Respondent profile
42 art gallery, library, museum and archive organisations shared their experiences on how COVID-19 has impacted their work.
Respondent type
- 38% Sole traders
- 29% Not-for-profits
- 14% Partnerships
- 12% Companies
- 7% Freelancers.
Industry sub-category (top responses)
- 52% Art galleries
- 24% Libraries
- 21% Museums.
The following findings are based on respondents’ reported impacts from 1 April to 30 June 2020.
Number of jobs
Jobs in art galleries, libraries, museums and archive operations fell 35%. This was based on expected versus actual number of employees reported by partnerships, companies, and not-for-profits operating in the art gallery, library, museum and archive
sector. There were significant decreases in casual jobs (down 76%) and freelance and contract jobs (down 62%).
Actual versus expected revenue
- 27% - Percentage of expected revenue earned before COVID-19 support
- 29% - Percentage of expected revenue earned after COVID-19 support.
COVID-19 support
- 14% - Received COVID-19 support
- $607 - Average value of support.
JobKeeper
Percentage of business entities that received JobKeeper assistance for employees
- N/A - Freelancer
- 27% - Sole trader
- 0%* - Partnership
- 33%* - Company
- 0% - Not-for-profit.
Alternative revenue sources
Percentage of business entities that needed to draw on alternative revenue sources to cover lost revenue
| | Freelancer
67%* | Sole trader
70% | Partnership
100%*
| Company
67%* | Not-for-profit
67% |
|---|
| Business reserves | - | - | 50% | 0% | 44% |
| Personal savings | 67% | 53% | 50% | 33% | 11% |
| Superannuation | 33% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Credit cards | 0% | 17% | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Family and friends | 0% | 7% | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Bank loan | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Other | 0% | 7% | 0% | 33% | 11% |
| None | 33% | 30% | 0% | 33% | 33% |
* Small sample size (<5 respondents)
Methodology
This fact sheet was compiled from a survey conducted in 2020 by CATALYSE® Pty Ltd on behalf of the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. View the full survey report.