Indigenous employment in the arts
The five-yearly Census of Population and Housing collects information relating to the occupation and industry of each person’s main job, meaning the job in which a person usually works the most hours.
According to the 2006 Census, around 2,930 Indigenous Australians work in cultural occupations as their main job. This is about 2.5 per cent of all employed Indigenous Australians. Of these, 676 work as visual arts and crafts professionals.
About 2,538 Indigenous Australians work in cultural industries as their main job. This is around 2.1 per cent of all employed Indigenous Australians. Of these, 182 work in the creative artists, musicians, writers and performers industry.
Cultural industries employing largest numbers of Indigenous Australians (a)
| Cultural industry | Number of Indigenous Australians |
| Nature reserves and conservation parks operation | 441 |
| Religious services | 198 |
| Creative artists, musicians, writers and performers | 182 |
| Newspaper and book retailing | 169 |
(a) In their main job in the week before Census Night 2006.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Employment in Culture, 2006 (cat. no. 6273.0).
Source
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Employment in Culture, 2006 (cat. no. 6273.0).
Links
Tourism Research Australia, Sharing Culture: Indigenous Experiences and the International Visitor.
Tourism Research Australia, Snapshot: Indigenous Tourism Visitors in Australia 2008
Australia Council, The Arts Economy 1968–1998: Three Decades of Growth in Australia (Guldberg 2000).
References
| Author | Australia Council for the Arts |
|---|---|
| Published | 2008 |
| ISBN/ISSN | N/A |
| Available in hard copy | No |
