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Audiovisual industries: Employment patterns: Country of birth by industry

Proportions of employees from various countries and regions, 1971–2006

Next update December 2011

Selected audiovisual industries and all industries
Film and video production and post-production services
Film and video distribution
Film exhibition
Television broadcasting
Video hire

Selected audiovisual industries and all industries, 1996–2006

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2006, there were 45,088 people employed in the selected audiovisual industries¹. Of these, 80 per cent identified Australia as their country of birth, 6 per cent were from the United Kingdom and Ireland and 4 per cent from Asia. The proportion of people of Australian origin in the audiovisual industries was above that of the overall Australian workforce, which was 73 per cent.

There has been little change in these proportions since 1996, other than a slight increase in the proportion of people of Asian or non-Indigenous Australian origin and a slight decrease in those from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe.

	Africa	America	Asia	Australia		Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
	Africa	America	Asia	Indigenous	Others	Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
Selected audiovisual industries¹
1996	1.0%	1.6%	2.5%	0.6%	77.8%	0.4%	3.2%	8.5%	3.5%	1.0%
2001	0.8%	1.3%	3.2%	0.7%	79.1%	0.6%	3.1%	6.7%	3.0%	1.6%
2006	1.0%	1.5%	3.8%	0.7%	79.4%	0.6%	2.8%	6.0%	2.6%	1.4%
All industries²
1996	1.1%	1.1%	4.9%	1.0%	73.5%	0.7%	2.9%	7.8%	6.1%	1.0%
2001	1.2%	1.1%	5.8%	1.2%	73.0%	0.8%	3.3%	6.9%	5.1%	1.6%
2006	1.3%	1.2%	7.1%	1.3%	71.7%	1.0%	3.4%	6.4%	4.4%	2.0%

Source: Compiled by Screen Australia using unpublished data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Censuses of Population and Housing, 1996–2006; data on Indigenous Australians added by Screen Australia from unpublished ABS data.

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 industries. Industry definitions used by the ABS have changed over time. See Industry and occupation definitions for classifications and definitions.
2. Includes all Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) industries.

Film and video production and post-production services, 1971–2006

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2006, there were 8,261 people employed in film and video production and post-production services¹. Of these, 74 per cent identified Australia as their country of birth, with the next highest representation from United Kingdom and Ireland at 9 per cent. The proportion of people of Australian origin was in keeping with the overall Australian workforce, which was 73 per cent.

Since 1971, the proportion of people of Australian origin within the industry has remained steady, while there has been a significant decrease in those from the United Kingdom and Ireland and an increase from Asia.

	Africa	America	Asia	Australia		Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
	Africa	America	Asia	Indigenous	Others	Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
1971	0.9%	2.5%	1.2%	0.2%	71.8%	0.2%	2.7%	13.8%	6.9%	-
1976	1.0%	1.6%	1.0%	0.1%	72.1%	0.2%	2.7%	14.8%	6.5%	-
1981	1.0%	1.9%	1.3%	<0.1%	72.9%	0.3%	4.3%	12.9%	5.2%	0.2%
1991	1.0%	1.9%	2.2%	0.5%	74.7%	0.3%	3.7%	11.2%	4.3%	0.2%
1996	1.4%	2.2%	3.1%	0.5%	72.8%	0.4%	4.0%	10.5%	4.1%	0.9%
2001	1.3%	2.2%	3.7%	0.7%	72.6%	0.7%	4.4%	9.3%	3.8%	1.3%
2006	1.3%	2.3%	3.8%	0.4%	73.9%	0.7%	3.6%	8.9%	3.6%	1.5%
Production	1.4%	2.2%	3.7%	0.4%	74.3%	0.6%	3.5%	9.1%	3.4%	1.5%
Post-production	0.7%	3.3%	5.1%	0.4%	71.2%	1.4%	4.3%	7.7%	4.6%	1.2%

Source: Compiled by Screen Australia using unpublished data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Censuses of Population and Housing, 1971–2006; data on Indigenous Australians added by Screen Australia from unpublished ABS data.

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.

Film and video distribution, 1971–2006

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2006, there were 871 people employed in the film and video distribution¹ industry. Of these, 79 per cent identified Australia as their country of birth, with the next highest representation from the United Kingdom and Ireland with 8 per cent and Asia with 6 per cent. The proportion of people of Australian origin was slightly above the overall Australian workforce, which was 73 per cent.

Since 1971, the proportion of people of Australian origin in the industry has decreased while the proportion from Asia increased significantly.

	Africa	America	Asia	Australia		Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
	Africa	America	Asia	Indigenous	Others	Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
1971	0.4%	0.9%	1.9%	<0.1%	79.2%	<0.1%	2.4%	10.3%	5.1%	-
1976	0.8%	2.0%	3.1%	<0.1%	77.7%	<0.1%	2.0%	9.6%	4.2%	-
1981	1.3%	0.9%	2.0%	<0.1%	77.5%	0.4%	2.4%	10.2%	4.8%	<0.1%
1991	2.1%	<0.1%	2.5%	n.a.	80.5%	<0.1%	2.7%	8.0%	3.7%	0.5%
1996	1.1%	1.5%	2.8%	0.5%	75.8%	0.6%	3.3%	9.1%	4.3%	1.2%
2001	0.8%	0.9%	4.5%	0.6%	76.1%	1.2%	2.6%	7.7%	4.3%	1.3%
2006	2.0%	0.9%	6.1%	0.7%	71.7%	1.5%	4.5%	8.0%	3.1%	1.5%

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.

Film exhibition, 1971–2006

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2006, there were 8,900 employed in the film exhibition¹ industry. Of these, 85 per cent identified Australia as their country of birth, with the next highest representation from the United Kingdom and Ireland with 4 per cent and Asia with 3 per cent. The proportion of people of Australian origin was well above that in the overall Australian workforce, which was 73 per cent.

Since 1971, proportions have remained relatively steady from all countries or regions, although there has been a small increase in the proportion of people of Australian and Asian origin and decrease in those from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe.

	Africa	Americas	Asia	Australia		Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
	Africa	Americas	Asia	Indigenous	Others	Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
1971	0.3%	0.2%	0.6%	0.3%	82.2%	0.0%	1.3%	8.8%	6.3%	-
1976	0.3%	0.6%	0.5%	0.2%	80.6%	0.1%	1.2%	9.8%	6.7%	-
1981	0.6%	0.5%	1.5%	0.1%	80.5%	0.3%	1.5%	8.0%	6.8%	0.1%
1991	0.9%	0.8%	2.5%	<0.1%	81.6%	0.2%	2.3%	7.2%	4.4%	0.1%
1996	0.7%	0.8%	2.3%	0.2%	84.6%	0.3%	2.1%	5.0%	2.8%	1.1%
2001	0.8%	1.1%	3.0%	0.7%	82.5%	0.4%	2.3%	4.8%	2.6%	1.9%
2006	0.8%	1.2%	3.3%	0.8%	84.4%	0.5%	2.0%	3.7%	1.9%	1.4%

Television broadcasting, 1971–2006

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2006, there were 15,575 people employed in the television broadcasting¹ industry. Of these, 77 per cent identified Australia as their country of birth, with the next highest representation from the United Kingdom and Ireland with 8 per cent and Asia with 7 per cent. People from countries other than Australia had proportionally higher representation in subscription television compared to free-to-air. The proportion of people of Australian origin in the industry was slightly above that of the overall Australian workforce, which was 73 per cent.

Since 1971, proportions have remained relatively steady from all countries or regions, although there has been a decrease in people from the United Kingdom and Ireland.

	Africa	Americas	Asia	Australia		Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
	Africa	Americas	Asia	Indigenous	Others	Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
1971	0.5%	0.8%	1.5%	<0.1%	76.9%	<0.1%	1.8%	13.5%	5.0%	-
1976	0.6%	0.7%	2.2%	0.1%	75.1%	0.2%	2.1%	14.2%	4.8%	-
1981	0.8%	1.1%	2.0%	0.1%	75.6%	0.2%	2.6%	12.7%	4.9%	0.1%
1991	0.7%	1.2%	1.9%	0.6%	80.5%	0.2%	2.6%	9.0%	3.6%	0.2%
1996	0.9%	1.6%	2.1%	0.8%	78.3%	0.4%	3.1%	8.7%	3.3%	0.9%
2001	0.8%	1.5%	2.7%	0.6%	78.2%	0.6%	3.6%	7.7%	3.1%	1.3%
2006	1.0%	1.6%	4.1%	0.7%	76.6%	0.6%	3.4%	7.5%	3.0%	1.6%
Free-to-air	0.9%	1.5%	3.3%	0.8%	78.5%	0.5%	2.8%	7.4%	2.8%	1.5%
Subscription	1.4%	2.4%	7.3%	0.5%	68.1%	1.3%	5.8%	7.7%	3.7%	1.7%

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 for free-to-air and subscription television 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.

Video hire, 1996–2006

According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in August 2006, there were 10,975. people employed in the video hire¹ industry. Of these, 86 per cent identified Australia as their country of birth, with the next highest representation from Asia with 4 per cent. The proportion of people of Australian origin was well above that in the overall Australian workforce, which was 73 per cent.

Since 1996, proportions have remained relatively steady from all countries or regions, although there has been an increase in those of an Australian origin and a decrease in those from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe.

	Africa	Americas	Asia	Australia		Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
	Africa	Americas	Asia	Indigenous	Others	Middle East	Oceania (except Australia)	United Kingdom & Ireland	Other Europe & former USSR	Unknown
1996	0.8%	0.7%	3.8%	0.6%	80.8%	0.7%	2.0%	5.7%	3.9%	1.1%
2001	0.5%	0.7%	3.3%	0.6%	83.4%	0.6%	1.9%	4.3%	2.5%	2.0%
2006	0.9%	0.9%	3.8%	0.9%	84.6%	0.6%	1.8%	3.2%	2.0%	1.2%

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 as 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.