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1 Expenditure on R&D(a), summary statistics - 2004-05 to 2006-07 |
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| | | Expenditure on R&D | Proportion of total expenditure on R&D | |
| | | 2004-05 | 2005-06(b) | 2006-07 | 2004-05 | 2005-06(b) | 2006-07 | |
| | | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | % | % | % | |
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| Employment size | | | | | | | |
| 0-4 persons | 297 384 | 347 341 | 379 975 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | |
| 5-19 persons | 829 694 | 990 921 | 990 199 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 8.2 | |
| 20-199 persons | 1 810 292 | 2 123 125 | 2 284 380 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 19.0 | |
| 200 or more persons | 5 739 086 | 6 871 642 | 8 380 961 | 66.1 | 66.5 | 69.6 | |
| Type of expenditure | | | | | | | |
| Capital expenditure | | | | | | | |
| | Land, buildings & other structures | 99 724 | 107 258 | 106 151 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| | Other capital expenditure | 451 178 | 582 736 | 685 542 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | |
| | Total | 550 902 | 689 994 | 791 693 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | |
| Current expenditure | | | | | | | |
| | Labour costs | 3 441 573 | 3 891 469 | 4 224 939 | 39.7 | 37.7 | 35.1 | |
| | Other current expenditure | 4 683 981 | 5 751 566 | 7 018 883 | 54.0 | 55.7 | 58.3 | |
| | Total | 8 125 554 | 9 643 035 | 11 243 822 | 93.7 | 93.3 | 93.4 | |
| Source of funds | | | | | | | |
| Own funds | 7 851 827 | 9 445 202 | 10 913 001 | 90.5 | 91.4 | 90.7 | |
| Other business | 195 272 | 222 367 | 310 307 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | |
| Commonwealth government | 335 453 | 388 245 | 421 174 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | |
| State and local government | 30 445 | 31 860 | 74 853 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| Other Australian(c) | 57 992 | 60 948 | 48 083 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
| Overseas | 205 466 | 184 408 | 268 097 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | |
| Location of expenditure | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 3 235 611 | 3 384 742 | 3 812 707 | 37.3 | 32.8 | 31.7 | |
| Victoria | 2 418 126 | 3 012 325 | 3 321 622 | 27.9 | 29.2 | 27.6 | |
| Queensland | 1 073 255 | 1 319 714 | 1 639 889 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.6 | |
| South Australia | 542 508 | 642 595 | 834 419 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 | |
| Western Australia | 1 089 096 | 1 551 980 | 1 934 035 | 12.6 | 15.0 | 16.1 | |
| Tasmania | 78 746 | 80 324 | 102 234 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Northern Territory | 40 715 | 101 566 | 108 616 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 77 503 | 99 295 | 94 178 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Overseas | 120 897 | 140 488 | 187 815 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | |
| Type of activity | | | | | | | |
| Pure basic research | 58 933 | 67 446 | 73 615 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
| Strategic basic research | 319 525 | 422 523 | 662 317 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | |
| Applied research | 2 828 320 | 3 452 600 | 3 932 934 | 32.6 | 33.4 | 32.7 | |
| Experimental development | 5 469 678 | 6 390 461 | 7 366 649 | 63.0 | 61.8 | 61.2 | |
| Total expenditure on R&D | 8 676 456 | 10 333 029 | 12 035 515 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
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| (a) 2004-05 and 2005-06 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
| (b) Changes to the survey scope were implemented in 2005-06 and may impact comparability of previous data. See Explanatory Notes 12 and 13. |
| (c) Includes funding from Joint business/government, Higher education and Private non-profit organisations. |
2 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - values and proportions - 2005-06 and 2006-07 |
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| Expenditure on R&D | Proportion of total expenditure on R&D | |
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | |
| $'000 | $'000 | % | % | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 99 545 | 117 611 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Mining | 1 794 686 | 2 540 723 | 17.4 | 21.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 3 717 741 | 3 780 244 | 36.0 | 31.4 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 113 887 | 147 768 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
| Construction | 401 898 | 399 765 | 3.9 | 3.3 | |
| Wholesale trade | 675 923 | 822 184 | 6.5 | 6.8 | |
| Retail trade | 47 730 | 73 488 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 117 552 | 117 350 | 1.1 | 1.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 445 954 | 787 311 | 4.3 | 6.5 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 913 218 | 1 002 507 | 8.8 | 8.3 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 17 677 | 34 822 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 1 805 095 | 2 012 209 | 17.5 | 16.7 | |
| Administrative & support services | 59 537 | 70 301 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Public administration & safety | 9 523 | np | 0.1 | np | |
| Education & training | np | 7 780 | np | 0.1 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 40 924 | 41 054 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 16 730 | 16 654 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Other services | 41 313 | 44 687 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Total | 10 333 029 | 12 035 515 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
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| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
3 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - by employment size |
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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 | |
2006-07 | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 13 730 | 22 702 | 39 565 | 41 614 | 117 611 | |
| Mining | 45 052 | 154 139 | 270 488 | 2 071 044 | 2 540 723 | |
| Manufacturing | 86 864 | 166 700 | 739 500 | 2 787 180 | 3 780 244 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 3 091 | 8 817 | 8 463 | 127 397 | 147 768 | |
| Construction | 5 162 | 15 475 | 77 537 | 301 591 | 399 765 | |
| Wholesale trade | 14 439 | 50 434 | 142 754 | 614 557 | 822 184 | |
| Retail trade | 3 067 | 12 951 | 16 709 | 40 761 | 73 488 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 2 116 | 5 300 | 15 511 | 94 423 | 117 350 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 11 105 | 17 023 | 49 120 | 710 063 | 787 311 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 13 087 | 15 558 | 49 165 | 924 697 | 1 002 507 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 6 541 | 8 291 | 7 584 | 12 406 | 34 822 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 163 318 | 476 773 | 821 440 | 550 678 | 2 012 209 | |
| Administrative & support services | 1 807 | 5 691 | 10 603 | 52 200 | 70 301 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | 1 219 | 1 012 | np | np | |
| Education & training | np | 2 321 | np | - | 7 780 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 2 097 | 12 461 | 12 609 | 13 887 | 41 054 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 831 | 1 037 | np | np | 16 654 | |
| Other services | np | 13 307 | 14 796 | np | 44 687 | |
| Total | 379 975 | 990 199 | 2 284 380 | 8 380 961 | 12 035 515 | |
2005-06 | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 11 332 | 12 926 | 35 123 | 40 164 | 99 545 | |
| Mining | 44 074 | 118 411 | 260 636 | 1 371 565 | 1 794 686 | |
| Manufacturing | 71 631 | 183 802 | 734 561 | 2 727 747 | 3 717 741 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 4 282 | 6 156 | 5 251 | 98 198 | 113 887 | |
| Construction | 7 987 | 15 299 | 59 486 | 319 126 | 401 898 | |
| Wholesale trade | 19 721 | 49 175 | 120 034 | 486 993 | 675 923 | |
| Retail trade | 1 906 | 14 048 | 14 523 | 17 253 | 47 730 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 8 107 | 6 429 | 14 175 | 88 841 | 117 552 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 4 959 | 22 572 | 42 294 | 376 129 | 445 954 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 13 836 | 19 427 | 65 545 | 814 410 | 913 218 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 5 192 | np | 6 455 | np | 17 677 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 140 169 | 507 113 | 714 602 | 443 211 | 1 805 095 | |
| Administrative & support services | 5 052 | 6 189 | 9 870 | 38 426 | 59 537 | |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | np | np | 9 523 | |
| Education & training | 943 | 1 042 | np | - | np | |
| Health care & social assistance | 2 601 | 10 054 | 17 764 | 10 505 | 40 924 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 933 | 2 014 | np | np | 16 730 | |
| Other services | np | 11 370 | 13 589 | np | 41 313 | |
| Total | 347 341 | 990 921 | 2 123 125 | 6 871 642 | 10 333 029 | |
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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 |
4 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - by employment size: proportions |
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| 0-4 persons | 5-19 persons | 20-199 persons | 200 or more persons | Total expenditure on R&D | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
2006-07 | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 11.7 | 19.3 | 33.6 | 35.4 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 1.8 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 81.5 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.3 | 4.4 | 19.6 | 73.7 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 2.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 86.2 | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 1.3 | 3.9 | 19.4 | 75.4 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 1.8 | 6.1 | 17.4 | 74.7 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 4.2 | 17.6 | 22.7 | 55.5 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 1.8 | 4.5 | 13.2 | 80.5 | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1.4 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 90.2 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 92.2 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 18.8 | 23.8 | 21.8 | 35.6 | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 8.1 | 23.7 | 40.8 | 27.4 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 2.6 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 74.3 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | np | 29.8 | np | - | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 5.1 | 30.4 | 30.7 | 33.8 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 5.0 | 6.2 | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Other services | np | 29.8 | 33.1 | np | 100.0 | |
| Total | 3.2 | 8.2 | 19.0 | 69.6 | 100.0 | |
2005-06 | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 11.4 | 13.0 | 35.3 | 40.3 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 2.5 | 6.6 | 14.5 | 76.4 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.9 | 4.9 | 19.8 | 73.4 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 86.2 | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 2.0 | 3.8 | 14.8 | 79.4 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 2.9 | 7.3 | 17.8 | 72.0 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 4.0 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 36.1 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 6.9 | 5.5 | 12.1 | 75.6 | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1.1 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 84.3 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 1.5 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 89.2 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 29.4 | np | 36.5 | np | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 7.8 | 28.1 | 39.6 | 24.6 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 8.5 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 64.5 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | np | np | np | - | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 6.4 | 24.6 | 43.4 | 25.7 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 5.6 | 12.0 | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Other services | np | 27.5 | 32.9 | np | 100.0 | |
| Total | 3.4 | 9.6 | 20.5 | 66.5 | 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 |
5 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - by type of expenditure |
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| 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 | |
2006-07 | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 3 600 | 6 839 | 10 439 | 37 246 | 69 926 | 107 172 | 117 611 | |
| Mining | 7 135 | 194 045 | 201 180 | 331 901 | 2 007 642 | 2 339 543 | 2 540 723 | |
| Manufacturing | 46 770 | 219 542 | 266 312 | 1 571 827 | 1 942 105 | 3 513 932 | 3 780 244 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 7 646 | 31 391 | 39 038 | 40 029 | 68 701 | 108 730 | 147 768 | |
| Construction | 5 797 | 9 823 | 15 620 | 87 884 | 296 260 | 384 145 | 399 765 | |
| Wholesale trade | 5 994 | 43 913 | 49 907 | 331 176 | 441 101 | 772 277 | 822 184 | |
| Retail trade | 262 | 1 629 | 1 892 | 38 587 | 33 010 | 71 596 | 73 488 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | np | np | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 1 422 | 7 152 | 8 574 | 52 446 | 56 330 | 108 776 | 117 350 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1 443 | 16 764 | 18 207 | 208 193 | 560 911 | 769 104 | 787 311 | |
| Financial & insurance services | np | np | 53 894 | 295 571 | 653 042 | 948 613 | 1 002 507 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 731 | 4 681 | 5 412 | 12 679 | 16 731 | 29 410 | 34 822 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 17 693 | 87 358 | 105 051 | 1 131 484 | 775 674 | 1 907 158 | 2 012 209 | |
| Administrative & support services | 182 | 2 809 | 2 991 | 32 478 | 34 832 | 67 310 | 70 301 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | 2 038 | np | np | np | |
| Education & training | np | np | 1 267 | 4 776 | 1 737 | 6 513 | 7 780 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 218 | 2 856 | 3 074 | 18 846 | 19 134 | 37 980 | 41 054 | |
| Arts & recreation services | - | 799 | 799 | np | np | 15 855 | 16 654 | |
| Other services | 2 186 | 3 891 | 6 078 | 17 575 | 21 035 | 38 609 | 44 687 | |
| Total | 106 151 | 685 542 | 791 693 | 4 224 939 | 7 018 883 | 11 243 822 | 12 035 515 | |
2005-06 | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 2 808 | 4 712 | 7 520 | 30 558 | 61 467 | 92 025 | 99 545 | |
| Mining | 14 164 | 120 559 | 134 723 | 284 343 | 1 375 620 | 1 659 963 | 1 794 686 | |
| Manufacturing | 41 924 | 242 717 | 284 641 | 1 499 425 | 1 933 675 | 3 433 100 | 3 717 741 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 6 283 | 23 592 | 29 875 | 32 091 | 51 921 | 84 012 | 113 887 | |
| Construction | 3 152 | 6 416 | 9 568 | 75 604 | 316 726 | 392 330 | 401 898 | |
| Wholesale trade | 4 021 | 36 264 | 40 285 | 315 666 | 319 972 | 635 638 | 675 923 | |
| Retail trade | 382 | 1 374 | 1 756 | 23 984 | 21 989 | 45 974 | 47 730 | |
| Accommodation & food services | - | np | np | np | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 504 | 14 197 | 14 701 | 37 247 | 65 604 | 102 851 | 117 552 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 2 320 | 11 717 | 14 036 | 178 477 | 253 441 | 431 918 | 445 954 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 3 889 | 31 851 | 35 740 | 319 222 | 558 256 | 877 478 | 913 218 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 142 | 1 871 | 2 013 | 7 156 | 8 508 | 15 664 | 17 677 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 21 768 | 68 642 | 90 410 | 1 007 806 | 706 879 | 1 714 685 | 1 805 095 | |
| Administrative & support services | 942 | 4 203 | 5 145 | 31 498 | 22 894 | 54 392 | 59 537 | |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | np | 3 630 | np | np | 9 523 | |
| Education & training | np | 287 | np | np | np | 2 603 | np | |
| Health care & social assistance | 2 366 | 2 708 | 5 073 | 17 976 | 17 874 | 35 851 | 40 924 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | 1 624 | 5 665 | 9 441 | 15 106 | 16 730 | |
| Other services | np | np | 9 864 | 15 050 | 16 399 | 31 449 | 41 313 | |
| Total | 107 258 | 582 736 | 689 994 | 3 891 469 | 5 751 566 | 9 643 035 | 10 333 029 | |
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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 |
6 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - by type of expenditure: proportions |
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| Capital expenditure | Current expenditure | | |
| Land, buildings & other structures | Other capital expenditure | Total | Labour costs | Other current expenditure | Total | Total expenditure on R&D | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
2006-07 | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 3.1 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 31.7 | 59.5 | 91.1 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 0.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 13.1 | 79.0 | 92.1 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 41.6 | 51.4 | 93.0 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 5.2 | 21.2 | 26.4 | 27.1 | 46.5 | 73.6 | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 22.0 | 74.1 | 96.1 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 0.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 40.3 | 53.6 | 93.9 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 52.5 | 44.9 | 97.4 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | np | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 1.2 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 44.7 | 48.0 | 92.7 | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 26.4 | 71.2 | 97.7 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | np | np | 5.4 | 29.5 | 65.1 | 94.6 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 2.1 | 13.4 | 15.5 | 36.4 | 48.0 | 84.5 | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 0.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 56.2 | 38.5 | 94.8 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 0.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 46.2 | 49.5 | 95.7 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | np | np | 16.3 | 61.4 | 22.3 | 83.7 | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 45.9 | 46.6 | 92.5 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | - | 4.8 | 4.8 | np | np | 95.2 | 100.0 | |
| Other services | 4.9 | 8.7 | 13.6 | 39.3 | 47.1 | 86.4 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 0.9 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 35.1 | 58.3 | 93.4 | 100.0 | |
2005-06 | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 2.8 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 30.7 | 61.7 | 92.4 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 0.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 15.8 | 76.6 | 92.5 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 40.3 | 52.0 | 92.3 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 5.5 | 20.7 | 26.2 | 28.2 | 45.6 | 73.8 | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 18.8 | 78.8 | 97.6 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 0.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 46.7 | 47.3 | 94.0 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 50.3 | 46.1 | 96.3 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | - | np | np | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 0.4 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 31.7 | 55.8 | 87.5 | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 40.0 | 56.8 | 96.9 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 35.0 | 61.1 | 96.1 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 0.8 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 40.5 | 48.1 | 88.6 | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 1.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 55.8 | 39.2 | 95.0 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 1.6 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 52.9 | 38.5 | 91.4 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | np | 38.1 | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | np | np | np | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 5.8 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 43.9 | 43.7 | 87.6 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | 9.7 | 33.9 | 56.4 | 90.3 | 100.0 | |
| Other services | np | np | 23.9 | 36.4 | 39.7 | 76.1 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 1.0 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 37.7 | 55.7 | 93.3 | 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 |
7 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - by source of funds |
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| Own funds | Other business | Commonwealth government | State & local government | Other Australian(a) | Overseas | Total expenditure on R&D | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
2006-07 | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 100 385 | 2 726 | 7 073 | 3 858 | np | np | 117 611 | |
| Mining | 2 460 056 | np | 5 115 | np | - | np | 2 540 723 | |
| Manufacturing | 3 419 973 | 49 835 | 153 851 | 29 975 | 4 855 | 121 754 | 3 780 244 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 136 586 | 4 944 | 5 607 | np | np | np | 147 768 | |
| Construction | 385 303 | 7 970 | np | - | - | np | 399 765 | |
| Wholesale trade | 711 041 | np | 23 984 | np | np | 19 022 | 822 184 | |
| Retail trade | 70 786 | np | 1 056 | np | - | - | 73 488 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | - | - | - | - | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | np | - | np | - | - | - | 117 350 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 783 066 | np | 2 105 | np | - | np | 787 311 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 994 698 | 5 378 | 2 101 | np | np | - | 1 002 507 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 31 483 | 268 | 2 025 | - | np | np | 34 822 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 1 522 568 | 97 033 | 204 150 | 28 153 | 38 154 | 122 151 | 2 012 209 | |
| Administrative & support services | 69 052 | np | np | - | - | - | 70 301 | |
| Public administration & safety | 4 989 | np | - | - | - | np | np | |
| Education & training | 7 482 | - | 298 | - | - | - | 7 780 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 27 418 | 4 930 | 5 318 | np | np | - | 41 054 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 16 654 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 654 | |
| Other services | 40 593 | np | 1 941 | np | 707 | np | 44 687 | |
| Total | 10 913 001 | 310 307 | 421 174 | 74 853 | 48 083 | 268 097 | 12 035 515 | |
2005-06 | |
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| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 84 419 | 1 443 | 7 471 | 1 911 | np | np | 99 545 | |
| Mining | 1 739 103 | np | 3 545 | 282 | np | np | 1 794 686 | |
| Manufacturing | 3 463 295 | 41 709 | 142 495 | 3 785 | 9 433 | 57 025 | 3 717 741 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 107 595 | 1 671 | np | 1 510 | np | np | 113 887 | |
| Construction | 391 380 | 6 925 | 3 016 | np | np | np | 401 898 | |
| Wholesale trade | 642 780 | 2 769 | 14 400 | np | np | 15 522 | 675 923 | |
| Retail trade | 44 088 | 1 775 | 1 770 | np | np | - | 47 730 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | - | - | - | - | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 116 383 | np | 502 | - | np | np | 117 552 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 437 564 | 2 130 | 3 531 | np | - | np | 445 954 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 903 146 | 6 684 | 2 574 | np | np | - | 913 218 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 13 265 | 381 | 2 592 | np | np | np | 17 677 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 1 335 340 | 107 643 | 197 749 | 21 360 | 42 732 | 100 272 | 1 805 095 | |
| Administrative & support services | 57 093 | np | 2 124 | np | np | np | 59 537 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | - | - | - | np | 9 523 | |
| Education & training | 2 579 | - | np | - | - | - | np | |
| Health care & social assistance | 33 016 | 468 | 2 983 | np | np | np | 40 924 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 16 236 | np | np | - | - | - | 16 730 | |
| Other services | 37 721 | 1 176 | 617 | 375 | 1 424 | - | 41 313 | |
| Total | 9 445 202 | 222 367 | 388 245 | 31 860 | 60 948 | 184 408 | 10 333 029 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) Includes funding from Joint business/government, Higher education and Private non-profit organisations. |
8 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - by source of funds: proportions |
| |
| Own funds | Other business | Commonwealth government | State & local government | Other Australian(a) | Overseas | Total expenditure on R&D | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
2006-07 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 85.4 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 3.3 | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 96.8 | np | 0.2 | np | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 90.5 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 92.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 96.4 | 2.0 | np | - | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 86.5 | np | 2.9 | np | np | 2.3 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 96.3 | np | 1.4 | np | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | np | - | np | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 99.5 | np | 0.3 | np | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 99.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | np | np | - | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 90.4 | 0.8 | 5.8 | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 75.7 | 4.8 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 98.2 | np | np | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | - | - | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | 96.2 | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 66.8 | 12.0 | 13.0 | np | np | - | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 100.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Other services | 90.8 | np | 4.3 | np | 1.6 | np | 100.0 | |
| Total | 90.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 100.0 | |
2005-06 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 84.8 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 1.9 | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 96.9 | np | 0.2 | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 93.2 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 94.5 | 1.5 | np | 1.3 | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 97.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 95.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | np | np | 2.3 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 92.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | np | np | - | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 99.0 | np | 0.4 | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 98.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | np | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 98.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | np | np | - | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 75.0 | 2.2 | 14.7 | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 74.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 95.9 | np | 3.6 | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | - | - | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | np | - | np | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 80.7 | 1.1 | 7.3 | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 97.0 | np | np | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Other services | 91.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.4 | - | 100.0 | |
| Total | 91.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 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) Includes funding from Joint business/government, Higher education and Private non-profit organisations |
9 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - by location |
| |
| NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Overseas | Total expenditure on R&D | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
2006-07 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 28 306 | 8 190 | 19 056 | 15 492 | 29 895 | 15 389 | np | np | 295 | 117 611 | |
| Mining | 508 704 | 150 864 | 430 540 | 239 687 | 1 169 772 | 5 077 | 34 545 | np | np | 2 540 723 | |
| Manufacturing | 967 679 | 1 521 698 | 363 780 | 335 251 | 357 794 | 46 561 | np | np | 104 824 | 3 780 244 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 60 504 | 26 972 | 32 520 | np | 13 686 | np | np | np | np | 147 768 | |
| Construction | 101 002 | 69 214 | 147 815 | np | 49 424 | np | np | np | 2 019 | 399 765 | |
| Wholesale trade | 321 584 | 334 845 | 76 577 | 36 542 | 42 745 | 304 | np | np | 3 284 | 822 184 | |
| Retail trade | 15 189 | 46 328 | 4 248 | 4 389 | 1 777 | 545 | np | np | 459 | 73 488 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | 5 029 | np | np | np | - | - | - | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 62 050 | 26 942 | 16 933 | 6 250 | 502 | np | - | np | np | 117 350 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 321 317 | 340 643 | 67 209 | 18 066 | 26 473 | np | np | 4 403 | 2 274 | 787 311 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 671 429 | 230 307 | 41 646 | 10 143 | np | - | np | np | np | 1 002 507 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 15 262 | 11 159 | 5 054 | np | 3 134 | np | - | - | np | 34 822 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 652 947 | 493 486 | 407 771 | 120 427 | 187 066 | 24 024 | 1 843 | 59 385 | 65 261 | 2 012 209 | |
| Administrative & support services | 48 538 | 9 754 | 7 643 | np | 1 403 | - | np | 984 | 781 | 70 301 | |
| Public administration & safety | 3 177 | np | np | np | - | - | - | - | np | np | |
| Education & training | 4 183 | np | 1 092 | np | np | - | - | np | - | 7 780 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 19 844 | 11 811 | 3 935 | np | 3 905 | np | - | - | 797 | 41 054 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | np | - | np | - | - | - | - | 16 654 | |
| Other services | 10 112 | 20 115 | 6 499 | 5 208 | 1 472 | np | - | - | np | 44 687 | |
| Total | 3 812 707 | 3 321 622 | 1 639 889 | 834 419 | 1 934 035 | 102 234 | 108 616 | 94 178 | 187 815 | 12 035 515 | |
2005-06 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 37 852 | 7 965 | 14 771 | 6 147 | 18 844 | 13 416 | np | np | np | 99 545 | |
| Mining | 427 823 | 178 280 | 350 607 | 73 422 | 730 647 | np | 29 580 | np | 1 331 | 1 794 686 | |
| Manufacturing | 960 346 | 1 451 425 | 367 923 | 347 932 | 378 030 | 43 005 | np | np | 90 529 | 3 717 741 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 42 323 | 18 989 | 31 715 | np | 10 273 | np | - | np | np | 113 887 | |
| Construction | 87 511 | 72 352 | 86 071 | 11 745 | 135 380 | 833 | np | np | 705 | 401 898 | |
| Wholesale trade | 270 746 | 266 037 | 44 074 | 45 056 | 43 273 | np | np | 4 019 | 2 239 | 675 923 | |
| Retail trade | 15 264 | 22 530 | 3 755 | 3 384 | 2 155 | np | - | np | 196 | 47 730 | |
| Accommodation & food services | 422 | np | np | np | np | np | - | - | - | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 43 632 | 47 077 | 13 924 | 5 922 | 5 241 | - | - | np | np | 117 552 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 224 649 | 182 890 | 12 800 | 9 366 | 8 351 | np | np | 4 379 | np | 445 954 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 628 136 | 211 465 | 20 654 | 8 035 | 39 040 | np | np | np | 4 524 | 913 218 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 6 673 | 4 973 | 2 686 | np | 3 020 | np | - | - | np | 17 677 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 574 819 | 479 366 | 341 246 | 114 432 | 173 247 | 17 851 | 5 657 | 63 106 | 35 370 | 1 805 095 | |
| Administrative & support services | 29 353 | 13 080 | 13 471 | 491 | 1 703 | - | np | np | np | 59 537 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | np | - | - | - | - | - | 9 523 | |
| Education & training | 848 | np | np | - | - | - | np | np | - | np | |
| Health care & social assistance | 20 962 | 11 928 | 5 052 | 1 030 | np | - | - | - | np | 40 924 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 13 794 | 1 544 | np | - | - | - | - | np | 16 730 | |
| Other services | 10 667 | 20 501 | 4 403 | 3 861 | 1 410 | np | - | - | np | 41 313 | |
| Total | 3 384 742 | 3 012 325 | 1 319 714 | 642 595 | 1 551 980 | 80 324 | 101 566 | 99 295 | 140 488 | 10 333 029 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
10 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - by location: proportions |
| |
| NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Overseas | Total expenditure on R & D | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
2006-07 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 24.1 | 7.0 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 25.4 | 13.1 | np | np | 0.3 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 20.0 | 5.9 | 16.9 | 9.4 | 46.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 25.6 | 40.3 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 1.2 | np | np | 2.8 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 40.9 | 18.3 | 22.0 | np | 9.3 | np | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 25.3 | 17.3 | 37.0 | np | 12.4 | np | np | np | 0.5 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 39.1 | 40.7 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | - | np | np | 0.4 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 20.7 | 63.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | np | np | 0.6 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | 36.0 | np | np | np | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 52.9 | 23.0 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | np | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 40.8 | 43.3 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | np | np | 0.6 | 0.3 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 67.0 | 23.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | np | - | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 43.8 | 32.0 | 14.5 | np | 9.0 | np | - | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 32.4 | 24.5 | 20.3 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 69.0 | 13.9 | 10.9 | np | 2.0 | - | np | 1.4 | 1.1 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | np | - | - | - | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | 53.8 | np | 14.0 | np | np | - | - | np | - | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 48.3 | 28.8 | 9.6 | np | 9.5 | np | - | - | 1.9 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | np | - | np | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Other services | 22.6 | 45.0 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 3.3 | np | - | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Total | 31.7 | 27.6 | 13.6 | 6.9 | 16.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 100.0 | |
2005-06 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 38.0 | 8.0 | 14.8 | 6.2 | 18.9 | 13.5 | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 23.8 | 9.9 | 19.5 | 4.1 | 40.7 | np | 1.6 | np | 0.1 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 25.8 | 39.0 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 1.2 | np | np | 2.4 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 37.2 | 16.7 | 27.8 | np | 9.0 | np | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 21.8 | 18.0 | 21.4 | 2.9 | 33.7 | 0.2 | np | np | 0.2 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 40.1 | 39.4 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.4 | np | np | 0.6 | 0.3 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 32.0 | 47.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 4.5 | np | - | np | 0.4 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | 3.8 | np | np | np | np | np | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 37.1 | 40.0 | 11.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | - | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 50.4 | 41.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | np | np | 1.0 | np | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 68.8 | 23.2 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 4.3 | np | np | np | 0.5 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 37.7 | 28.1 | 15.2 | np | 17.1 | np | - | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 31.8 | 26.6 | 18.9 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 49.3 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | - | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | np | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | np | np | np | - | - | - | np | np | - | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 51.2 | 29.1 | 12.3 | 2.5 | np | - | - | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 82.5 | 9.2 | np | - | - | - | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Other services | 25.8 | 49.6 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 3.4 | np | - | - | np | 100.0 | |
| Total | 32.8 | 29.2 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 15.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 100.0 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
11 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - by type of activity |
| |
| Pure basic research | Strategic basic research | Applied research | Experimental development | Total expenditure on R&D | |
| $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | |
2006-07 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1 253 | 8 747 | 44 340 | 63 272 | 117 611 | |
| Mining | 8 359 | 177 701 | 924 697 | 1 429 966 | 2 540 723 | |
| Manufacturing | 23 816 | 166 824 | 1 172 069 | 2 417 535 | 3 780 244 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 1 425 | 33 145 | 42 212 | 70 987 | 147 768 | |
| Construction | 2 343 | 14 206 | 133 479 | 249 737 | 399 765 | |
| Wholesale trade | 3 740 | 20 959 | 195 209 | 602 276 | 822 184 | |
| Retail trade | 1 275 | 6 577 | 39 868 | 25 768 | 73 488 | |
| Accommodation & food services | - | - | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | np | np | 40 618 | 65 363 | 117 350 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 705 | 20 651 | 160 120 | 605 835 | 787 311 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 3 473 | 37 762 | 257 794 | 703 478 | 1 002 507 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 498 | 1 539 | 11 390 | 21 395 | 34 822 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 23 912 | 149 865 | 841 604 | 996 828 | 2 012 209 | |
| Administrative & support services | np | np | 38 031 | 29 956 | 70 301 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | 173 | 2 053 | 2 838 | np | |
| Education & training | - | np | np | 6 615 | 7 780 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 1 709 | 7 389 | 14 012 | 17 944 | 41 054 | |
| Arts & recreation services | - | np | 3 133 | np | 16 654 | |
| Other services | 918 | 3 134 | 9 874 | 30 761 | 44 687 | |
| Total | 73 615 | 662 317 | 3 932 934 | 7 366 649 | 12 035 515 | |
2005-06 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1 602 | 12 296 | 48 539 | 37 108 | 99 545 | |
| Mining | 8 615 | 100 294 | 724 888 | 960 889 | 1 794 686 | |
| Manufacturing | 21 346 | 124 349 | 1 074 188 | 2 497 858 | 3 717 741 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 283 | 8 114 | 45 416 | 60 073 | 113 887 | |
| Construction | 1 119 | 3 920 | 134 723 | 262 136 | 401 898 | |
| Wholesale trade | 2 317 | 14 515 | 193 506 | 465 585 | 675 923 | |
| Retail trade | 881 | 5 761 | 18 157 | 22 931 | 47 730 | |
| Accommodation & food services | - | np | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | np | np | 53 066 | 59 376 | 117 552 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1 622 | 16 918 | 155 928 | 271 486 | 445 954 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 3 322 | 17 703 | 172 698 | 719 495 | 913 218 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | np | np | 6 695 | 10 249 | 17 677 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 22 455 | 104 019 | 761 775 | 916 846 | 1 805 095 | |
| Administrative & support services | 698 | 3 118 | 34 542 | 21 179 | 59 537 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | 613 | 1 227 | np | 9 523 | |
| Education & training | - | np | 1 270 | 1 565 | np | |
| Health care & social assistance | 1 758 | 3 174 | 15 138 | 20 854 | 40 924 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 598 | np | 15 201 | 16 730 | |
| Other services | 906 | 1 592 | 9 135 | 29 680 | 41 313 | |
| Total | 67 446 | 422 523 | 3 452 600 | 6 390 461 | 10 333 029 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
12 Expenditure on R&D, by industry - by type of activity: proportions |
| |
| Pure basic research | Strategic basic research | Applied research | Experimental development | Total expenditure on R&D | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
2006-07 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1.1 | 7.4 | 37.7 | 53.8 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 0.3 | 7.0 | 36.4 | 56.3 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 0.6 | 4.4 | 31.0 | 64.0 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 1.0 | 22.4 | 28.6 | 48.0 | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 0.6 | 3.6 | 33.4 | 62.5 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 0.5 | 2.5 | 23.7 | 73.3 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 1.7 | 8.9 | 54.3 | 35.1 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | - | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | np | np | 34.6 | 55.7 | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 0.1 | 2.6 | 20.3 | 76.9 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.3 | 3.8 | 25.7 | 70.2 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 1.4 | 4.4 | 32.7 | 61.4 | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 1.2 | 7.4 | 41.8 | 49.5 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | np | np | 54.1 | 42.6 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | - | np | np | 85.0 | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 4.2 | 18.0 | 34.1 | 43.7 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | - | np | 18.8 | np | 100.0 | |
| Other services | 2.1 | 7.0 | 22.1 | 68.8 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 0.6 | 5.5 | 32.7 | 61.2 | 100.0 | |
2005-06 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1.6 | 12.4 | 48.8 | 37.3 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 0.5 | 5.6 | 40.4 | 53.5 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 0.6 | 3.3 | 28.9 | 67.2 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 0.2 | 7.1 | 39.9 | 52.7 | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 0.3 | 1.0 | 33.5 | 65.2 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 0.3 | 2.1 | 28.6 | 68.9 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 1.8 | 12.1 | 38.0 | 48.0 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | - | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | np | np | 45.1 | 50.5 | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 0.4 | 3.8 | 35.0 | 60.9 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.4 | 1.9 | 18.9 | 78.8 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | np | np | 37.9 | 58.0 | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 1.2 | 5.8 | 42.2 | 50.8 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 1.2 | 5.2 | 58.0 | 35.6 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | 6.4 | 12.9 | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | - | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 4.3 | 7.8 | 37.0 | 51.0 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 3.6 | np | 90.9 | 100.0 | |
| Other services | 2.2 | 3.9 | 22.1 | 71.8 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 0.7 | 4.1 | 33.4 | 61.8 | 100.0 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
13 Expenditure on R&D(a), by research field - values and proportions - 2004-05 to 2006-07 |
| |
| | Expenditure on R&D | Proportion of total expenditure on R&D | |
| | 2004-05 | 2005-06(b) | 2006-07 | 2004-05 | 2005-06(b) | 2006-07 | |
| | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | % | % | % | |
| |
| Mathematical sciences | 14 002 | 18 345 | 47 658 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| Physical sciences | 39 405 | 25 034 | 45 656 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| Chemical sciences | 207 403 | 234 051 | 247 206 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | |
| Earth sciences | 126 403 | 170 742 | 170 143 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | |
| Biological sciences | 183 794 | 174 508 | 193 069 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| Information, computing & communication sciences | | | | | | | |
| Information systems | 865 637 | 896 423 | 1 423 615 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 11.8 | |
| Computer software | 963 008 | 1 148 255 | 1 227 444 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.2 | |
| Other information, computing & comm. sciences | 200 439 | 202 773 | 178 489 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| Information, computing & comm. sciences n.e.c.(c) | 254 345 | 255 863 | 336 379 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
| Total | 2 283 430 | 2 503 314 | 3 165 927 | 26.3 | 24.2 | 26.3 | |
| Engineering & technology | | | | | | | |
| Industrial biotechnology & food sciences | 269 023 | 251 622 | 279 672 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |
| Manufacturing engineering | 539 246 | 598 926 | 568 197 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | |
| Automotive engineering | 733 933 | 761 478 | 848 824 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | |
| Mechanical & industrial engineering | 253 018 | 331 668 | 330 979 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | |
| Resources engineering | 1 033 476 | 1 617 025 | 2 172 055 | 11.9 | 15.6 | 18.0 | |
| Civil engineering | 313 891 | 403 548 | 448 749 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | |
| Electrical & electronic engineering | 232 114 | 253 919 | 267 757 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | |
| Metallurgy | 351 862 | 404 112 | 526 013 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | |
| Materials engineering | 262 900 | 307 923 | 283 283 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | |
| Communications technologies | 395 032 | 480 097 | 333 813 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | |
| Other engineering & technology | 115 413 | 127 419 | 205 282 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | |
| Engineering & technology n.e.c.(c) | 474 882 | 549 880 | 600 770 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | |
| Total | 4 974 790 | 6 087 618 | 6 865 394 | 57.3 | 58.9 | 57.0 | |
| Agricultural, veterinary & environmental sciences | 244 290 | 382 954 | 428 309 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | |
| Architecture, urban environment & building | 22 648 | 26 591 | 45 213 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| Medical & health sciences | | | | | | | |
| Pharmacology & pharmaceutical sciences | 143 080 | 217 150 | 229 110 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | |
| Clinical sciences | 156 157 | 193 446 | 210 827 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |
| Medical & health sciences n.e.c.(c) | 237 367 | 242 366 | 322 278 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| Total | 536 604 | 652 963 | 762 215 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | |
| Education | 6 785 | 8 173 | 11 404 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Economics | 5 915 | 9 189 | 11 360 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Commerce, management, tourism & services | 23 415 | 23 294 | 32 594 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| Policy & political science | np | 537 | np | np | - | np | |
| Studies in human society | 823 | 363 | 951 | - | - | - | |
| Behavioural & cognitive sciences | 862 | 1 240 | 1 447 | - | - | - | |
| Law, justice & law enforcement | np | 1 091 | 2 150 | np | - | - | |
| Journalism, librarianship & curatorial studies | np | np | np | np | np | np | |
| The arts | 5 190 | 12 561 | 3 952 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | |
| Language & culture | 41 | 351 | np | - | - | np | |
| History & archaeology | np | np | np | np | np | np | |
| Philosophy & religion | np | - | - | np | - | - | |
| Total | 8 676 456 | 10 333 029 | 12 035 515 | 100.0 | 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) 2004-05 and 2005-06 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
| (b) Changes to the survey scope were implemented in 2005-06 and may impact comparability of previous data. See Explanatory Notes 12 and 13. |
| (c) For the purposes of output, the ABS has grouped some research fields. These groupings are denoted with not elsewhere classified (n.e.c.). |
14 Expenditure on R&D(a), by socio-economic objective - values and proportions - 2004-05 to 2006-07 |
| |
| | | Expenditure on R&D | Proportion of total expenditure on R&D | |
| | | 2004-05 | 2005-06(b) | 2006-07 | 2004-05 | 2005-06(b) | 2006-07 | |
| | | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | % | % | % | |
| |
| Defence | 278 020 | 330 009 | 378 951 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | |
| Economic development | | | | | | | |
| Plant production & plant primary products | 108 243 | 148 130 | 146 444 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | |
| Animal production & animal primary products | 58 590 | 95 800 | 106 896 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
| Mineral resources (excl. energy) | | | | | | | |
| | Primary mining & extraction processes | 451 219 | 592 581 | 733 384 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | |
| | First stage treatment of ores & minerals | 299 765 | 369 265 | 638 461 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 5.3 | |
| | Mineral resources (excl. energy) n.e.c.(c) | 100 451 | 129 185 | 121 061 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |
| | Total | 851 435 | 1 091 031 | 1 492 906 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 12.4 | |
| Energy resources | 642 576 | 1 049 423 | 1 353 874 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 11.2 | |
| Energy supply | 251 725 | 337 802 | 441 534 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | |
| Manufacturing | | | | | | | |
| | Processed food products & beverages | 340 116 | 322 756 | 398 639 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | |
| | Wood, wood products & paper | 117 069 | 142 270 | 127 721 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | |
| | Human pharmaceutical products | 456 392 | 504 683 | 587 094 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | |
| | Industrial chemicals & related products | 176 824 | 204 335 | 174 128 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | |
| | Basic metal products (incl. smelting) | 119 538 | 246 434 | 228 706 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | |
| | Fabricated metal products | 161 691 | 196 288 | 203 403 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | |
| | Transport equipment | 843 057 | 917 435 | 1 022 092 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 8.5 | |
| | Computer hardware & electronic equipment | 164 491 | 164 665 | 134 647 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | |
| | Communication equipment | 126 103 | 111 908 | 98 439 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| | Instrumentation | 77 288 | 66 606 | 51 040 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
| | Machinery & equipment | 261 057 | 265 154 | 261 249 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | |
| | Other manufactured products | 175 707 | 200 585 | 211 346 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |
| | Manufacturing n.e.c.(c) | 240 665 | 235 465 | 246 301 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | |
| | Total | 3 259 997 | 3 578 585 | 3 744 805 | 37.6 | 34.6 | 31.1 | |
| Construction | 365 076 | 474 716 | 487 753 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | |
| Transport | 175 285 | 199 530 | 174 704 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | |
| Information & communication services | | | | | | | |
| | Computer software & services | 784 847 | 865 533 | 1 107 718 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 9.2 | |
| | Communication services | 427 150 | 521 245 | 764 082 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.3 | |
| | Information & communication services n.e.c.(c) | 26 729 | 37 018 | 43 210 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| | Total | 1 238 726 | 1 423 796 | 1 915 010 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 15.9 | |
| Commercial services & tourism | | | | | | | |
| | Finance, property & business services | 844 094 | 823 469 | 901 307 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | |
| | Other commercial services | 69 840 | 72 360 | 118 781 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | |
| | Commercial services & tourism n.e.c.(c) | 104 770 | 158 586 | 161 121 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| | Total | 1 018 704 | 1 054 415 | 1 181 210 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 9.8 | |
| Economic framework | 20 284 | 26 400 | 31 123 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Total | 7 990 642 | 9 479 628 | 11 076 258 | 92.1 | 91.7 | 92.0 | |
| Society | | | | | | | |
| Health | 281 971 | 351 102 | 401 977 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
| Education & training | 14 224 | 16 559 | 21 399 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Social development & community services | 39 946 | 55 814 | 39 379 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| Total | 336 140 | 423 475 | 462 754 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | |
| Environment | | | | | | | |
| Environmental policy frameworks & other aspects | 8 572 | 6 763 | 13 101 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Environmental management | 57 891 | 86 195 | 98 196 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Total | 66 463 | 92 958 | 111 297 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
| Non-oriented research | 5 191 | 6 960 | 6 255 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Total | 8 676 456 | 10 333 029 | 12 035 515 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| |
| (a) 2004-05 and 2005-06 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
| (b) Changes to the survey scope were implemented in 2005-06 and may impact comparability of previous data. See Explanatory Notes 12 and 13. |
| (c) For the purposes of output, the ABS has grouped some socio-economic objectives. These groupings are denoted with not elsewhere classified (n.e.c.). |
15 Human resources devoted to R&D(a), summary statistics - 2004-05 to 2006-07 |
| |
| | Human resources devoted to R&D | Proportion of total human resources devoted to R&D | |
| | 2004-05 | 2005-06(b) | 2006-07 | 2004-05 | 2005-06(b) | 2006-07 | |
| | PYE | PYE | PYE | % | % | % | |
| |
| Employment size | | | | | | | |
| 0-4 persons | 1 585 | 1 359 | 1 312 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | |
| 5-19 persons | 5 823 | 5 918 | 5 882 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.8 | |
| 20-199 persons | 11 610 | 11 771 | 12 908 | 28.7 | 27.1 | 28.0 | |
| 200 or more persons | 21 439 | 24 444 | 25 925 | 53.0 | 56.2 | 56.3 | |
| Type of resource | | | | | | | |
| Researchers | 22 773 | 23 784 | 24 849 | 56.3 | 54.7 | 54.0 | |
| Technicians | 11 871 | 13 536 | 14 575 | 29.3 | 31.1 | 31.7 | |
| Other staff | 5 814 | 6 171 | 6 603 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.3 | |
| Total human resources devoted to R&D | 40 458 | 43 491 | 46 027 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| |
| (a) 2004-05 and 2005-06 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
| (b) Changes to the survey scope were implemented in 2005-06 and may impact comparability of previous data. See Explanatory Notes 12 and 13. |
16 Human resources devoted to R&D, by industry - values and proportions - 2005-06 and 2006-07 |
| |
| Human resources devoted to R&D | Proportion of total human resources devoted to R&D | |
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | |
| PYE | PYE | % | % | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 508 | 611 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
| Mining | 2 669 | 2 861 | 6.1 | 6.2 | |
| Manufacturing | 17 108 | 17 765 | 39.3 | 38.6 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 427 | 523 | 1.0 | 1.1 | |
| Construction | 897 | 970 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| Wholesale trade | 3 495 | 3 524 | 8.0 | 7.7 | |
| Retail trade | 332 | 490 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 454 | 500 | 1.0 | 1.1 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1 710 | 1 819 | 3.9 | 4.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 2 681 | 2 462 | 6.2 | 5.3 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 99 | 171 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 12 032 | 13 144 | 27.7 | 28.6 | |
| Administrative & support services | 391 | 379 | 0.9 | 0.8 | |
| Public administration & safety | 44 | np | 0.1 | np | |
| Education & training | np | 106 | np | 0.2 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 245 | 272 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 79 | 78 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Other services | 245 | 272 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Total | 43 491 | 46 027 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
17 Human resources devoted to R&D, by industry - by employment size |
| |
| 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 | |
2006-07 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 18 | 105 | 199 | 289 | 611 | |
| Mining | 27 | 104 | 465 | 2 265 | 2 861 | |
| Manufacturing | 250 | 1 125 | 4 419 | 11 971 | 17 765 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | np | np | 44 | 439 | 523 | |
| Construction | 19 | 110 | 264 | 578 | 970 | |
| Wholesale trade | 77 | 385 | 894 | 2 168 | 3 524 | |
| Retail trade | np | 133 | 143 | np | 490 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 15 | 40 | 77 | 369 | 500 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 22 | 154 | 431 | 1 212 | 1 819 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 33 | 122 | 185 | 2 122 | 2 462 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 31 | 57 | 51 | 31 | 171 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 719 | 3 270 | 5 324 | 3 831 | 13 144 | |
| Administrative & support services | 20 | 48 | 74 | 237 | 379 | |
| Public administration & safety | - | 6 | np | np | np | |
| Education & training | np | 27 | np | - | 106 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 12 | 56 | 102 | 102 | 272 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | np | np | 78 | |
| Other services | np | 103 | 124 | np | 272 | |
| Total | 1 312 | 5 882 | 12 908 | 25 925 | 46 027 | |
2005-06 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 18 | 94 | 146 | 250 | 508 | |
| Mining | 21 | 96 | 333 | 2 220 | 2 669 | |
| Manufacturing | 242 | 1 132 | 4 254 | 11 481 | 17 108 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 12 | 33 | 34 | 348 | 427 | |
| Construction | 29 | 116 | 134 | 619 | 897 | |
| Wholesale trade | 67 | 360 | 840 | 2 228 | 3 495 | |
| Retail trade | 20 | 152 | 84 | 76 | 332 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 13 | 49 | 35 | 357 | 454 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 43 | 163 | 351 | 1 154 | 1 710 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 31 | 154 | 195 | 2 301 | 2 681 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 29 | np | 41 | np | 99 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 779 | 3 317 | 4 981 | 2 955 | 12 032 | |
| Administrative & support services | 18 | 44 | 82 | 248 | 391 | |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | np | np | 44 | |
| Education & training | 10 | 10 | np | - | np | |
| Health care & social assistance | 6 | 53 | 96 | 89 | 245 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 14 | np | np | 79 | |
| Other services | np | 99 | 104 | np | 245 | |
| Total | 1 359 | 5 918 | 11 771 | 24 444 | 43 491 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
18 Human resources devoted to R&D, by industry - by employment size: proportions |
| |
| 0-4 persons | 5-19 persons | 20-199 persons | 200 or more persons | Total human resources devoted to R&D | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
2006-07 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 2.9 | 17.2 | 32.5 | 47.3 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 1.0 | 3.6 | 16.2 | 79.2 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 6.3 | 24.9 | 67.4 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | np | np | 8.4 | 84.1 | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 1.9 | 11.3 | 27.2 | 59.6 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 2.2 | 10.9 | 25.4 | 61.5 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | np | 27.2 | 29.1 | np | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 2.9 | 7.9 | 15.4 | 73.8 | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1.2 | 8.5 | 23.7 | 66.7 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 1.3 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 86.2 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 18.4 | 33.6 | 29.9 | 18.1 | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 5.5 | 24.9 | 40.5 | 29.1 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 5.3 | 12.8 | 19.4 | 62.6 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | np | 25.5 | np | - | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 4.4 | 20.5 | 37.7 | 37.5 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Other services | np | 37.8 | 45.4 | np | 100.0 | |
| Total | 2.9 | 12.8 | 28.0 | 56.3 | 100.0 | |
2005-06 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 3.4 | 18.5 | 28.8 | 49.3 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 0.8 | 3.6 | 12.5 | 83.2 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 6.6 | 24.9 | 67.1 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 2.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 81.5 | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 3.2 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 69.0 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 1.9 | 10.3 | 24.0 | 63.7 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 5.9 | 45.8 | 25.3 | 23.0 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | - | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 2.8 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 78.6 | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 2.5 | 9.5 | 20.5 | 67.5 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 1.1 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 85.8 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 29.6 | np | 40.9 | np | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 6.5 | 27.6 | 41.4 | 24.6 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 4.5 | 11.2 | 20.8 | 63.4 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | - | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | np | np | np | - | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 2.6 | 21.8 | 39.4 | 36.2 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | np | 17.1 | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Other services | np | 40.6 | 42.4 | np | 100.0 | |
| Total | 3.1 | 13.6 | 27.1 | 56.2 | 100.0 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
19 Human resources devoted to R&D, by industry - by type of resource |
| |
| Researchers | Technicians | Other staff | Total human resources devoted to R&D | |
| PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE | |
2006-07 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 200 | 266 | 145 | 611 | |
| Mining | 994 | 1 190 | 677 | 2 861 | |
| Manufacturing | 9 441 | 5 352 | 2 972 | 17 765 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 340 | 122 | 61 | 523 | |
| Construction | 409 | 413 | 148 | 970 | |
| Wholesale trade | 2 035 | 1 053 | 435 | 3 524 | |
| Retail trade | 246 | 197 | 46 | 490 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 228 | 178 | 93 | 500 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 958 | 731 | 129 | 1 819 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 1 508 | 573 | 381 | 2 462 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 67 | 75 | 28 | 171 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 7 847 | 3 970 | 1 327 | 13 144 | |
| Administrative & support services | 176 | 151 | 52 | 379 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | 14 | np | np | |
| Education & training | 66 | 33 | 7 | 106 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 124 | 112 | 36 | 272 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 32 | np | np | 78 | |
| Other services | 133 | 91 | 49 | 272 | |
| Total | 24 849 | 14 575 | 6 603 | 46 027 | |
2005-06 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 203 | 184 | 121 | 508 | |
| Mining | 1 201 | 980 | 488 | 2 669 | |
| Manufacturing | 9 008 | 5 255 | 2 845 | 17 108 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 272 | 107 | 48 | 427 | |
| Construction | 303 | 384 | 209 | 897 | |
| Wholesale trade | 1 899 | 1 189 | 407 | 3 495 | |
| Retail trade | 137 | 137 | 58 | 332 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | np | np | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 243 | 140 | 71 | 454 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 1 058 | 525 | 127 | 1 710 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 1 677 | 588 | 417 | 2 681 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 62 | 24 | 13 | 99 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 7 193 | 3 597 | 1 242 | 12 032 | |
| Administrative & support services | 214 | 136 | 42 | 391 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | 27 | np | 44 | |
| Education & training | 16 | np | 5 | np | |
| Health care & social assistance | 110 | 113 | 22 | 245 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 24 | 50 | 5 | 79 | |
| Other services | 120 | 81 | 44 | 245 | |
| Total | 23 784 | 13 536 | 6 171 | 43 491 | |
| |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
20 Human resources devoted to R&D, by industry - by type of resource: proportions |
| |
| Researchers | Technicians | Other staff | Total human resources devoted to R&D | |
| % | % | % | % | |
2006-07 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 32.8 | 43.5 | 23.7 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 34.7 | 41.6 | 23.7 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 53.1 | 30.1 | 16.7 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 65.1 | 23.3 | 11.6 | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 42.2 | 42.5 | 15.3 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 57.8 | 29.9 | 12.4 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 50.3 | 40.2 | 9.5 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 45.7 | 35.7 | 18.7 | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 52.7 | 40.2 | 7.1 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 61.3 | 23.3 | 15.5 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 39.4 | 44.0 | 16.6 | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 59.7 | 30.2 | 10.1 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 46.4 | 39.9 | 13.8 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | 62.6 | 30.8 | 6.6 | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 45.7 | 41.1 | 13.1 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 40.9 | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Other services | 48.8 | 33.4 | 17.9 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 54.0 | 31.7 | 14.3 | 100.0 | |
2005-06 | |
| |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 39.9 | 36.3 | 23.8 | 100.0 | |
| Mining | 45.0 | 36.7 | 18.3 | 100.0 | |
| Manufacturing | 52.7 | 30.7 | 16.6 | 100.0 | |
| Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 63.6 | 25.1 | 11.2 | 100.0 | |
| Construction | 33.8 | 42.8 | 23.4 | 100.0 | |
| Wholesale trade | 54.3 | 34.0 | 11.6 | 100.0 | |
| Retail trade | 41.3 | 41.1 | 17.5 | 100.0 | |
| Accommodation & food services | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 53.6 | 30.8 | 15.6 | 100.0 | |
| Information media & telecommunications | 61.9 | 30.7 | 7.4 | 100.0 | |
| Financial & insurance services | 62.5 | 21.9 | 15.5 | 100.0 | |
| Rental, hiring & real estate services | 62.0 | 24.5 | 13.5 | 100.0 | |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 59.8 | 29.9 | 10.3 | 100.0 | |
| Administrative & support services | 54.6 | 34.7 | 10.7 | 100.0 | |
| Public administration & safety | np | 61.2 | np | 100.0 | |
| Education & training | np | np | np | 100.0 | |
| Health care & social assistance | 45.1 | 46.0 | 8.9 | 100.0 | |
| Arts & recreation services | 30.0 | 63.4 | 6.6 | 100.0 | |
| Other services | 49.0 | 33.0 | 18.0 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 54.7 | 31.1 | 14.2 | 100.0 | |
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| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
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