4920.0 - Arts and Culture: State and Territory Profiles, 2012

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Contents + New South Wales + Victoria + Queensland Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities Cultural Funding by Government Cultural Participation + Employment in Culture + South Australia + Western Australia + Tasmania + Northern Territory + Australian Capital Territory History of Changes	CULTURAL PARTICIPATION This report uses data from the first Cultural Participation survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to present an overview of people aged 15 years and over living in Queensland and their interaction with the cultural sector via participation in a selection of cultural activities. Conducted in 2010-11 as part of the ABS Multipurpose Household Survey (MPHS), the survey collected data from individuals about their participation in fourteen selected cultural activities in the 12 months prior to interview. Broadly speaking, the list of cultural activities included performing arts, singing or playing a musical instrument, dancing, writing, visual art activities and craft activities. More detail regarding the types of cultural activities included in the survey can be found in the Glossary of the publication listed below. Information was also collected about the characteristics of participants, the number of selected cultural activities in which people participated and whether payments were received for their involvement. The data contained in this report, including additional demographic data pertaining to cultural participation in Queensland, is available in the data cubes attached to Participation in Selected Cultural Activities, Australia, 2010-11 (cat. no. 4921.0) on the ABS website. PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BY ACTIVITY TYPE A quarter of the population aged 15 years and over in Queensland (897,100 people) participated in at least one cultural activity in the 12 months prior to interview. The rate of participation in Queensland was slightly lower than the national rate. The majority of participants (499,800 or 56%) participated in one activity while 202,700 people (23%) participated in two activities and 90,900 (10%) participated in three activities. With a participation rate of 11%, textile crafts, jewellery making, paper crafts or wood crafts was the most popular activity in Queensland attracting 392,800 people. By comparison, 8% participated in sculpting, painting, drawing or cartooning (including digital pieces) whilst 5% were involved in singing or playing a musical instrument and photography, film-making or editing (apart from recording personal events). Rates of participation in Queensland were similar to those at the national level across the majority of cultural activities. PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES(a)(b)(c), Qld. and Australia, 2010–11 CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPANTS Age and sex Generally declining with age, the reported rates of participation in cultural activities by people in Queensland ranged from 28% for those in the 15-24 years age group to 23% for those aged 65 years and over. Overall, women had a higher participation rate (30%) than men (21%) with the survey results showing that women were more likely to participate in cultural activities at a higher rate across most age groups. However, there is not enough evidence to conclude that the differences between the participation rates of women and men aged 25-34 and 65 years and over are statistically significant. PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES(a)(b), By age and sex, Qld 2010-11 Country of birth and area of usual residence Of the participants in cultural activities in Queensland, those born in Australia (26%) and those born overseas (24%) participated at a similar rate. There is not enough evidence to conclude that the difference between the rate of participation for those born in main English speaking countries (25%) and the rate of participation for those born in other than main English speaking countries (21%) is statistically significant. For a list of main English speaking countries please refer to the Glossary of the publication listed at the beginning of this report. People residing in the capital city of Brisbane participated in cultural activities at a rate similar to that of residents living elsewhere in the state (26% and 25% respectively). Labour Force Status Of 2.4 million people employed in Queensland, 25% (596,700 people) participated in a cultural activity. People employed in a part-time capacity had a higher participation rate in cultural activities (34%) than those employed full-time (22%). People who were unemployed participated at a rate of 22% while those not in the labour force had a participation rate in cultural activities of 26%. There is not enough evidence to conclude that the differences between participation rates for those employed and those unemployed or not in the labour force are statistically significant. Household composition and income Survey results show that couples (26%) and couples with dependent children (25%) participated in cultural activities at a similar rate. The results show that people living in households of one parent with dependent children had a participation rate of 28%. By comparison, 25% of couples with dependent children participated in cultural activities. However, there is not enough evidence to conclude that the difference in the participation rates is statistically significant. People from households with income in the third quintile reported a participation rate of 28% whilst 26% of those with income in the highest quintile and the second quintile had participated in cultural activities. Survey results show people from households with income in the lowest quintile and in the fourth quintile had a similar participation rate of 24%. However, there is not enough evidence to conclude that the differences in the rates of participation are statistically significant. Highest educational attainment People holding a Postgraduate degree (45%) were more likely to participate in cultural activities than most other levels of educational attainment. Survey results show people holding a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate had a higher rate of participation compared with people whose highest educational attainment levels were Certificate III or IV and below. There is not enough evidence to conclude that the difference between participation rates for people who had completed a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate (42%) and those who had completed a Bachelor’s degree (33%) is statistically significant. Whether or not a person had completed high school also had an impact on their cultural participation with those holding a Year 12 qualification (25%) having a higher rate of participation compared with those who had finished high school at a level of Year 10 or below (18%). CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPATION Payment status An estimated 16% of people in Queensland who participated in a cultural activity (142,300 people) received some form of payment for their participation. A higher proportion of men (20%) than women (13%) were paid for their participation. Back to top Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.