Australia Yearbook - 2009-10

14.3 CHILDRENS PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDENCE IN ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, By sex—2006 and
2009
2006 2009 2009 2009
PARTICIPATION RATE (%)
Cultural venues and events
Visited public library
55.1 51.6
Visited museum or art gallery 37.3 40.9
Attended performing arts event 30.4 29.1
At least one selected venue or event 70.5 68.9
Organised cultural activities
Playing a musical instrument
19.5 18.7
Singing
5.5 3.1
Dancing
12.5 3.0
Drama
4.5 2.8
At least one selected venue or event 32.6 23.0
Female
55.9
41.8
38.3
20.7
9.2
26.3
6.6
Source: Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, April 2009 (4901.0).
Total
Male
73.0
44.9
Total
53.7
41.3
33.6
70.9
19.7
6.1
14.3
4.7
33.7
14.4 CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDENCE IN ARTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE, By sex and age
group—2009
AGE BY GROUP (YEARS)
5–8 9–11 12–14 Total
MALE
Cultural venues and events
Visited public library
53.9
Visited museum or art gallery 47.7
Attended performing arts event 30.9
Organised cultural activities
Playing a musical instrument 11.5
Singing
2.9
Dancing
3.1
Drama
2.4
FEMALE
Cultural venues and events
Visited public library
Visited museum or art gallery
Attended performing arts event
Organised cultural activities
Playing a musical instrument
Singing
Dancing
Drama
56.2
45.8
37.3
13.4
6.3
31.1
4.2
54.6
41.4
28.6
24.8
3.7
3.2
3.5
54.8
44.5
39.0
26.7
10.0
26.5
7.5
45.8
31.6
27.2
21.7
2.8
2.6
2.4
56.5
34.1
38.9
24.1
11.9
19.8
8.8
Source: Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, Apr 2009 (4901.0).
%
%
%
%
51.6
40.9
29.1
18.7
3.1
3.0
2.8
55.9
41.8
38.3
20.7
9.2
26.3
6.6
boys (19%), while dancing remained the most
popular cultural activity for girls (26%).
Participation rates for singing, dancing and drama
were similar for boys for all the age groups (table
14.4). However, participation rates for playing a
musical instrument in the boys aged 9 to 11 age
group (25%) was more than double the boys aged
5 to 8 group (12%).
For playing a musical instrument the rate of
participation for girls increased from 13% at ages
5 to 8, to 27% at ages 9 to 11. In contrast,
participation rates for girls for dancing declined
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