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 INDUSTRIES BY OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS EMPLOYMENT BY BIRTHPLACE Of the 6,860 persons employed in cultural industries in Tasmania, 897 (13%) were born overseas. More than two thirds (69%) of these were from a main English speaking country (621 persons). The cultural industries with the largest number of persons born overseas were religious services (118), architectural services (116) and creative artists, musicians, writers and performers (77). PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL INDUSTRIES(a)(b), By birthplace, Tas., 2011 Of those cultural industries with more than 50 workers, the cultural industries with the largest proportions of persons in Tasmania that were born overseas were creative artists, musicians, writers and performers (24%) and religious services (21%). Video and other electronic media rental and hiring employed the smallest proportion of persons born overseas (2%), which was consistent with the national proportion. EMPLOYMENT BY ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES STATUS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples made up 2% (117) of all persons employed in cultural industries for their main job in Tasmania. The cultural industry group employing the most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was arts industries (86), followed by heritage industries (16) and other cultural industries (13). ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES EMPLOYED IN CULTURAL INDUSTRIES(a)(b), Tas., 2011 The cultural industry employing the largest proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Tasmania was newspaper and book retailing (15%). 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 Tasmania, 28% (1,912) 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 18% of those employed in cultural industries in Tasmania received a gross weekly income between $600 and $799, and 17% received between $400 and $599, whilst 7% earned between $200 and $299. EMPLOYMENT IN CULTURAL INDUSTRIES BY GROSS WEEKLY INCOME(a)(b), Tas., 2011 More than one third (34%) of persons employed in the motion picture exhibition industry in Tasmania received a gross weekly income of less than $200 per week. In comparison, almost two thirds (62%) of persons employed in the free-to-air television broadcasting industry received a gross weekly income of $1,000 or more per week. The cultural industries with the largest number of persons receiving a gross weekly income of $1,000 or more per week were architectural services (268) and newspaper publishing (259). The newspaper and book retailing industry had the largest number of persons receiving a gross weekly income of less than $200 per week (133). 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 (52%) of those employed in cultural industries as their main job in Tasmania reported that they worked at least 35 hours per week, 12% each worked between 16 to 24, and 25 to 34 hours, and 19% worked between 1 and 15 hours. EMPLOYMENT IN CULTURAL INDUSTRIES BY HOURS WORKED(a)(b), Tas., 2011 More than three quarters (76%) of those employed in the radio broadcasting industry in Tasmania worked 35 hours or more in the week prior to the 2011 Census. In comparison, almost half of persons employed in the arts education industry (49%) worked between 1 and 15 hours, in the week before the Census. In the week prior to the 2011 Census, 43% of those employed in cultural industries worked part-time (between 1 and 34 hours per week). EMPLOYMENT BY USUAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE The majority of persons working in cultural industries lived in Greater Hobart (3,643) compared with 3,203 persons living in the rest of Tasmania. Of those cultural industries that have more than 50 persons, the largest proportions of persons residing in Greater Hobart were employed in performing arts operation (77%), performing arts venue operation (69%), free-to-air television broadcasting (68%) and advertising services (67%). Of those cultural industries that have more than 50 persons, the cultural industries with the largest proportions of persons living outside Greater Hobart were nature reserves and conservation parks operation (63%) and newspaper publishing (60%). PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL INDUSTRIES(a)(b)(c), By usual place of residence, Tas., 2011 Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.