The bar chart compares the proportions of volunteers and paid employees working in four types of roles within the Australian sports sector in 2015: coaching, refereeing, therapy, and other positions.
Overall, it is clear that volunteering was most strongly associated with coaching, while paid employment was more evenly distributed across all categories. Coaching attracted the highest percentage of volunteers, with slightly above 70% contributing their time in this area. The second most common volunteer role was in other positions, accounting for around 57%. Therapy and refereeing were less popular among volunteers, with approximately 42% and 30% respectively.
In contrast, the distribution of paid workers was noticeably more balanced. Around half of paid employees worked in other roles, making this the most common category for paid work. Coaching and therapy each involved just over 40% of paid workers, while refereeing was only slightly lower at about 39%. These differences were relatively minor compared with the more pronounced variation seen among volunteers.
In summary, coaching dominated volunteer participation, whereas paid work showed a more even spread across all four roles.