Employment in art galleries
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.
The 2006 Census found that 6,410 people worked in the museum operations industry as their main job.
According to a 2007 Australian Bureau of Statistics survey, 49,200 people aged 15 years or over had paid or unpaid work in art galleries during the 12 months prior to interview. About 30 per cent of these were paid for their work.
A 2007–08 survey found that there were 23,426 people working as volunteers in museums and art galleries in June 2008, compared with 7,856 people employed.
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Museums, 2007-08 (cat. no. 8560.0).
Links
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2009, Census of Population and Housing (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.
References
| Author | Australia Council for the Arts |
|---|---|
| Published | 2008 |
| ISBN/ISSN | N/A |
| Available in hard copy | No |
