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- from "arts and culture in australia : a statistical overview, 2008
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
HOW MANY PEOPLE GO TO ART GALLERIES?
The ABS report, Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia, 2005-06 (cat. no. 4114.0) found that approximately 3.6 million people, or nearly one quarter (23%) of all people in Australia aged 15 years and over, visited art galleries in the 12 months before interview. Most of these people (63%) had visited an art gallery just once or twice in the 12 month period.
According to Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4901.0), 995,200 children visited a museum or art gallery outside of school hours during the 12 months prior to interview in April 2006. The rate of attendance was similar for boys (38%) and girls (36%) and the same for children aged 5 to 8 years and 9 to 11 years (40%). Older children aged 12-14 years were less likely to attend art galleries, with a lower attendance rate of 31%. Data for children's attendance at art galleries alone was not available.
As reported in Museums, Australia, 2003-04 (cat. no. 8560.0), there were 11.5 million admissions to art museums in the 12 months prior to interview, with the majority of these (87%) being free admissions. Admissions to art museums accounted for nearly two fifths (37%) of total admissions for all museums.
It is important to note the difference between the number of visitors as reported by the Attendance publication and the number of visits as reported by Museums, Australia. Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia, 2005-06 (cat. no. 4114.0) reported that 3.6 million people visited art galleries, while Museums, Australia, 2003-04 (cat. no. 8560.0) reported that there were 11.5 million visits to art museums. These figures are vastly different because the Attendance publication reports on data collected in relation to 'visitors' while Museums, Australia reports on number of 'visits'. For the Attendance publication, data are collected about whether each respondent has visited a selected cultural event or venue in the past 12 months and, if so, how frequently they have visited. Regardless of how many times a respondent has visited a selected cultural venue or event in the 12 month reference period, they are counted as one visitor. This differs from the Museums, Australia publication where a visit can count the same visitor returning numerous times. So, one person visiting art galleries 10 times in 12 months would be counted as one visitor in the Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events publication, but as 10 visits in Museums, Australia.
ARE SOME PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO VISIT ART GALLERIES THAN OTHERS?
The Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group published a report entitled The Social and Demographic Characteristics of Cultural Attendees in 2006 using data from the ABS' 2002 General Social Survey. This report found that the following characteristics were associated with art gallery attendance:
- Females in every age group except 18-24 year olds were more likely to visit an art gallery than males.
- Likelihood of attending art galleries increased with age, with people aged 45 years and over more likely to visit art galleries than those aged 18-34 years.
- People living in Western Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory were more likely to visit art galleries than people in New South Wales.
- People born in Australia were more likely to visit art galleries than those born in a non-main English speaking country.
- People without children were more likely to visit art galleries than families with dependent children.
- Part-time workers (1-34 hours a week) were more likely to attend art galleries than those who worked full-time (35 hours or more per week).
- People living in areas that were less disadvantaged (according to SEIFA) were more likely to attend art galleries than those living in more disadvantaged areas. However, among those who attended art galleries, people living in the most disadvantaged areas were more likely to attend frequently than those in the middle SEIFA quintile. More information about SEIFA is available from Information Paper: Census of Population and Housing -- Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas, Australia, 2001 (cat. no. 2039.0).
- More highly educated people were more likely to visit art galleries.
- Those who had a computer at home were more likely to visit art galleries.
- People who were able to raise $2,000 for an emergency within a week were more likely to go to art galleries.
- People who felt safe or very safe at home alone after dark were more likely to attend art galleries than those who felt unsafe or very unsafe or who were never home alone after dark.
- People who stated that they were in excellent health were more likely to attend art galleries than those who said they were in poor health.
- People with at least weekly contact with family and friends were more likely to visit art galleries than those who had less frequent contact.
http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/featurearticlesbyCatalogue/EC433861A9687905CA2574E9001337FA?OpenDocument#PARALINK8
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