Intro
When asked ‘how valuable is the role of arts and culture in your life’, the value index score is 66.
Arts and culture is seen to have a valuable role in the community with a value index score of 77.
22% agree that “the arts only helps those people who participate, not the broader community”.
When asked ‘how valuable is the contribution of arts and culture to your sense of community in WA’, the value index score is 71, on par with recent years.
When asked ‘how valuable is the contribution of arts and culture to the identity of the state’, the value index score is 73, on par with recent years.
The agreement index score is 78, on par with recent years.
The ease of access index score is 67, on par with recent years.
74% of respondents participated in an arts and cultural activity over the past 12 months.
Frequent participation, where respondents attended activities at least once a month over summer, is more common in Perth’s western suburbs and among those with higher levels of education.
Motivators vary across different groups in the population.
Only 17% of respondents agree with the statement “all theatre, ballet and opera companies and public art galleries, etc should rely on their tickets sales alone”.
73% of respondents rate the industry highly.
Only 37% of respondents consider it to be easy to access WA produced film and television productions.
56% of respondents said they missed being able to attend or participate in arts and cultural activities to a large degree due to COVID-19 restrictions, giving a rating of 4 or 5 out of 5.