summaries.

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Concentration index

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) per SA2 and cause — identifying where a single large organisation dominates supply.

Sector overview