ATTENDANCE
According to the ABS Survey of Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, over one-half (53%) of the population aged 18 years and over attended at least one type of performing arts performance in the 12 month period prior to interview in April 2002. Over a quarter (26%) of the population had attended Popular music concerts, while about one-fifth had seen Musicals and operas (19%) and Theatre performances (18%).
12.1 ATTENDANCE RATES FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS(a) - 2002
The attendance rates for females exceeded those of males for all events except popular music concerts. For most events, attendance was correlated with age. The best example of this is Popular music concerts, where attendance peaked with the youngest age group (44% for 18-24 years olds), dropping progressively with each older age group, to 10% for those aged 65 years and over.
12.2 ATTENDANCE AT PERFORMING ARTS VENUES AND EVENTS(a), By selected characteristics - 2002 |
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| Classical music concerts | Popular music concerts | Theatre performances | Dance performances | Musicals and operas | Other performing arts | |
NUMBER ('000) | |
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| Males | 552.3 | 1 910.6 | 1 100.1 | 600.8 | 1 084.7 | 1 380.7 | |
| Females | 746.6 | 1 922.9 | 1 506.9 | 980.1 | 1 621.1 | 1 575.1 | |
| 18-24 years | 119.5 | 834.0 | 376.5 | 199.6 | 304.7 | 444.2 | |
| 25-34 years | 190.7 | 966.4 | 515.0 | 298.2 | 520.4 | 698.5 | |
| 35-44 years | 237.1 | 760.9 | 567.7 | 409.3 | 502.3 | 613.4 | |
| 45-54 years | 287.0 | 658.1 | 527.4 | 319.2 | 571.5 | 544.7 | |
| 55-64 years | 248.6 | 382.6 | 330.7 | 201.2 | 437.6 | 367.8 | |
| 65 years and over | 216.0 | 231.6 | 289.8 | 153.4 | 369.4 | 287.2 | |
| Six state capital cities | 976.9 | 2 519.4 | 1 758.0 | 1 021.0 | 1 879.6 | 1 998.6 | |
| Rest of Australia | 321.9 | 1 314.1 | 849.1 | 560.0 | 826.2 | 957.1 | |
| NSW | 487.6 | 1 322.8 | 858.3 | 539.4 | 935.3 | 955.5 | |
| Vic. | 319.8 | 994.2 | 705.6 | 364.8 | 772.9 | 759.6 | |
| Qld | 177.5 | 621.6 | 433.2 | 294.1 | 466.7 | 516.2 | |
| SA | 103.1 | 284.0 | 181.6 | 114.8 | 181.0 | 277.6 | |
| WA | 138.3 | 421.7 | 293.0 | 177.3 | 229.1 | 322.7 | |
| Tas. | 31.2 | 87.1 | 60.1 | 33.9 | 54.1 | 63.1 | |
| NT | 10.1 | 26.3 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 19.4 | 18.8 | |
| ACT | 31.3 | 76.0 | 58.9 | 40.9 | 47.1 | 42.2 | |
| Total | 1 298.9 | 3 833.6 | 2 607.1 | 1 581.0 | 2 705.8 | 2 955.7 | |
ATTENDANCE RATE (%) | |
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| Males | 7.7 | 26.6 | 15.3 | 8.4 | 15.1 | 19.2 | |
| Females | 10.2 | 26.2 | 20.6 | 13.4 | 22.1 | 21.5 | |
| 18-24 years | 6.3 | 43.8 | 19.8 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 23.3 | |
| 25-34 years | 6.6 | 33.2 | 17.7 | 10.3 | 17.9 | 24.0 | |
| 35-44 years | 8.1 | 25.9 | 19.4 | 14.0 | 17.1 | 20.9 | |
| 45-54 years | 10.9 | 24.9 | 19.9 | 12.1 | 21.6 | 20.6 | |
| 55-64 years | 13.2 | 20.3 | 17.6 | 10.7 | 23.2 | 19.5 | |
| 65 years and over | 9.7 | 10.4 | 13.0 | 6.9 | 16.6 | 12.9 | |
| Six state capital cities | 10.6 | 27.3 | 19.0 | 11.1 | 20.4 | 21.7 | |
| Rest of Australia | 6.1 | 24.9 | 16.1 | 10.6 | 15.7 | 18.1 | |
| NSW | 10.0 | 27.0 | 17.5 | 11.0 | 19.1 | 19.5 | |
| Vic. | 8.7 | 27.1 | 19.3 | 10.0 | 21.1 | 20.7 | |
| Qld | 6.6 | 23.0 | 16.0 | 10.9 | 17.3 | 19.1 | |
| SA | 9.1 | 25.0 | 16.0 | 10.1 | 16.0 | 24.5 | |
| WA | 9.7 | 29.6 | 20.6 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 22.6 | |
| Tas. | 9.0 | 25.2 | 17.4 | 9.8 | 15.7 | 18.3 | |
| NT | 9.5 | 24.9 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 18.4 | 17.8 | |
| ACT | 13.5 | 32.9 | 25.5 | 17.7 | 20.4 | 18.3 | |
| Total | 9.0 | 26.4 | 18.0 | 10.9 | 18.7 | 20.4 | |
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| (a) In the 12 months before interview. |
| ABS, Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, 2002 (cat. no. 4114.0). |
Popular music and classical music concerts were the events most likely to attract multiple visits, with around 60% of people attending more than once over a 12 month period. This fell to about 40% for those who attended more than twice and around 25% for those who attended more than three times.
12.3 FREQUENCY OF ATTENDANCE AT PERFORMING ARTS VENUES AND EVENTS(a) - 2002 |
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| Classical music concerts | Popular music concerts | Theatre performances | Dance performances | Musicals and operas | Other performing arts | |
NUMBER ('000) | |
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| Once | 543.2 | 1 385.2 | 1 246.8 | 781.2 | 1 467.3 | 1 723.7 | |
| Twice | 276.5 | 857.5 | 692.1 | 319.2 | 708.7 | 584.8 | |
| 3 times | 165.4 | 530.5 | 247.3 | 159.5 | 280.9 | 291.2 | |
| 4 times | 99.5 | 270.9 | 131.5 | 95.1 | 115.1 | 107.1 | |
| 5 times | 69.5 | 218.5 | 94.3 | 67.4 | 55.0 | 66.5 | |
| 6-10 times | 92.3 | 309.0 | 131.6 | 87.6 | 52.4 | 107.1 | |
| 11 times or more | 52.5 | 262.1 | 63.5 | 71.1 | *26.4 | 75.4 | |
| Total | 1 298.9 | 3 833.6 | 2 607.1 | 1 581.0 | 2 705.8 | 2 955.7 | |
ATTENDANCE RATE (%) | |
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| Once | 41.8 | 36.1 | 47.8 | 49.4 | 54.2 | 58.3 | |
| Twice | 21.3 | 22.4 | 26.5 | 20.2 | 26.2 | 19.8 | |
| 3 times | 12.7 | 13.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 9.9 | |
| 4 times | 7.7 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | |
| 5 times | 5.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | |
| 6-10 times | 7.1 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | |
| 11 times or more | 4.0 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 4.5 | *1.0 | 2.6 | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
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| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| (a) In the 12 months before interview. |
| ABS, Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia, 2002 (cat. no. 4114.0). |
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