Political, social memberships decline and people are pressed for time: ABS data

Jasper Lindell
Updated October 5 2020 - 7:27am, first published October 4 2020 - 3:00am
Nearly 40 per cent of people say they feel rushed, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Nearly 40 per cent of people say they feel rushed, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

The number of Australians who are members of political and social groups has seen a significant decline in the past decade, while nearly 40 per cent of Australians say they are always or often rushed for time, according to new data.

Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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