4172.0 - Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2014

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 10/07/2014 Final

Page tools: Print

Print Page Print all pages in this product

PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC

INTRODUCTION

This chapter provides information on music, theatre, dance, opera and a variety of other activities which come under the broad heading of the performing arts. Data from Employment in Culture, Australia, 2011 (cat. no. 6273.0) and detailed data from Cultural Funding by Government, Australia, 2012-13 (cat. no. 4183.0) are the main sources of information about employment and funding for the performing arts.

PERSONS EMPLOYED IN PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC

According to Employment in Culture, Australia, 2011 (cat. no. 6273.0), there were 16,029 persons who were employed under the category of Performing Artists and Music Composers for their main job in 2011. Almost two thirds (64%) were male, and over one third (36%) were female. Musician (Instrumental) was the largest occupation with 6,033 persons (38%) employed. Three quarters (75%) of all Musicians (Instrumental) were male. There were considerably more males than females employed across all occupations excluding Dancer or Choreographer, and Singer.

PERSONS EMPLOYED IN PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC(a)(b), By occupation and sex, 2011

		Males	Females	Total Persons
		no.	no.	no.

Performing Artists and Music Composers
	Actor	935	677	1 612
	Dancer or Choreographer	303	832	1 135
	Entertainer or Variety Artist	947	802	1 749
	Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers, nec	609	483	1 092
	Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers, nfd	60	57	117
	Composer	235	49	284
	Music Director	233	152	385
	Musician (Instrumental)	4 530	1 503	6 033
	Singer	437	504	941
	Music Professionals, nfd	168	89	257
	Radio Presenter	1 499	465	1 964
	Music Professionals, nec	35	25	60
	Television Presenter	234	166	400
Total		10 225	5 804	16 029

(a) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data.

(b) In their main job in the week prior to Census Night.
Source: Employment in Culture, Australia, 2011 (cat. no. 6273.0)

EXPENDITURE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS ON PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC

According to Cultural Funding by Government, Australia, 2012-13 (cat. no. 4183.0), the Australian Government funding for Performing arts in 2012-13 totalled $142.8m. By comparison, state and territory government funding for Performing arts was $180.2m, with an additional contribution of $270.1m towards Performing arts venues.

CULTURAL FUNDING BY GOVERNMENT, Performing arts and music, By Government, 2012-13

		Australian Government(a)	State and territory government	Total
		$m	$m	$m

Performing arts
	Music performance	65.4	53.4	118.8
	Drama	27.6	34.3	61.9
	Dance	18.1	18.9	37.0
	Music theatre and opera	23.8	28.4	52.2
	Other performing arts	7.9	45.2	53.1
	Total	142.8	180.2	323.0
Performing arts venues		-	270.1	270.1

Source: Cultural Funding by Government, Australia, 2012-13 (cat. no. 4183.0)

In 2012-13 the estimate of Australian Government funded expenditure on Performing arts and music was $142.8m. This was similar to the $142.0m reported in 2011-12. Expenditure on Music theatre and opera gradually increased over the past three survey years whilst expenditure on Drama and Other performing arts decreased during this time. Music performance received the most funding of these selected categories in 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13, followed by Drama, and Music theatre and opera.

CULTURAL FUNDING BY AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT(a), Performing arts and music, 2010-11 to 2012-13

		2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
		$m	$m	$m

Performing arts and music
	Music performance	66.2	62.6	65.4
	Drama	29.2	28.2	27.6
	Dance	16.5	19.2	18.1
	Music theatre and opera	21.9	22.0	23.8
	Other performing arts	20.3	10.0	7.9
	Total	154.1	142.0	142.8
Performing arts venues		2.1	4.8	-

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) The Australian Government refers to the federal government. It does not refer to the aggregate of state and territory governments, nor does it include local government.
Source: Cultural Funding by Government, Australia, 2012-13 (cat. no. 4183.0)

In 2012-13 the estimate of expenditure on Performing arts and music, funded by state and territory governments, was $180.2m a rise of $12.4m from 2011-12. Expenditure for Music performance increased steadily over this time period, and had the highest expenditure of these selected categories in 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13, followed by Other performing arts and Drama.

CULTURAL FUNDING BY STATE AND TERRITORY GOVERNMENT, Performing arts and music, 2010-11 to 2012-13

		2010-11	2011-12	2012-13
		$m	$m	$m

Performing arts and music
	Music performance	47.6	50.1	53.4
	Drama	30.0	29.0	34.3
	Dance	19.4	17.7	18.9
	Music theatre and opera	22.7	30.2	28.4
	Other performing arts	29.3	40.8	45.2
	Total	149.0	167.8	180.2
Performing arts venues		216.2	294.4	270.1

Source: Cultural Funding by Government, Australia, 2012-13 (cat. no. 4183.0)