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MUSIC AND THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

PURPOSE

To collect economic data about organisations mainly engaged in providing live musical or theatrical presentations.

DESCRIPTION

The Music and Theatre Productions collection was conducted by mail-out questionnaire as part of the Service Industries Surveys in respect of the financial year 2002-03. The collection was a survey of all employing organisations providing live musical or theatrical presentations as their main activity. Some examples of these presentations are concerts, opera, ballet and drama. The ANZSIC class to which the organisations are classified is Class 9241 Music and theatre productions.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

Australia

FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION

Irregular

DATA ITEMS

Number of organisations

The number of organisations mainly engaged in providing live musical or theatrical presentations as at the end of the reference period.

Type of organisation

Records the type of musical or theatrical presentation from which the organisation derives its main income. The types of presentation are:
Popular music
Symphony and choral
Dance
Drama
Opera
Musical theatre
Other performing arts

Government funding status

Indicates whether an organisation receives government funding.

Number of persons working

The number of employed persons and volunteers working at the end of the reference period.

Worker status

Indicates whether persons working are employed or volunteers.

Employment function

Records the main work function of employed persons. These functions are:
Managerial/administrative
Performing artists
Other artistic support
Technical/performing arts support
Front-of-house
Other staff

Employment category

The survey classifies employment into a number of categories. The categories are:
Working proprietors and partners
Full-time permanent employees
Part-time permanent employees
Casual employees


Sex of employed persons

Indicates whether employed persons are male or female.

Income

The items which make up the income of music and theatre production organisations are:
Box office income
Contract performance fees
Sales of goods
Royalties income
Rent, leasing and hiring income
Other operating income
Government funding
Fundraising income
Interest
Other non-operating income

Government funding

The government funding of music and theatre production organisations is classified by the level of government:
Federal government
State/Territory government
Local government

Fundraising income

The items which make up the fundraising income of music and theatre production organisations are:
Financial sponsorships
In-kind sponsorships
Donations
Bequests
Other

Expenses

The items which make up the expenses of music and theatre production organisations include:
Wages and salaries
Employer contributions to superannuation funds
Workers' compensation costs
Fringe benefits tax
Payroll tax
Contract payments to Australian performing artists and artistic support
Contract payments to overseas performing artists and artistic support
Royalties expenses
Rent, leasing and hiring expenses
Advertising expenses
Marketing and promotional expenses
Travelling, accommodation and entertainment expenses
Purchases of goods for resale
Purchases of costumes and sets
Other expense items

Rent, leasing and hiring expenses

The items which make up the rent, leasing and hiring expenses of music and theatre production organisations are:
Venue hire
Motor vehicle rental
Hire of sets, costumes and other equipment
Other

Profit or loss

Refers to the operating profit or loss before tax and extraordinary items.


Number of productions

The number of productions with paid performances for which the organisation had prime responsibility during the reference period.

Number of paid performances

The number of paid performances of productions for which the organisation had prime responsibility during the reference period.

Number of paid attendances

The number of paid attendances at performances of productions for which the organisation had prime responsibility during the reference period.

Organisation size

The size of the organisation in terms of its number of employees. This can be grouped into ranges such as:
0-4 employees
5-19
20-99
100 and more

Geographic area

Data are available for Australia, while some data (including performance and attendance data) are also available for States and Territories.

HISTORICAL DATA

The collection was previously conducted in respect of 1996-97 and 1999-2000.

DISSEMINATION

Publications

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Performing Arts Industries, Australia, 2002-03, Cat. no. 8697.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $23.00. Also available for 1996-97 and 1999-2000.

CONTACT

In the first instance, refer to To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.

Manager
Service Industries Surveys
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Locked Bag 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616

Telephone: Canberra 02 6252 5633
Facsimile: Canberra 02 6252 7004
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au



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