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A list of publications put out by the department's service areas.
Census 2021 Factsheet
How national and Western Australian audiences felt in November 2022 about attending arts and culture events in the context of the pandemic.
How national and Western Australian families and caregivers are engaging with arts and culture experiences in March 2022.
How national and Western Australian audiences are engaging with online arts and culture experiences in March 2022.
How national and Western Australian audiences felt in March 2022 about attending arts and culture events in the context of the pandemic.
How national and Western Australian audiences felt in November 2021 about attending arts and culture events in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How national and Western Australian audiences felt in July 2021 about attending arts and culture events in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How national and Western Australian audiences felt in September 2020 about attending arts and culture events in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The WA Cultural Infrastructure Investment Guidelines identifies outcomes for investing in cultural infrastructure, and can be used as a tool for robust, evidence-based assessment of cultural infrastructure proposals.
The WA Cultural Infrastructure Framework 2030+ identifies how cultural infrastructure can increase participation in arts, culture and creative activities for all Western Australians and showcase the State to the world.
The WA Cultural Infrastructure Framework 2030+ Summary outlines a roadmap for holistic cultural infrastructure planning and investment in the State until 2030 and beyond.
Empowering State and local government leaders with state-wide, local data to respond, recover and thrive.
The department commissions independent research consultants to undertake an annual survey of WA's value and attitudes towards culture and the arts.
The Social Impacts of Culture and the Arts WA report and its application are part of the further development of the overall Public Value Measurement model.
A new approach to capturing, measuring and explaining the value of the arts.
Technical Report 2012.
Early conceptual scoping of the department’s new value framework.
Desktop review of live music venues in Western Australia.
How being active outdoors benefits children and adolescents.
A review of current literature indicates that people who participate in sports clubs and organised recreational activity enjoy better mental health, are more alert, and more resilient against the stresses of modern living.