Playing a musical instrument is seen as a valuable activity
Respondents to a survey of 1,000 Australian households agreed that playing an instrument is fun, a good means of expression and provides a sense of personal accomplishment.
View Article9 in 10 Australians listen to music each week. 4 in 10 exercise.
Almost all Australians intentionally listen to music weekly or more, and 57% attend live music events each year, making music the biggest art form in Australia. By comparison, only 42% of us undertake...
View ArticleEngagement in the music industry, with many involved as live performers
Most of those involved in music industry work are live performers. In 2007 over 250,000 people performed music live, and a further 80,000 worked in another music-related role. The radio sector involved...
View ArticleMost people agree playing music brings the family together
A majority also agreed that music is a very important part of life and brings the family together.
View ArticleMany people wish they had learned to play a musical instrument
Many of those who had never played an instrument wished they had – but fewer agreed they would like to learn to play in future. Age appears to be a factor for a small proportion of people.
View ArticleThere are more Australians creating visual arts than any other type of art –...
Just over one in five Australians created visual arts and craft (22 percent) in 2009. These individuals were engaged creatively in visual art or craft work every five to six days. Of these, two fifths...
View ArticleOver 40 percent of children create visual arts and craft as a recreational...
The ABS 2012 study of children’s participation in culture and leisure activities found that 43 percent of children participated in recreational art and craft activities outside of school hours, while...
View ArticleVisual arts and craft is the one of the most popular cultural activities in...
Arts and craft’ were among the most common creative activities for Australians in 2010-11. Over 2 million people participated in some form of visual arts activity, and around 1,916,600 participated in...
View ArticleFact 6: 1.2 million kids create art and craft outside school.
In 2012, over 43% of children aged 5 to 14 did arts and craft as a recreational activity outside of school hours. Similar numbers of kids visit museums and galleries each year (43%), making visual arts...
View ArticleFact 3: 2 million Australians do craft. 1.2 million use Twitter.
1.2 million kids do arts and crafts for fun, and almost 2 million adults make crafts like woodwork, jewellery and ceramics. Creating visual arts and crafts is also the most popular form of creative...
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