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Employment patterns by industry: Income

Proportions of people earning various annual incomes, by industry

2001 | 1996 | 1986 | 1981 | 1976

Next update December 2008

Television services continue to have the highest proportion of people in the top income bracket. Predictably, the industries with significant numbers of part-time workers - exhibition and video hire - have the highest proportions of people earning less than $20,800.

Note that income ranges used in the Census vary between years. Please also note that because of inflation the income brackets for one year’s Census are not equivalent to those of previous years, even where the ranges are the same.

2001: Income distribution in 2001 Census

	< $20,800	$20,800–$31,199	$31,200–$41,599	$41,600–$51,999	$52,000–$77,999	$78,000 & over	Not stated
Film and video production¹	18%	20%	19%	13%	16%	13%	2%
Film and video distribution¹	25%	18%	19%	13%	14%	10%	2%
Motion picture exhibition¹	57%	16%	11%	6%	5%	3%	2%
Television services¹	8%	16%	19%	16%	23%	16%	2%
Video hire outlets	69%	17%	6%	2%	2%	1%	2%
All audiovisual industries	34%	17%	14%	10%	13%	9%	2%

Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission using unpublished data from the Census of Population & Housing 2001.

Notes:
1. 1971–1991 Censuses used previous ASIC classification system, see Industry definitions.

1996: Income distribution in 1996 Census

	< $20,800	$20,800–$31,199	$31,200–$41,599	$41,600–$51,999	$52,000 & over	Not stated
Film and video production¹	25%	24%	19%	11%	19%	2%
Film and video distribution¹	27%	24%	20%	14%	14%	1%
Motion picture exhibition¹	67%	14%	8%	5%	5%	2%
Television services¹	12%	26%	22%	16%	23%	1%
Video hire outlets	74%	17%	5%	1%	2%	2%
All audiovisual industries	37%	22%	15%	10%	14%	2%

Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission using unpublished data from the Census of Population & Housing 1996.

Notes:
1. 1971–1991 Censuses used previous ASIC classification system, see Industry definitions.

1991: Income distribution in 1991 Census

	< $20,000	$20,001–$30,000	$30,001–$40,000	$40,001–$50,000	$50,000 & over	Not stated
Film and video distribution¹	30%	30%	20%	8%	11%	2%
Motion picture exhibition¹	59%	17%	9%	5%	7%	3%
Television services¹	14%	29%	26%	14%	15%	2%
All audiovisual industries	26%	26%	21%	11%	13%	2%

Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission using unpublished data from the Census of Population & Housing 1991.

Notes:
1. 1971–1991 Censuses used previous ASIC classification system, see Industry definitions.

1986: Income distribution in 1986 Census

	< $15,000	$15,001–$22,000	$22,001–$32,000	$32,001–$50,000	$50,000 & over	Not stated
Film and video distribution¹	39%	32%	15%	9%	4%	2%
Motion picture exhibition¹	56%	22%	13%	5%	1%	3%
Television services¹	17%	33%	31%	15%	3%	2%
All audiovisual industries	26%	30%	26%	13%	3%	2%

Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission using unpublished data from the Census of Population & Housing 1986.

Notes:
1. 1971–1991 Censuses used previous ASIC classification system, see Industry definitions.

1981: Income distribution in 1981 Census

	None	<$10,000	$10,001–$15,000	$15,001–$22,000	$22,001–$26,000	$26,000 & over	Not stated
Film and video distribution¹	0%	35%	39%	16%	2%	6%	2%
Motion picture exhibition¹	1%	60%	23%	11%	2%	2%	1%
Television services¹	0%	16%	37%	33%	7%	6%	1%
All audiovisual industries	0%	29%	33%	25%	5%	6%	1%

Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission using unpublished data from the Census of Population & Housing 1981.

Notes:
1. 1971–1991 Censuses used previous ASIC classification system, see Industry definitions.

1976: Income distribution in 1976 Census

	None	<$6,000	$6,001–$8,000	$8,001–$12,000	$12,001–$18,000	$18,000 & over	Not stated
Film and video distribution¹	0%	31%	31%	22%	8%	6%	2%
Motion picture exhibition¹	0%	57%	19%	16%	4%	1%	2%
Television services¹	0%	12%	26%	36%	22%	3%	2%
All audiovisual industries	0%	27%	24%	28%	15%	3%	2%

Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission using unpublished data from the Census of Population & Housing 1976.

Notes:
1. 1971–1991 Censuses used previous ASIC classification system, see Industry definitions.