8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2008-09 Quality Declaration 
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1.1 Government expenditure on R&D, summary statistics - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a)

Commonwealth
State/territory
Total
2006-07(a)
2008-09
2006-07(a)
2008-09
2006-07(a)
2008-09
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
Type of expenditure
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings & other structures
51 086
91 693
63 280
71 412
114 366
163 105
Other capital expenditure
181 672
197 929
36 638
41 352
218 310
239 281
Total
232 758
289 622
99 918
112 764
332 676
402 386
Current expenditure
Labour costs
1 034 413
1 098 115
535 768
592 364
1 570 181
1 690 479
Other current expenditure
778 783
864 204
413 791
463 399
1 192 574
1 327 603
Total
1 813 196
1 962 319
949 559
1 055 763
2 762 755
3 018 082
Source of funds
Own funds
1 513 772
1 658 907
556 474
628 304
2 070 246
2 287 211
Other commonwealth government
270 925
297 037
123 498
151 597
394 423
448 634
Other state & local government
47 875
67 439
99 208
100 042
147 083
167 481
Private non-profit organisations
9 280
14 802
29 060
74 334
38 340
89 136
Business
105 863
107 616
59 501
65 877
165 364
173 493
Joint government/business
50 919
42 876
140 631
123 275
191 550
166 151
Universities
10 859
15 308
7 893
5 469
18 752
20 777
Donations & bequests
-
-
8 573
1 426
8 573
1 426
Other Australian
-
43
4 142
465
4 142
508
Overseas
36 461
47 913
20 497
17 738
56 958
65 651
Location of expenditure
New South Wales
368 474
469 506
308 742
310 897
677 216
780 403
Victoria
527 560
554 501
218 605
256 856
746 166
811 357
Queensland
189 677
192 762
237 171
288 010
426 848
480 771
South Australia
301 960
308 136
115 224
132 621
417 183
440 758
Western Australia
98 285
136 649
126 174
137 955
224 459
274 605
Tasmania
113 052
118 523
9 842
6 759
122 894
125 282
Northern Territory
18 360
32 748
27 542
16 243
45 902
48 990
Australian Capital Territory
423 100
435 524
3 653
13 469
426 753
448 993
Overseas
5 486
3 592
2 525
5 717
8 011
9 309
Type of activity
Pure basic research
91 505
94 682
51 325
49 080
142 830
143 762
Strategic basic research
581 286
577 684
241 811
314 484
823 097
892 168
Applied research
1 086 637
1 241 936
627 939
671 534
1 714 576
1 913 470
Experimental development
286 526
337 639
128 402
133 429
414 927
471 068
Total expenditure on R&D
2 045 954
2 251 941
1 049 477
1 168 527
3 095 431
3 420 468
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. Refer to the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

1.2 Government expenditure on R&D, summary statistics: proportions - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a)
Commonwealth
State/territory
TOTAL
2006-07(a)
2008-09
2006-07(a)
2008-09
2006-07(a)
2008-09
%
%
%
%
%
%
Type of expenditure
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings & other structures
2.5
4.1
6.0
6.1
3.7
4.8
Other capital expenditure
8.9
8.8
3.5
3.5
7.1
7.0
Total
11.4
12.9
9.5
9.7
10.7
11.8
Current expenditure
Labour costs
50.6
48.8
51.1
50.7
50.7
49.4
Other current expenditure
38.1
38.4
39.4
39.7
38.5
38.8
Total
88.6
87.1
90.5
90.3
89.3
88.2
Source of funds
Own funds
74.0
73.7
53.0
53.8
66.9
66.9
Other commonwealth government
13.2
13.2
11.8
13.0
12.7
13.1
Other state & local government
2.3
3.0
9.5
8.6
4.8
4.9
Private non-profit organisations
0.5
0.7
2.8
6.4
1.2
2.6
Business
5.2
4.8
5.7
5.6
5.3
5.1
Joint government/business
2.5
1.9
13.4
10.5
6.2
4.9
Universities
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.6
Donations & bequests
-
-
0.8
0.1
0.3
-
Other Australian
-
-
0.4
-
0.1
-
Overseas
1.8
2.1
2.0
1.5
1.8
1.9
Location of expenditure
New South Wales
18.0
20.8
29.4
26.6
21.9
22.8
Victoria
25.8
24.6
20.8
22.0
24.1
23.7
Queensland
9.3
8.6
22.6
24.6
13.8
14.1
South Australia
14.8
13.7
11.0
11.3
13.5
12.9
Western Australia
4.8
6.1
12.0
11.8
7.3
8.0
Tasmania
5.5
5.3
0.9
0.6
4.0
3.7
Northern Territory
0.9
1.5
2.6
1.4
1.5
1.4
Australian Capital Territory
20.7
19.3
0.3
1.2
13.8
13.1
Overseas
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.3
Type of activity
Pure basic research
4.5
4.2
4.9
4.2
4.6
4.2
Strategic basic research
28.4
25.7
23.0
26.9
26.6
26.1
Applied research
53.1
55.1
59.8
57.5
55.4
55.9
Experimental development
14.0
15.0
12.2
11.4
13.4
13.8
Total expenditure on R&D
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. Refer to the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

1.3 Government expenditure on R&D, by field of research(a) - 2008-09
Commonwealth
State/territory
Total
2008-09
2008-09
2008-09
$'000
$'000
$'000
Mathematical sciences
54 749
1 068
55 817
Physical sciences
211 087
129
211 215
Chemical sciences
129 067
2 959
132 025
Earth sciences
193 650
45 772
239 422
Environmental sciences
138 253
139 453
277 706
Biological sciences
210 299
100 837
311 136
Agricultural & veterinary sciences
131 095
413 896
544 992
Information & computing sciences
260 948
29 570
290 518
Engineering
597 031
13 731
610 762
Technology
112 979
14 128
127 107
Medical & health sciences
82 818
368 731
451 549
Built environment & design
13 864
1 575
15 439
Education
3 373
10 563
13 935
Economics
36 076
2 506
38 582
Commerce, management, tourism & services
1 958
3 143
5 101
Studies in human society
38 905
10 812
49 716
Psychology & cognitive sciences
19 035
3 389
22 424
Law & legal studies
12 474
9
12 483
Studies in creative arts & writing
124
1 558
1 682
Language, communication & culture
32
2 263
2 295
History & archaeology
4 124
2 240
6 364
Philosophy & religious studies
-
196
196
Total
2 251 941
1 168 527
3 420 468
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Based on the 2008 edition of the ANZSRC. Previous cycle estimates are available on an ASRC basis only. See Explanatory Notes 24 to 26 for details.

1.4 Government expenditure on R&D, by field of research(a): proportions - 2008-09
Commonwealth
State/territory
Total
2008-09
2008-09
2008-09
%
%
%
Mathematical sciences
2.4
0.1
1.6
Physical sciences
9.4
-
6.2
Chemical sciences
5.7
0.3
3.9
Earth sciences
8.6
3.9
7.0
Environmental sciences
6.1
11.9
8.1
Biological sciences
9.3
8.6
9.1
Agricultural & veterinary sciences
5.8
35.4
15.9
Information & computing sciences
11.6
2.5
8.5
Engineering
26.5
1.2
17.9
Technology
5.0
1.2
3.7
Medical & health sciences
3.7
31.6
13.2
Built environment & design
0.6
0.1
0.5
Education
0.1
0.9
0.4
Economics
1.6
0.2
1.1
Commerce, management, tourism & services
0.1
0.3
0.1
Studies in human society
1.7
0.9
1.5
Psychology & cognitive sciences
0.8
0.3
0.7
Law & legal studies
0.6
-
0.4
Studies in creative arts & writing
-
0.1
-
Language, communication & culture
-
0.2
0.1
History & archaeology
0.2
0.2
0.2
Philosophy & religious studies
-
-
-
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Based on the 2008 edition of the ANZSRC. Previous cycle estimates are available on an ASRC basis only. See Explanatory Notes 24 to 26 for details.

1.5 Government expenditure on R&D, by socio-economic objective(a) - 2008-09
Commonwealth
State/territory
Total
2008-09
2008-09
2008-09
$'000
$'000
$'000
Defence
485 783
221
486 004
Economic development
Plant prod'n & plant primary products
106 919
156 920
263 838
Animal prod'n & animal primary products
52 217
163 652
215 869
Mineral resources (excl. energy)
74 656
29 343
103 999
Energy
139 954
9 269
149 222
Manufacturing
147 372
17 527
164 899
Construction
16 752
647
17 399
Transport
17 730
5 677
23 407
Information & communication services
146 958
9 935
156 894
Commercial services & tourism
7 730
4 982
12 712
Economic framework
47 293
3 271
50 564
Total
757 581
401 223
1 158 804
Society
Health
138 199
405 469
543 668
Education & training
4 557
11 568
16 125
Law, politics & community services
163 698
16 300
179 998
Cultural understanding
5 618
9 682
15 300
Total
312 071
443 020
755 091
Environment
489 933
304 155
794 088
Expanding knowledge
206 574
19 907
226 481
Total
2 251 941
1 168 527
3 420 468
(a) Based on the 2008 edition of the ANZSRC. Previous cycle estimates are available on an ASRC basis only. See Explanatory Notes 24 to 26 for details.

1.6 Government expenditure on R&D, by socio-economic objective(a): proportions - 2008-09
Commonwealth
State/territory
Total
2008-09
2008-09
2008-09
%
%
%
Defence
21.6
-
14.2
Economic development
Plant prod'n & plant primary products
4.7
13.4
7.7
Animal prod'n & animal primary products
2.3
14.0
6.3
Mineral resources (excl. energy)
3.3
2.5
3.0
Energy
6.2
0.8
4.4
Manufacturing
6.5
1.5
4.8
Construction
0.7
0.1
0.5
Transport
0.8
0.5
0.7
Information & communication services
6.5
0.9
4.6
Commercial services & tourism
0.3
0.4
0.4
Economic framework
2.1
0.3
1.5
Total
33.6
34.3
33.9
Society
Health
6.1
34.7
15.9
Education & training
0.2
1.0
0.5
Law, politics & community services
7.3
1.4
5.3
Cultural understanding
0.2
0.8
0.4
Total
13.9
37.9
22.1
Environment
21.8
26.0
23.2
Expanding knowledge
9.2
1.7
6.6
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Based on the 2008 edition of the ANZSRC. Previous cycle estimates are available on an ASRC basis only. See Explanatory Notes 24 to 26 for details.

1.7 Government human resources devoted to R&D, by type of resource - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a)
Commonwealth
State/territory
Total
2006-07(a)
2008-09
2006-07(a)
2008-09
2006-07(a)
2008-09
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
Researchers
4 740
4 549
3 982
3 736
8 721
8 285
Technicians
2 851
3 166
2 244
2 939
5 095
6 105
Other staff
1 891
1 494
1 053
1 159
2 944
2 652
Total human resources devoted to R&D
9 481
9 209
7 279
7 834
16 760
17 042
(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. Refer to the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

1.8 Government human resources devoted to R&D, by type of resource: proportions - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a)
Commonwealth
State/territory
TOTAL
2006-07(a)
2008-09
2006-07(a)
2008-09
2006-07(a)
2008-09
%
%
%
%
%
%
Researchers
50.0
49.4
54.7
47.7
52.0
48.6
Technicians
30.1
34.4
30.8
37.5
30.4
35.8
Other staff
19.9
16.2
14.5
14.8
17.6
15.6
Total human resources devoted to R&D
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. Refer to the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.





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