8111.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Higher Education Organisations, Australia, 2012

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ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/05/2014

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1 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by type of expenditure - 2010 and 2012

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(a)
		$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000
2012

Capital expenditure
	Land, buildings and other structures	235 660	248 044	103 673	6 356	23 381	15 108	3 422	96 591	732 234
	Other capital expenditure	62 482	78 681	60 064	22 285	20 449	5 576	271	49 163	298 971
	Total(a)	298 142	326 726	163 737	28 641	43 830	20 683	3 693	145 754	1 031 205
Current expenditure
	Labour costs	1 254 569	1 082 563	654 230	242 590	369 880	64 760	20 947	200 655	3 890 194
	Scholarships	163 833	168 438	104 825	50 710	71 590	13 191	3 324	33 008	608 919
	Other current expenditure	1 191 985	1 204 674	634 247	317 974	359 465	63 728	37 714	269 631	4 079 419
	Total(a)	2 610 386	2 455 676	1 393 302	611 274	800 934	141 679	61 986	503 294	8 578 531
Total(a)		2 908 529	2 782 401	1 557 039	639 915	844 764	162 362	65 679	649 048	9 609 736
2010(b)

Capital expenditure
	Land, buildings and other structures	94 238	157 196	76 004	8 227	19 532	14 609	1 138	178 515	549 459
	Other capital expenditure	78 332	56 906	56 142	13 986	17 783	6 169	267	28 815	258 401
	Total(a)	172 570	214 102	132 146	22 214	37 315	20 778	1 405	207 330	807 861
Current expenditure
	Labour costs	1 047 792	893 006	634 562	208 477	275 184	54 686	18 527	183 223	3 315 456
	Scholarships	167 899	156 151	81 084	40 329	37 644	11 456	1 646	28 077	524 287
	Other current expenditure	1 000 843	951 114	632 362	273 912	320 165	43 314	28 166	263 391	3 513 267
	Total(a)	2 216 534	2 000 271	1 348 007	522 718	632 992	109 456	48 340	474 691	7 353 010
Total(a)		2 389 104	2 214 374	1 480 154	544 932	670 308	130 234	49 745	682 021	8 160 871

(a) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.
(b) Some 2010 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

2 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by source of funds - 2010 and 2012

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(a)
		$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000
2012

Australian competitive grants
	Commonwealth schemes	469 880	401 745	293 695	130 700	113 895	29 145	8 958	119 947	1 567 964
	Other schemes	14 900	18 814	9 552	5 435	6 672	984	116	259	56 733
	Total(a)	484 780	420 559	303 246	136 134	120 567	30 130	9 075	120 205	1 624 697
General university funds		1 550 640	1 649 331	845 154	254 493	513 857	54 601	25 131	446 825	5 340 032
Other commonwealth government		552 119	387 760	159 121	140 892	102 670	52 749	11 429	41 677	1 448 418
State and local government		91 024	108 387	103 443	38 726	40 046	14 441	14 441	9 383	419 891
Business		105 488	116 923	72 760	37 996	42 878	4 721	5 113	12 275	398 153
Donations, bequests and foundations		46 952	15 041	35 344	12 977	9 471	1 654	-	2 558	123 997
Other Australian		330	5 466	14 306	3 542	124	-	54	-	23 821
Overseas		77 195	78 936	23 665	15 155	15 150	4 066	435	16 125	230 728
Total(a)		2 908 529	2 782 401	1 557 039	639 915	844 764	162 362	65 679	649 048	9 609 736
2010(b)

Australian competitive grants
	Commonwealth schemes	351 592	339 678	260 377	110 522	102 811	16 915	8 546	100 455	1 290 897
	Other schemes	18 890	12 383	10 240	3 622	15 575	864	2 907	182	64 662
	Total(a)	370 482	352 061	270 618	114 145	118 385	17 779	11 453	100 636	1 355 559
General university funds		1 252 406	1 254 610	810 472	227 464	351 586	55 078	24 826	500 470	4 476 912
Other commonwealth government		464 754	326 334	138 761	113 288	118 143	26 925	1 986	43 416	1 233 607
State and local government		84 930	101 331	123 711	36 446	42 681	14 940	8 654	6 987	419 680
Business		93 112	100 117	55 418	32 197	26 492	12 082	2 440	14 459	336 317
Donations, bequests and foundations		65 669	18 271	34 197	11 508	5 667	1 871	109	2 824	140 115
Other Australian		3 048	8 342	6 063	1 201	373	-	-	-	19 027
Overseas		54 702	53 307	40 914	8 685	6 980	1 558	278	13 230	179 653
Total(a)		2 389 104	2 214 374	1 480 154	544 932	670 308	130 234	49 745	682 021	8 160 871

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.
(b) Some 2010 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

3 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by type of activity - 2010 and 2012

	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(a)
	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000
2012

Pure basic research	734 050	710 944	288 470	130 546	180 453	34 869	1 175	231 715	2 312 221
Strategic basic research	650 750	545 529	384 349	131 284	233 249	38 480	5 581	163 933	2 153 155
Applied research	1 273 525	1 370 227	730 840	314 301	302 765	82 005	57 833	212 988	4 344 484
Experimental development	250 204	155 702	153 379	63 785	128 297	7 008	1 090	40 411	799 876
Total(a)	2 908 529	2 782 401	1 557 039	639 915	844 764	162 362	65 679	649 048	9 609 736
2010(b)

Pure basic research	612 383	678 456	209 321	125 584	176 764	24 759	1 004	223 147	2 051 418
Strategic basic research	476 199	363 385	351 355	145 281	110 482	29 722	1 833	173 591	1 651 849
Applied research	1 072 110	1 044 207	765 026	241 601	335 457	68 066	46 358	236 667	3 809 491
Experimental development	228 411	128 325	154 451	32 466	47 605	7 686	550	48 617	648 112
Total(a)	2 389 104	2 214 374	1 480 154	544 932	670 308	130 234	49 745	682 021	8 160 871

(a) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.
(b) Some 2010 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

4 HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by location - by type of resource - 2010 and 2012(a)

	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(b)
	PYE	PYE	PYE	PYE	PYE	PYE	PYE	PYE	PYE
2012

Academic Staff	6 866	6 405	3 928	2 067	1 901	626	119	1 393	23 305
Other Staff	2 625	2 173	2 321	395	628	250	67	439	8 897
Postgraduate Students	13 178	11 282	6 986	3 195	4 209	783	215	2 618	42 467
Total(b)	22 669	19 860	13 235	5 657	6 737	1 659	401	4 449	74 669
2010(c)

Academic Staff	5 915	5 918	3 675	1 946	1 706	570	136	1 434	21 300
Other Staff	2 946	1 902	2 318	243	530	125	31	436	8 530
Postgraduate Students	12 486	10 422	6 538	2 845	3 965	763	157	2 387	39 561
Total(b)	21 346	18 242	12 531	5 034	6 201	1 458	324	4 257	69 392

(a) Human resources devoted to R&D is reported in person years of effort (PYE).
(b) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.
(c) Some 2010 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.