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

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Contents + New South Wales 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 + Victoria + Queensland + South Australia + Western Australia + Tasmania + Northern Territory + Australian Capital Territory History of Changes	CULTURAL INDUSTRIES BY SEX AND AGE OVERVIEW Of those employed in New South Wales in the week prior to the 2011 Census, 136,078 (4%) persons reported their main occupation in a cultural industry. Of those employed in a cultural industry, 68,974 (51%) were employed in a non-cultural occupation. The cultural industries that employed the most persons were advertising services (13,941), architectural services (10,407), printing (10,292) and religious services (9,283). These cultural industries also employed the largest number of persons nationally. Of all persons employed in cultural industries in Australia, 38% resided in New South Wales. This state had the largest proportion of persons employed in internet publishing and broadcasting nationally, employing 71% of all persons in that industry. In contrast, 25% of persons employed in the libraries and archives industry nationally resided in New South Wales. EMPLOYMENT BY SEX More males (69,647) than females (66,434) were employed in cultural industries in New South Wales. There were also more males than females employed in cultural industries nationally. Cultural industries employing large proportions of males were music and other sound recording activities (82%) and printing and nature reserves and conservation parks operation (both 68%). The same cultural industries had the largest proportions of males nationally. MALES EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL INDUSTRIES(a)(b), NSW, 2011 Cultural industries employing the largest proportions of females were libraries and archives (74%), arts education (73%) and book publishing (65%). The same cultural industries had the largest proportions of females nationally. FEMALES EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL INDUSTRIES(a)(b), NSW, 2011 EMPLOYMENT BY AGE Persons aged 15 to 24 years made up 14% of all persons employed in cultural industries in New South Wales. Cultural industries with the largest number of persons aged 15 to 24 years were newspaper and book retailing (2,127) and motion picture exhibition (1,954). These two cultural industries also employed the largest number of persons aged 15 to 24 years nationally. PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL INDUSTRIES(a), By age, NSW, 2011 The cultural industries with the largest proportion of persons aged 15 to 24 years in New South Wales were motion picture exhibition (64%) and video and other electronic media rental (60%), which was identical to the cultural industries with the largest proportion of persons aged 15 to 24 years nationally. Only 5% of workers in funeral, crematorium and cemetery services were aged 15 to 24 years. Nationally, funeral, crematorium and cemetery services also had the smallest proportion of cultural industry workers aged 15 to 24 years. The cultural industries with the most persons aged 55 years and over in New South Wales were religious services (2,928) architectural services (2,207), printing (2,038) and newspaper and book retailing (1,980). These cultural industries also had the largest number of employed persons aged 55 years and over nationally. PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SELECTED CULTURAL INDUSTRIES(a), By age, NSW, 2011 The cultural industry with the largest proportion of persons aged 55 years and over in New South Wales, was funeral, crematorium and cemetery services (34%), which was also the same industry with the largest proportion of persons aged 55 years and over nationally. Cable and other subscription broadcasting and motion picture exhibition had the smallest proportions of persons aged 55 years and over (5%). Motion picture exhibition also had the smallest proportion of persons aged 55 years and over nationally. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.