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CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS BY SEX AND AGE

OVERVIEW

According to the 2011 Census, of all persons employed in cultural occupations nationally, 28% (85,815) resided in Victoria. This was 3% of all employed persons in Victoria. Of those cultural occupations with 50 persons or more, Victoria had the largest proportion of fashion, industrial and jewellery designers (nfd), and visual arts and crafts professionals (nfd), (both 45%). In contrast, only 11% of printing assistants and table workers (nfd) in Australia resided in Victoria.

The highest employing cultural occupations were graphic designers (7,675 persons or 9%), ministers of religion (4,669 or 5%), architects (3,632 or 4%), architectural draftspersons (3,212 or 4%) and librarians (2,759 or 3%).

EMPLOYMENT BY SEX

Of persons employed in cultural occupations in Victoria, 46,532 (54%) were male and 39,283 (46%) were female. There were also more males than females employed in cultural occupations nationally.

The cultural occupations that employed the greatest number of males were graphic designer (3,889), architect (3,298) and minister of religion (2,573). These three occupations accounted for 21% of males employed in cultural occupations in Victoria.

Females were noticeably predominant in the cultural occupations of library technician (89% or 1,991 persons) and librarian (82% or 2,262).

PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS(a)(b), By sex, Vic., 2011

EMPLOYMENT BY AGE

Persons aged 15 to 24 years made up 10% of all persons employed in cultural occupations in Victoria, which was consistent with the national average. The cultural occupations with the largest number of persons aged 15 to 24 years were graphic designers (901), dance teacher (private tuition) (444) and music teacher (private tuition) (413). These three occupations represented 21% of persons aged 15 to 24 years employed in cultural occupations, both in Victoria and nationally.

The cultural occupations with the largest number of persons aged 55 years and over in Victoria were minister of religion (1,466), architect (861), librarian (821) and library technician (587). These four occupations accounted for 26% of persons aged 55 years and over, employed in cultural occupations in Victoria.

PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS(a), By age, Vic., 2011

Civil celebrant was the cultural occupation with the largest proportion of persons aged 55 years and over in Victoria (73%), whereas only 1% of make-up artists were aged 55 years and over.