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1 3. CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ARTS Children (aged 5 14 years) and young people (aged years) have different participation s r in selected cultural activities compared with persons aged 25 years and over. CHILDREN S PARTICIPATION IN SELECTED ACTIVITIES CULTURAL In April 2009, the ABS Survey of Children s Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities collected information about children s participation in their free time in four organised cultural activities, other selected leisure activities (including art and craft) and their attendance at cultural venues. In the 12-months to April 2009, 32% (214,400) of children c agedd 5 14 years in Victoria were involved in at least one of four selected organised cultural activities (playing a musical instrument, singing, dancing or drama) outside of school hours. Playing a musical instrument was the most popular of the selected cultural activities, with 17% of children in Victoria involved. By comparison, 15% were involved in dancing, 6% were involved in singing and 5% weree involved inn drama. Children in Victoria had similar participation s as a the national average in i each of the selected activities. 1

2 3.1 Participation of children involved in selected organised cultural activities(a)(b), Victoria and Australia, 2009 Playing a musical instrument Vic. Australia Singing Dancing Drama At least one selected activity(c) % Victoria Australia Playing a musical instrument 17.3% 19.7% Singing 6.3% 6.1% Dancing 14.5% 14.3% Drama 5.4% 4.7% At least one selected activity 32.4% 33.7% (b) In the 12 months before interview. (c) Sum of activities does not add to total because some children were involved in more than one activity. Source: ABS data available on request, Children s Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, April

3 Twice as many girls as boys in Victoria (44% compared with 22%) participated in at least one of these cultural activities. Of those children involved in dancing, 96% received lessons during the 12-month period, compared with 82% of those involved in drama activities, 80% of those involved in singing and 78% of those involved in playing a musical instrument. Children s participation in selected cultural activities by age group The table below shows the participation of children in the four selected organised cultural activities by age group. 3.2 Children involved in selected organised cultural activities(a)(b), Victoria and Australia, 2009 Victoria Australia 5-8 yrs 9-11 yrs yrs Total(c) Participation Participation Playing a musical instrument % 19.7% Singing % 6.1% Dancing % 14.3% Drama * % 4.7% At least one of these activities(d) % 33.7% Participation Playing a musical instrument 10.3% 19.6% 24.0% Singing 5.6% 6.9% 6.5% Dancing 16.4% 15.8% 10.8% Drama *4.4% 5.2% 6.9% At least one of these activities(d) 27.8% 35.3% 35.6% * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution (b) In the 12 months before interview. (c) Sum may not add to total due to rounding. (d) Sum of activities does not add to total because some children were involved in more than one activity. Source: ABS data available on request, Children s Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, April

4 The participation for children involved in Playing a musical instrument or drama was highest in the years age group, whilst the participation for singing was highest in the 9 11 years age group. Participation in dancing was highest in the 5 8 years age group. 3.3 Participation s of children involved in selected organised cultural activities(a)(b), Victoria, by age, 2009 % years 9 11 years years Playing a musical instrument Singing Dancing Drama (b) In the 12 months before interview. Source: ABS data available on request, Children s Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, April

5 Frequency of children s participation in selected cultural activities Most children who played a musical instrument or who were involved in singing or dancing participated in these activities at least once per fortnight (more than 26 times in the year). In comparison, the majority of children who were involved in drama participated less than 26 times per year. 3.4 Participation s of children involved in selected organised cultural activities(a)(b), Victoria, by frequency, 2009 % times More than 26 times Playing a musical instrument Singing Dancing Drama 1-26 times More than 26 times Playing a musical instrument 28.5% 71.5% Singing 49.0% 51.0% Dancing 32.3% 67.7% Drama 63.9% 63.0% (a) In 12 months before interview. (b) Outside of school hours. Source: ABS data available on request, Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, April

6 CHILDREN S PARTICIPATION IN OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITIES The 2009 ABS survey also collected data on six selected leisure activities undertaken by children in the two school weeks immediately prior to interview. It showed that 96% of children in Victoria had watched TV, videos or DVDs outside of school hours; 84% had participated in other screen-based activities; 78% did homework or other study; 72% of children read for pleasure; 66% had been bike riding and 49% had been skateboarding, rollerblading or riding a scooter. Just under half (47%) of children in Victoria participated in art and craft activities. 3.5 Participation s of children involved in selected organised cultural activities(a)(b), Victoria, by frequency, 2009 Victoria Australia 5-8 yrs 9-11 yrs yrs Total(c) Participatio n Participatio n Skateboarding, rollerblading or riding a scooter % 49.3% Bike riding % 60.4% Watching TV, DVDs or videos % 97.4% Other screen-based activities % 83.2% Art and craft % 48.3% Reading for pleasure % 72.2% Homework or other study for school % 82.4% Participation Skateboarding, rollerblading or riding a scooter 57.4% 53.6% 25.5% Bike riding 74.8% 65.4% 53.9% Watching TV, DVDs or videos 95.2% 97.0% 96.8% Other screen-based activities 74.7% 89.3% 90.1% Art and craft 64.3% 46.4% 24.4% Reading for pleasure 69.4% 77.6% 68.7% Homework or other study for school 63.7% 83.9% 89.3% (b) In the two school weeks immediately prior to interview. (c) Sum may not add to total due to rounding errors. Source: Children s Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, April 2009 (cat. no ). 6

7 The leisure activities with the greatest differences between age groups were Art and craft activities, where the participation s were higher in the 5 8 year age group; homework and other study which had lower participation s in the 5 8 year group; and Bike riding where participation s reduced in the years age group. 3.6 Children involved in selected leisure activities (a)(b), Victoria, by age, 2009 % years 9 11 years years Skateboarding, rollerblading or riding a scooter Bike riding Watching TV, Other DVDs or videos screen-based activities Art and craft Reading for pleasure Homework or other study for school (b) In the two school weeks immediately prior to interview. Source: Children s Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, April 2009 (cat. no ). 7

8 CHILDREN S ATTENDANCE AT SELECTED CULTURAL VENUES AND EVENTS In Victoria, 71% of children aged 5 14 years attended at least one of the selected cultural venues or events outside of school hours. More than half (53%) of the children had attended a public library; 41% of children attended a Museum or art gallery and 38% of children went to a Performing arts event. 3.7 Participation s of children involved in selected organised cultural activities(a)(b), Victoria, by frequency, to 14 years Number Victoria Attendance Number Australia Attendance Museum or art gallery % % Public library % % Performing arts % % Attended at least one of these (c) % % (b) In the 12 months before interview. (c) Sum of activities does not add to total because some children attended more than one cultural venue or event. Source: Children s Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, April 2009 (cat. no ). 8

9 YOUNG PEOPLE S ATTENDANCE AT SELECTED CULTURAL VENUES AND EVENTS 95% of young people (15 24 years) in Victoria attended a cultural venue or event in the 12-months prior to interview in According to the Survey of Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, young people aged years had the highest attendance s at cinemas (89%), and popular music concerts (45%) compared with the other selected cultural venues and events. 3.8 Attendance at selected cultural venues and events(a), Victoria, by age group, Number years 25 years and over Attendance Number Attendance Art galleries % % Museums % % Zoological parks and aquariums % % Botanic gardens % % Libraries % % Archives *20.4 *2.6% % Classical music concerts % % Popular music concerts % % Theatre performances % % Dance performances % % Musicals and operas % % Other performing arts % % Cinemas % % At least one venue or event % % At least one venue or event (excl. zoological parks and aquariums and Botanic gardens) % % * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution (a) In the 12 months before interview. Source: ABS data available on request, Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia, Compared with persons aged 25 years or more, young people (aged years) were more likely to go to popular music concerts and cinemas and were less likely to attend museums and classical music concerts. 9

10 3.9 Attendance at selected cultural venues and events(a), Victoria, by age group, Art galleries years 25 years and over Museums Zoological parks and aquariums Botanic gardens Libraries Archives Classical music concerts Popular music concerts Theatre performances Dance performances Musicals and operas Other performing arts Cinema % (a) In 12 months before interview. Source: ABS data available on request, Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia, YOUNG PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN CULTURAL OCCUPATIONS The Census data show that in August 2006, of all employed young persons aged years in Victoria, 8,353 (2%) had their main job in a cultural occupation. Young persons aged years accounted for 12% of all persons with their main job in a cultural occupation in Victoria. Table 3.10 displays data at a broad occupation level. Appendix 1 shows that the cultural occupations providing the largest number of jobs for young people were graphic designers (979 persons), private music teachers (399 persons) and library assistants (342 persons). Note that Census data provides information on the person s main job. It does not provide information about second jobs or unpaid work. 10

11 3.10 Persons employed in cultural occupations as main job(a)(b), Victoria, by age, 2006 Occupation years 25 years and over Heritage collections Built, collectable and environmental heritage workers Library and archive workers Other heritage workers 11 Total heritage workers Arts Writers and print media workers Performing artists and music composers Performing arts support workers (other than equipment operators) Visual arts and crafts professionals Architects and urban planners Design workers Broadcasting, film and recorded media equipment operators Printing workers Other arts support workers Other arts workers Total arts workers Other cultural workers Total employed in cultural occupations nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) (a) Occupations considered as cultural based on inclusion in the Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications. (b) Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data. Source: ABS data available on request, Census of Population and Housing,