4172.0 - Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2009  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 21/10/2009   
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ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION

This publication presents a statistical overview of culture and the arts in Australia. The information is drawn from a variety of data sources, including Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data and non-ABS data, to provide a more complete picture of cultural industries. Care must be taken in comparing data from different sources presented in this publication due to differences in survey methodology, definitions and reference periods. For ABS sources, information on data quality is available (e.g. standard errors), but this is not always available for non-ABS sources.

Wherever possible, data are presented to align with the Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications, 2008 (Second Edition) (ACLC) (cat. no. 4902.0). These classifications were developed by the ABS in order to promote a more unified body of statistical information about culture and leisure. In this publication, the cultural sector is defined as those industries in the ‘Heritage’ and ‘Arts’ divisions of the industry classification of the Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications (ACLC). This excludes the 'Sports and physical recreation' division of the ACLC as well as recreational industries such as gambling and hospitality.

This is the seventh ABS statistical overview on culture and the arts. Data have been updated where available at the time of release. The table below provides indication of updated data to be released from late October 2009 which will be used to update the next edition of this publication.

INDICATIVE RELEASE DATES

Publication
Indicative release date
Chapter

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, April 2009 (cat. no. 4901.0).
Oct 2009
1
ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, by State and by Detailed Services Category, Financial year (cat. no. 5368.0.55.003).
Nov 2009
7
ABS, Survey of Education and Work, Australia (cat. no. 6227.0.30.001).
Jan 2010
18
ABS, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits (cat. no. 8165.0).
Feb 2010
13, 15
ABS, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) 2008 (cat. no. 4714.0).
Feb 2010
1
Screen Australia, Get the Picture.
Feb 2010
16
Screen Australia, National Survey of Feature Film and Television Drama Production.
Feb 2010
16
Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), Physical Sales by Unit for the Years Ended 31 December 2009.
Mar 2010
13
ARIA, Physical Sales by Value for the Years Ended 31 December 2009.
Mar 2010
13
ABS, Australian Industry, 2006-07 (cat. no. 8155.0).
May 2010
6
Tourism Research Australia (TRA), Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Australia, 2009.
Jun 2010
2
TRA, Annual Results of the International Visitors Survey.
Jun 2010
2
TRA, Annual Results of the National Visitors Survey.
Jun 2010
2
National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd., Students and Courses 2009.
Jul 2010
18
ABS, Cultural Funding by Government, Australia, 2008-09 (cat. no. 4183.0).
Aug 2010
4, 8-12, 16-17
Australian Major Performing Arts Group (AMPAG), Tracking Changes in Corporate Sponsorship and Private Donations.
Aug 2010
4
Australia Business Arts Foundation (ABaF), Survey of Private Sector Support for the Arts.
Sep 2010
4
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Students (full year) Selected Higher Education Statistics.
Sep 2010
18




ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This ABS publication was produced by the National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics (NCCRS) and made possible with funding assistance from the Cultural Ministers Council (CMC) and their Statistics Working Group (CMC SWG).

All ABS publications rely on information provided freely by individuals, businesses, governments and other organisations. Their continued cooperation is very much appreciated. Without it, the wide range of statistics published by the ABS would not be available. Information received by the ABS is treated in strict confidence as required by the Census and Statistics Act, 1905.


ROUNDING

Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of component items and the published total.


MORE INFORMATION ON ABS CULTURE AND RECREATION STATISTICS

More information on culture and recreation statistics and the role of the NCCRS, is available from the Culture and Recreation Statistics theme page (available from the Themes menu on the ABS home page www.abs.gov.au). Some data provided in this publication is only available by request. For more information, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.