Community sector
Alternative labels
Third-sector
Social sector
Community services sector
Guide
Resources to support culturally safe service delivery to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
This resource sheet provides a list of resources and organisations that can support non-Indigenous practitioners and organisations in the child, family and community sector to provide culturally safe service responses to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities.
Report
Australia’s social and community services workforce: characterisation, classification and value
Over 300,000 people work in Australia’s social and community service industries, mostly women in non-government organisations. This report provides detailed insight into what these workers do in their work, and how their work is characterised, classified, and paid in the context of the regulatory arrangements.
Submission
Pathways to a stronger, more diverse and independent community sector
This submission offers recommendations in response to the Department of Social Service consultation investigating a stronger, more diverse and independent community sector.
Report
Australia's welfare 2023
Australia’s welfare 2023 presents a summary of welfare and wellbeing data in Australia with key findings on housing, education and skills, employment and income, social support, and justice and safety.
Article
Social sector intermediaries: what are they and what do they need?
Field-building intermediaries play an important role in social sector ecosystems and they need to be supported financially. But what do they do and what kind of funding do they need to sustain their work and impact?