Focus on games key indicators by state Number of businesses, income and employment data for Digital game development, by state, 2006/07 Next update to be advised Businesses providing digital game development services were located predominantly in Queensland and Victoria. Queensland accounted for the highest proportion of income (40.4 per cent), employment (48.6 per cent) and wages (49.4 per cent), while more businesses were based in Victoria (35.6 per cent). Income by state Employment by state No. businesses NSW Vic Qld Other2 Total 2006/07 8 16 10 11 45 % share 17.8% 35.6% 22.2% 24.4% 100% Income for year ($m) NSW Vic Qld Other2 Total 2006/07 11.6 45.5 55.4 24.4 136.9 % share 8.5% 33.2% 40.4% 17.8% 100% Employment (no. people) NSW Vic Qld Other2 Total 2006/07 103 472 695 161 1,431 % share 7.2% 33.0% 48.6% 11.3% 100% Wages and salaries NSW Vic Qld Other2 Total 2006/07 6.0 21.2 35.1 8.8 71.0 % share 8.4% 29.9% 49.4% 12.3% 100% Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Digital Game Development Services Australia 2006/07 (cat. no. 8515.0). Notes: Data is drawn from the first Service Industry Survey (SIS) of the digital game development industry by the ABS, published in 2008. Includes all Australian businesses that generated income predominantly from the development of digital games for a range of formats that includes, but is not limited to, major consoles, handheld computers, personal computers and mobile phones. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.