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 + Northern Territory 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 + Australian Capital Territory History of Changes	CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT OVER TIME - 2006 AND 2011 CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION In the 2011 Census there were 2,882 persons employed in a cultural occupation in the Northern Territory, an increase of 14% from the 2,519 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 heritage occupations was the main driver. The largest increase reported for a single occupation in the Northern Territory was 266 more persons employed as park rangers, an increase of 119% between 2006 and 2011. Offsetting the growth was a fall in the number of persons employed as visual arts and crafts professionals, nec, down 83 persons or 63%, radio presenters, down 25 persons or 38%, and library assistants, down 22 persons or 22%. CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY In the 2011 Census there were 2,769 persons employed in a cultural industry in the Northern Territory, an increase of 15% from the 2,418 persons reported in the 2006 Census. The cultural industry group with the largest increase between the 2006 and 2011 Census’ was the arts industry group, increasing by 212 (13%) persons. The heritage industry group also grew by 101 (19%) persons. However, the other culture industry group had the largest proportional growth (21% or 38 persons). The creative artists, musicians, writers and performers industry experienced the largest increase between the two Census periods with 261 more persons employed in 2011, an increase of 231%. The nature reserves and conservation parks operation industry also experienced growth with an increase of 119 persons, a rise of 37%. The newspaper publishing industry experienced the largest decline between the two Census periods with 42 fewer persons employed in 2011, a fall of 20%. A decrease was also recorded in the museum operation industry with 29 fewer persons employed (down 25%). These data show that most persons who commenced working in a cultural occupation between 2006 and 2011 were employed within a 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 the Northern Territory 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.