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CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION IN CULTURAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES The data contained in this report, including additional demographic data pertaining to the children participating in the cultural sector, is available in the data cube for Queensland attached to Children’s Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, Apr 2012 (cat. no. 4901.0) on the ABS website. PARTICIPATION IN ORGANISED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES In the 12 months to April 2012, 33% (196,600) of children aged 5-14 years in Queensland participated in at least one of five organised cultural activities outside of school hours. Playing a musical instrument was the most popular organised activity with 17% of children in Queensland involved. By comparison, 13% were involved in dancing, 7% in organised art and craft, and 6% in drama and singing. When compared with the national participation rates, children in Queensland had a slightly higher rate of participation for drama whilst dancing and playing a musical instrument were comparatively less popular. Participation rates for the remaining activities were similar. PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED ORGANISED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES(a)(b), Qld and Australia, 2012 Participation by age, sex and family type In Queensland, girls (43%) were more likely to have participated in at least one organised cultural activity than boys (24%). The most popular activities for girls were dancing and playing a musical instrument with 66,100 (23%) and 52,400 (18%) participants respectively. Almost all girls (94%) who participated in dancing took lessons in the 12 months prior to interview. The proportion of boys who participated in dancing and received formal dance instruction was slightly lower at 82%. For boys the most popular activity was playing a musical instrument attracting 47,200 (16%) participants with almost three quarters (74%) receiving formal tuition. The proportion of girls who played a musical instrument and received lessons was slightly lower at 66%. Playing a musical instrument was comparatively more popular for children in the older age groups with the rate of participation increasing from 8% for those aged 5-8 years to 25% and 21% for those aged 9-11 years and 12-14 years respectively. Similarly drama was more appealing to those aged 12-14 years (9%) than those aged 5-8 years (2%). Conversely participation in organised art and craft was lowest for those aged 12-14 years (4%). PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED ORGANISED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES(a)(b), By age, Qld, 2012 Children from couple families (36%) were more likely to have participated in at least one of the organised cultural activities than those from single parent families (24%). Duration of participation In Queensland, children involved in dancing spent, on average, almost six hours engaged in this activity in the last two weeks of school prior to interview with this estimate more than an hour above the national average. More than half (55%) of the participants reported durations of two hours or less with a further 22% participating in this activity for between three and four hours. Approximately one in eight dancers (12%) participated for ten hours or more. By comparison, children who played a musical instrument and those involved in organised art and craft activities and singing spent between three and four hours, on average, engaged in these pursuits. AVERAGE TIME SPENT ON SELECTED ORGANISED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES(a)(b), Qld and Australia, 2012
CHILDREN’S PARTICIPATION IN OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITIES
In the 12 months to April 2012, 57% (334,000) of children aged 5-14 years in Queensland had participated in at least one organised sport outside of school hours. More information about children's participation in organised sport is available in the data cube for Queensland attached to Children’s Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, Apr 2012 (cat. no. 4901.0) on the ABS website. In addition to participation in organised activities, the 2012 ABS survey also collected data on a range of other activities to provide an overall picture of what children did outside of school hours. Whilst mainly leisure activities, the list did include homework or other study. The results showed that in the two school weeks immediately prior to interview 94% of children in Queensland had watched TV, DVDs or videos outside of school hours; 81% had participated in other screen based activities; 80% had done homework or other study; 67% of children read for pleasure; 61% had ridden a bike and 53% had been skateboarding, rollerblading or riding a scooter. Only 41% of children in Queensland participated in recreational art and craft activities. The leisure activity with the greatest differences between age groups was recreational art and craft with participation by those aged 5-8 years (52%) more than twice that of those in the 12-14 year age group (25%). Rates of participation by 12-14 year olds were also significantly lower than those of the other age groups for the activities of bike riding and skateboarding, rollerblading or riding a scooter. PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED ACTIVITIES(a)(b), By age, Qld, 2012 CHILDREN’S ATTENDANCE AT CULTURAL VENUES AND EVENTS In the 12 months to April 2012, slightly more than two thirds (68%) of all children in Queensland aged 5-14 years attended at least one of the selected cultural venues or event outside school hours. Half of the children (51%) visited a public library whilst 43% visited a museum or art gallery and just over one third (34%) attended a performing arts event. There is not enough evidence, to conclude that the differences in attendance rates across age groups, are statistically significant. CHILDREN'S ATTENDANCE AT SELECTED CULTURAL VENUES AND EVENTS(a)(b)(c), By age, Qld, 2012 Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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4920.0 - Arts and Culture: State and Territory Profiles, 2012
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/11/2013 Final
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