Research

At Music Australia, we believe credible research is a powerful tool to listen, understand and pro-actively respond to the issues facing the Australian contemporary music industry.

Research helps to define the music industry’s place within the country’s cultural and economic framework and inform and influence current debate and decision making, particularly when its outcomes are widely adopted

Thorough and ongoing major research projects will also underpin Music Australia’s work in a wider range of areas and provide much needed benchmarks. 

Music Australia has commissioned and is involved in research to survey the views of the Australian public on the music industry (perceptions, belief, values, behaviour and importance), that also includes targeted questions on their participation and consumption habits, to develop evidence-based investment strategies.

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Artists as Workers: An Economic Study of Professional Artists in Australia

The seventh in a landmark study, carried out independently over the last four decades by Professor Throsby and colleagues at Macquarie University, with support from Creative Australia.

Research 06 May 2024

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Literary Journals in Australia

This report provides insights into how literary journals function as organisations and investigates potential operational models, mechanisms and support structures that may enable sustainability and continued productivity.

Research 18 Apr 2024

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The Digital Front Row: Understanding online and digital theatre audiences

This report provides an understanding of audience perspectives on the use of digital media in theatre.

Research 30 Nov 2023

The Creative Economy in Australia – What Census 2021 Tells Us

This site presents key findings from an analysis of cultural and creative employment in Australia drawing on custom tables of employment data from the Census of Australia Population and Housing (2021).

Research 28 Nov 2023

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Creating Wellbeing: Attitudes and engagement with arts, culture and health

This report provides insights into who is accessing the arts to improve their health and wellbeing.

Research 13 Nov 2023

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Creative Solutions: Training and sustaining the arts for mental health workforce

This report identifies the professional development and support needs of artists working in mental health and wellbeing contexts.

Research 13 Nov 2023

Creating Value: Results of the National Arts Participation Survey

The National Arts Participation Survey asks how Australians are engaging with arts and creativity in our daily lives.

Research 19 Sep 2023

Audience Outlook Monitor

Between 2020 and 2023 Creative Australia worked with Patternmakers and WolfBrown to understand changes in the behaviours and attitudes of arts-goers.  

Research 31 Aug 2023

Widening The Lens: Social inequality and arts participation

The report highlights the socio-economic factors that shape people’s engagement with arts and culture.

Research 13 Jun 2023

Valuing the Arts in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

This report helps to inform strategic decisions and enhance discussions about the value of the arts in both Australia and New Zealand.

Research 14 Dec 2022

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We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways, and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions. We are privileged to gather on this Country and to share knowledge, culture and art, now and with future generations.

Art by Jordan Lovegrove