Western Australian creative industries: COVID-19 impacts survey report

The purpose of the study was to gather critical data for a statistically reliable survey on the employment and revenue impacts of COVID-19 on the broader creative industries across WA. Specific areas of impact included:

• the number of jobs lost
• the types of jobs and work impacted
• measuring lost revenue by business entity type
• measuring lost revenue by industry category
• reporting on access to COVID-19 support packages.

The review investigated a broad range of creative industries. For the purpose of this survey the creative industries included the following:

• Film, TV and radio
• Photography, writing and publishing
• Fashion, jewellery and textile design
• Performing arts venue operation
• Visual arts, music, theatre and comedy
• Dance, circus, opera and orchestra
• Interactive VR/AR/XR artists
• Games publishing and development
• Libraries, art galleries and museums
• Set, lighting and production design.

The scope of this study covers COVID-19 support packages that were announced and received by business entities in the quarterly period between 1 April to 30 June 2020.