This document was added or updated on 15/05/2009.
15/05/2009 Note: An error has been amended in Chapter 18, Arts Education. Data in the text immediately preceding table 18.4 for Graphic and arts design, Architecture and Music has been corrected. No other changes have been made.
TRAINING IN THE ARTS
The 2007 survey of Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities collected information about whether the people involved in selected activities had qualifications relevant to those selected activities. Some 912,300 people aged 15 years and over in Australia had completed a course or qualification at some time in their lives related to one of the selected arts or culture activities in which they were involved. Of the selected activities, visual arts (336,000 people) and crafts (185,500 people) were the most common relevant qualifications obtained.
18.1 PERSONS INVOLVED IN SELECTED ACTIVITIES WITH A RELEVANT QUALIFICATION(a), By sex - April 2007 |
|  |
 | Males | Females | Persons |  |
 | '000 | '000 | '000 |  |
|  |
| Drawing | 62.6 | 78.4 | 141.0 |  |
| Painting | 21.6 | 65.1 | 86.7 |  |
| Sculpture | *8.5 | *14.4 | 23.0 |  |
| Photography | 55.1 | 61.2 | 116.3 |  |
| Print making | *4.1 | 17.3 | 21.4 |  |
| Creating artwork with a computer | 47.4 | 66.4 | 113.8 |  |
| Other visual art activities | **2.4 | *2.5 | *4.9 |  |
| Total visual arts | 138.7 | 197.3 | 336.0 |  |
| Pottery or ceramics | *3.6 | 16.6 | 20.2 |  |
| Textiles | **1.6 | 52.3 | 53.8 |  |
| Jewellery making | *5.5 | 23.7 | 29.2 |  |
| Furniture making or wood crafts | 56.6 | *4.1 | 60.7 |  |
| Glass crafts | **0.6 | *8.2 | *8.8 |  |
| Other craft activities | *8.0 | 25.0 | 33.0 |  |
| Total craft activities | 72.4 | 113.1 | 185.5 |  |
| Writing | 69.5 | 80.7 | 150.2 |  |
| Publishing | 17.8 | 19.8 | 37.6 |  |
| Designing websites | 36.5 | 19.9 | 56.4 |  |
| Design | 91.3 | 94.5 | 185.8 |  |
| Designing computer games, or other interactive software | 24.3 | *6.0 | 30.3 |  |
| Live performer | 43.5 | 54.8 | 98.3 |  |
| No involvement as a live performer | *7.2 | *12.2 | *19.3 |  |
| Total music | 50.6 | 66.9 | 117.6 |  |
| Performer | 25.1 | 52.2 | 77.3 |  |
| No involvement as a performer | 11.9 | 25.0 | 36.9 |  |
| Total performing arts | 37.0 | 77.2 | 114.2 |  |
| Total(b) | 405.6 | 506.6 | 912.3 |  |
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| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| ** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use |
| (a) It was the respondents decision whether their course or qualification was related to a particular activity. |
| (b) Components may not add up to total as some persons may have been involved in more than one activity. |
| Source: ABS, Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities, April 2007, data available on request. |
Tertiary arts education data are available from the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST). Information is available on student enrolments in tertiary institutions by field of study and level of course. There were 63,600 students studying creative arts at higher educational institutions in Australia in 2006 (this figure excludes TAFE courses) according to DEST data.
18.2 NUMBER OF STUDENTS UNDERTAKING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF CREATIVE ARTS(a) - 2006 |
|  |
 | Students | Per cent of all creative arts students |  |
 | '000 | % |  |
|  |
| New South Wales | 18.8 | 29.6 |  |
| Victoria | 16.1 | 25.3 |  |
| Queensland | 14.0 | 22.0 |  |
| South Australia | 3.9 | 6.1 |  |
| Western Australia | 7.6 | 11.9 |  |
| Tasmania | 1.1 | 1.7 |  |
| Northern Territory | 0.2 | 0.3 |  |
| Australian Capital Territory | 1.8 | 2.8 |  |
| Australia(b) | 63.6 | 100.0 |  |
|  |
| (a) Creative arts comprises of the following educational fields: Performing arts; Visual arts and crafts; Graphic and design studies; Communication and media studies; and Other performing arts. |
| (b) Includes students undertaking courses in multi-state institutions. |
| Source: Department of Education, Science & Training, Students 2006: Selected Higher Education Statistics |
Data on vocational education can be obtained from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research. It found that in 2006 vocational training organisations such as TAFE institutes reported 44,400 students enrolled in the creative arts.
18.3 SUBJECT ENROLMENTS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES(a), In the field of creative arts(b) - 2006 |
|  |
 | Subject enrolments | Students(c) | Percent of all creative arts students |  |
 | '000 | '000 | % |  |
|  |
| New South Wales | 153.6 | 15.9 | 35.8 |  |
| Victoria | 115.3 | 12.3 | 27.7 |  |
| Queensland | 54.3 | 5.3 | 11.9 |  |
| South Australia | 32.4 | 2.1 | 4.7 |  |
| Western Australia | 50.3 | 5.6 | 12.6 |  |
| Tasmania | 7.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 |  |
| Northern Territory | 6.9 | 1.4 | 3.2 |  |
| Australian Capital Territory | 6.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 |  |
| Australia | 426.5 | 44.4 | 100.0 |  |
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| (a) Excludes vocational education and training courses which are part of a secondary school program. |
| (b) Creative arts comprises the following fields of education: performing arts; Visual arts and crafts; Graphic and design studies; Communication and media studies; and Other creative arts. |
| (c) Whose major field of education was the Creative arts. |
| Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd., Students and Courses 2006: In detail. |
According to the 2007 survey of Education and work, the most common qualifications in the Cultural industry were Graphic and arts design with 65,700 people holding qualifications in it, followed by Architecture with 36,100 people and Music with 31,100 people holding qualifications. Graphic arts and design was the most common qualification for both males and females.
18.4 MAIN FIELD OF HIGHEST NON-SCHOOL QUALIFICATION, By sex - 2007 |
|  |
 | Males | Females | Persons |  |
 | '000 | '000 | '000 |  |
|  |
| Architecture | 24.3 | 11.8 | 36.1 |  |
| Urban Design and Regional Planning | 7.6 | *2.7 | 10.3 |  |
| Landscape Architecture/ Interior and Environmental Design | *2.8 | 11.5 | 14.3 |  |
| Total(a) | 35.6 | 26.4 | 61.9 |  |
| Sociology | *3.7 | 7.8 | 11.4 |  |
| Anthropology | *2.3 | 7.5 | 9.8 |  |
| History | 10.8 | 13.2 | 24.0 |  |
| Other Studies in Human Society | 7.8 | 9.8 | 17.5 |  |
| Total | 24.5 | 38.3 | 62.8 |  |
| Librarianship and Information Management | *4.0 | 21.7 | 25.7 |  |
| Total(b) | *4.1 | 22.5 | 26.6 |  |
| Music | 13.9 | 17.3 | 31.1 |  |
| Drama and Theatre Studies/Dance | 6.4 | 7.0 | 13.4 |  |
| Total(c) | 22.4 | 25.4 | 47.8 |  |
| Fine Arts | 11.3 | 18.2 | 29.5 |  |
| Photography | 5.4 | *5.1 | 10.5 |  |
| Crafts/Jewellery Making/Floristry | *3.9 | 11.3 | 15.2 |  |
| Visual Arts and Crafts nfd/nec | 5.4 | 10.4 | 15.8 |  |
| Total | 26.0 | 45.1 | 71.1 |  |
| Graphic Arts and Design Studies | 32.0 | 33.7 | 65.7 |  |
| Fashion Design/Textile Design | **1.8 | 18.0 | 19.8 |  |
| Total(d) | 34.8 | 51.7 | 86.5 |  |
| Journalism | 6.4 | 10.5 | 16.9 |  |
| Religious Studies | 17.5 | 11.5 | 29.0 |  |
| Total | 6 802.8 | 6 827.1 | 13 629.9 |  |
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| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| ** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use |
| (a) Includes Architecture and Urban Environment nfd/ nec. |
| (b) Includes Curatorial Studies. |
| (c) Includes Performing Arts nfd/ nec. |
| (d) Includes Graphic and Design studies nfd/nec. |
| Source: ABS, Survey of Education and Work, 2007, data available on request. |
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