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PAC Australia

PAC Australia serves as the national peak body for performing arts centres, presenters, and producers, connecting the sector through advocacy, training, and industry-leading insights. Since 2017, Culture Counts has partnered with PAC Australia to deliver the biannual Australian Venue Benchmarking...

Your free Arts and Culture Benchmark Report FY23/24

In FY23/24, many arts and cultural organisations used the Culture Counts Evaluation Platform to survey their audiences, visitors and participants. We have put together a free benchmark report, containing data from 93,000 survey responses across more than 500 surveys. This...

Your free Local Government Benchmark Report FY23/24

In FY23/24, local governments collected over 75,000 survey responses from more than 1,360 surveys throughout Australia using the Culture Counts Evaluation Platform. Using the data collected from a range of stakeholders including communities, audiences, visitors and businesses, we have released...

Public Libraries Evaluation Network Report 2023-2024

The Public Libraries Evaluation Network (PLEN) is a nation-wide data collection initiative designed to help libraries better understand and illustrate their value. Delivered by Culture Counts, the project has completed its fifth year with 38 participating libraries collecting 8,100 survey...

Geelong Arts Centre

In 2022, Geelong Arts Centre partnered with Culture Counts to build an audience development strategy to help engage and grow its audiences. Culture Counts collaborated with independent consultant, Merryn Carter, to manage and deliver the project, ultimately delivering a comprehensive...

Regional Arts Australia: Cultural Tourism Accelerator Program 21/22 Research Report

In November 2021, the Australian Government announced the Cultural Tourism Accelerator Program as part of its Regional Arts Tourism package. Delivered by Regional Arts Australia, the $5 million program sought to increase tourism visitation in regional, rural, and remote communities...

Creative New Zealand: Evaluation Pilot

Creative New Zealand (CNZ) partnered with Culture Counts to conduct a year-long pilot study involving the Culture Counts Evaluation Platform. This pilot engaged seven organisations funded through CNZ’s Toi Tōtara Haemata Investment Programme and took place between January and December...

Public Libraries Evaluation Network Report 2022-2023

The Public Libraries Evaluation Network (PLEN) is a nation-wide data collection initiative designed to help libraries better understand and illustrate their value. Delivered by Culture Counts, the project has completed its fourth year with 33 participating libraries collecting 8,667 survey...

Your free Local Government Benchmark Report FY22/23

In FY22/23, local governments collected 39,600 survey responses from more than 890 surveys throughout Australia using the Culture Counts Evaluation Platform. Using the data collected from a range of stakeholders including communities, audiences, visitors and businesses, we have released an...