"Sector income has increased significantly since the last census was conducted in 2011-2012. Community radio stations collectively generated $103,533,154, including CBF grants, in the 2015-2016 financial year. This represents an increase of 41%, or $30,143,206, over the last four years. While it is ... important to note that the inclusion of 57 temporary community broadcast license holders in the sample has contributed to the increase in total income generated by the sector, as these stations reported significantly lower average income per station than permanent community broadcast license holders the effect is not significant. Income growth was strongest across regional and metropolitan stations, with these stations reporting total income 84% and 47% higher than four years ago respectively. Rural stations also grew, while suburban stations reported income lower than in 2011-2012. Youth stations experienced the most significant growth since the last Census, with income growing by 125% between 2011-2012 and 2015-2016. Significant increases in total income were also reported by religious stations, who reported income 82% higher than in 2011-2012." (Page 8) more

"In 2016, 72% of all broadcast time was locally produced content, which equals 41,243 hours of locally produced content each week. While slightly less than in 2011-12, the proportion of local content has remained broadly consistent over all census periods. The proportion of content derived from loca ... l sources was higher in metropolitan and suburban stations than it was in regional and rural and remote stations. Stations dedicated to educational and Indigenous programming also tended to broadcast a higher proportion of locally produced content than other categories [...] Of the locally produced content that is broadcast by community radio stations each week 62% is presented live. Suburban stations present the most live content, with 75% of all locally produced content broadcast by suburban stations presented live. Metropolitan stations present 67%, regional stations 61%, and rural and remote stations 53% of their locally produced content live. Community radio stations broadcast a large proportion of their local content live. Youth stations also largely broadcast their local content live (88%). Educational stations also present a large majority of their local content live (88%). General stations, which make up the vast majority of community radio stations, present 70% of their locally produced content live. Religious (31%) and Indigenous (33%) and RPH (38%) stations present the lowest proportion of locally produced content live." (Pages 9-10) more