Australia - volunteers of fire service organizations by state or territory 2023

In financial year 2023, there were around 67.5 thousand volunteer firefighters in the Australian state of New South Wales. The state of Victoria had the second highest amount of volunteer firefighters, with around 28.7 thousand people serving as volunteer firefighters.

Number of volunteers in fire service organizations in Australia in financial year 2023, by state or territory

Characteristic	Firefighters	Support staff
New South Wales	67,513	7,978
Victoria	28,785	23,022
Queensland	10,671	15,854
Western Australia	12,543	2,196
South Australia	11,542	1,905
Tasmania	3,811	878
Australian Capital Territory	1,116	-
Northern Territory	253	-

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January 2024

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Australia

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financial year 2023

Supplementary notes

Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.

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