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CULTURAL INDUSTRIES BY OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

EMPLOYMENT BY BIRTHPLACE

Of the 21,147 persons employed in cultural industries in South Australia, 4,104 were born overseas. More than half of these were from a main English speaking country (2,437).

The cultural industries with the most employed persons born overseas were printing (509), religious services (498), architectural services (461), newspaper publishing (270) and advertising services (255).

PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL INDUSTRIES(a)(b), By birthplace, SA, 2011

Of cultural industries employing more than 50 persons, the largest proportions of persons born overseas were book publishing and cable and other subscription broadcasting (both 31%). Radio broadcasting had the smallest proportion of persons born overseas (10%).

EMPLOYMENT BY ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES STATUS

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples made up 1% (207) of all persons employed in cultural industries in South Australia. The cultural industry group employing the most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was arts industries (153), followed by heritage industries (38) and other culture industries (16).

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES EMPLOYED IN CULTURAL INDUSTRIES(a)(b), SA, 2011

The cultural industry employing the most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was creative artists, musicians, writers and performers (74). This industry also employed the largest proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (7%).

EMPLOYMENT BY GROSS WEEKLY INCOME

Gross weekly income refers to the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives.

Of all persons employed in cultural industries as their main job in South Australia, 31% (6,625) received a gross weekly income of $1,000 or more per week. In comparison, 39% of all persons employed in cultural industries nationally received a gross weekly income of $1,000 or more per week.

Some 16% of those employed in cultural industries received a gross weekly income between $600 and $799, 14% each received between $400 and $599, or $800 and $999, and 7% received between $200 and $299.

EMPLOYMENT IN CULTURAL INDUSTRIES BY GROSS WEEKLY INCOME(a)(b), SA, 2011

More than two thirds (69%) of persons employed in the free-to-air television broadcasting industry received a gross weekly income of $1,000 or more per week. Some 39% of persons employed in the video and other electronic media rental industry received a gross weekly income of less than $200 per week.

The cultural industries with the largest number of persons receiving a gross income of $1,000 or more per week were architectural services (1,088), followed by newspaper publishing (747). The newspaper and book retailing industry had the largest number of persons receiving a gross weekly income of less than $200 per week (246).

EMPLOYMENT BY HOURS WORKED

Hours worked refers to the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census night.

More than half (55% or 11,654 persons) of those employed in cultural industries as their main job in South Australia reported that they worked at least 35 hours per week, 11% each worked between 16 to 24 or 25 to 34 hours per week, and 18% worked between 1 and 15 hours.

EMPLOYMENT IN CULTURAL INDUSTRIES BY HOURS WORKED(a)(b), SA, 2011

Approximately 83% of those employed in the post-production services and other motion picture and video activities industry in South Australia worked 35 hours or more in the week prior to the 2011 Census. Almost half (47%) of persons working in the video and other electronic media rental industry worked between 1 and 15 hours in the week before the Census.

In the week prior to the 2011 Census, 40% of those employed in cultural industries worked part-time (between 1 and 34 hours per week).

EMPLOYMENT BY PLACE OF USUAL RESIDENCE

The majority of persons working in cultural industries lived in Greater Adelaide (18,113) compared with 3,012 persons living in the rest of South Australia.

The majority (97%) of persons employed in the cultural industries of post-production services and other motion picture and video activities resided in Greater Adelaide. The cultural industries with the largest proportions of persons living in the rest of South Australia were nature reserves and conservation parks operation (44%), and newspaper and book retailing (27%).

PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL INDUSTRIES(a)(b)(c), By usual place of residence, SA, 2011