This statistics displays the number of visual artists in Australia from 1988 to 2016. In 2016, there were around 8.6 thousand visual artists in Australia, an increase from around 6.2 thousand Australian visual artists in 1988.
Number of visual artists in Australia from 1988 to 2016 (in 1,000s)
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Australian Council of the Arts. (November 12, 2017). Number of visual artists in Australia from 1988 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/889476/australia-number-of-visual-artists/
Australian Council of the Arts. "Number of visual artists in Australia from 1988 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/889476/australia-number-of-visual-artists/
Australian Council of the Arts. (2017). Number of visual artists in Australia from 1988 to 2016 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/889476/australia-number-of-visual-artists/
Australian Council of the Arts. "Number of Visual Artists in Australia from 1988 to 2016 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/889476/australia-number-of-visual-artists/
Australian Council of the Arts, Number of visual artists in Australia from 1988 to 2016 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/889476/australia-number-of-visual-artists/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of visual artists in Australia from 1988 to 2016 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Council of the Arts, November 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/889476/australia-number-of-visual-artists/