Employment in film and video

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, 8,900 people have a main job in the motion picture exhibition industry.

A further 7,360 have a main job in the motion picture and video production industry; 900 people in the post-production services and other motion picture and video activities; and 870 people in motion picture and video distribution.

According to a 2007 Australian Bureau of Statistics survey, 117,700 people had paid or unpaid work in either film production or cinema and video distribution in the 12 months prior to interview. Of those in film production, 34 per cent were paid for their work. For those in cinema and video distribution, 64 per cent were paid.

Source

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Employment in Culture, 2006 (cat. no. 6273.0). 

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities, April 2007 (cat. no. 6281.0). 

Links

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2009, Film and Video (cat. no. 4172.0).

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2009, Employment and Voluntary Work (cat. no. 4172.0).

Australia Council, Don’t give up your day job: An Economic Study of Professional Artists in Australia (Throsby and Hollister 2003).

Australia Council, 2005, Artswork2: a report on Australians working in the arts.