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1 Business expenditure on R&D, summary statistics: values and proportions -
2006-07 to 2008-09(a) |
|
 | | | Expenditure on R&D | Proportion of total expenditure on R&D |
| | | 2006-07(a) | 2007-08(a) | 2008-09 | 2006-07(a) | 2007-08(a) | 2008-09 |
| | | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | % | % | % |
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| Employment size | | | | | | |
| 0-4 persons | 412 272 | 484 638 | 560 740 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 5-19 persons | 1 061 014 | 1 115 071 | 1 418 325 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 8.4 |
| 20-199 persons | 2 356 837 | 2 863 759 | 2 894 738 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 17.2 |
| 200 or more persons | 8 809 161 | 10 443 516 | 11 984 674 | 69.7 | 70.1 | 71.1 |
| Type of expenditure | | | | | | |
| Capital expenditure | | | | | | |
| | Land, buildings & other structures | 101 386 | 133 118 | 206 224 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| | Other capital expenditure | 690 520 | 615 079 | 637 984 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| | Total | 791 906 | 748 197 | 844 208 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Current expenditure | | | | | | |
| | Labour costs | 4 359 803 | 5 145 312 | 5 749 099 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.1 |
| | Other current expenditure | 7 487 575 | 9 013 475 | 10 265 170 | 59.2 | 60.5 | 60.9 |
| | Total | 11 847 378 | 14 158 787 | 16 014 269 | 93.7 | 95.0 | 95.0 |
| Source of funds | | | | | | |
| Own funds | 11 574 282 | 13 911 525 | 15 943 460 | 91.6 | 93.3 | 94.6 |
| Other business | 292 172 | 345 308 | 313 497 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Commonwealth government | 416 148 | 389 742 | 344 630 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| State and local government | 71 511 | 39 222 | 27 696 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Other Australian(b) | 43 783 | 29 607 | 40 314 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Overseas | 241 388 | 191 580 | 188 880 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Location of expenditure | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 4 025 614 | 4 444 569 | 5 204 198 | 31.9 | 29.8 | 30.9 |
| Victoria | 3 458 242 | 4 089 576 | 4 121 902 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 24.5 |
| Queensland | 1 718 509 | 2 092 506 | 2 323 031 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 |
| South Australia | 844 573 | 945 759 | 932 488 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Western Australia | 2 080 780 | 2 756 288 | 3 616 593 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 |
| Tasmania | 105 078 | 134 170 | 135 795 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Northern Territory | 108 760 | 80 702 | 101 476 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Australia Capital Territory | 94 020 | 109 785 | 93 327 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Overseas | 203 708 | 253 631 | 329 667 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Type of activity | | | | | | |
| Pure basic research | 73 550 | 75 257 | 87 908 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Strategic basic research | 653 190 | 733 578 | 872 290 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| Applied research | 4 149 496 | 4 817 183 | 5 692 165 | 32.8 | 32.3 | 33.8 |
| Experimental development | 7 763 048 | 9 280 967 | 10 206 114 | 61.4 | 62.3 | 60.5 |
| Total expenditure on R&D | 12 639 284 | 14 906 984 | 16 858 477 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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| (a) 2006-07 and 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
| (b) Includes funding from Joint business/government, Higher education and Private non-profit organisations. |
2 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry: values and proportions - 2006-07 to 2008-09(a) |
|
| Expenditure on R&D | Proportion of total expenditure on R&D |
| 2006-07(a) | 2007-08(a) | 2008-09 | 2006-07(a) | 2007-08(a) | 2008-09 |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | % | % | % |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 124 132 | 118 827 | 146 319 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Mining | 2 772 885 | 3 383 161 | 4 242 774 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 25.2 |
| Manufacturing | 3 835 696 | 4 373 558 | 4 348 440 | 30.3 | 29.3 | 25.8 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 148 976 | 233 267 | 344 398 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Construction | 485 088 | 740 466 | 881 998 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Wholesale trade | 840 918 | 840 568 | 841 935 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
| Retail trade | 93 486 | 65 338 | 88 356 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | 17 132 | 26 782 | np | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 179 975 | 221 170 | 234 178 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 797 693 | 814 501 | 828 865 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Financial & insurance services | 1 109 327 | 1 453 445 | 2 040 093 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 12.1 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 39 722 | 69 442 | 79 691 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 2 015 334 | 2 314 536 | 2 510 330 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.9 |
| Administrative & support services | 70 301 | 110 769 | 58 600 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Public administration & safety | np | 5 328 | 9 135 | np | - | 0.1 |
| Education & training | 7 780 | 5 205 | 9 956 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 |
| Health care & social assistance | 42 046 | 56 706 | 74 908 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Arts & recreation services | 12 181 | 26 661 | 32 826 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Other services | 44 687 | 56 904 | 58 893 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Total | 12 639 284 | 14 906 984 | 16 858 477 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2006-07 and 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
3 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry - by employment size - 2007-08 and
2008-09(a) |
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| 0-4 persons | 5-19 persons | 20-199 persons | 200 or more persons | Total expenditure on R&D |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 7 916 | 22 379 | 75 147 | 40 877 | 146 319 |
| Mining | 107 763 | 288 539 | 284 406 | 3 562 066 | 4 242 774 |
| Manufacturing | 122 688 | 192 325 | 938 472 | 3 094 955 | 4 348 440 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 10 280 | 19 745 | 111 004 | 203 369 | 344 398 |
| Construction | 5 280 | 36 765 | 124 091 | 715 862 | 881 998 |
| Wholesale trade | 23 220 | 71 349 | 163 292 | 584 074 | 841 935 |
| Retail trade | 7 411 | 13 040 | 16 636 | 51 269 | 88 356 |
| Accommodation & food services | 1 870 | np | 5 593 | np | 26 782 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 3 037 | 6 260 | 11 023 | 213 858 | 234 178 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 15 700 | 24 689 | 45 815 | 742 661 | 828 865 |
| Financial & insurance services | 11 939 | 37 116 | 60 051 | 1 930 987 | 2 040 093 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 13 992 | np | 17 662 | np | 79 691 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 212 633 | 642 280 | 973 035 | 682 382 | 2 510 330 |
| Administrative & support services | 2 590 | 12 958 | 14 271 | 28 781 | 58 600 |
| Public administration & safety | np | 1 921 | 3 160 | np | 9 135 |
| Education & training | np | 4 994 | 1 210 | np | 9 956 |
| Health care & social assistance | 3 490 | 20 288 | 12 859 | 38 271 | 74 908 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 1 811 | 12 408 | np | 32 826 |
| Other services | np | 14 667 | 24 603 | np | 58 893 |
| Total | 560 740 | 1 418 325 | 2 894 738 | 11 984 674 | 16 858 477 |
2007-08(a) |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 7 611 | 18 530 | 55 792 | 36 894 | 118 827 |
| Mining | 94 632 | 132 497 | 500 207 | 2 655 825 | 3 383 161 |
| Manufacturing | 107 986 | 200 011 | 806 816 | 3 258 745 | 4 373 558 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 7 551 | 6 248 | 67 713 | 151 755 | 233 267 |
| Construction | 4 828 | 24 281 | 106 372 | 604 985 | 740 466 |
| Wholesale trade | 14 837 | 63 624 | 146 375 | 615 732 | 840 568 |
| Retail trade | 4 727 | 13 266 | 18 103 | 29 242 | 65 338 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | np | 17 132 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 2 287 | 6 086 | 10 912 | 201 885 | 221 170 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 10 349 | 22 618 | 49 320 | 732 214 | 814 501 |
| Financial & insurance services | 19 384 | 19 395 | 48 111 | 1 366 555 | 1 453 445 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 13 827 | np | 10 762 | np | 69 442 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 181 984 | 552 659 | 964 653 | 615 240 | 2 314 536 |
| Administrative & support services | 2 664 | 11 151 | 16 006 | 80 948 | 110 769 |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | np | 5 328 |
| Education & training | 1 827 | 1 656 | 1 722 | - | 5 205 |
| Health care & social assistance | 3 925 | 15 040 | 20 403 | 17 338 | 56 706 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | 14 328 | np | 26 661 |
| Other services | np | 15 767 | 22 482 | np | 56 904 |
| Total | 484 638 | 1 115 071 | 2 863 759 | 10 443 516 | 14 906 984 |
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| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
4 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry - by employment size: proportions -
2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| 0-4 persons | 5-19 persons | 20-199 persons | 200 or more persons | Total expenditure on R&D |
| % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 5.4 | 15.3 | 51.4 | 27.9 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 2.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 84.0 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 2.8 | 4.4 | 21.6 | 71.2 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 3.0 | 5.7 | 32.2 | 59.1 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 0.6 | 4.2 | 14.1 | 81.2 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 2.8 | 8.5 | 19.4 | 69.4 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 8.4 | 14.8 | 18.8 | 58.0 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | 7.0 | np | 20.9 | np | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 91.3 | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1.9 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 89.6 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 94.7 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 17.6 | np | 22.2 | np | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 8.5 | 25.6 | 38.8 | 27.2 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 4.4 | 22.1 | 24.4 | 49.1 | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | np | 21.0 | 34.6 | np | 100.0 |
| Education & training | np | 50.2 | 12.2 | np | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 4.7 | 27.1 | 17.2 | 51.1 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 5.5 | 37.8 | np | 100.0 |
| Other services | np | 24.9 | 41.8 | np | 100.0 |
| Total | 3.3 | 8.4 | 17.2 | 71.1 | 100.0 |
2007-08(a) |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 6.4 | 15.6 | 47.0 | 31.0 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 2.8 | 3.9 | 14.8 | 78.5 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 2.5 | 4.6 | 18.4 | 74.5 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 3.2 | 2.7 | 29.0 | 65.1 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 0.7 | 3.3 | 14.4 | 81.7 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 1.8 | 7.6 | 17.4 | 73.3 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 7.2 | 20.3 | 27.7 | 44.8 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | np | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 1.0 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 91.3 | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1.3 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 89.9 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 94.0 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 19.9 | np | 15.5 | np | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 7.9 | 23.9 | 41.7 | 26.6 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 2.4 | 10.1 | 14.4 | 73.1 | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | np | 100.0 |
| Education & training | 35.1 | 31.8 | 33.1 | - | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 6.9 | 26.5 | 36.0 | 30.6 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | 53.7 | np | 100.0 |
| Other services | np | 27.7 | 39.5 | np | 100.0 |
| Total | 3.3 | 7.5 | 19.2 | 70.1 | 100.0 |
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| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
5 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry - by type of expenditure - 2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| Capital expenditure | Current expenditure | |
| Land,
buildings
& other
structures | Other
capital expenditure | Total | Labour
costs | Other
current expenditure | Total | Total
expenditure
on R&D |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 7 953 | 9 218 | 17 171 | 44 900 | 84 248 | 129 148 | 146 319 |
| Mining | 88 613 | 111 298 | 199 911 | 666 588 | 3 376 275 | 4 042 863 | 4 242 774 |
| Manufacturing | 58 194 | 212 733 | 270 927 | 1 717 161 | 2 360 352 | 4 077 513 | 4 348 440 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 12 570 | 30 134 | 42 704 | 60 176 | 241 518 | 301 694 | 344 398 |
| Construction | 2 418 | 8 809 | 11 227 | 255 353 | 615 418 | 870 771 | 881 998 |
| Wholesale trade | 7 076 | 27 376 | 34 452 | 398 132 | 409 351 | 807 483 | 841 935 |
| Retail trade | 504 | 5 626 | 6 130 | 32 787 | 49 439 | 82 226 | 88 356 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | 1 298 | 11 379 | 14 105 | 25 484 | 26 782 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | np | np | 34 901 | 56 276 | 143 001 | 199 277 | 234 178 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1 587 | 16 511 | 18 098 | 194 439 | 616 328 | 810 767 | 828 865 |
| Financial & insurance services | 1 743 | 75 008 | 76 751 | 833 373 | 1 129 969 | 1 963 342 | 2 040 093 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 527 | 6 971 | 7 498 | 25 217 | 46 976 | 72 193 | 79 691 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 20 576 | 77 296 | 97 872 | 1 334 429 | 1 078 029 | 2 412 458 | 2 510 330 |
| Administrative & support services | 437 | 4 833 | 5 270 | 29 977 | 23 353 | 53 330 | 58 600 |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | 3 127 | 3 142 | 2 866 | 6 008 | 9 135 |
| Education & training | - | np | np | 5 911 | np | np | 9 956 |
| Health care & social assistance | np | np | 6 737 | 39 548 | 28 623 | 68 171 | 74 908 |
| Arts & recreation services | 70 | np | np | 15 961 | np | np | 32 826 |
| Other services | 574 | 6 474 | 7 048 | 24 350 | 27 495 | 51 845 | 58 893 |
| Total | 206 224 | 637 984 | 844 208 | 5 749 099 | 10 265 170 | 16 014 269 | 16 858 477 |
2007-08(a) |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 6 997 | 7 922 | 14 919 | 38 392 | 65 516 | 103 908 | 118 827 |
| Mining | 24 731 | 95 884 | 120 615 | 530 905 | 2 731 641 | 3 262 546 | 3 383 161 |
| Manufacturing | 38 943 | 233 290 | 272 233 | 1 772 038 | 2 329 286 | 4 101 325 | 4 373 558 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 7 512 | 21 986 | 29 498 | 41 630 | 162 139 | 203 769 | 233 267 |
| Construction | 8 608 | 9 660 | 18 268 | 193 382 | 528 816 | 722 198 | 740 466 |
| Wholesale trade | 13 470 | 30 243 | 43 713 | 393 055 | 403 799 | 796 855 | 840 568 |
| Retail trade | 138 | 2 521 | 2 659 | 39 506 | 23 173 | 62 679 | 65 338 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | 822 | np | np | 16 310 | 17 132 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 1 361 | 30 051 | 31 412 | 58 867 | 130 891 | 189 758 | 221 170 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1 359 | 16 663 | 18 022 | 189 824 | 606 655 | 796 479 | 814 501 |
| Financial & insurance services | 1 390 | 45 526 | 46 916 | 513 298 | 893 231 | 1 406 529 | 1 453 445 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 366 | 9 978 | 10 344 | 20 103 | 38 994 | 59 098 | 69 442 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 21 866 | 86 218 | 108 084 | 1 240 305 | 966 147 | 2 206 452 | 2 314 536 |
| Administrative & support services | np | np | 10 230 | 47 139 | 53 400 | 100 539 | 110 769 |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | 1 984 | np | np | 3 344 | 5 328 |
| Education & training | np | np | np | 3 120 | np | np | 5 205 |
| Health care & social assistance | np | np | 7 298 | 22 276 | 27 132 | 49 408 | 56 706 |
| Arts & recreation services | 36 | np | np | 10 820 | np | np | 26 661 |
| Other services | 1 293 | 7 344 | 8 636 | 21 777 | 26 491 | 48 268 | 56 904 |
| Total | 133 118 | 615 079 | 748 197 | 5 145 312 | 9 013 475 | 14 158 787 | 14 906 984 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
6 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry - by type of expenditure: proportions - 2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| Capital expenditure | Current expenditure | |
| Land, buildings
& other structures | Other
capital
expenditure | Total | Labour
costs | Other
current expenditure | Total | Total
expenditure
on R&D |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 5.4 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 30.7 | 57.6 | 88.3 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 15.7 | 79.6 | 95.3 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 39.5 | 54.3 | 93.8 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 3.6 | 8.7 | 12.4 | 17.5 | 70.1 | 87.6 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 29.0 | 69.8 | 98.7 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 47.3 | 48.6 | 95.9 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 0.6 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 37.1 | 56.0 | 93.1 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | 4.8 | 42.5 | 52.7 | 95.2 | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | np | np | 14.9 | 24.0 | 61.1 | 85.1 | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 23.5 | 74.4 | 97.8 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 40.8 | 55.4 | 96.2 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 0.7 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 31.6 | 58.9 | 90.6 | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 53.2 | 42.9 | 96.1 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 0.7 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 51.2 | 39.9 | 91.0 | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | 34.2 | 34.4 | 31.4 | 65.8 | 100.0 |
| Education & training | - | np | np | 59.4 | np | np | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | np | np | 9.0 | 52.8 | 38.2 | 91.0 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | 0.2 | np | np | 48.6 | np | np | 100.0 |
| Other services | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 41.3 | 46.7 | 88.0 | 100.0 |
| Total | 1.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 34.1 | 60.9 | 95.0 | 100.0 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 5.9 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 32.3 | 55.1 | 87.4 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 15.7 | 80.7 | 96.4 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 0.9 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 40.5 | 53.3 | 93.8 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 3.2 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 69.5 | 87.4 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 26.1 | 71.4 | 97.5 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 1.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 46.8 | 48.0 | 94.8 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 0.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 60.5 | 35.5 | 95.9 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | 4.8 | np | np | 95.2 | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 0.6 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 26.6 | 59.2 | 85.8 | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 23.3 | 74.5 | 97.8 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 35.3 | 61.5 | 96.8 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 0.5 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 28.9 | 56.2 | 85.1 | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 0.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 53.6 | 41.7 | 95.3 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | np | np | 9.2 | 42.6 | 48.2 | 90.8 | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | 37.2 | np | np | 62.8 | 100.0 |
| Education & training | np | np | np | 59.9 | np | np | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | np | np | 12.9 | 39.3 | 47.8 | 87.1 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | 0.1 | np | np | 40.6 | np | np | 100.0 |
| Other services | 2.3 | 12.9 | 15.2 | 38.3 | 46.6 | 84.8 | 100.0 |
| Total | 0.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 34.5 | 60.5 | 95.0 | 100.0 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
7 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry - by source of funds - 2007-08 and
2008-09(a) |
|
| Own
funds | Other
business | Commonwealth government | State & local
government | Other
Australian(b) | Overseas | Total
expenditure
on R&D |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 138 673 | 255 | 4 213 | np | np | - | 146 319 |
| Mining | 4 166 610 | np | 5 788 | np | - | np | 4 242 774 |
| Manufacturing | 4 156 161 | 43 410 | 109 949 | 1 572 | 2 431 | 34 917 | 4 348 440 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 335 454 | np | 3 242 | 1 615 | np | np | 344 398 |
| Construction | 875 037 | 3 157 | 3 486 | np | np | np | 881 998 |
| Wholesale trade | 770 449 | np | 17 522 | 183 | np | 13 974 | 841 935 |
| Retail trade | 87 711 | np | np | - | - | - | 88 356 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | - | - | - | - | 26 782 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 233 370 | np | np | - | - | - | 234 178 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 825 151 | np | 2 222 | - | np | - | 828 865 |
| Financial & insurance services | 2 033 160 | 3 992 | 1 280 | np | np | np | 2 040 093 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 77 135 | np | 543 | - | - | np | 79 691 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 2 019 731 | 147 463 | 176 297 | 14 858 | 28 783 | 123 198 | 2 510 330 |
| Administrative & support services | 57 601 | np | 472 | np | - | - | 58 600 |
| Public administration & safety | np | - | np | - | - | - | 9 135 |
| Education & training | 9 063 | np | np | np | - | - | 9 956 |
| Health care & social assistance | 37 534 | 7 914 | 14 978 | np | np | 2 012 | 74 908 |
| Arts & recreation services | 30 034 | np | 1 646 | np | - | - | 32 826 |
| Other services | 54 969 | 1 617 | 1 900 | np | np | np | 58 893 |
| Total | 15 943 460 | 313 497 | 344 630 | 27 696 | 40 314 | 188 880 | 16 858 477 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 108 170 | np | 5 781 | 2 992 | np | - | 118 827 |
| Mining | 3 249 478 | np | 7 479 | np | - | - | 3 383 161 |
| Manufacturing | 4 138 001 | 57 390 | 115 468 | 3 568 | 1 867 | 57 264 | 4 373 558 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 221 059 | 2 083 | 5 016 | 4 326 | np | np | 233 267 |
| Construction | 723 215 | 8 210 | 6 457 | np | - | np | 740 466 |
| Wholesale trade | 739 507 | np | 22 237 | 202 | np | 14 712 | 840 568 |
| Retail trade | 63 300 | np | 902 | np | - | np | 65 338 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | - | - | - | 17 132 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 218 817 | 1 828 | np | np | - | - | 221 170 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 808 410 | np | 3 098 | np | - | np | 814 501 |
| Financial & insurance services | 1 443 831 | 3 856 | 5 489 | np | np | np | 1 453 445 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 63 317 | 2 644 | 2 343 | np | - | np | 69 442 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 1 880 155 | 71 743 | 203 075 | 19 434 | 25 414 | 114 715 | 2 314 536 |
| Administrative & support services | 110 364 | np | np | np | - | - | 110 769 |
| Public administration & safety | 5 328 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 328 |
| Education & training | np | np | 179 | - | - | - | 5 205 |
| Health care & social assistance | 40 340 | 3 604 | 7 704 | np | np | 1 495 | 56 706 |
| Arts & recreation services | 24 663 | np | np | np | np | - | 26 661 |
| Other services | 51 884 | np | 2 984 | - | np | - | 56 904 |
| Total | 13 911 525 | 345 308 | 389 742 | 39 222 | 29 607 | 191 580 | 14 906 984 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
| (b) Includes funding from Joint business/government, Higher education and Private non-profit organisations. |
8 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry - by source of funds: proportions -
2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| Own
funds | Other
business | Commonwealth government | State & local
government | Other
Australian(b) | Overseas | Total
expenditure
on R&D |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 94.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 | np | np | - | 100.0 |
| Mining | 98.2 | np | 0.1 | np | - | np | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 95.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | - | 0.1 | 0.8 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 97.4 | np | 0.9 | 0.5 | np | np | 100.0 |
| Construction | 99.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | np | np | np | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 91.5 | np | 2.1 | - | np | 1.7 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 99.3 | np | np | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 99.7 | np | np | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 99.6 | np | 0.3 | - | np | - | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 99.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | np | np | np | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 96.8 | np | 0.7 | - | - | np | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 80.5 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 98.3 | np | 0.8 | np | - | - | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | np | - | np | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Education & training | 91.0 | np | np | np | - | - | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 50.1 | 10.6 | 20.0 | np | np | 2.7 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | 91.5 | np | 5.0 | np | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other services | 93.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | np | np | np | 100.0 |
| Total | 94.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 100.0 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 91.0 | np | 4.9 | 2.5 | np | - | 100.0 |
| Mining | 96.0 | np | 0.2 | np | - | - | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 94.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.1 | - | 1.3 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 94.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | np | np | 100.0 |
| Construction | 97.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | np | - | np | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 88.0 | np | 2.6 | - | np | 1.8 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 96.9 | np | 1.4 | np | - | np | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 98.9 | 0.8 | np | np | - | - | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 99.3 | np | 0.4 | np | - | np | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 99.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | np | np | np | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 91.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | np | - | np | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 81.2 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 99.6 | np | np | np | - | - | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Education & training | np | np | 3.4 | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 71.1 | 6.4 | 13.6 | np | np | 2.6 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | 92.5 | np | np | np | np | - | 100.0 |
| Other services | 91.2 | np | 5.2 | - | np | - | 100.0 |
| Total | 93.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 100.0 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
| (b) Includes funding from Joint business/government, Higher education and Private non-profit organisations. |
9 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry - by location of expenditure - 2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Overseas | Total
expenditure
on R&D |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 33 191 | 10 360 | 29 714 | 10 795 | 41 304 | 17 329 | np | - | np | 146 319 |
| Mining | 694 840 | 56 709 | 642 816 | 248 648 | 2 512 275 | 19 974 | 64 146 | 1 086 | 2 280 | 4 242 774 |
| Manufacturing | 1 109 770 | 1 625 960 | 475 469 | 297 439 | 583 446 | 57 206 | np | np | 150 224 | 4 348 440 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 89 534 | 113 148 | 61 851 | 15 391 | 47 760 | np | - | np | np | 344 398 |
| Construction | 201 336 | 208 485 | 354 269 | 31 379 | 84 056 | 499 | np | np | 538 | 881 998 |
| Wholesale trade | 334 922 | 338 067 | 66 460 | 32 952 | 44 238 | np | np | 4 540 | 17 406 | 841 935 |
| Retail trade | 21 059 | 50 554 | 4 527 | 4 656 | 6 067 | np | np | - | 1 054 | 88 356 |
| Accommodation & food services | 1 280 | 8 960 | 7 898 | np | np | np | np | - | np | 26 782 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 62 241 | 91 620 | 45 618 | 13 683 | 15 106 | np | np | np | - | 234 178 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 294 746 | np | 26 353 | 10 397 | 5 740 | np | - | 1 539 | 675 | 828 865 |
| Financial & insurance services | 1 472 559 | 382 317 | 61 876 | 61 676 | 39 137 | np | - | np | 22 343 | 2 040 093 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 21 532 | 47 528 | 4 769 | np | 3 633 | - | - | - | np | 79 691 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 767 359 | 620 937 | 509 742 | 182 772 | 221 674 | 21 275 | 2 514 | 56 233 | 127 824 | 2 510 330 |
| Administrative & support services | 27 450 | 17 811 | 5 682 | 4 922 | 1 979 | - | np | np | np | 58 600 |
| Public administration & safety | 5 382 | np | - | np | np | np | np | - | - | 9 135 |
| Education & training | 4 394 | 1 746 | 2 436 | np | 745 | np | - | - | np | 9 956 |
| Health care & social assistance | 38 588 | 26 921 | 3 324 | 702 | 4 874 | - | - | - | 499 | 74 908 |
| Arts & recreation services | 9 543 | 10 174 | 9 473 | np | - | np | - | np | np | 32 826 |
| Other services | 14 472 | 20 253 | 10 754 | 8 797 | 3 942 | np | - | np | 501 | 58 893 |
| Total | 5 204 198 | 4 121 902 | 2 323 031 | 932 488 | 3 616 593 | 135 795 | 101 476 | 93 327 | 329 667 | 16 858 477 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 27 682 | 6 464 | 20 560 | 13 715 | 28 226 | 17 326 | 3 945 | - | 909 | 118 827 |
| Mining | 637 516 | 176 559 | 568 766 | 246 916 | 1 693 362 | 18 608 | 36 730 | np | np | 3 383 161 |
| Manufacturing | 1 105 465 | 1 721 346 | 409 551 | 386 637 | 526 404 | 46 843 | np | np | 112 324 | 4 373 558 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 101 810 | 33 148 | 46 185 | 10 883 | 24 878 | np | - | np | 880 | 233 267 |
| Construction | 159 444 | 168 341 | 322 031 | 54 422 | 30 212 | np | np | np | np | 740 466 |
| Wholesale trade | 336 900 | 310 883 | 76 295 | 43 405 | 56 825 | 1 430 | np | np | 9 754 | 840 568 |
| Retail trade | 20 466 | 32 137 | 4 793 | 3 346 | 3 566 | np | 228 | np | 547 | 65 338 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | 5 269 | np | np | np | np | - | np | 17 132 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 61 655 | 97 169 | 38 179 | 7 687 | np | np | - | np | np | 221 170 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 234 218 | 485 037 | 38 777 | 19 573 | 21 492 | np | - | np | 3 232 | 814 501 |
| Financial & insurance services | 891 827 | 336 981 | 69 590 | 20 157 | 121 422 | - | - | np | np | 1 453 445 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 18 159 | 34 689 | 5 747 | np | 6 092 | np | - | - | - | 69 442 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 737 136 | 581 646 | 461 012 | 120 539 | 222 161 | 24 151 | 3 363 | 60 096 | 104 433 | 2 314 536 |
| Administrative & support services | 52 817 | 42 661 | 9 607 | np | 3 785 | - | np | np | np | 110 769 |
| Public administration & safety | 2 656 | np | - | - | np | np | - | - | np | 5 328 |
| Education & training | 2 672 | 778 | np | np | np | - | - | np | np | 5 205 |
| Health care & social assistance | 26 517 | 20 318 | 5 036 | 1 393 | 3 031 | np | - | - | np | 56 706 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | np | np | - | - | - | np | np | 26 661 |
| Other services | 15 432 | 25 358 | 6 190 | 6 755 | 2 260 | np | - | - | np | 56 904 |
| Total | 4 444 569 | 4 089 576 | 2 092 506 | 945 759 | 2 756 288 | 134 170 | 80 702 | 109 785 | 253 631 | 14 906 984 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
10 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry - by location of expenditure: proportions - 2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Overseas | Total
expenditure
on R&D |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 22.7 | 7.1 | 20.3 | 7.4 | 28.2 | 11.8 | np | - | np | 100.0 |
| Mining | 16.4 | 1.3 | 15.2 | 5.9 | 59.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | - | 0.1 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 25.5 | 37.4 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 13.4 | 1.3 | np | np | 3.5 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 26.0 | 32.9 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 13.9 | np | - | np | np | 100.0 |
| Construction | 22.8 | 23.6 | 40.2 | 3.6 | 9.5 | 0.1 | np | np | 0.1 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 39.8 | 40.2 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 5.3 | np | np | 0.5 | 2.1 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 23.8 | 57.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.9 | np | np | - | 1.2 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | 4.8 | 33.5 | 29.5 | np | np | np | np | - | np | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 26.6 | 39.1 | 19.5 | 5.8 | 6.5 | np | np | np | - | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 35.6 | np | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | np | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 72.2 | 18.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | np | - | np | 1.1 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 27.0 | 59.6 | 6.0 | np | 4.6 | - | - | - | np | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 30.6 | 24.7 | 20.3 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 46.8 | 30.4 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 3.4 | - | np | np | np | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | 58.9 | np | - | np | np | np | np | - | - | 100.0 |
| Education & training | 44.1 | 17.5 | 24.5 | np | 7.5 | np | - | - | np | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 51.5 | 35.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 6.5 | - | - | - | 0.7 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | 29.1 | 31.0 | 28.9 | np | - | np | - | np | np | 100.0 |
| Other services | 24.6 | 34.4 | 18.3 | 14.9 | 6.7 | np | - | np | 0.9 | 100.0 |
| Total | 30.9 | 24.5 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 100.0 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 23.3 | 5.4 | 17.3 | 11.5 | 23.8 | 14.6 | 3.3 | - | 0.8 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 18.8 | 5.2 | 16.8 | 7.3 | 50.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | np | np | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 25.3 | 39.4 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 12.0 | 1.1 | np | np | 2.6 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 43.6 | 14.2 | 19.8 | 4.7 | 10.7 | np | - | np | 0.4 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 21.5 | 22.7 | 43.5 | 7.3 | 4.1 | np | np | np | np | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 40.1 | 37.0 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 0.2 | np | np | 1.2 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 31.3 | 49.2 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | np | 0.3 | np | 0.8 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | 30.8 | np | np | np | np | - | np | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 27.9 | 43.9 | 17.3 | 3.5 | np | np | - | np | np | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 28.8 | 59.6 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | np | - | np | 0.4 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 61.4 | 23.2 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 8.4 | - | - | np | np | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 26.1 | 50.0 | 8.3 | np | 8.8 | np | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 31.8 | 25.1 | 19.9 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 47.7 | 38.5 | 8.7 | np | 3.4 | - | np | np | np | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | 49.8 | np | - | - | np | np | - | - | np | 100.0 |
| Education & training | 51.3 | 14.9 | np | np | np | - | - | np | np | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 46.8 | 35.8 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 5.3 | np | - | - | np | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | np | np | - | - | - | np | np | 100.0 |
| Other services | 27.1 | 44.6 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 4.0 | np | - | - | np | 100.0 |
| Total | 29.8 | 27.4 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 18.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 100.0 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
11 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry - by type of activity - 2007-08 and
2008-09(a) |
|
| Pure basic research | Strategic basic research | Applied research | Experimental development | Total expenditure on R&D |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1 601 | 7 888 | 62 082 | 74 748 | 146 319 |
| Mining | 4 857 | 170 309 | 1 837 470 | 2 230 138 | 4 242 774 |
| Manufacturing | 27 313 | 234 407 | 1 242 969 | 2 843 751 | 4 348 440 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 1 454 | 23 127 | 153 756 | 166 061 | 344 398 |
| Construction | 1 836 | 21 721 | 253 594 | 604 847 | 881 998 |
| Wholesale trade | 5 473 | 24 995 | 236 611 | 574 856 | 841 935 |
| Retail trade | 329 | 4 832 | 40 671 | 42 524 | 88 356 |
| Accommodation & food services | - | - | 2 808 | 23 974 | 26 782 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 1 003 | 6 556 | 62 081 | 164 538 | 234 178 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1 032 | 23 493 | 75 788 | 728 552 | 828 865 |
| Financial & insurance services | 3 400 | 144 036 | 533 840 | 1 358 817 | 2 040 093 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 488 | 2 217 | 14 116 | 62 870 | 79 691 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 28 596 | 183 724 | 1 074 010 | 1 224 000 | 2 510 330 |
| Administrative & support services | 1 167 | 2 986 | 29 262 | 25 185 | 58 600 |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | 5 415 | np | 9 135 |
| Education & training | np | np | 2 674 | 6 461 | 9 956 |
| Health care & social assistance | 7 810 | 9 572 | 34 492 | 23 034 | 74 908 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 7 818 | 10 646 | np | 32 826 |
| Other services | 1 077 | 3 513 | 19 880 | 34 423 | 58 893 |
| Total | 87 908 | 872 290 | 5 692 165 | 10 206 114 | 16 858 477 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1 092 | 11 749 | 49 712 | 56 274 | 118 827 |
| Mining | 8 435 | 175 159 | 1 327 605 | 1 871 962 | 3 383 161 |
| Manufacturing | 25 693 | 218 202 | 1 151 260 | 2 978 403 | 4 373 558 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 831 | 13 496 | 99 859 | 119 081 | 233 267 |
| Construction | 3 673 | 14 990 | 160 018 | 561 785 | 740 466 |
| Wholesale trade | 3 143 | 26 850 | 231 005 | 579 569 | 840 568 |
| Retail trade | 1 085 | 10 371 | 23 907 | 29 976 | 65 338 |
| Accommodation & food services | - | - | 1 020 | 16 112 | 17 132 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 386 | 21 212 | 74 146 | 125 426 | 221 170 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1 043 | 20 496 | 150 268 | 642 693 | 814 501 |
| Financial & insurance services | 2 242 | 39 036 | 489 589 | 922 578 | 1 453 445 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 651 | 2 837 | 19 303 | 46 651 | 69 442 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 23 997 | 162 123 | 942 076 | 1 186 340 | 2 314 536 |
| Administrative & support services | 619 | 3 168 | 43 596 | 63 386 | 110 769 |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | 2 463 | np | 5 328 |
| Education & training | np | np | 1 635 | 2 754 | 5 205 |
| Health care & social assistance | 1 934 | 7 482 | 27 790 | 19 500 | 56 706 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | 8 450 | np | 26 661 |
| Other services | 372 | 3 203 | 13 481 | 39 848 | 56 904 |
| Total | 75 257 | 733 578 | 4 817 183 | 9 280 967 | 14 906 984 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
12 Business expenditure on R&D, by industry - by type of activity: proportions - 2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| Pure basic research | Strategic basic research | Applied research | Experimental development | Total expenditure on R&D |
| % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1.1 | 5.4 | 42.4 | 51.1 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 0.1 | 4.0 | 43.3 | 52.6 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 0.6 | 5.4 | 28.6 | 65.4 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 0.4 | 6.7 | 44.6 | 48.2 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 0.2 | 2.5 | 28.8 | 68.6 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 0.7 | 3.0 | 28.1 | 68.3 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 0.4 | 5.5 | 46.0 | 48.1 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | - | - | 10.5 | 89.5 | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 0.4 | 2.8 | 26.5 | 70.3 | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 0.1 | 2.8 | 9.1 | 87.9 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.2 | 7.1 | 26.2 | 66.6 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 0.6 | 2.8 | 17.7 | 78.9 | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 1.1 | 7.3 | 42.8 | 48.8 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 2.0 | 5.1 | 49.9 | 43.0 | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | 59.3 | np | 100.0 |
| Education & training | np | np | 26.9 | 64.9 | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 10.4 | 12.8 | 46.0 | 30.7 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 23.8 | 32.4 | np | 100.0 |
| Other services | 1.8 | 6.0 | 33.8 | 58.5 | 100.0 |
| Total | 0.5 | 5.2 | 33.8 | 60.5 | 100.0 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 0.9 | 9.9 | 41.8 | 47.4 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 0.2 | 5.2 | 39.2 | 55.3 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 0.6 | 5.0 | 26.3 | 68.1 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 0.4 | 5.8 | 42.8 | 51.0 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 0.5 | 2.0 | 21.6 | 75.9 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 0.4 | 3.2 | 27.5 | 68.9 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 1.7 | 15.9 | 36.6 | 45.9 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | - | - | 6.0 | 94.0 | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 0.2 | 9.6 | 33.5 | 56.7 | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 0.1 | 2.5 | 18.4 | 78.9 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.2 | 2.7 | 33.7 | 63.5 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 0.9 | 4.1 | 27.8 | 67.2 | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 1.0 | 7.0 | 40.7 | 51.3 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 0.6 | 2.9 | 39.4 | 57.2 | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | 46.2 | np | 100.0 |
| Education & training | np | np | 31.4 | 52.9 | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 3.4 | 13.2 | 49.0 | 34.4 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | 31.7 | np | 100.0 |
| Other services | 0.7 | 5.6 | 23.7 | 70.0 | 100.0 |
| Total | 0.5 | 4.9 | 32.3 | 62.3 | 100.0 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
13 Business expenditure on R&D, by field of research(a): values and proportions - 2007-08 and 2008-09(b) |
|
| Expenditure on R&D | Proportion of total
expenditure on R&D |
| 2007-08(b) | 2008-09 | 2007-08(b) | 2008-09 |
| $'000 | $'000 | % | % |
|
| Mathematical sciences | 19 008 | 24 327 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Physical sciences | 28 976 | 19 221 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Chemical sciences | 227 566 | 273 379 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Earth sciences | 211 030 | 196 425 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Environmental sciences | 127 048 | 171 767 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Biological sciences | 99 843 | 73 342 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Agricultural & veterinary sciences | 329 550 | 361 604 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Information & computing sciences | 3 741 091 | 4 407 485 | 25.1 | 26.1 |
| Engineering | 8 252 917 | 9 118 212 | 55.4 | 54.1 |
| Technology | 718 139 | 807 491 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Medical & health sciences | 849 637 | 938 374 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| Built environment & design | 190 233 | 319 252 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Education | 7 928 | 12 768 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Economics | 12 737 | 12 229 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Commerce, management, tourism & services | 78 639 | 100 862 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Studies in human society | np | np | np | np |
| Psychology & cognitive sciences | 2 646 | 4 088 | - | - |
| Law & legal studies | 1 416 | 5 199 | - | - |
| Studies in creative arts & writing | 6 151 | 9 448 | - | 0.1 |
| Language, communication & culture | 1 471 | 1 627 | - | - |
| History & archaeology | np | np | np | np |
| Total | 14 906 984 | 16 858 477 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) Based on the 2008 edition of the ANZSRC. See Explanatory Notes 26 and 27 for further details. |
| (b) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
14 Business expenditure on R&D, by socio-economic objective(a): values and proportions - 2007-08 and 2008-09(b) |
|
| | Expenditure on R&D | Proportion of total
expenditure on R&D |
| | 2007-08(b) | 2008-09 | 2007-08(b) | 2008-09 |
| | $'000 | $'000 | % | % |
|
| Defence | 286 795 | 259 388 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Economic development | | | | |
| Plant production & plant primary products | 178 789 | 168 542 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Animal production & animal primary products | 108 400 | 126 310 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Mineral resources (excl. energy resources) | 2 205 801 | 2 640 399 | 14.8 | 15.7 |
| Energy | 2 039 919 | 2 582 057 | 13.7 | 15.3 |
| Manufacturing | 4 575 763 | 4 495 071 | 30.7 | 26.7 |
| Construction | 896 198 | 1 066 697 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Transport | 382 242 | 423 477 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Information & communication services | 1 928 312 | 2 035 500 | 12.9 | 12.1 |
| Commercial services & tourism | 1 690 369 | 2 341 944 | 11.3 | 13.9 |
| Economic framework | 31 427 | 32 687 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Total | 14 037 219 | 15 912 682 | 94.2 | 94.4 |
| Society | | | | |
| Health | 402 174 | 436 844 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Education & training | 25 675 | 37 855 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Law, politics & community services | 13 144 | 12 076 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Cultural understanding | 13 527 | 15 111 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Total | 454 521 | 501 885 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Environment | 123 709 | 174 920 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Expanding Knowledge | 4 739 | 9 602 | - | 0.1 |
| Total | 14 906 984 | 16 858 477 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| (a) Based on the 2008 edition of the ANZSRC. See Explanatory Notes 26 and 27 for further details. |
| (b) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
15 Business human resources devoted to R&D, summary statistics: values and proportions - 2006-07 to 2008-09(a) |
|
| | Human resources devoted to R&D | Proportion of total human resources devoted to R&D |
| | 2006-07(a) | 2007-08(a) | 2008-09 | 2006-07(a) | 2007-08(a) | 2008-09 |
| | PYE | PYE | PYE | % | % | % |
|
| Employment size | | | | | | |
| 0-4 persons | 1 329 | 1 436 | 1 673 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 5-19 persons | 5 922 | 6 428 | 6 815 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
| 20-199 persons | 12 787 | 13 737 | 13 548 | 27.5 | 27.0 | 25.3 |
| 200 or more persons | 26 423 | 29 262 | 31 521 | 56.9 | 57.5 | 58.9 |
| Type of resource | | | | | | |
| Researchers | 24 771 | 25 910 | 26 941 | 53.3 | 50.9 | 50.3 |
| Technicians | 14 821 | 16 646 | 17 561 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 32.8 |
| Other staff | 6 869 | 8 306 | 9 054 | 14.8 | 16.3 | 16.9 |
| Total human resources devoted to R&D | 46 462 | 50 863 | 53 556 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
|
| (a) 2006-07 and 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
16 Business human resources devoted to R&D, by industry: values and proportions - 2006-07 to 2008-09(a) |
|
| Human resources devoted to R&D | Proportion of total human resources devoted to R&D |
| 2006-07(a) | 2007-08(a) | 2008-09 | 2006-07(a) | 2007-08(a) | 2008-09 |
| PYE | PYE | PYE | % | % | % |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 516 | 570 | 615 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Mining | 2 897 | 3 589 | 4 625 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 8.6 |
| Manufacturing | 17 527 | 18 385 | 17 181 | 37.7 | 36.1 | 32.1 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 472 | 483 | 643 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Construction | 1 174 | 1 929 | 2 421 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 3 556 | 3 686 | 3 637 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Retail trade | 508 | 448 | 423 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | 67 | 139 | np | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 603 | 595 | 575 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1 846 | 1 812 | 1 736 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Financial & insurance services | 2 913 | 3 752 | 5 525 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 10.3 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 183 | 288 | 284 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 13 154 | 13 938 | 14 155 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 26.4 |
| Administrative & support services | 377 | 523 | 358 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Public administration & safety | np | 34 | 47 | np | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Education & training | 66 | 38 | 80 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Health care & social assistance | 273 | 296 | 620 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Arts & recreation services | 48 | 119 | 166 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Other services | 278 | 310 | 328 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Total | 46 462 | 50 863 | 53 556 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
|
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2006-07 and 2008-09 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
17 Business human resources devoted to R&D, by industry - by employment size - 2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| 0-4 persons | 5-19 persons | 20-199 persons | 200 or more persons | Total human resources
devoted to R&D |
| PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 34 | 101 | 280 | 199 | 615 |
| Mining | 25 | 197 | 483 | 3 920 | 4 625 |
| Manufacturing | 296 | 1 205 | 4 593 | 11 087 | 17 181 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 13 | 63 | 166 | 401 | 643 |
| Construction | 26 | 181 | 370 | 1 844 | 2 421 |
| Wholesale trade | 89 | 409 | 944 | 2 195 | 3 637 |
| Retail trade | 34 | 135 | 112 | 141 | 423 |
| Accommodation & food services | 5 | 7 | 42 | 85 | 139 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 13 | 38 | 54 | 470 | 575 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 90 | 198 | 315 | 1 134 | 1 736 |
| Financial & insurance services | 36 | 139 | 331 | 5 019 | 5 525 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 44 | 40 | 117 | 84 | 284 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 869 | 3 741 | 5 301 | 4 243 | 14 155 |
| Administrative & support services | 19 | 99 | 101 | 139 | 358 |
| Public administration & safety | np | 16 | 16 | np | 47 |
| Education & training | np | 47 | 7 | np | 80 |
| Health care & social assistance | 15 | 70 | 84 | 451 | 620 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 15 | 65 | np | 166 |
| Other services | np | 115 | 167 | np | 328 |
| Total | 1 673 | 6 815 | 13 548 | 31 521 | 53 556 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 33 | 95 | 288 | 154 | 570 |
| Mining | 30 | 98 | 681 | 2 779 | 3 589 |
| Manufacturing | 300 | 1 226 | 4 545 | 12 314 | 18 385 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 19 | 39 | 135 | 290 | 483 |
| Construction | 28 | 143 | 321 | 1 437 | 1 929 |
| Wholesale trade | 66 | 404 | 819 | 2 397 | 3 686 |
| Retail trade | 33 | 131 | 130 | 154 | 448 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | 46 | 67 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 10 | 37 | 85 | 463 | 595 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 43 | 178 | 366 | 1 226 | 1 812 |
| Financial & insurance services | 40 | 129 | 227 | 3 357 | 3 752 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 35 | 70 | 89 | 94 | 288 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 729 | 3 633 | 5 564 | 4 012 | 13 938 |
| Administrative & support services | 14 | 82 | 69 | 358 | 523 |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | np | 34 |
| Education & training | 8 | 19 | 11 | - | 38 |
| Health care & social assistance | 14 | 31 | 135 | 117 | 296 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | 77 | np | 119 |
| Other services | np | 100 | 169 | np | 310 |
| Total | 1 436 | 6 428 | 13 737 | 29 262 | 50 863 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
18 Business human resources devoted to R&D, by industry - by employment size: proportions - 2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| 0-4 persons | 5-19 persons | 20-199 persons | 200 or more persons | Total human resources
devoted to R&D |
| % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 5.5 | 16.5 | 45.6 | 32.4 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 0.5 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 84.8 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1.7 | 7.0 | 26.7 | 64.5 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 2.0 | 9.8 | 25.8 | 62.4 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 1.1 | 7.5 | 15.3 | 76.2 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 2.4 | 11.2 | 26.0 | 60.4 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 8.1 | 32.0 | 26.5 | 33.3 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | 3.9 | 5.1 | 30.4 | 60.7 | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 2.3 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 81.6 | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 5.2 | 11.4 | 18.1 | 65.3 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.7 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 90.8 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 15.4 | 13.9 | 41.1 | 29.6 | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 6.1 | 26.4 | 37.5 | 30.0 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 5.4 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 38.8 | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | np | 34.7 | 33.0 | np | 100.0 |
| Education & training | np | 59.0 | 8.6 | np | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 2.4 | 11.3 | 13.6 | 72.7 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 8.7 | 38.8 | np | 100.0 |
| Other services | np | 35.0 | 51.1 | np | 100.0 |
| Total | 3.1 | 12.7 | 25.3 | 58.9 | 100.0 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 5.8 | 16.7 | 50.5 | 27.0 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 0.8 | 2.7 | 19.0 | 77.5 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 6.7 | 24.7 | 67.0 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 3.9 | 8.1 | 28.0 | 60.0 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 1.4 | 7.4 | 16.6 | 74.5 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 1.8 | 10.9 | 22.2 | 65.0 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 7.5 | 29.3 | 28.9 | 34.3 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | 69.6 | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 1.7 | 6.2 | 14.3 | 77.8 | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 2.4 | 9.8 | 20.2 | 67.6 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 1.1 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 89.5 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 12.2 | 24.2 | 30.8 | 32.8 | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 5.2 | 26.1 | 39.9 | 28.8 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 2.6 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 68.5 | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | np | 100.0 |
| Education & training | 21.5 | 48.7 | 29.8 | - | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 4.6 | 10.5 | 45.5 | 39.5 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | 64.1 | np | 100.0 |
| Other services | np | 32.3 | 54.3 | np | 100.0 |
| Total | 2.8 | 12.6 | 27.0 | 57.5 | 100.0 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
19 Business human resources devoted to R&D, by industry - by type of resource - 2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| Researchers | Technicians | Other staff | Total human resources
devoted to R&D |
| PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 186 | 229 | 201 | 615 |
| Mining | 1 240 | 1 883 | 1 502 | 4 625 |
| Manufacturing | 8 415 | 5 411 | 3 356 | 17 181 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 236 | 258 | 149 | 643 |
| Construction | 944 | 1 008 | 469 | 2 421 |
| Wholesale trade | 1 929 | 1 236 | 472 | 3 637 |
| Retail trade | 159 | 184 | 80 | 423 |
| Accommodation & food services | 89 | 33 | 18 | 139 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 257 | 230 | 88 | 575 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1 084 | 497 | 156 | 1 736 |
| Financial & insurance services | 3 569 | 1 348 | 608 | 5 525 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 157 | 85 | 42 | 284 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 8 049 | 4 480 | 1 626 | 14 155 |
| Administrative & support services | 128 | 167 | 63 | 358 |
| Public administration & safety | 14 | 26 | 6 | 47 |
| Education & training | 45 | 29 | 7 | 80 |
| Health care & social assistance | 200 | 294 | 126 | 620 |
| Arts & recreation services | 55 | 72 | 39 | 166 |
| Other services | 187 | 92 | 48 | 328 |
| Total | 26 941 | 17 561 | 9 054 | 53 556 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 167 | 244 | 159 | 570 |
| Mining | 1 047 | 1 381 | 1 161 | 3 589 |
| Manufacturing | 8 996 | 5 941 | 3 449 | 18 385 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 223 | 171 | 90 | 483 |
| Construction | 751 | 837 | 340 | 1 929 |
| Wholesale trade | 1 945 | 1 213 | 527 | 3 686 |
| Retail trade | 172 | 212 | 64 | 448 |
| Accommodation & food services | 24 | 36 | 7 | 67 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 240 | 219 | 136 | 595 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 971 | 630 | 211 | 1 812 |
| Financial & insurance services | 2 466 | 944 | 342 | 3 752 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 136 | 112 | 40 | 288 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 8 097 | 4 254 | 1 587 | 13 938 |
| Administrative & support services | 283 | 180 | 61 | 523 |
| Public administration & safety | 10 | 23 | 2 | 34 |
| Education & training | 22 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| Health care & social assistance | 150 | 104 | 42 | 296 |
| Arts & recreation services | 39 | 44 | 36 | 119 |
| Other services | 172 | 88 | 49 | 310 |
| Total | 25 910 | 16 646 | 8 306 | 50 863 |
|
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
20 Business human resources devoted to R&D, by industry - by type of resource: proportions - 2007-08 and 2008-09(a) |
|
| Researchers | Technicians | Other staff | Total human resources
devoted to R&D |
| % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 30.2 | 37.2 | 32.6 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 26.8 | 40.7 | 32.5 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 49.0 | 31.5 | 19.5 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 36.7 | 40.1 | 23.1 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 39.0 | 41.7 | 19.4 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 53.0 | 34.0 | 13.0 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 37.6 | 43.5 | 18.9 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | 63.7 | 23.3 | 12.9 | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 44.7 | 40.1 | 15.3 | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 62.4 | 28.6 | 9.0 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 64.6 | 24.4 | 11.0 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 55.3 | 30.0 | 14.8 | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 56.9 | 31.7 | 11.5 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 35.8 | 46.6 | 17.6 | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | 30.6 | 55.7 | 13.6 | 100.0 |
| Education & training | 56.0 | 35.6 | 8.3 | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 32.2 | 47.4 | 20.3 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | 33.1 | 43.4 | 23.5 | 100.0 |
| Other services | 57.1 | 28.2 | 14.7 | 100.0 |
| Total | 50.3 | 32.8 | 16.9 | 100.0 |
2007-08(a) |
|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 29.3 | 42.8 | 27.9 | 100.0 |
| Mining | 29.2 | 38.5 | 32.3 | 100.0 |
| Manufacturing | 48.9 | 32.3 | 18.8 | 100.0 |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 46.1 | 35.3 | 18.6 | 100.0 |
| Construction | 38.9 | 43.4 | 17.6 | 100.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 52.8 | 32.9 | 14.3 | 100.0 |
| Retail trade | 38.4 | 47.4 | 14.2 | 100.0 |
| Accommodation & food services | 36.6 | 53.5 | 9.9 | 100.0 |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 40.4 | 36.8 | 22.8 | 100.0 |
| Information media & telecommunications | 53.6 | 34.8 | 11.6 | 100.0 |
| Financial & insurance services | 65.7 | 25.2 | 9.1 | 100.0 |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 47.1 | 38.9 | 14.0 | 100.0 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 58.1 | 30.5 | 11.4 | 100.0 |
| Administrative & support services | 54.1 | 34.3 | 11.6 | 100.0 |
| Public administration & safety | 27.9 | 66.0 | 6.2 | 100.0 |
| Education & training | 57.1 | 32.5 | 10.5 | 100.0 |
| Health care & social assistance | 50.6 | 35.1 | 14.2 | 100.0 |
| Arts & recreation services | 32.7 | 37.0 | 30.2 | 100.0 |
| Other services | 55.5 | 28.5 | 15.9 | 100.0 |
| Total | 50.9 | 32.7 | 16.3 | 100.0 |
|
| (a) 2007-08 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
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