8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2006-07 Quality Declaration 
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1.1 Resources devoted to R&D, summary statistics

Commonwealth
State/Territory
Total
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07

Expenditure on R&D
Type of expenditure
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings & other structures $'000
43 914
59 970
27 483
63 323
71 397
123 293
Other capital expenditure $'000
64 614
123 700
28 075
38 586
92 689
162 286
Total $'000
108 528
183 670
55 558
101 909
164 086
285 579
Current expenditure
Labour costs $'000
919 601
1 015 273
524 006
538 322
1 443 607
1 553 595
Other current expenditure $'000
516 142
694 489
362 191
420 419
878 333
1 114 908
Total $'000
1 435 743
1 709 762
886 197
958 741
2 321 940
2 668 503
Source of funds
Own funds $'000
1 158 558
1 486 087
503 373
601 593
1 661 931
2 087 680
Other commonwealth government $'000
129 315
146 088
105 146
122 760
234 461
268 848
Other state & local government $'000
55 816
47 875
55 286
66 408
111 102
114 283
Private non-profit organisations $'000
4 120
9 280
22 070
29 060
26 190
38 340
Business $'000
79 677
105 863
59 323
59 322
139 000
165 185
Joint government/business $'000
49 551
50 919
149 474
140 487
199 025
191 406
Universities $'000
27 472
10 859
8 435
7 808
35 907
18 667
Donations & bequests $'000
766
-
12 085
8 573
12 851
8 573
Other Australian $'000
765
-
829
4 142
1 594
4 142
Overseas $'000
37 357
36 461
25 734
20 497
63 091
56 958
Type of activity
Pure basic research $'000
60 584
86 453
52 523
69 177
113 107
155 630
Strategic basic research $'000
486 639
598 836
186 543
225 879
673 182
824 716
Applied research $'000
831 177
1 042 084
580 215
633 868
1 411 393
1 675 952
Experimental development $'000
165 871
166 059
122 473
131 726
288 344
297 785
Location of expenditure
New South Wales $'000
257 842
357 476
285 195
316 772
543 037
674 248
Victoria $'000
404 402
504 775
190 955
218 605
595 357
723 381
Queensland $'000
152 136
188 319
234 938
221 547
387 074
409 866
South Australia $'000
243 268
282 342
104 552
141 500
347 821
423 841
Western Australia $'000
83 717
97 595
100 974
126 174
184 691
223 769
Tasmania $'000
115 428
136 730
3 564
9 842
118 992
146 572
Northern Territory $'000
20 159
18 360
14 708
20 033
34 867
38 393
Australian Capital Territory $'000
263 679
306 654
2 851
3 653
266 530
310 307
Australian External Territories $'000
40
-
-
-
40
-
Overseas $'000
3 599
1 181
4 018
2 525
7 616
3 706
Total expenditure on R&D $'000
1 544 271
1 893 432
941 755
1 060 650
2 486 026
2 954 082
Human resources devoted to R&D
Researchers PYE
4 262
4 550
4 173
3 938
8 435
8 487
Technicians PYE
2 792
2 742
2 176
2 206
4 968
4 947
Other staff PYE
2 314
1 819
970
1 085
3 285
2 904
Total human resources devoted to R&D PYE
9 368
9 110
7 320
7 228
16 687
16 338

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) 2004-05 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

1.2 Resources devoted to R&D, summary statistics - proportions

Commonwealth
State/Territory
Total
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
%
%
%
%
%
%

Expenditure on R&D
Type of expenditure
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings & other structures
2.8
3.2
2.9
6.0
2.9
4.2
Other capital expenditure
4.2
6.5
3.0
3.6
3.7
5.5
Total
7.0
9.7
5.9
9.6
6.6
9.7
Current expenditure
Labour costs
59.5
53.6
55.6
50.8
58.1
52.6
Other current expenditure
33.4
36.7
38.5
39.6
35.3
37.7
Total
93.0
90.3
94.1
90.4
93.4
90.3
Source of funds
Own funds
75.0
78.5
53.5
56.7
66.9
70.7
Other commonwealth government
8.4
7.7
11.2
11.6
9.4
9.1
Other state & local government
3.6
2.5
5.9
6.3
4.5
3.9
Private non-profit organisations
0.3
0.5
2.3
2.7
1.1
1.3
Business
5.2
5.6
6.3
5.6
5.6
5.6
Joint government/business
3.2
2.7
15.9
13.2
8.0
6.5
Universities
1.8
0.6
0.9
0.7
1.4
0.6
Donations & bequests
-
-
1.3
0.8
0.5
0.3
Other Australian
-
-
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
Overseas
2.4
1.9
2.7
1.9
2.5
1.9
Type of activity
Pure basic research
3.9
4.6
5.6
6.5
4.5
5.3
Strategic basic research
31.5
31.6
19.8
21.3
27.1
27.9
Applied research
53.8
55.0
61.6
59.8
56.8
56.7
Experimental development
10.7
8.8
13.0
12.4
11.6
10.1
Location of expenditure
New South Wales
16.7
18.9
30.3
29.9
21.8
22.8
Victoria
26.2
26.7
20.3
20.6
23.9
24.5
Queensland
9.9
9.9
24.9
20.9
15.6
13.9
South Australia
15.8
14.9
11.1
13.3
14.0
14.3
Western Australia
5.4
5.2
10.7
11.9
7.4
7.6
Tasmania
7.5
7.2
0.4
0.9
4.8
5.0
Northern Territory
1.3
1.0
1.6
1.9
1.4
1.3
Australian Capital Territory
17.1
16.2
0.3
0.3
10.7
10.5
Australian External Territories
-
-
-
-
-
-
Overseas
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.1
Total expenditure on R&D
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Human resources devoted to R&D
Researchers
45.5
49.9
57.0
54.5
50.5
51.9
Technicians
29.8
30.1
29.7
30.5
29.8
30.3
Other staff
24.7
20.0
13.3
15.0
19.7
17.8
Total human resources devoted to R&D
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) 2004-05 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

1.3 Expenditure on R&D, by research field

Commonwealth
State/territory
Total
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000

Mathematical sciences
28 769
33 811
9 301
8 689
38 070
42 501
Physical sciences
127 307
164 315
231
1 234
127 537
165 549
Chemical sciences
98 685
130 136
13 305
10 869
111 991
141 005
Earth sciences
153 614
180 883
22 695
21 096
176 309
201 978
Biological sciences
166 541
186 655
129 847
158 644
296 387
345 299
Information, computing & communication sciences
131 409
180 029
11 070
31 553
142 479
211 582
Engineering & technology
400 228
481 824
16 408
11 619
416 636
493 443
Agricultural, veterinary & environmental sciences
293 620
349 199
480 118
500 684
773 738
849 883
Architecture, urban environment & building
2 693
5 772
1 816
1 642
4 509
7 414
Medical & health sciences
62 004
92 659
225 734
286 956
287 738
379 614
Education
865
2 644
3 598
4 284
4 463
6 928
Economics
37 045
34 295
10 401
5 894
47 446
40 189
Commerce, management, tourism & services
3 600
1 768
2 948
4 290
6 548
6 058
Policy & political science
103
783
425
598
528
1 381
Studies in human society
15 108
19 653
5 077
4 364
20 185
24 017
Behavioural & cognitive sciences
7 422
11 742
1 132
486
8 553
12 228
Law, justice & law enforcement
11 743
11 827
6 038
3 854
17 782
15 681
Journalism, librarianship & curatorial studies
1 047
948
559
-
1 606
948
The arts
185
489
559
1 570
744
2 059
Language & culture
291
66
-
231
291
296
History & archaeology
959
2 098
494
2 093
1 453
4 191
Philosophy & religion
1 032
1 839
-
-
1 032
1 839
Total
1 544 271
1 893 432
941 755
1 060 650
2 486 026
2 954 082

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) 2004-05 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

1.4 Expenditure on R&D, by research field - proportions

Commonwealth
State/territory
Total
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
%
%
%
%
%
%

Mathematical sciences
1.9
1.8
1.0
0.8
1.5
1.4
Physical sciences
8.2
8.7
-
0.1
5.1
5.6
Chemical sciences
6.4
6.9
1.4
1.0
4.5
4.8
Earth sciences
9.9
9.6
2.4
2.0
7.1
6.8
Biological sciences
10.8
9.9
13.8
15.0
11.9
11.7
Information, computing & communication sciences
8.5
9.5
1.2
3.0
5.7
7.2
Engineering & technology
25.9
25.4
1.7
1.1
16.8
16.7
Agricultural, veterinary & environmental sciences
19.0
18.4
51.0
47.2
31.1
28.8
Architecture, urban environment & building
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
Medical & health sciences
4.0
4.9
24.0
27.1
11.6
12.9
Education
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
Economics
2.4
1.8
1.1
0.6
1.9
1.4
Commerce, management, tourism & services
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.2
Policy & political science
-
-
-
0.1
-
-
Studies in human society
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.4
0.8
0.8
Behavioural & cognitive sciences
0.5
0.6
0.1
-
0.3
0.4
Law, justice & law enforcement
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.7
0.5
Journalism, librarianship & curatorial studies
0.1
0.1
0.1
-
0.1
-
The arts
-
-
0.1
0.1
-
0.1
Language & culture
-
-
-
-
-
-
History & archaeology
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
Philosophy & religion
0.1
0.1
-
-
-
0.1
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) 2004-05 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

1.5 Expenditure on R&D, by socio-economic objective

Commonwealth
State/territory
Total
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000

Defence
309 367
405 444
-
-
309 367
405 444
Economic development
Plant production & plant primary products
131 366
133 943
206 154
237 701
337 520
371 644
Animal production & animal primary products
100 895
70 587
186 855
201 092
287 750
271 679
Mineral resources (excl. energy)
72 194
78 547
6 331
6 870
78 525
85 417
Energy resources
38 369
43 564
6 526
2 256
44 895
45 821
Energy supply
32 505
40 649
2 072
1 407
34 577
42 056
Manufacturing
217 025
273 942
14 844
10 920
231 869
284 862
Construction
41 872
29 908
4 012
4 012
45 884
33 920
Transport
8 604
7 506
4 224
2 415
12 828
9 921
Information & communication services
65 681
121 059
2 112
1 773
67 793
122 832
Commerical services & tourism
6 464
8 023
1 199
525
7 663
8 548
Economic framework
49 129
47 851
3 114
259
52 243
48 110
Total
764 103
855 579
437 445
469 231
1 201 548
1 324 810
Society
Health
61 265
68 127
278 553
355 510
339 818
423 637
Education & training
1 296
8 059
3 761
5 427
5 056
13 486
Social development & community services
41 737
65 101
21 612
34 837
63 349
99 939
Total
104 297
141 288
303 926
395 774
408 223
537 062
Environment
Environmental policy frameworks & other aspects
15 126
38 979
19 637
23 898
34 763
62 877
Environmental management
313 681
385 328
165 803
157 749
479 484
543 078
Total
328 806
424 308
185 440
181 647
514 247
605 955
Non-oriented research
37 697
66 814
14 944
13 998
52 641
80 812
Total
1 544 271
1 893 432
941 755
1 060 650
2 486 026
2 954 082

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) 2004-05 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

1.6 Expenditure on R&D, by socio-economic objective - proportions

Commonwealth
State/territory
Total
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
%
%
%
%
%
%

Defence
20.0
21.4
-
-
12.4
13.7
Economic development
Plant production & plant primary products
8.5
7.1
21.9
22.4
13.6
12.6
Animal production & animal primary products
6.5
3.7
19.8
19.0
11.6
9.2
Mineral resources (excl. energy)
4.7
4.1
0.7
0.6
3.2
2.9
Energy resources
2.5
2.3
0.7
0.2
1.8
1.6
Energy supply
2.1
2.1
0.2
0.1
1.4
1.4
Manufacturing
14.1
14.5
1.6
1.0
9.3
9.6
Construction
2.7
1.6
0.4
0.4
1.8
1.1
Transport
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.3
Information & communication services
4.3
6.4
0.2
0.2
2.7
4.2
Commerical services & tourism
0.4
0.4
0.1
-
0.3
0.3
Economic framework
3.2
2.5
0.3
-
2.1
1.6
Total
49.5
45.2
46.4
44.2
48.3
44.8
Society
Health
4.0
3.6
29.6
33.5
13.7
14.3
Education & training
0.1
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.2
0.5
Social development & community services
2.7
3.4
2.3
3.3
2.5
3.4
Total
6.8
7.5
32.3
37.3
16.4
18.2
Environment
Environmental policy frameworks & other aspects
1.0
2.1
2.1
2.3
1.4
2.1
Environmental management
20.3
20.4
17.6
14.9
19.3
18.4
Total
21.3
22.4
19.7
17.1
20.7
20.5
Non-oriented research
2.4
3.5
1.6
1.3
2.1
2.7
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) 2004-05 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.






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