Employment trends
Qualifications

Proportion of employees with various levels of qualifications by industry, 1991–2011

Selected audiovisual industries

Film and video production and post-production services

Film and video distribution

Film exhibition

Television broadcasting

Video hire

Selected audiovisual industries, 1996–2011

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2011, the proportion of people in the selected audiovisual industries¹ with a bachelor degree or higher has steadily increased, from 16 per cent in 1996 to 31 per cent in 2011. About one in five people identified themselves as having other qualifications, while 44 per cent indicated they had no formal qualifications.

Source: Compiled by Screen Australia using unpublished data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Censuses of Population and Housing, 1996–2011.

Notes:
Adjustments have been made to figures by the ABS to avoid the release of confidential data. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
1. ‘Selected audiovisual industries’ includes film and video production and post-production services, film and video distribution, film exhibition, television broadcasting, video hire and not further defined audiovisual categories. Industry definitions used by the ABS have changed over time. See Industry and occupation definitions for classifications and definitions.
2. Includes certificate, diploma and advanced diploma qualifications.

Film and video production and post-production services, 1991–2011

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2011, the proportion of people in film and video production and post-production services¹ with a bachelor degree or higher has steadily increased, from 17 per cent in 1991 to 43 per cent in 2011. About one in four people identified themselves as having other qualifications, while the number of people with no formal qualifications has fallen to 29 per cent.

Source: Compiled by Screen Australia using unpublished data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Censuses of Population and Housing, 1991–2011

Notes:
Adjustments have been made to figures by the ABS to avoid the release of confidential data. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
Breakout data on production and post-production was available for the first time in 2006.
1. Industry definitions used by the ABS have changed over time. See Industry and occupation definitions for classifications and definitions.
2. Includes certificate, diploma and advanced diploma qualifications.

Film and video distribution, 1991–2011

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2011, the proportion of people in the film and video distribution¹ industry with a bachelor degree or higher has steadily increased, from 13 per cent in 1991 to 41 per cent in 2011. About one in five people identified themselves as having other qualifications, while the number of people with no formal qualifications has fallen to 35 per cent.

Source: Compiled by Screen Australia using unpublished data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Censuses of Population and Housing, 1991–2011.

Notes:
Adjustments have been made to figures by the ABS to avoid the release of confidential data. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
1. Industry definitions used by the ABS have changed over time. See Industry and occupation definitions for classifications and definitions.
2. Includes certificate, diploma and advanced diploma qualifications.

Film exhibition, 1991–2011

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2011, the proportion of people in the film exhibition¹ industry with a bachelor degree or higher has increased, from 7 per cent in 1991 to 14 per cent in 2011. Overall around one in five people identified themselves as having some form of qualification, while over two-thirds indicated they had no formal qualifications.

Source: Compiled by Screen Australia using unpublished data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Censuses of Population and Housing, 1991–2011.

Notes:
Adjustments have been made to figures by the ABS to avoid the release of confidential data. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
1. Industry definitions used by the ABS have changed over time. See Industry and occupation definitions for classifications and definitions.
2. Includes certificate, diploma and advanced diploma qualifications.

Television broadcasting, 1991–2011

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2011, the proportion of people in the television broadcasting¹ industry with a bachelor degree or higher has steadily increased, from 14 per cent in 1991 to 43 per cent in 2011. About one in four people identified themselves as having other qualifications, while 29 per cent indicated they had no formal qualifications.

Source: Compiled by Screen Australia using unpublished data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Censuses of Population and Housing, 1991–2011.

Notes:
Adjustments have been made to figures by the ABS to avoid the release of confidential data. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
Breakout data on free-to-air and subscription broadcasting was available for the first time in 2006.
1. Industry definitions used by the ABS have changed over time. See Industry and occupation definitions for classifications and definitions.
2. Includes certificate, diploma and advanced diploma qualifications.

Video hire, 1996–2011

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2011, the proportion of people in the video hire¹ industry with a bachelor degree or higher has remained relatively steady when compared to other audiovisual industries, increasing from 4 per cent in 1996 to 9 per cent in 2011. Overall, around one in five people identified themselves as having some form of qualification.

Source: Compiled by Screen Australia using unpublished data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Censuses of Population and Housing, 1996–2011.

Notes:
Adjustments have been made to figures by the ABS to avoid the release of confidential data. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
Video hire was available as a separate industry classification for the first time in 1996.
1. Industry definitions used by the ABS have changed over time. See Industry and occupation definitions for classifications and definitions.
2. Includes certificate, diploma and advanced diploma qualifications.