In 2018, there was almost an increase of 98.5 percent in the number of people who attended comedy events in Australia, compared to the previous year. This was by far the greatest increase in that year. On the other end of the scale, attendance for circus and physical theatre dropped by more than 60 percent.
Change in the attendance of the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category
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Live Performance Australia. (December 3, 2019). Change in the attendance of the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/663822/australia-change-in-attendance-live-performance-sector/
Live Performance Australia. "Change in the attendance of the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category." Chart. December 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663822/australia-change-in-attendance-live-performance-sector/
Live Performance Australia. (2019). Change in the attendance of the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663822/australia-change-in-attendance-live-performance-sector/
Live Performance Australia. "Change in The Attendance of The Live Performance Sector in Australia in 2018, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663822/australia-change-in-attendance-live-performance-sector/
Live Performance Australia, Change in the attendance of the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663822/australia-change-in-attendance-live-performance-sector/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Change in the attendance of the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category [Graph], Live Performance Australia, December 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/663822/australia-change-in-attendance-live-performance-sector/