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Audiences: ABS data: By state

Number and proportion of people aged 15 years and over visiting the cinema at least once, by state, 1995, 1999, 2006

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	1995¹		1999²		2006³
	No. cinema- goers (’000)	Share of cinema- goers (%)	No. cinema- goers (’000)	Share of cinema- goers (%)	No. cinema- goers (’000)	Share of cinema- goers (%)
NSW	2,836.9	32.5%	3,297.2	33.0%	3,375.9	32.4%
Victoria	2,220.2	25.4%	2,559.1	25.6%	2,702.2	25.9%
Queensland	1,627.0	18.6%	1,828.8	18.3%	2,058.7	19.7%
Western Australia	894.2	10.2%	1,052.2	10.5%	1,039.0	10.0%
South Australia	712.2	8.2%	798.5	8.0%	783.6	7.5%
Tasmania	184.9	2.1%	200.2	2.0%	215.5	2.1%
ACT	167.2	1.9%	173.7	1.7%	180.7	1.7%
Northern Territory⁴	91.2	1.0%	78.0	0.8%	75.7	0.7%
Australia	8,733.8	100%	9,987.6	100%	10,431.4	100%

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

Notes:
1. 12 months to March 1995.
2. 12 months to April 1999.
3. 12 months to June 2006.
4. Refers mainly to urban areas.