Arts
The arts, cultural and creative sectors contribute significantly to society and various industries, with a wide range of skills and talents making up a rich landscape of workers. We provide economic and data analysis on arts issues to support evidence-based policy development and advice.
Cultural and creative workforce
Cultural and creative workforce
Our detailed analysis of Australia’s cultural and creative workforce is based on census data and labour market statistics.
Release date: 19 December 2025
Australia’s live music sector: an occupation-based analysis
Our analysis reflects the diversity of occupations needed to run a live music event, which include musicians, technicians and hospitality staff.
Release date: 1 March 2023
Creative skills for the future economy
Our analysis looks at the skills and qualifications of people working in creative fields and how these may be used in the future.
Release date: 15 January 2019