Are there any actual professionals here?

...I know of many of us who are 'professionally trained' - WAAPA, NIDA, Curtin and many other schools. There are also many of us who have done/continue to do some paid work. However, in terms of actors, singers, dancers, comedians, entertainers - the 'on stage' contingency; only a tiny percentage of those in Australia make a "full living" on stage and those that do for the most part have to be Sydney or Melbourne based because that is where the work is. Technicians and stage management tend to fare better, although again, for the most part need to be east coast based. When you add that to the fact that the vast majority of members on this site are in WA and that only a really really tiny number of on stage performers make a "full living" out of that in Perth, and with virtually no television or film opportunities here, you are going find members of this site making a "full living" few and far between indeed. The people that are eeking out a living tend to have to be 'jack of all trades'. They are teaching, running/managing venues and frequently travelling all over the countryside to subsidise their income. And if I were a musician, technician of any kind or in stage or arts management, I sure as heck would be on the east coast. There's a reasonable living to be made. So I guess the short answer is....very few, if making a "full living" out of it is a criteria. But there are many more that are trained and derive some income from it.