Australia's Arts and Cultural Sector
- Arts and culture in Australian life: A 2008 statistical snapshot (File Format: PDF, File size: 1.2Mb)
This statistical snapshot brings together the latest data on Australia's dynamic arts and cultural sector. How many Australians, including Indigenous Australians are working, participating and volunteering in the sector? How much are Australians spending on arts and culture and what is the impact of the sector on our economy? - No 18: Children's Participation in Culture and Leisure Activities 2006 (File format: PDF, File size: 2.6Mb)
In April 2006, the Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted a national survey to gather information on various culture and leisure activities undertaken by children aged 5-14 years outside of school hours. This publication presents data on children’s attendance at selected cultural venues and events and participation in selected cultural activities. - No 17: Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues 2005-06 (File format: PDF, File size: 2.6Mb)
This publication contains results from the 2005–06 Multi-Purpose Household Survey (MPHS) on attendance of people aged 15 years and over at selected cultural venues and events. The data provides details on the basic demographic characteristics of those who attended surveyed venues and events during a 12 month period. - No 16: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: Involvement in Arts and Culture (File format: PDF, File size: 2Mb)
This brochure contains information from the report Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: Involvement in arts and culture. - No 15: Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities (File format: PDF, File size: 87Kb)
In April 2004, the ABS conducted a Survey of Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities to find out how many people aged 15 years and over did some paid or unpaid work in culture and leisure activities during the preceding 12 months. - No 14: Children's Participation in Culture and Leisure Activities (File format: PDF, File size: 91Kb)
In April 2003, the ABS conducted a national survey to gather information on various culture and leisure activities undertaken by children aged 5 to 14 years. - No 13: Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues 2002 (File format: PDF, File size: 95Kb)
This brochure contains data on attendance at selected cultural venues and events by people aged 18 years and over from the 2002 General Social Survey, conducted from March to July 2002. - No 12: Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities (File format: PDF, File size: 125Kb)
This brochure contains data from the Survey of Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities conducted by the ABS and covering the 12 months ending April 2001. - No 11: Selected Cultural Industries 1999-2000 (File format: HTML)
This brochure presents a summary of a number of key findings from the 1999–2000 series of ABS surveys of selected cultural industries. - No 10: Childrens Participation (File format: HTML)
In April 2000, the ABS conducted a national survey to obtain details on various culture and leisure activities undertaken by children aged 5 to 14 years. - No 09: Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues 1999 (File format: HTML)
This brochure contains data from a survey of Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues conducted by the ABS covering the 12 months ending April 1999.