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Cinema audiences

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Frequency of attendance by age, 1995 and 1999

1999: 12 months to April 1999

Age group (years)	1–5 times		6–20 times
Age group (years)	No. (’000)	Proportion (%)	No. (’000)	Proportion (%)
Total	5,073.5	50.8%	4,049.5	40.5%
15–17	225.3	30.0%	418.9	55.7%
18–24	486.2	30.0%	863.5	53.2%
25–34	1,095.5	48.8%	935.1	41.7%
35–44	1,269.1	60.3%	732.1	34.8%
45–54	915.4	57.0%	612.1	38.1%
55–64	528.9	63.3%	264.3	31.6%
65+	553.1	67.2%	223.5	27.1%

Age group (years)	21 or more times		Total cinema-goers
Age group (years)	No. (’000)	Proportion (%)	No. (’000)	Proportion (%)
Total	864.6	5.7%	9,987.6	100%
15–17	107.3	14.3%	751.4	7.5%
18–24	273.1	16.8%	1,622.8	16.2%
25–34	213.5	9.5%	2,244.2	22.5%
35–44	104.0	4.9%	2,105.2	21.1%
45–54	77.3	4.8%	1,604.8	16.1%
55–64	42.9	5.1%	836.1	8.4%
65+	46.5	5.7%	823.1	8.2%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events (cat no 4114.0).

1995: 12 months to March 1995

Age group (years)	1–5 times		6–20 times
Age group (years)	No. (’000)	Proportion (%)	No. (’000)	Proportion (%)
Total	4,737.6	54.3%	3,344.2	38.3%
15–17	242.8	34.6%	347.3	53.3%
18–24	599.6	36.4%	801.6	48.6%
25–34	1,116.9	54.5%	785.5	38.3%
35–44	1,146.3	62.7%	622.5	34.1%
45–54	771.5	61.4%	433.4	34.5%
55–64	412.5	65.6%	180.0	28.7%
65+	447.9	72.3%	147.0	23.7%

Age group (years)	21 or more times		Total cinema-goers
Age group (years)	No. (’000)	Proportion (%)	No. (’000)	Proportion (%)
Total	651.9	7.4%	8,733.8	100%
15–17	87.4	12.1%	701.8	8.0%
18–24	247.6	15.0%	1,648.9	18.9%
25–34	148.8	7.3%	2,051.1	23.5%
35–44	177.4	3.3%	1,829.3	20.9%
45–54	50.6	4.0%	1,255.4	14.4%
55–64	34.9	5.6%	627.5	7.2%
65+	25.1	4.0%	619.9	7.1%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events (cat no 4114.0).