GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE
Total General Government expenses for all levels of government were $459,650m in 2009-10. The major contributors were expenditure on Social security and welfare (26%), Health (19%) and Education (16%).
GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE, Commonwealth and State(a) |
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 |  | Cwth | NSW | Vic | Qld | SA | WA | Tas | NT | ACT | Total(b) |
 |  | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 |
 |  | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
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General public services | 15 433 | 1 702 | 873 | 1 893 | 308 | 385 | 201 | 105 | 438 | 25 229 |
Defence | 19 349 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 349 |
Public order and safety | 3 844 | 5 721 | 4 125 | 3 413 | 1 387 | 2 456 | 405 | 470 | 301 | 22 275 |
Education |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Primary and secondary | 20 744 | 11 739 | 8 894 | 7 467 | 3 163 | 4 719 | 973 | 723 | 694 | 39 099 |
 | University | 9 177 | 60 | 103 | 4 | 72 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 18 266 |
 | Technical and further education | 2 074 | 1 649 | 1 924 | 764 | 438 | 510 | 202 | 77 | 103 | 5 861 |
 | Other tertiary | - | - | - | - | 49 | - | - | 31 | - | 74 |
 | Other | 3 714 | 1 743 | 958 | 1 135 | 137 | 392 | 83 | 56 | 55 | 8 161 |
 | Total | 35 709 | 15 191 | 11 880 | 9 371 | 3 860 | 5 650 | 1 260 | 901 | 875 | 71 461 |
Health |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Acute care institutions | 13 120 | 10 794 | 8 831 | 7 088 | 3 771 | 3 271 | 885 | 574 | 648 | 36 030 |
 | Other health institutions | - | 41 | 62 | 275 | - | 161 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 587 |
 | Community health services | 20 117 | 2 487 | 1 699 | 2 070 | 307 | 783 | 228 | 236 | 166 | 28 075 |
 | Pharmaceutical | 9 654 | 188 | 176 | - | 9 | 421 | - | 29 | 17 | 10 490 |
 | Other | 8 634 | 739 | 770 | 835 | 286 | 392 | 67 | 46 | 80 | 11 258 |
 | Total | 51 525 | 14 250 | 11 538 | 10 267 | 4 373 | 5 028 | 1 212 | 899 | 918 | 86 441 |
Social security and welfare |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Social security | 91 561 | 296 | 293 | - | 93 | - | 4 | - | - | 92 247 |
 | Welfare services | 14 388 | 3 976 | 2 961 | 2 358 | 758 | 1 263 | 319 | 229 | 186 | 24 947 |
 | Other | 3 183 | 178 | - | 40 | 103 | - | 13 | 2 | - | 4 031 |
 | Total | 109 133 | 4 450 | 3 255 | 2 399 | 953 | 1 263 | 336 | 231 | 186 | 121 226 |
Housing and community amenities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Housing and community development | 8 227 | 2 926 | 2 345 | 1 263 | 1 090 | 1 191 | 144 | 396 | 165 | 10 499 |
 | Water supply | - | 134 | 164 | - | 372 | 588 | - | 37 | 12 | 2 438 |
 | Sanitation and protection of the environment | 863 | 635 | 391 | 120 | 386 | 102 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 6 012 |
 | Other community amenities | 1 | - | 158 | - | 20 | 101 | - | 1 | 11 | 1 491 |
 | Total | 9 090 | 3 695 | 3 059 | 1 383 | 1 868 | 1 982 | 194 | 471 | 225 | 20 440 |
Recreation and culture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Recreational facilities and services | 786 | 686 | 359 | 511 | 100 | 421 | 111 | 68 | 72 | 5 703 |
 | Cultural facilities and services | 1 066 | 528 | 459 | 288 | 175 | 183 | 66 | 78 | 50 | 3 977 |
 | Broadcasting and film production | 1 516 | 10 | - | - | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 544 |
 | Other recreation and culture | 3 | - | - | 107 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 293 |
 | Total | 3 371 | 1 224 | 818 | 907 | 288 | 616 | 178 | 148 | 122 | 11 517 |
Fuel and energy | 8 537 | 35 | 21 | 375 | 50 | 312 | 3 | 103 | 14 | 9 313 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2 905 | 954 | 509 | 971 | 210 | 354 | 107 | 58 | 4 | 5 463 |
Mining, manufacturing and construction | 1 630 | 140 | 33 | 249 | 70 | 154 | 8 | 33 | 17 | 2 631 |
Transport and communications |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Road transport | 5 001 | 3 637 | 1 951 | 2 167 | 331 | 894 | 221 | 179 | 229 | 13 679 |
 | Water transport | 283 | 166 | 13 | 134 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 7 | - | 647 |
 | Rail transport | 587 | 3 252 | 2 402 | 273 | 58 | 82 | 27 | 4 | - | 6 188 |
 | Air transport | 164 | - | - | 15 | - | 19 | - | 10 | - | 219 |
 | Communications and other transport | 718 | 208 | 220 | 1 962 | 416 | 515 | - | 34 | 14 | 4 204 |
 | Total | 6 754 | 7 262 | 4 585 | 4 551 | 825 | 1 535 | 251 | 234 | 243 | 24 937 |
Other economic affairs | 9 062 | 954 | 554 | 955 | 259 | 677 | 144 | 159 | 72 | 13 717 |
Nominal interest on superannuation | 6 687 | 951 | 867 | 1 320 | 455 | 338 | 208 | 132 | 217 | 11 175 |
Public debt transactions | 6 921 | 1 663 | 843 | 812 | 204 | 187 | 18 | 135 | 73 | 11 230 |
Other | 47 763 | 705 | 976 | 915 | 216 | 138 | 59 | 33 | 24 | 3 247 |
Total | 337 713 | 58 897 | 43 935 | 39 778 | 15 326 | 21 075 | 4 584 | 4 111 | 3 730 | 459 650 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) The expenses by purpose data in this table are consistent with the underlying transactions data reported in 5512.0 for each jurisdiction. These data do not necessarily align with the data published by each Treasury. For further information on other differences please see paragraphs 48 to 51 of the Explanatory Notes. |
(b) 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 |
 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 |
 | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
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General public services | 1 673 | 805 | 1 942 | 239 | 334 | 92 | 146 | - | 5 231 |
Public order and safety | 221 | 121 | 98 | 27 | 97 | 6 | 15 | - | 585 |
Education | 62 | 66 | 12 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | 150 |
Health | 67 | 76 | 56 | 38 | 46 | 13 | 2 | - | 298 |
Social security and welfare | 333 | 925 | 64 | 89 | 124 | 24 | 15 | - | 1 573 |
Housing and community amenities | 2 100 | 1 262 | 2 367 | 338 | 441 | 174 | 130 | - | 6 812 |
Recreation and culture | 1 151 | 1 059 | 801 | 301 | 621 | 94 | 44 | - | 4 071 |
Fuel and energy | - | - | 1 | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 13 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | - | 4 | 10 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 27 |
Mining, manufacturing and construction | 144 | - | 87 | 29 | 36 | - | 5 | - | 301 |
Transport and communications | 1 721 | 1 126 | 2 032 | 319 | 720 | 170 | 40 | - | 6 129 |
Other economic affairs | 294 | 315 | 160 | 71 | 89 | 26 | 68 | - | 1 023 |
Public debt transactions | 187 | 41 | 168 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 1 | - | 449 |
Other | 753 | 86 | 105 | 105 | 147 | 22 | 12 | - | 1 230 |
Total | 8 705 | 5 886 | 7 904 | 1 608 | 2 677 | 628 | 484 | - | 27 891 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |