Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2008

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Title: Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2008 Type: Statistical report Focus: Arts and culture: participation, funding, employment and economics Date: October 2008 Publisher: Australian Bureau of Statistics Download: View online or download from ABS website

This report gives a statistical overview of a range of topics related to the arts and culture, including:

• Time spent participating in cultural activities, including children's time
• Funding of arts and culture by business and government
• Attendance at various types of cultural institution and event
• Expenditure on culture
• Imports and exports of cultural goods and services
• Employment in arts and culture

The reports and feature articles also cover several aspects of arts and culture including:

• Tourism
• Museums
• Environmental heritage
• Libraries and archives
• Film and video
• Visual arts and crafts
• Performing arts
• Literature and print media
• Broadcasting
• Arts education

The full report and feature articles can be viewed on the ABS website at http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/4172.0. The full report is also available for download in PDF format.