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CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS BY OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

EMPLOYMENT BY BIRTHPLACE

Of the 2,880 persons employed in cultural occupations in the Northern Territory, 516 (18%) were born overseas. Of these, 50% (260) originated from a non-main English speaking country, compared with 53% nationally.

Of all persons born overseas, 28% worked in other cultural occupations, 20% worked in arts occupations and 11% worked in heritage occupations.

The cultural occupation with the largest number of employed persons born overseas was minister of religion (47).

Of cultural occupations employing 50 or more persons, the largest proportion of persons in the Northern Territory that were born overseas was minister of religion (35%). Only 3% of park rangers were born overseas.

EMPLOYMENT BY ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES STATUS

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples made up 27% (780) of all persons employed in cultural occupations for their main job in the Northern Territory. The cultural occupations employing the most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were park ranger (359) and painter (visual arts) (148).

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS(a)(b), NT, 2011

Of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples employed in cultural occupations, 54% worked as built, collectable and environmental heritage workers compared with 24% of all persons. This category includes park rangers, zookeepers, gallery and museum workers and other occupations.

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS(a)(b)(c), NT, 2011

EMPLOYMENT BY GROSS WEEKLY INCOME

Gross weekly income refers to the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives.

Of all persons employed in cultural occupations as their main job in the Northern Territory, 39% received a gross weekly income of $1,000 or more per week. In comparison, 43% of all persons employed in cultural occupations nationally received a gross weekly income of $1,000 or more per week. Some 7% of those employed in cultural occupations in the Northern Territory each received a gross weekly income between $300 to $399, or $200 to $299 and 5% received a gross weekly income of less than $200 per week.

EMPLOYMENT IN CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS BY GROSS WEEKLY INCOME(a)(b), NT, 2011

The majority of architects (84%) received a gross weekly income of $1,000 or more per week. In comparison, more than one fifth (21%) of painters (visual arts) received a gross weekly income of less than $200 per week.

The cultural occupation with the largest number of persons receiving a gross weekly income of $1,000 or more per week was park ranger (115).

EMPLOYMENT BY HOURS WORKED

Hours worked refers to the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census night.

In 2011, 63% (1,804) of persons employed in cultural occupations as their main job in the Northern Territory were working at least 35 hours per week, while 11% (324 persons) reported that they worked between 1 and 15 hours, 10% between 16 and 24 hours (294) and 9% between 25 and 34 hours (257).

EMPLOYMENT IN CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS BY HOURS WORKED(a)(b), NT, 2011

Approximately 87% of architects worked for 35 hours or more per week in the Northern Territory in 2011. In comparison, more than a third of painters (visual arts) (37%) worked for between 1 and 15 hours per week in all jobs.

EMPLOYMENT BY USUAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE

The majority of persons employed in cultural occupations lived in the Greater Darwin area (1,537), compared with 1,332 persons living in the rest of the Northern Territory.

A high proportion of persons employed in the occupations of urban and regional planner (89%), and architectural draftsperson (85%) lived in Greater Darwin. However, a higher proportion of persons in the rest of the Northern Territory were employed in the cultural occupations of painter (visual arts) (93%) and park ranger (91%).

PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS(a)(b)(c), By usual place of residence, NT, 2011