Artswork 2: A Report on Australians Working in the Arts

Australia Council for the Arts ,
01 March 2006, Australia

The Australia Council for the Arts has produced a new report on our cultural industries--Artswork 2: A Report on Australians Working in the Arts. Artswork 2 provides a statistical overview of the millions of Australians who are involved in amateur and professional work in the arts and culture. It is summarises data on the numbers, demographics, income and education of artsworkers. The report was prepared by the National Centre of Culture and Recreation Statistics in the Australian Bureau of Statistics on behalf of the Australia Council. Contents List of tables and figures Symbols and abbreviations used in tables and figures Introduction Chapter 1 What is an artsworker? Chapter 2 How many artsworkers are there in Australia? Chapter 3 What do we know about artsworkers? Chapter 4 What types of training have artsworkers completed? Chapter 5 How much do artsworkers earn? Chapter 6 What types of jobs do artsworkers do? Appendix A: Occupation classification used in the Census of Population and Housing Appendix B: Principal artistic occupations used in the Artists Survey Appendix C: Artistic industry classifications Appendix D: Tables Bibliography Download the report HERE.