8111.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Higher Education Organisations, Australia, 2010 Quality Declaration 
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1 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by type of expenditure - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
2010
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings and other structures
94 238
157 196
76 004
8 227
19 532
14 609
1 726
178 515
550 047
Other capital expenditure
78 332
56 906
56 142
13 986
17 783
6 169
290
28 806
258 415
Total
172 570
214 102
132 146
22 214
37 315
20 778
2 015
207 321
808 462
Current expenditure
Labour costs
1 047 792
893 006
634 562
208 477
275 184
54 686
28 770
176 942
3 319 418
Scholarships
167 899
156 151
81 084
40 329
45 223
11 456
1 646
27 958
531 746
Other current expenditure
1 000 843
968 114
632 362
273 912
320 165
43 314
43 002
261 660
3 543 372
Total
2 216 534
2 017 271
1 348 007
522 718
640 571
109 456
73 419
466 560
7 394 537
Total
2 389 104
2 231 374
1 480 154
544 932
677 887
130 234
75 434
673 881
8 202 999
2008(a)
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings and other structures
145 109
127 970
48 070
19 183
31 116
21 149
15
55 533
448 146
Other capital expenditure
68 771
54 018
52 476
7 619
23 766
5 288
256
47 965
260 159
Total
213 881
181 988
100 546
26 802
54 882
26 437
271
103 498
708 305
Current expenditure
Labour costs
835 741
713 401
440 183
196 163
264 107
46 168
19 005
181 416
2 696 184
Scholarships
136 479
146 017
67 228
34 362
37 595
10 145
1 293
24 011
457 131
Other current expenditure
844 968
858 372
453 517
247 754
305 539
45 902
25 503
200 352
2 981 906
Total
1 817 188
1 717 790
960 927
478 279
607 241
102 215
45 801
405 779
6 135 221
Total
2 031 069
1 899 778
1 061 473
505 080
662 123
128 652
46 073
509 277
6 843 526
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

2 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by type of expenditure: proportions - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
2010
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings and other structures
3.9
7.0
5.1
1.5
2.9
11.2
2.3
26.5
6.7
Other capital expenditure
3.3
2.6
3.8
2.6
2.6
4.7
0.4
4.3
3.2
Total
7.2
9.6
8.9
4.1
5.5
16.0
2.7
30.8
9.9
Current expenditure
Labour costs
43.9
40.0
42.9
38.3
40.6
42.0
38.1
26.3
40.5
Scholarships
7.0
7.0
5.5
7.4
6.7
8.8
2.2
4.1
6.5
Other current expenditure
41.9
43.4
42.7
50.3
47.2
33.3
57.0
38.8
43.2
Total
92.8
90.4
91.1
95.9
94.5
84.0
97.3
69.2
90.1
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2008(a)
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings and other structures
7.1
6.7
4.5
3.8
4.7
16.4
-
10.9
6.5
Other capital expenditure
3.4
2.8
4.9
1.5
3.6
4.1
0.6
9.4
3.8
Total
10.5
9.6
9.5
5.3
8.3
20.5
0.6
20.3
10.4
Current expenditure
Labour costs
41.1
37.6
41.5
38.8
39.9
35.9
41.3
35.6
39.4
Scholarships
6.7
7.7
6.3
6.8
5.7
7.9
2.8
4.7
6.7
Other current expenditure
41.6
45.2
42.7
49.1
46.1
35.7
55.4
39.3
43.6
Total
89.5
90.4
90.5
94.7
91.7
79.5
99.4
79.7
89.6
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

3 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by source of funds - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
2010
Australian competitive grants
Commonwealth schemes
351 592
339 678
260 377
110 522
102 811
16 915
12 760
99 550
1 294 205
Other schemes
18 890
12 383
10 240
3 622
15 575
864
4 367
182
66 123
Total
370 482
352 061
270 618
114 145
118 385
17 779
17 127
99 731
1 360 328
General university funds
1 368 564
1 271 610
810 472
227 464
359 164
55 078
38 292
506 173
4 636 818
Other commonwealth government
348 596
326 334
138 761
113 288
118 143
26 925
2 785
33 906
1 108 738
State and local government
84 930
101 331
123 711
36 446
42 681
14 940
12 975
6 597
423 611
Business
93 112
100 117
55 418
32 197
26 492
12 082
3 670
12 183
335 271
Donations, bequests and foundations
65 669
18 271
34 197
11 508
5 667
1 871
170
2 824
140 177
Other Australian
3 048
8 342
6 063
1 201
373
-
-
-
19 027
Overseas
54 702
53 307
40 914
8 685
6 980
1 558
416
12 468
179 030
Total
2 389 104
2 231 374
1 480 154
544 932
677 887
130 234
75 434
673 881
8 202 999
2008(a)
Australian competitive grants
Commonwealth schemes
304 262
324 068
197 592
95 509
98 305
24 715
4 549
93 870
1 142 870
Other schemes
24 558
16 246
9 624
5 233
3 546
2 527
8
184
61 926
Total
328 820
340 314
207 216
100 742
101 850
27 242
4 556
94 055
1 204 796
General university funds
1 149 313
940 220
541 048
214 441
319 328
64 141
29 172
362 960
3 620 624
Other commonwealth government
324 545
318 586
97 928
106 537
113 587
10 257
4 315
25 565
1 001 321
State and local government
71 688
128 735
77 596
37 330
63 201
12 972
5 383
6 084
402 989
Business
75 758
105 571
70 060
25 221
41 254
9 896
1 563
8 832
338 156
Donations, bequests and foundations
29 831
15 869
27 269
11 565
6 760
3 557
80
972
95 902
Other Australian
1 123
25 579
11 865
124
2 021
-
292
-
41 004
Overseas
49 990
24 904
28 491
9 120
14 122
587
712
10 810
138 736
Total
2 031 069
1 899 778
1 061 473
505 080
662 123
128 652
46 073
509 277
6 843 526
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

4 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by source of funds: proportions - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
2010
Australian competitive grants
Commonwealth schemes
14.7
15.2
17.6
20.3
15.2
13.0
16.9
14.8
15.8
Other schemes
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.7
2.3
0.7
5.8
-
0.8
Total
15.5
15.8
18.3
20.9
17.5
13.7
22.7
14.8
16.6
General university funds
57.3
57.0
54.8
41.7
53.0
42.3
50.8
75.1
56.5
Other commonwealth government
14.6
14.6
9.4
20.8
17.4
20.7
3.7
5.0
13.5
State and local government
3.6
4.5
8.4
6.7
6.3
11.5
17.2
1.0
5.2
Business
3.9
4.5
3.7
5.9
3.9
9.3
4.9
1.8
4.1
Donations, bequests and foundations
2.7
0.8
2.3
2.1
0.8
1.4
0.2
0.4
1.7
Other Australian
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.1
-
-
-
0.2
Overseas
2.3
2.4
2.8
1.6
1.0
1.2
0.6
1.9
2.2
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2008(a)
Australian competitive grants
Commonwealth schemes
15.0
17.1
18.6
18.9
14.8
19.2
9.9
18.4
16.7
Other schemes
1.2
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.5
2.0
-
-
0.9
Total
16.2
17.9
19.5
19.9
15.4
21.2
9.9
18.5
17.6
General university funds
56.6
49.5
51.0
42.5
48.2
49.9
63.3
71.3
52.9
Other commonwealth government
16.0
16.8
9.2
21.1
17.2
8.0
9.4
5.0
14.6
State and local government
3.5
6.8
7.3
7.4
9.5
10.1
11.7
1.2
5.9
Business
3.7
5.6
6.6
5.0
6.2
7.7
3.4
1.7
4.9
Donations, bequests and foundations
1.5
0.8
2.6
2.3
1.0
2.8
0.2
0.2
1.4
Other Australian
0.1
1.3
1.1
-
0.3
-
0.6
-
0.6
Overseas
2.5
1.3
2.7
1.8
2.1
0.5
1.5
2.1
2.0
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

5 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by type of activity - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
2010
Pure basic research
612 383
678 456
209 321
125 584
178 866
24 759
1 004
221 859
2 052 232
Strategic basic research
476 199
363 641
351 355
145 281
111 180
29 722
3 109
172 477
1 652 965
Applied research
1 072 110
1 060 560
765 026
241 601
339 166
68 066
58 044
231 194
3 835 767
Experimental development
228 411
128 716
154 451
32 466
48 675
7 686
13 277
48 351
662 034
Total
2 389 104
2 231 374
1 480 154
544 932
677 887
130 234
75 434
673 881
8 202 999
2008(a)
Pure basic research
626 737
675 507
150 461
136 677
134 314
24 321
620
209 899
1 958 537
Strategic basic research
423 918
312 493
270 465
111 749
129 958
32 614
1 856
130 253
1 413 305
Applied research
742 224
793 973
523 893
202 382
336 511
65 603
43 597
136 685
2 844 867
Experimental development
238 189
117 804
116 654
54 272
61 340
6 115
-
32 440
626 816
Total
2 031 069
1 899 778
1 061 473
505 080
662 123
128 652
46 073
509 277
6 843 526
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

6 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by type of activity: proportions - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
2010
Pure basic research
25.6
30.4
14.1
23.0
26.4
19.0
1.3
32.9
25.0
Strategic basic research
19.9
16.3
23.7
26.7
16.4
22.8
4.1
25.6
20.2
Applied research
44.9
47.5
51.7
44.3
50.0
52.3
76.9
34.3
46.8
Experimental development
9.6
5.8
10.4
6.0
7.2
5.9
17.6
7.2
8.1
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2008(a)
Pure basic research
30.9
35.6
14.2
27.1
20.3
18.9
1.3
41.2
28.6
Strategic basic research
20.9
16.4
25.5
22.1
19.6
25.4
4.0
25.6
20.7
Applied research
36.5
41.8
49.4
40.1
50.8
51.0
94.6
26.8
41.6
Experimental development
11.7
6.2
11.0
10.7
9.3
4.8
-
6.4
9.2
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

7 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by fields of research - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
2010
Mathematical Sciences
43 047
36 571
23 580
11 026
10 482
2 307
27
23 296
150 337
Physical Sciences
75 102
56 111
26 387
14 256
17 406
2 384
754
71 501
263 901
Chemical Sciences
84 450
76 429
55 737
28 920
18 275
5 447
606
23 473
293 338
Earth Sciences
45 644
36 183
41 541
14 070
22 982
12 662
147
33 673
206 903
Environmental Sciences
39 263
38 410
88 697
21 401
24 516
10 652
14 220
14 808
251 967
Biological Sciences
179 107
194 175
199 909
42 007
60 500
18 724
4 085
52 799
751 305
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
76 636
41 992
73 518
41 792
40 537
20 527
6 063
6 832
307 897
Information and Computing Sciences
118 554
136 047
43 656
11 774
23 084
7 855
344
17 267
358 582
Engineering
246 252
212 456
150 967
37 751
86 236
2 785
986
34 804
772 237
Technology
26 259
56 406
40 508
17 504
5 493
665
16
10 259
157 110
Medical and Health Sciences
740 902
706 473
365 043
206 567
177 527
28 102
30 292
96 316
2 351 222
Built Environment and Design
17 457
50 622
15 544
8 965
12 840
824
200
847
107 299
Education
93 440
78 468
46 102
17 000
45 389
3 465
7 189
23 396
314 449
Economics
76 022
64 575
15 635
5 036
14 878
1 284
880
40 532
218 841
Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
103 190
100 037
85 655
15 454
25 578
1 647
1 668
18 828
352 057
Studies in Human Society
89 605
112 209
67 804
20 383
35 674
3 173
3 936
99 957
432 741
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
93 019
54 331
46 007
13 965
19 013
2 168
101
11 634
240 237
Law and Legal Studies
41 647
34 629
26 846
1 317
6 566
695
1 359
24 729
137 788
Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
43 898
32 083
16 075
5 062
6 507
1 253
933
16 542
122 353
Language, Communication and Culture
73 203
56 740
35 145
8 481
14 950
2 437
979
20 617
212 551
History and Archaeology
37 526
31 466
10 159
1 565
6 381
819
619
24 137
112 672
Philosophy and Religious Studies
44 882
24 961
5 641
637
3 071
359
28
7 634
87 213
Total
2 389 104
2 231 374
1 480 154
544 932
677 887
130 234
75 434
673 881
8 202 999
2008(a)
Mathematical Sciences
46 806
31 707
16 682
7 124
11 453
979
-
18 877
133 628
Physical Sciences
79 769
45 839
19 786
7 416
17 833
851
461
53 898
225 853
Chemical Sciences
75 247
66 849
48 247
23 661
18 452
4 602
833
19 591
257 483
Earth Sciences
42 766
33 747
26 452
16 791
29 653
12 923
278
32 566
195 176
Environmental Sciences
38 083
34 925
46 544
18 201
24 843
10 503
10 695
12 155
195 947
Biological Sciences
145 986
253 534
130 252
34 673
63 004
19 186
4 162
45 732
696 528
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
88 004
40 114
45 191
31 356
48 118
20 649
1 122
6 241
280 795
Information and Computing Sciences
63 438
72 490
34 352
14 995
28 712
1 182
107
15 567
230 844
Engineering
186 981
175 757
120 417
34 452
54 175
3 252
1 701
18 361
595 097
Technology
46 123
34 984
42 363
21 515
22 176
367
117
10 713
178 358
Medical and Health Sciences
657 278
598 703
289 659
185 418
213 369
30 185
6 737
90 711
2 072 060
Built Environment and Design
22 377
28 570
9 749
5 199
8 276
997
44
964
76 177
Education
64 527
58 424
34 316
16 974
26 283
2 589
8 310
7 724
219 148
Economics
34 988
58 071
13 626
8 362
13 516
3 234
1 361
31 026
164 184
Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
80 937
88 102
49 780
14 898
19 362
4 385
1 633
8 690
267 788
Studies in Human Society
77 555
85 546
49 519
24 517
23 977
5 967
5 261
65 585
337 926
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
103 547
39 903
25 611
9 672
14 451
1 699
257
6 927
202 067
Law and Legal Studies
27 324
26 348
14 529
5 907
3 189
884
128
7 485
85 794
Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
26 834
17 768
13 837
8 671
2 388
1 393
741
12 263
83 896
Language, Communication and Culture
57 552
58 850
18 612
8 744
10 146
832
1 428
14 552
170 716
History and Archaeology
39 200
34 523
7 723
4 626
7 096
1 351
614
24 715
119 848
Philosophy and Religious Studies
25 747
15 021
4 227
1 907
1 651
644
83
4 932
54 211
Total
2 031 069
1 899 778
1 061 473
505 080
662 123
128 652
46 073
509 277
6 843 526
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

8 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by fields of research: proportions - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
2010
Mathematical Sciences
1.8
1.6
1.6
2.0
1.5
1.8
-
3.5
1.8
Physical Sciences
3.1
2.5
1.8
2.6
2.6
1.8
1.0
10.6
3.2
Chemical Sciences
3.5
3.4
3.8
5.3
2.7
4.2
0.8
3.5
3.6
Earth Sciences
1.9
1.6
2.8
2.6
3.4
9.7
0.2
5.0
2.5
Environmental Sciences
1.6
1.7
6.0
3.9
3.6
8.2
18.9
2.2
3.1
Biological Sciences
7.5
8.7
13.5
7.7
8.9
14.4
5.4
7.8
9.2
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
3.2
1.9
5.0
7.7
6.0
15.8
8.0
1.0
3.8
Information and Computing Sciences
5.0
6.1
2.9
2.2
3.4
6.0
0.5
2.6
4.4
Engineering
10.3
9.5
10.2
6.9
12.7
2.1
1.3
5.2
9.4
Technology
1.1
2.5
2.7
3.2
0.8
0.5
-
1.5
1.9
Medical and Health Sciences
31.0
31.7
24.7
37.9
26.2
21.6
40.2
14.3
28.7
Built Environment and Design
0.7
2.3
1.1
1.6
1.9
0.6
0.3
0.1
1.3
Education
3.9
3.5
3.1
3.1
6.7
2.7
9.5
3.5
3.8
Economics
3.2
2.9
1.1
0.9
2.2
1.0
1.2
6.0
2.7
Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
4.3
4.5
5.8
2.8
3.8
1.3
2.2
2.8
4.3
Studies in Human Society
3.8
5.0
4.6
3.7
5.3
2.4
5.2
14.8
5.3
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
3.9
2.4
3.1
2.6
2.8
1.7
0.1
1.7
2.9
Law and Legal Studies
1.7
1.6
1.8
0.2
1.0
0.5
1.8
3.7
1.7
Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
1.8
1.4
1.1
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.2
2.5
1.5
Language, Communication and Culture
3.1
2.5
2.4
1.6
2.2
1.9
1.3
3.1
2.6
History and Archaeology
1.6
1.4
0.7
0.3
0.9
0.6
0.8
3.6
1.4
Philosophy and Religious Studies
1.9
1.1
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.3
-
1.1
1.1
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2008(a)
Mathematical Sciences
2.3
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.7
0.8
-
3.7
2.0
Physical Sciences
3.9
2.4
1.9
1.5
2.7
0.7
1.0
10.6
3.3
Chemical Sciences
3.7
3.5
4.5
4.7
2.8
3.6
1.8
3.8
3.8
Earth Sciences
2.1
1.8
2.5
3.3
4.5
10.0
0.6
6.4
2.9
Environmental Sciences
1.9
1.8
4.4
3.6
3.8
8.2
23.2
2.4
2.9
Biological Sciences
7.2
13.3
12.3
6.9
9.5
14.9
9.0
9.0
10.2
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
4.3
2.1
4.3
6.2
7.3
16.1
2.4
1.2
4.1
Information and Computing Sciences
3.1
3.8
3.2
3.0
4.3
0.9
0.2
3.1
3.4
Engineering
9.2
9.3
11.3
6.8
8.2
2.5
3.7
3.6
8.7
Technology
2.3
1.8
4.0
4.3
3.3
0.3
0.3
2.1
2.6
Medical and Health Sciences
32.4
31.5
27.3
36.7
32.2
23.5
14.6
17.8
30.3
Built Environment and Design
1.1
1.5
0.9
1.0
1.2
0.8
0.1
0.2
1.1
Education
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.4
4.0
2.0
18.0
1.5
3.2
Economics
1.7
3.1
1.3
1.7
2.0
2.5
3.0
6.1
2.4
Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
4.0
4.6
4.7
2.9
2.9
3.4
3.5
1.7
3.9
Studies in Human Society
3.8
4.5
4.7
4.9
3.6
4.6
11.4
12.9
4.9
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
5.1
2.1
2.4
1.9
2.2
1.3
0.6
1.4
3.0
Law and Legal Studies
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.2
0.5
0.7
0.3
1.5
1.3
Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
1.3
0.9
1.3
1.7
0.4
1.1
1.6
2.4
1.2
Language, Communication and Culture
2.8
3.1
1.8
1.7
1.5
0.6
3.1
2.9
2.5
History and Archaeology
1.9
1.8
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.3
4.9
1.8
Philosophy and Religious Studies
1.3
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.2
1.0
0.8
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

9 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by socio-economic objective - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
2010
Defence
15 240
7 224
10 577
17 471
3 368
149
-
10 076
64 105
Economic development
Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
35 086
25 474
47 669
39 022
29 578
14 506
435
6 642
198 413
Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
33 242
25 184
32 388
6 814
11 844
9 706
5
1 674
120 858
Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources)
28 899
20 843
46 461
13 278
28 716
7 632
133
2 093
148 054
Energy
66 467
52 188
56 130
11 310
27 632
838
332
14 318
229 214
Manufacturing
95 456
167 352
109 995
19 360
13 618
3 380
13
16 956
426 129
Construction
34 839
39 927
23 699
6 796
7 100
523
179
2 837
115 900
Transport
31 012
36 636
21 667
7 151
5 251
681
-
2 731
105 130
Information and Communication Services
77 190
112 002
45 883
15 327
25 065
4 215
238
22 367
302 287
Commercial Services and Tourism
41 782
46 225
49 474
5 337
19 175
462
710
3 210
166 374
Economic Framework
109 376
116 917
46 901
19 252
23 509
2 009
1 343
49 570
368 878
Total
553 347
642 749
480 266
143 647
191 489
43 953
3 387
122 397
2 181 235
Society
Health
748 772
849 508
462 328
227 343
200 455
30 966
32 071
106 256
2 657 700
Education and Training
85 033
119 890
49 502
20 804
34 882
4 433
5 512
38 125
358 181
Law, Politics and Community Services
106 151
123 334
88 435
23 303
20 415
5 017
3 778
92 668
463 101
Cultural Understanding
150 002
125 720
62 256
15 617
28 682
4 620
3 456
46 082
436 434
Total
1 089 958
1 218 451
662 522
287 067
284 434
45 037
44 817
283 130
3 915 416
Environment
141 169
179 118
174 905
48 889
67 140
22 192
26 024
74 792
734 229
Expanding Knowledge
589 390
183 832
151 883
47 859
131 456
18 903
1 206
183 485
1 308 014
Total
2 389 104
2 231 374
1 480 154
544 932
677 887
130 234
75 434
673 881
8 202 999
2008(a)
Defence
17 709
11 564
1 707
10 149
3 609
279
-
13 698
58 715
Economic development
Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
49 347
16 766
36 539
33 173
27 370
19 834
1 259
8 415
192 702
Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
40 718
18 495
18 592
8 486
13 778
9 347
20
1 095
110 530
Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources)
11 436
12 116
27 028
13 035
14 378
8 963
159
2 662
89 777
Energy
38 915
32 853
31 908
7 341
16 027
1 144
298
6 802
135 288
Manufacturing
90 330
137 986
56 366
20 107
21 161
2 541
166
13 346
342 002
Construction
56 589
39 493
18 020
4 965
2 841
921
21
2 680
125 530
Transport
12 904
27 400
13 557
7 031
4 023
1 247
-
2 490
68 653
Information and Communication Services
78 139
64 703
36 769
15 966
19 870
923
445
12 659
229 474
Commercial Services and Tourism
31 908
28 813
16 948
5 018
16 940
396
1 676
2 262
103 962
Economic Framework
64 556
87 693
30 135
17 199
7 701
5 240
2 569
32 745
247 838
Total
474 843
466 318
285 861
132 321
144 089
50 555
6 614
85 155
1 645 756
Society
Health
762 423
715 229
308 505
201 165
219 913
34 006
6 732
112 928
2 360 902
Education and Training
85 446
86 461
43 008
17 913
30 777
3 535
8 154
19 701
294 995
Law, Politics and Community Services
96 211
111 951
44 463
22 080
23 675
3 250
2 583
46 778
350 992
Cultural Understanding
142 319
98 209
40 022
25 942
18 171
5 751
3 004
47 400
380 819
Total
1 086 399
1 011 849
435 999
267 100
292 535
46 543
20 474
226 809
3 387 708
Environment
122 216
112 640
116 145
33 847
78 374
19 064
18 450
37 716
538 451
Expanding Knowledge
329 902
297 406
221 762
61 664
143 516
12 211
534
145 900
1 212 896
Total
2 031 069
1 899 778
1 061 473
505 080
662 123
128 652
46 073
509 277
6 843 526
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

10 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by socio-economic objective: proportions - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
2010
Defence
0.6
0.3
0.7
3.2
0.5
0.1
-
1.5
0.8
Economic Development
Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
1.5
1.1
3.2
7.2
4.4
11.1
0.6
1.0
2.4
Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
1.4
1.1
2.2
1.3
1.7
7.5
-
0.2
1.5
Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources)
1.2
0.9
3.1
2.4
4.2
5.9
0.2
0.3
1.8
Energy
2.8
2.3
3.8
2.1
4.1
0.6
0.4
2.1
2.8
Manufacturing
4.0
7.5
7.4
3.6
2.0
2.6
-
2.5
5.2
Construction
1.5
1.8
1.6
1.2
1.0
0.4
0.2
0.4
1.4
Transport
1.3
1.6
1.5
1.3
0.8
0.5
-
0.4
1.3
Information and Communication Services
3.2
5.0
3.1
2.8
3.7
3.2
0.3
3.3
3.7
Commercial Services and Tourism
1.7
2.1
3.3
1.0
2.8
0.4
0.9
0.5
2.0
Economic Framework
4.6
5.2
3.2
3.5
3.5
1.5
1.8
7.4
4.5
Total
23.2
28.8
32.4
26.4
28.2
33.7
4.5
18.2
26.6
Society
Health
31.3
38.1
31.2
41.7
29.6
23.8
42.5
15.8
32.4
Education and Training
3.6
5.4
3.3
3.8
5.1
3.4
7.3
5.7
4.4
Law, Politics and Community Services
4.4
5.5
6.0
4.3
3.0
3.9
5.0
13.8
5.6
Cultural Understanding
6.3
5.6
4.2
2.9
4.2
3.5
4.6
6.8
5.3
Total
45.6
54.6
44.8
52.7
42.0
34.6
59.4
42.0
47.7
Environment
5.9
8.0
11.8
9.0
9.9
17.0
34.5
11.1
9.0
Expanding Knowledge
24.7
8.2
10.3
8.8
19.4
14.5
1.6
27.2
15.9
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2008(a)
Defence
0.9
0.6
0.2
2.0
0.5
0.2
-
2.7
0.9
Economic Development
Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
2.4
0.9
3.4
6.6
4.1
15.4
2.7
1.7
2.8
Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
2.0
1.0
1.8
1.7
2.1
7.3
-
0.2
1.6
Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources)
0.6
0.6
2.5
2.6
2.2
7.0
0.3
0.5
1.3
Energy
1.9
1.7
3.0
1.5
2.4
0.9
0.6
1.3
2.0
Manufacturing
4.4
7.3
5.3
4.0
3.2
2.0
0.4
2.6
5.0
Construction
2.8
2.1
1.7
1.0
0.4
0.7
-
0.5
1.8
Transport
0.6
1.4
1.3
1.4
0.6
1.0
-
0.5
1.0
Information and Communication Services
3.8
3.4
3.5
3.2
3.0
0.7
1.0
2.5
3.4
Commercial Services and Tourism
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.0
2.6
0.3
3.6
0.4
1.5
Economic Framework
3.2
4.6
2.8
3.4
1.2
4.1
5.6
6.4
3.6
Total
23.4
24.5
26.9
26.2
21.8
39.3
14.4
16.7
24.0
Society
Health
37.5
37.6
29.1
39.8
33.2
26.4
14.6
22.2
34.5
Education and Training
4.2
4.6
4.1
3.5
4.6
2.7
17.7
3.9
4.3
Law, Politics and Community Services
4.7
5.9
4.2
4.4
3.6
2.5
5.6
9.2
5.1
Cultural Understanding
7.0
5.2
3.8
5.1
2.7
4.5
6.5
9.3
5.6
Total
53.5
53.3
41.1
52.9
44.2
36.2
44.4
44.5
49.5
Environment
6.0
5.9
10.9
6.7
11.8
14.8
40.0
7.4
7.9
Expanding Knowledge
16.2
15.7
20.9
12.2
21.7
9.5
1.2
28.6
17.7
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

11 HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by location - by type of resource - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
2010
Academic Staff
5 915
5 918
3 675
1 946
1 706
570
184
1 325
21 239
Other Staff
2 946
1 902
2 318
243
530
125
69
436
8 568
Postgraduate Students
12 486
10 422
6 538
2 845
3 965
763
157
2 217
39 391
Total
21 346
18 242
12 531
5 034
6 201
1 458
410
3 978
69 199
2008(a)
Academic Staff
5 071
5 553
3 324
1 688
1 553
516
146
1 209
19 059
Other Staff
2 917
1 735
1 890
299
648
94
30
569
8 181
Postgraduate Students
10 365
9 348
5 886
2 536
3 601
807
136
1 853
34 533
Total
18 353
16 637
11 099
4 522
5 802
1 417
312
3 631
61 773
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

12 HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by location - by type of resource: proportions - 2008 and 2010(a)
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
2010
Academic Staff
27.7
32.4
29.3
38.7
27.5
39.1
44.9
33.3
30.7
Other Staff
13.8
10.4
18.5
4.8
8.6
8.6
16.8
11.0
12.4
Postgraduate Students
58.5
57.1
52.2
56.5
63.9
52.4
38.3
55.7
56.9
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2008(a)
Academic Staff
27.6
33.4
29.9
37.3
26.8
36.4
46.7
33.3
30.9
Other Staff
15.9
10.4
17.0
6.6
11.2
6.6
9.7
15.7
13.2
Postgraduate Students
56.5
56.2
53.0
56.1
62.1
57.0
43.7
51.0
55.9
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
(a) Some 2008 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.