GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE
Total General Government expenses by purpose for all levels of government was $387,880 million in 2007-08. The major contributors to this total were Social security and welfare (27.7%), Health (19.0%) and Education (14.3%).
GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE, Commonwealth and State |
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| | Cwth | NSW(a) | Vic(b) | Qld | SA(c) | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | Total(d) | |
| | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | |
| | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
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General public services | 14 889 | 1 407 | 269 | 1 523 | 438 | 256 | 304 | 107 | 436 | 23 226 | |
Defence | 18 228 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 228 | |
Public order and safety | 3 503 | 4 964 | 3 885 | 2 892 | 1 210 | 1 977 | 343 | 403 | 273 | 19 770 | |
Education | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Primary and secondary | 8 906 | 9 508 | 7 037 | 5 823 | 2 547 | 3 621 | 792 | 548 | 502 | 30 544 | |
| University | 7 635 | 53 | 127 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 15 235 | |
| Technical and further education | 1 504 | 1 537 | 1 592 | 763 | 380 | 401 | 122 | 74 | 74 | 5 157 | |
| Other tertiary | - | - | - | - | 72 | - | - | 32 | - | 97 | |
| Other | 650 | 1 444 | 870 | 964 | 124 | 314 | 73 | 43 | 48 | 4 440 | |
| Total | 18 694 | 12 542 | 9 626 | 7 552 | 3 129 | 4 359 | 988 | 710 | 634 | 55 473 | |
Health | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Acute care institutions | 11 944 | 10 075 | 7 366 | 5 707 | 2 938 | 2 817 | 675 | 450 | 502 | 31 420 | |
| Other health institutions | - | 43 | 45 | 239 | - | 135 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 502 | |
| Community health services | 17 740 | 1 816 | 1 439 | 1 876 | 157 | 610 | 177 | 181 | 142 | 24 128 | |
| Pharmaceutical | 8 594 | 162 | 109 | - | - | 296 | - | 25 | 17 | 8 548 | |
| Other | 6 127 | 769 | 766 | 690 | 455 | 342 | 87 | 53 | 80 | 8 654 | |
| Total | 44 405 | 12 866 | 9 726 | 8 512 | 3 550 | 4 200 | 966 | 719 | 749 | 73 251 | |
Social security and welfare | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Social security | 84 656 | 274 | - | - | 93 | - | - | - | - | 84 982 | |
| Welfare services | 10 540 | 3 218 | 2 818 | 1 666 | 738 | 925 | 284 | 168 | 178 | 19 080 | |
| Other | 2 644 | 302 | - | 34 | 115 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 575 | |
| Total | 97 840 | 3 795 | 2 818 | 1 700 | 947 | 925 | 284 | 169 | 178 | 107 637 | |
Housing and community amenities | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Housing and community development | 1 807 | 1 038 | 1 460 | 835 | 362 | 724 | 138 | 298 | 96 | 6 255 | |
| Water supply | 46 | 71 | 222 | 180 | 165 | 438 | - | 22 | 3 | 1 923 | |
| Sanitation and protection of the environment | 1 092 | 757 | 328 | 112 | 364 | 160 | 35 | 28 | 57 | 4 776 | |
| Other community amenities | - | - | 762 | - | 30 | 67 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 451 | |
| Total | 2 945 | 1 865 | 2 772 | 1 127 | 921 | 1 389 | 174 | 351 | 160 | 15 405 | |
Recreation and culture | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Recreational facilities and services | 637 | 655 | 319 | 486 | 124 | 338 | 58 | 57 | 87 | 4 813 | |
| Cultural facilities and services | 1 195 | 509 | 391 | 253 | 217 | 150 | 50 | 60 | 19 | 3 851 | |
| Broadcasting and film production | 1 389 | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 406 | |
| Other recreation and culture | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 7 | - | - | 150 | |
| Total | 3 221 | 1 173 | 710 | 739 | 354 | 489 | 116 | 118 | 107 | 10 220 | |
Fuel and energy | 5 368 | 30 | 36 | 1 283 | 24 | 91 | 2 | 192 | - | 6 874 | |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3 819 | 1 181 | 575 | 1 026 | 239 | 423 | 69 | 62 | 1 | 6 380 | |
Mining, manufacturing and construction | 1 410 | 133 | 27 | 196 | 202 | 247 | 10 | 17 | - | 2 542 | |
Transport and communications | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Road transport | 3 010 | 2 812 | 1 742 | 1 744 | 257 | 954 | 199 | 145 | 204 | 11 790 | |
| Water transport | 158 | 144 | 15 | 108 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 4 | - | 460 | |
| Rail transport | 264 | 1 958 | 1 882 | 893 | 7 | 111 | 21 | 4 | - | 5 096 | |
| Air transport | 140 | - | - | 13 | - | 19 | - | 3 | - | 184 | |
| Communications and other transport | 700 | 713 | 205 | 865 | 266 | 397 | - | 29 | 6 | 3 221 | |
| Total | 4 273 | 5 626 | 3 845 | 3 623 | 542 | 1 503 | 220 | 186 | 211 | 20 750 | |
Other economic affairs | 5 896 | 1 095 | 392 | 778 | 239 | 370 | 156 | 120 | 52 | 9 891 | |
Nominal interest on superannuation | 6 011 | 477 | 330 | 816 | 276 | 359 | 163 | 127 | 195 | 8 754 | |
Public debt transactions | 4 136 | 1 300 | 439 | 356 | 218 | 120 | 20 | 152 | 67 | 7 113 | |
Other | 45 351 | 538 | 401 | 857 | 126 | 2 | 135 | 95 | 52 | 2 366 | |
Total | 279 987 | 48 991 | 35 850 | 32 980 | 12 414 | 16 712 | 3 948 | 3 528 | 3 115 | 387 880 | |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) ABS is progressively reviewing historical data for NSW. Revisions have been made to 2005-06 and 2006-07 in the time series data and further revisions for the earlier years are expected to be incorporated in the release of 2008-09 GFS data in 2010. |
(b) The Victorian Treasury has completed the review of its historic Government Purpose Classification allocations. These revisions have now been incorporated into the time series data. |
(c) The GPC data for 2007-08 has been compiled using a new methodology so is not comparable to earlier years. SA GPC data may be subject to further revision in the future as GPC methodologies between the ABS and SA Treasury are more closely aligned. |
(d) Includes multi-jurisdictional sector and local government expenses by purpose. |
GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE, Local |
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| NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | Total | |
| 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | |
| $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
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General public services | 1 567 | 658 | 1 881 | 183 | 266 | 91 | 95 | . . | 4 742 | |
Public order and safety | 236 | 114 | 92 | 24 | 70 | 7 | 4 | . . | 547 | |
Education | 34 | 51 | 3 | - | 8 | - | 2 | . . | 98 | |
Health | 80 | 68 | 58 | 35 | 42 | 14 | 9 | . . | 305 | |
Social security and welfare | 333 | 816 | 49 | 78 | 103 | 22 | 12 | . . | 1 412 | |
Housing and community amenities | 1 634 | 1 001 | 1 958 | 319 | 322 | 255 | 117 | . . | 5 608 | |
Recreation and culture | 987 | 922 | 617 | 264 | 516 | 80 | 27 | . . | 3 414 | |
Fuel and energy | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | - | - | 2 | . . | 15 | |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | - | - | . . | 31 | |
Mining, manufacturing and construction | 145 | - | 101 | 24 | 35 | - | 4 | . . | 309 | |
Transport and communications | 1 426 | 1 022 | 1 423 | 289 | 697 | 150 | 38 | . . | 5 045 | |
Other economic affairs | 265 | 255 | 144 | 58 | 53 | 24 | 102 | . . | 900 | |
Public debt transactions | 139 | 42 | 181 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 1 | . . | 423 | |
Other | 575 | 197 | 102 | 95 | 140 | 18 | 10 | . . | 1 137 | |
Total | 7 423 | 5 151 | 6 619 | 1 423 | 2 274 | 670 | 423 | . . | 23 983 | |
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. . not applicable |
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |