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 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 + 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 5,796 persons employed in a cultural occupation in Tasmania, an increase of 4% from the 5,583 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. Of the arts occupations, the largest increases were reported for architects and urban planners (142 persons or 24%) and design workers (91 persons or 12%). The printing industry experienced the largest decline between 2006 and 2011 with 117 fewer persons employed, a fall of 24%. Within the heritage occupations, built, collectable and environmental heritage workers increased by 85 persons (24%), while library and archive workers fell 10% (77 persons) between 2006 and 2011. The 14% increase within other cultural occupations was driven by an increase in ministers of religion (53 persons or 16%) between 2006 and 2011. CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY In the 2011 Census there were 6,858 persons employed in a cultural industry in their main job in Tasmania, a fall of 1% from the 6,921 persons reported in the 2006 Census. The industry group with the largest increase between the 2006 and 2011 Census’ was heritage (11%), followed by other cultural industry (4%), while a decrease of 3% occurred in the arts industry. The industry with the largest increase between the 2006 and 2011 Census’ was museum operation with 121 more persons employed. This was followed by increases in the performing arts operation industry (86 persons) and architectural services industry (79 persons). These increases were countered by decreases in other industries including printing, newspaper publishing, and libraries and archives (decreases of 26%, 15% and 31% respectively). 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 between the 2006 and 2011 Census' can be found in Tables 1 and 2 of the data cube for Tasmania 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.