4920.0 - Arts and Culture: State and Territory Profiles, 2012

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Contents + New South Wales + Victoria + Queensland + South Australia + Western Australia + Tasmania Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities Cultural Funding by Government Cultural Participation + Employment in Culture + Northern Territory + Australian Capital Territory History of Changes	CULTURAL PARTICIPATION This report uses data from the first Cultural Participation survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to present an overview of people aged 15 years and over living in Tasmania and their interaction with the cultural sector via participation in a selection of cultural activities. Conducted in 2010-11 as part of the ABS Multipurpose Household Survey (MPHS), the survey collected data from individuals about their participation in fourteen selected cultural activities in the 12 months prior to interview. Broadly speaking, the list of cultural activities included performing arts, singing or playing a musical instrument, dancing, writing, visual art activities and craft activities. More detail regarding the types of cultural activities included in the survey can be found in the Glossary of the publication listed below. Information was also collected about the characteristics of participants, the number of selected cultural activities in which people participated and whether payments were received for their involvement. The data contained in this report, including additional demographic data pertaining to cultural participation in Tasmania is available in the data cubes attached to Participation in Selected Cultural Activities, Australia, 2010–11 (cat. no. 4921.0) on the ABS website. PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BY ACTIVITY TYPE Nearly a third (32% or 127,700 people) of the population aged 15 years and over living in Tasmania participated in at least one cultural activity in the 12 months prior to interview. The rate of participation for Tasmania was higher than the national rate (27%). The majority of participants (68,000 people or 53%) participated in one activity while 30,000 people (23%) participated in two activities and 10,700 (8%) participated in three activities. With a participation rate of 14%, textile crafts, jewellery making, paper crafts or wood crafts was the most popular activity in Tasmania attracting 57,100 participants. By comparison, 10% participated in sculpting, painting, drawing or cartooning (including digital pieces), whilst 6% were involved in writing any fiction or non-fiction, such as stories, poetry or scripts. Tasmanians participated in the activities listed above at rates above the national level. Rates of participation were similar to those at the national level across the remaining cultural activities. PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES(a)(b)(c), Tas. and Australia, 2010–11 CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPANTS Age and sex In Tasmania, people aged 15-24 years (45%) were more likely to have participated in cultural activities in the 12 months prior to interview than those in most of the other age groups. The exception being those aged 55-64 years where there is not enough evidence to conclude that the difference in participation is statistically significant. Overall women had a higher participation rate (36%) than men (27%) with survey results showing women were more likely to participate in cultural activities at a higher rate across all age groups. However, there is not enough evidence to conclude that the differences between the participation rates of women and men aged 15-24 years, 25-34 years, 35-44 years and 65 years and over are statistically significant. PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES(a)(b), By age group and sex, Tasmania, 2010–11 Country of birth and area of usual residence Of the 127,700 participants in cultural activities in Tasmania, those born overseas participated at a higher rate (34%) than those born in Australia (31%). However, there is not enough evidence to suggest that this difference is statistically significant. The rate of participation for people born overseas varied based on the type of country in which they were born. People born in other than main English speaking countries had a lower rate of participation in cultural activities (24%) than those born in main English speaking countries (41%). For a list of main English speaking countries please refer to the Glossary of the publication listed at the beginning of this report. People residing in the capital city of Hobart participated in cultural activities at a higher rate (35%) to that of residents living elsewhere in the state (29%). Labour Force Status Of the 243,500 people employed in Tasmania in the week prior to interview, 32% (77,400 people) participated in a cultural activity. People employed in a part-time capacity had a higher participation rate in cultural activities (37%) than those employed full-time (29%). People who were unemployed had a participation rate of 37% while those not in the labour force had a participation rate in cultural activities of 31%. There is not enough evidence to conclude that the differences between those employed and those unemployed or not in the labour force are statistically significant. Household composition and income Survey results show that couples and couples with dependent children participated in cultural activities at a similar rate (32%). There is not enough evidence to conclude that the differences in participation rates of couples only, couples with dependent children, one parent with dependent children or lone person households are statistically significant. People from households with income in the highest quintile (41%) were more likely to participate in cultural activities than those with income in the lowest quintile (30%), second quintile (31%) or third quintile (28%). Highest educational attainment People who had completed a Postgraduate Degree, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate (both 49%) or Bachelor Degree (43%) had a higher rate of participation compared with people who had completed a Certificate III or IV qualification (27%). Whether or not a person had completed high school also had an impact on their cultural participation with those holding a Year 12 qualification (42%) having a higher rate of participation compared with those who had finished high school at a level of Year 10 or below (22%). CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPATION Payment status An estimated 15% of people in Tasmania who participated in a cultural activity (18,600 people) received some form of payment for their participation. A similar proportion of men (14%) than women (15%) were paid for their participation. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.