4147.4.55.001 - Culture and Recreation News, Jan 2005  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/01/2005   
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ALL ABOUT ARTS AND CULTURE IN AUSTRALIA

Arts and Culture in Australia: a Statistical Overview, 2004 is the third in a series of ABS publications which bring together a range of data from both ABS and non-ABS sources about cultural activities and cultural industries. As the name implies, it presents an overview of cultural data on both a topical basis (e.g. participation in cultural activities) and a sector basis (e.g. libraries and archives). The following summary provides an indication of the breadth of topics covered in the publication.

TOPICS

Participation and attendance
Tourism
Household expenditure
Funding by government and business
Employment and other work
Output of cultural industries
Cultural trade

    PROFILES OF CULTURAL SECTORS

    Museums
    Environmental heritage
    Libraries and archives
    Literature and print media
    Performing arts
    Music composition, distribution and publishing
    Visual arts and crafts
    Design
    Film and video
    Broadcasting
    Arts education

    Further information is available in Arts and Culture in Australia: a Statistical Overview, 2004 (cat. no. 4172.0).