ANZSCO 272611

Community Arts Workers

EMPLOYED

580

PART-TIME SHARE

49%

FEMALE SHARE

74%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

43

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

Community Arts Workers identify issues of local need, concerns and aspirations through community consultation, and design and implement strategies to facilitate and encourage community arts projects and happenings, and promote the value of community cultural development.

  • Researches and analyses community issues, needs and problems
  • Develops, evaluates and maintains community resources and programmes
  • Evaluates data and writes reports such as submissions requesting funding for continuing programmes and new projects
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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Community Arts Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 51% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 39 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Community Arts Workers work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    18.9%

    Victoria

    31.1%

    Queensland

    14.5%

    South Australia

    9.2%

    Tasmania

    4.7%

    Northern Territory

    6.9%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.0%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Community Arts Workers All Occupations
    Median age 43 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 74% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Community Arts Workers
    15–19 5.2 0.5
    20–24 9.1 4.3
    25–34 22.7 19.4
    35–44 22.3 27.9
    45–54 20.4 24.7
    55–59 8.8 12.1
    60–64 6.5 5.4
    65 and Over 4.9 5.0

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Community Arts Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 32.0
    Bachelor degree 23.2 34.4
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 13.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 7.3
    Year 12 15.9 5.2
    Year 11 4.0 0.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 4.3

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    Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.