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

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/02/2014 Final

Page tools: Print Page Print All
Contents + New South Wales + Victoria + Queensland Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities Cultural Funding by Government Cultural Participation + Employment in Culture Cultural Employment Over Time - 2006 and 2011 Cultural Occupations by Sex and Age Cultural Occupations by Other Demographic Characteristics Cultural Industries by Sex and Age Cultural Industries by Other Demographic Characteristics + South Australia + Western Australia + Tasmania + Northern Territory + Australian Capital Territory History of Changes	CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT OVER TIME - 2006 AND 2011 CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION In the 2011 Census there were 52,354 persons employed in a cultural occupation in their main job in Queensland, an increase of 9% from the 47,884 persons reported in the 2006 Census. Whilst increases were recorded across all three broad occupation groups (i.e. heritage occupations, arts occupations and other cultural occupations), growth in employment within the arts occupations was the main driver. Encompassing occupations such as graphic designers, web designers and web developers, the number of persons employed collectively as design workers increased by 1,652 persons (17%) between 2006 and 2011. Similarly, the number of persons employed as architects and urban planners grew strongly with an increase of 1,144 persons (19%). Smaller increases occurred across most of the remaining arts occupations. Offsetting the growth was a fall in the number of persons employed as printing workers. Incorporating occupations such as printers’ assistants and graphic pre-press trade workers, there were 1,137 fewer persons employed in 2011 (down 23%). There was also a decrease in the number of performing artists and music composers, down 187 persons or 6%. A significant increase was found in the number of persons working as ministers of religion (467 persons or 17%) between 2006 and 2011. CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY In 2011 Census there were 59,028 persons employed in a cultural industry in their main job in Queensland, an increase of 2% from the 57,878 persons reported in the 2006 Census. Unlike occupations, this increase was driven by growth in industries within the heritage grouping. The industry group with the largest increase between the 2006 and 2011 was heritage (27%), while the largest individual industry increase was recorded for the creative, artists, musicians, writers and performers industry (607 persons or 24%), which sits within the arts industry group. The largest increase for a heritage industry was 395 persons within the nature reserves and conservation parks operation (a rise of 34%), and the largest increase within the other cultural industries group was 306 more persons employed in the religious services industry. This is similar to the increase in the occupation ministers of religion for the same period. The printing industry experienced the largest decline between the two Census periods with 1,276 fewer persons employed than in 2006, a fall of 23%. Significant decreases were recorded in magazine and other periodical publishing and newspaper and book retailing with falls of 624 persons (down 13%) and 541 persons (down 9%) respectively. The video and other electronic media rental industry also experienced a decline of 594 persons, down 23%. These data show that most persons who commenced working in a cultural occupation between 2006 and 2011 were employed within a non-cultural industry. More information about the changes for all cultural occupations and industries can be found in Tables 1 and 2 of the data cube for Queensland attached to Employment in Culture, Australia, 2011 (cat. no. 6273.0) on the ABS website. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.