Focus on PDV
People employed

Employment by PDV businesses, 1996/97–2006/07

Number employed: 2006/07 | 2002/03 | 1999/00 | 1996/97
Wages and salaries comparison, 1996/97–2006/07

There were 2,971 people employed by PDV businesses in Australia at the end of June 2007, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Service Industry Survey. Even taking into account the inclusion of non-employing businesses for the first time (which contributed an extra 5.6 per cent, allocated to working proprietors and partners), this is still an increase on 2002/03.

PDV businesses accounted for 21.5 per cent of total employment in the industry in 2006/07 and employed a much higher proportion of permanent full-time employees (55.4 per cent compared to the industry average of 31.9 per cent).

Men represented 68.6 per cent of the workforce in PDV businesses in 2006/07, slightly above the average for the film and video production and post-production industry as a whole (62.1 per cent). See People employed.

2006/07: Number employed as of June 2007

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Television, Film and Video Production and Post-production Services, 2006/07 (cat. no. 8679.0).

Notes:
^ Estimate has a relative standard error of 10-25 per cent and should be used with caution.
* Estimate has a relative standard error of 25-50 per cent and should be used with caution.
1. In 2006/07, the ABS included, for the first time, working proprietors and partners of non-employing businesses with an annual turnover of at least $70,000, accounting for 5.6 per cent of total employment in the sector.
2. Salaried directors reported separately for the first time in 2006/07; previously reported within full-time, part-time and casual categories.
3. Screen Australia calculation based on ABS data.

2002/03: Number employed as of June 2003

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), unpublished data from Television, Film and Video Production, 2002/03 (cat. no. 8679.0).

Notes:
^ Estimate has a relative standard error of 10–25 per cent and should be used with caution.
** Estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50 per cent and is considered too unreliable for general use.
n.p. Not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
1. Screen Australia calculation based on ABS data.

1999/00: Number employed as of June 2000

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), unpublished data from Film and Video Production and Distribution, 1999/2000 (cat. no. 8679.0).

Notes: .
^ Estimate has a relative standard error of 10–25 per cent and should be used with caution.
* Estimate has a relative standard error of 25–50 per cent and should be used with caution.
n.p. Not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
1. Screen Australia calculation based on ABS data.

1996/97: Number employed as of June 1997

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), unpublished data from Film and Video Production and Distribution, 1996/97 (cat. no. 8679.0).

Notes:
n.p. Not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
1. Screen Australia calculation based on ABS data.

Wages and salaries comparison, 1996/97–2006/07

Wages and salaries (based on a business’s full-year expenditure) are another indicator of general employment trends in the PDV sector. These rose steadily between each survey, reaching $143.3 million in 2006/07. See Operating expenditure  for data (except for 1996/97 figure, which is based on Screen Australia estimates of Australian Bureau of Statistics data).

Notes:
^ Estimate has a relative standard error of 10–25 per cent and should be used with caution.