Public Forum Program vital signs: cultural indicators for Australia local and national approaches ABS’ practices of data collection: Current practices, challenges and future possibilities Andrew Middleton National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics 13 March 2014

Outline  Who are we? ABS? NCCRS?  What do we cover?  How does the ABS collect information?  Culture related:  Household surveys  Economic data  Challenges  Future Directions  Culture Data Sources ( ABS & Non-ABS)  Other useful products  A few numbers  Contact Details

ABS – Australian Bureau of Statistics Mission Statement We assist and encourage informed decision making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by leading a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service.

NCCRS – National Statistical Centre  Established in 1991 and is jointly funded by the ABS and the Culture Statistics Working Group  Objectives  Liaise with stakeholders to determine data needs and set priorities  Influence other ABS surveys to include culture related data items (e.g. General Social Survey)  Influence other data providers to improve the quality and comparability of data (e.g. Local Governments)  Advise stakeholders of data releases that are relevant (e.g. Time Use Survey)  Deliver an agreed work program!!

What do we cover?  Arts – visual arts, design, music, performance, reading, film, TV, radio etc.  Heritage – museums, art galleries, libraries and archives  Also natural heritage – national parks, zoos, botanic gardens

How does the ABS collect data?  ABS collects data under the authority of the Census & Statistics Act 1905  We collect information related to –Population –Economy –Society –Environment  We do this primarily through: –Direct collection Surveys (self reported/interviewer) Census –Use of administrative data

Culture related ABS Household Surveys  MultiPurpose Household Survey (MPHS)  Monthly Population Survey (MPS)  General Social Survey (GSS), 2010 (cat. no )  National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2008 (cat. no )  Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, 2012 (cat. no )  Household Expenditure Survey, (cat. no )  Time Use Survey, 2006 (cat. no )  Household Use of Information Technology (cat. no )  Census of Population and Housing, 2011

Culture related ABS Economic Surveys  Australian Industry Collection, (cat. no )  Monthly Labour Force Survey (cat. no )  Monthly International Trade in Goods and Services (cat. no )  Cultural Funding by Government, (cat. no )

Challenges  Rapidly changing (government) priorities  Tightening budgets  Responsiveness  What to measure? How to measure it?  National vs State vs Regional  Administrative data  Big data (e.g. transactional)  Open data  Data Integration  Internet – on-line  Under coverage

Future Directions  Impact of the National Cultural Policy  Another iteration of the Satellite Account?  Vital Signs – what is important?  Data integration – linking surveys/admin data to Census  Data pooling  Improved admin data as part of the National Statistical Service  A collaborative landscape

NCCRS Culture Products Information Development Plan (cat. no ) Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications (cat. no ) Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview (cat. no ) Arts and Culture: State and Territory Profiles, 2012 (cat. no ) Cultural Funding by Government (cat. no ) Australian National Accounts: Cultural and Creative Activity Satellite Accounts, Experimental, (cat. no ) Children’s Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities (cat. no ) Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events (cat. no ) Participation in Selected Cultural Activities (cat. no ) Perspectives on Culture (cat. no ) Culture and Recreation Newsletter (cat. no )

Non-ABS Culture Data Sources Cultural Data Online (  Australia Council  Tourism Research Australia  Australian Public Libraries Statistical Reports  Australian Recording Industry Association  Live Performance Australia  Screen Australia  National Centre for Vocational Education Research

Other useful products National Regional Profile

Other useful products Census QuickStats

A few numbers

Cultural activity, percentage of persons employed (main job) by selected industries –09 Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: Cultural and Creative Activity Satellite Accounts, Experimental, (cat. no )

Cultural and creative activity by domain, percentage of Gross Value Added –09 Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: Cultural and Creative Activity Satellite Accounts, Experimental, (cat. no )

Participation rates for selected cultural activities, Victoria and Australia(a)(b), (a) In the 12 months before interview. (b) Persons aged 15 years and over. Source: ABS data available on request, Participation in Selected Cultural Activities, Australia, Participation rate %

Participation rate of children involved in selected organised cultural activities(a)(b), Victoria and Australia, 2012 Participation rate % (a)Outside of school hours. (b)In the 12 months before interview. Source: ABS data available on request, Children’s Participation in Culture and Leisure Activities, April 2012.

Victoria, Heritage funding – to Source: ABS data available on request, Cultural Funding by Government,

Victoria, Arts funding, selected activities – to Source: ABS data available on request, Cultural Funding by Government,

Attendance rates at selected cultural venues and events(a)(b), Victoria and Australia, 2009–10 (a) In the 12 months before interview (b) Persons aged 15 years and over. Source: ABS, Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia, 2009–10 (cat. no ). Attendance rate %

Cultural employment (main job) – Victoria 2011 Note: A person’s main occupation refers to the job in which the person usually works the most hours. Some people in cultural jobs, such as musicians, may have the cultural job as their second job. The Census data also exclude people who did unpaid work in cultural jobs (e.g. volunteers working for the National Trust), as well as those who were 'between jobs', as some types of cultural work (e.g. acting) are periodic in nature. Source: Census of Population and Housing, 2011 Non-cultural occupation Cultural industry 47,040 persons All cultural employment 131,480 persons Cultural occupation Cultural industry 47,620 persons Cultural occupation Non-cultural industry 36,820 persons

Finding ABS Culture Data Topics at a Glance - Culture Andrew Middleton Director Culture, Recreation and Migrants