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EMPLOYMENT

Census of Population and Housing

The 2001 Census of Population and Housing collected employment data relating to the job in which a person worked the most hours during the week before the Census.

According to the Census, almost 30,000 people were employed in Film and Video industries in August 2001. There were 10,804 people working in video hire outlets, 10,070 people working in cinemas and drive-ins, 7,693 people producing films and videos and another 1,059 distributing them.

16.12 PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS(a), By Film and Video Industries - August 2001

16.13 PERSONS EMPLOYED IN FILM AND VIDEO INDUSTRIES(a), By occupation - August 2001
			Number	%
Film and video production
	Managers and administrators
		Media producers	1 107	14.4
		Other managers and administrators	548	7.1
	Professionals and associated professionals
		Directors (film, television, radio and stage)	589	7.7
		Film and video editors	477	6.2
		Film, television, radio and stage directors n.e.c.	473	6.1
		Graphic designers	224	2.9
		Illustrators	200	2.6
		Directors of photography	127	1.7
		Actors	98	1.3
		Authors	86	1.1
		Other professionals and associate professionals	1 203	15.6
	Tradespersons and related workers
		Production assistants (film, television and radio)	254	3.3
		Performing arts support worker n.e.c.	209	2.7
		Camera operators (film, television and video)	325	4.2
		Sound technicians	148	1.9
		Other tradespersons and related workers	408	5.3
	Other (includes not stated)		1 217	15.8
	Total Film and Video Production occupations		7 693	100.0
Film and video distribution
	Managers and administrators		189	17.8
	Professionals and associated professionals		320	30.2
	Tradespersons and related workers		54	5.1
	Sales assistants		124	11.7
	Other (includes not stated)		372	35.1
	Total Film and Video Distribution occupations		1 059	100.0
Motion picture exhibition
	Managers and administrators
		Sales and marketing managers	111	1.1
		General managers	94	0.9
		Media producers and artist directors	72	0.7
		Other managers and administrators	280	2.8
	Professionals and associated professionals
		Theatre and cinema managers	839	8.3
		Directors (film, television, radio and stage)	96	1.0
		Other professionals and associate professionals	1 278	12.7
	Tradespersons and related workers
		Motion picture projectionists	846	8.4
		Other tradespersons and related workers	369	3.7
	Ticket collectors and ushers		1 624	16.1
	Sales assistants		1 105	11.0
	Ticket sellers		907	9.0
	Other (includes not stated)		2 451	24.3
	Total Motion Picture Exhibition occupations		10 070	100.0
Video hire
	Sales assistants		6 369	60.0
	Shop managers		2 358	22.2
	Professionals and associated professionals		416	3.9
	Managers and administrators		260	2.5
	Other (includes not stated)		1 401	11.4
	Total Video Hire occupations		10 610	100.0
Total Film and Video Industries			29 432	. .
. . not applicable
(a) In their main job in the week before Census Night.
ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2001, data available on request.

Work Survey

Additional data on employment in Film and Video Industries were collected through the 2004 Survey of Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities, which reported that 91,900 people had a work involvement in either film production or cinema and video distribution in the 12 months to April 2004. Unlike the Census of Population and Housing, the 'Work in culture survey' collects more than just 'main job' activity. See Chapter 5 for more details on the differences between the data collections.

Just over half of those involved in cinema and video distribution (51%) were paid for their work, as were slightly less than half (44%) of those involved in film production.

16.14 Persons involved in Film and Video(a), By payment status - 12 months ending April 2004
	ACTIVITY
	Film production	Cinema or video distribution	Total(b)
NUMBER ('000)
Some paid involvement	32.1	*14.4	43.6
Unpaid involvement only	40.3	*13.6	49.6
Total(c)	72.4	28.1	91.9
PER CENT (%)
Some paid involvement	44.3	*51.2	47.4
Unpaid involvement only	55.7	*48.4	54.0
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
(a) Excludes people whose only involvement was in a hobby capacity.
(b) Components may not add to totals as some persons were involved in more than one activity.
(c) Excludes some persons for whom payment details are not known.
ABS, Survey of Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities, April 2004, data available on request.

Service Industry Surveys

A third perspective on employment in this sector can be obtained from the results of the 2002-03 ABS Television, Film and Video Production Survey and the 1999-2000 ABS Service Industry Surveys. According to these surveys, the number of employees in film and video production businesses increased by an annual average of 2.6%, from 15,195 in June 2000 to 16,427 in June 2003.

When making comparisons between the various sources of employment data for this sector it is important to take into consideration the differing scope and reference periods of the respective surveys.