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Revision as of 07:34, 8 September 2025
Membership
As of 8 September 2025, we have a total of 87 members which shows consistent growth in membership. We welcomed 32 new members since the last AGM, and 18 members have resigned or not renewed as at 15 September 2024.
| 2025 | New members | Non-renewals | 2024 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 32 | -18 | 75 | 12 |
The geographic spread of members generally mirrors Australia’s population spread, with most in NSW and Victoria, followed by WA.
| Year | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA | OS* | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1* | 65 |
| 2022 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 1* | 68 |
| 2023 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 1* | 67 |
| 2024 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 75 |
| 2025 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 3* | 87 |
- Overseas members are honorary, non-voting members (from UK, USA and New Zealand).
Closing the gender gap is a priority across the Wikimedia movement and we've made improvements in this area. Although Wikimedia Australia does not ask members to state their gender, our best assessment suggests membership is approximately 41.4% female (previous years 36%), 55.2% male (previous years 64%), and 3.4% unable to be determined (not previously counted).
| Female | Male | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 48 | 3 | 87 |