4172.0 - Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2007  
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ATTENDANCE

The 2005-06 Survey of Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events showed that 10.4 million people (65% of the population aged 15 years and over) attended cinemas in the 12 months before interview in 2006. The attendance rate decreased successively with age from 93% for 15-17 year olds to 27% for people aged 75 years and over.

16.1 Attendance at cinemas - 2005-06
Graph: Attendance at cinemas—2005–06



The frequency of attendance was also greater for people aged 15-17 years than for other age groups. Approximately 69% of 15-17 year olds visited a cinema more than 5 times in the 12-month period compared with about 40% for most other age groups.

16.2 Persons attending cinemas, By age and frequency of attendance(a) - 2005-06

AGE GROUP (YEARS)
15-17
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75 and over
Total

NUMBER ('000)

1-5 times
239.9
630.1
1 123.2
1 292.4
1 038.4
723.8
408.1
201.2
5 657.1
6-10 times
223.8
398.2
519.4
450.5
420.4
260.0
97.2
49.8
2 419.1
11-20 times
196.8
401.5
306.0
224.8
225.7
177.0
72.9
31.8
1 636.6
21 times or more
101.3
207.8
154.1
62.6
59.2
72.5
42.5
18.6
718.6
Total
761.7
1 637.6
2 102.7
2 030.3
1 743.8
1 233.2
620.7
301.4
10 431.4

PER CENT (%)

1-5 times
31.5
38.5
53.4
63.7
59.5
58.7
65.7
66.8
54.2
6-10 times
29.4
24.3
24.7
22.2
24.1
21.1
15.7
16.5
23.2
11-20 times
25.8
24.5
14.6
11.1
12.9
14.4
11.7
10.6
15.7
21 times or more
13.3
12.7
7.3
3.1
3.4
5.9
6.8
6.2
6.9
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

(a) In the 12 months before the interview.
ABS, Survey of Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, 2005-06, data available on request.



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