8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2011-12 Quality Declaration 
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1.1 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, summary statistics
COMMONWEALTH
STATE/TERRITORY
TOTAL
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
Type of expenditure
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings and other structures
91 693
104 130
71 412
76 694
163 105
180 824
Other capital expenditure
197 929
220 357
41 352
34 436
239 281
254 793
Total
289 622
324 487
112 764
111 130
402 386
435 617
Current expenditure
Labour costs
1 098 115
1 190 735
592 364
592 311
1 690 479
1 783 046
Other current expenditure
864 204
889 743
463 399
424 557
1 327 603
1 314 300
Total
1 962 319
2 080 478
1 055 763
1 016 868
3 018 082
3 097 346
Source of funds
Own funds
1 658 907
1 784 513
628 304
566 039
2 287 211
2 350 552
Other Commonwealth government
297 037
352 242
151 597
171 610
448 634
523 852
Other State and local government
67 439
69 929
100 042
83 590
167 481
153 519
Private non-profit organisations
14 802
5 756
74 334
71 249
89 136
77 005
Business
107 616
54 474
65 877
73 270
173 493
127 744
Joint business/government
42 876
2 833
123 275
121 166
166 151
123 999
Universities
15 308
63
5 469
8 982
20 777
9 045
Donations and bequests
-
-
1 426
10 892
1 426
10 892
Other Australian
43
1 263
465
9 625
508
10 888
Overseas
47 913
133 892
17 738
11 575
65 651
145 467
Location of expenditure
New South Wales
469 506
394 869
310 897
274 188
780 403
669 058
Victoria
554 501
585 536
256 856
266 453
811 357
851 989
Queensland
192 762
241 030
288 010
259 961
480 771
500 991
South Australia
308 136
385 502
132 621
140 661
440 758
526 163
Western Australia
136 649
112 537
137 955
129 901
274 605
242 438
Tasmania
118 523
129 809
6 759
15 879
125 282
145 688
Northern Territory
32 748
44 325
16 243
20 050
48 990
64 375
Australian Capital Territory
435 524
492 095
13 469
15 178
448 993
507 273
Overseas
3 592
19 262
5 717
5 728
9 309
24 989
Type of activity
Pure basic research
94 682
117 760
49 080
46 929
143 762
164 689
Strategic basic research
577 684
551 402
314 484
344 664
892 168
896 066
Applied research
1 241 936
1 383 948
671 534
593 520
1 913 470
1 977 468
Experimental development
337 639
351 856
133 429
142 885
471 068
494 740
Total expenditure on R&D
2 251 941
2 404 965
1 168 527
1 127 998
3 420 468
3 532 963
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Please note that the 2010-11 survey was deferred for a year and conducted for the 2011-12 financial year. See Explanatory Note 2 for details.

1.2 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, summary statistics: proportions
COMMONWEALTH
STATE/TERRITORY
TOTAL
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
%
%
%
%
%
%
Type of expenditure
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings and other structures
4.1
4.3
6.1
6.8
4.8
5.1
Other capital expenditure
8.8
9.2
3.5
3.1
7.0
7.2
Total
12.9
13.5
9.7
9.9
11.8
12.3
Current expenditure
Labour costs
48.8
49.5
50.7
52.5
49.4
50.5
Other current expenditure
38.4
37.0
39.7
37.6
38.8
37.2
Total
87.1
86.5
90.3
90.1
88.2
87.7
Source of funds
Own funds
73.7
74.2
53.8
50.2
66.9
66.5
Other Commonwealth government
13.2
14.6
13.0
15.2
13.1
14.8
Other State and local government
3.0
2.9
8.6
7.4
4.9
4.3
Private non-profit organisations
0.7
0.2
6.4
6.3
2.6
2.2
Business
4.8
2.3
5.6
6.5
5.1
3.6
Joint business/government
1.9
0.1
10.5
10.7
4.9
3.5
Universities
0.7
-
0.5
0.8
0.6
0.3
Donations and bequests
-
-
0.1
1.0
-
0.3
Other Australian
-
0.1
-
0.9
-
0.3
Overseas
2.1
5.6
1.5
1.0
1.9
4.1
Location of expenditure
New South Wales
20.8
16.4
26.6
24.3
22.8
18.9
Victoria
24.6
24.3
22.0
23.6
23.7
24.1
Queensland
8.6
10.0
24.6
23.0
14.1
14.2
South Australia
13.7
16.0
11.3
12.5
12.9
14.9
Western Australia
6.1
4.7
11.8
11.5
8.0
6.9
Tasmania
5.3
5.4
0.6
1.4
3.7
4.1
Northern Territory
1.5
1.8
1.4
1.8
1.4
1.8
Australian Capital Territory
19.3
20.5
1.2
1.3
13.1
14.4
Overseas
0.2
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.7
Type of activity
Pure basic research
4.2
4.9
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.7
Strategic basic research
25.7
22.9
26.9
30.6
26.1
25.4
Applied research
55.1
57.5
57.5
52.6
55.9
56.0
Experimental development
15.0
14.6
11.4
12.7
13.8
14.0
Total expenditure on R&D
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Please note that the 2010-11 survey was deferred for a year and conducted for the 2011-12 financial year. See Explanatory Note 2 for details.

1.3 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by fields of research
COMMONWEALTH
STATE/TERRITORY
TOTAL
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
Mathematical Sciences
54 749
53 637
1 068
233
55 817
53 870
Physical Sciences
211 087
237 565
129
322
211 215
237 888
Chemical Sciences
129 067
161 103
2 959
3 521
132 025
164 623
Earth Sciences
193 650
168 481
45 772
38 682
239 422
207 163
Environmental Sciences
138 253
150 833
139 453
96 437
277 706
247 270
Biological Sciences
210 299
250 633
100 837
113 179
311 136
363 813
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
131 095
176 825
413 896
393 275
544 992
570 100
Information and Computing Sciences
260 948
315 708
29 570
8 596
290 518
324 305
Engineering
597 031
520 028
13 731
15 765
610 762
535 793
Technology
112 979
104 441
14 128
10 375
127 107
114 817
Medical and Health Sciences
82 818
94 866
368 731
388 450
451 549
483 316
Built Environment and Design
13 864
42 283
1 575
2 264
15 439
44 547
Education
3 373
4 902
10 563
19 770
13 935
24 672
Economics
36 076
52 910
2 506
2 350
38 582
55 260
Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
1 958
2 292
3 143
2 789
5 101
5 081
Studies in Human Society
38 905
43 491
10 812
16 386
49 716
59 877
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
19 035
16 785
3 389
4 263
22 424
21 048
Law and Legal Studies
12 474
2 270
9
-
12 483
2 270
Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
124
217
1 558
3 276
1 682
3 493
Language, Communication and Culture
32
-
2 263
2 492
2 295
2 492
History and Archaeology
4 124
5 347
2 240
5 438
6 364
10 786
Philosophy and Religious Studies
-
349
196
132
196
481
Total
2 251 941
2 404 965
1 168 527
1 127 998
3 420 468
3 532 963
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Please note that the 2010-11 survey was deferred for a year and conducted for the 2011-12 financial year. See Explanatory Note 2 for details.

1.4 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by fields of research: proportions
COMMONWEALTH
STATE/TERRITORY
TOTAL
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
%
%
%
%
%
%
Mathematical Sciences
2.4
2.2
0.1
-
1.6
1.5
Physical Sciences
9.4
9.9
-
-
6.2
6.7
Chemical Sciences
5.7
6.7
0.3
0.3
3.9
4.7
Earth Sciences
8.6
7.0
3.9
3.4
7.0
5.9
Environmental Sciences
6.1
6.3
11.9
8.5
8.1
7.0
Biological Sciences
9.3
10.4
8.6
10.0
9.1
10.3
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
5.8
7.4
35.4
34.9
15.9
16.1
Information and Computing Sciences
11.6
13.1
2.5
0.8
8.5
9.2
Engineering
26.5
21.6
1.2
1.4
17.9
15.2
Technology
5.0
4.3
1.2
0.9
3.7
3.2
Medical and Health Sciences
3.7
3.9
31.6
34.4
13.2
13.7
Built Environment and Design
0.6
1.8
0.1
0.2
0.5
1.3
Education
0.1
0.2
0.9
1.8
0.4
0.7
Economics
1.6
2.2
0.2
0.2
1.1
1.6
Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
Studies in Human Society
1.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
1.5
1.7
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
0.8
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.6
Law and Legal Studies
0.6
0.1
-
-
0.4
0.1
Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
-
-
0.1
0.3
-
0.1
Language, Communication and Culture
-
-
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
History and Archaeology
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.3
Philosophy and Religious Studies
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Please note that the 2010-11 survey was deferred for a year and conducted for the 2011-12 financial year. See Explanatory Note 2 for details.

1.5 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by socio-economic objective
COMMONWEALTH
STATE/TERRITORY
TOTAL
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
Defence
485 783
598 797
221
-
486 004
598 797
Economic Development
Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
106 919
121 143
156 920
188 934
263 838
310 077
Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
52 217
98 046
163 652
154 848
215 869
252 894
Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources)
74 656
121 062
29 343
17 415
103 999
138 477
Energy
139 954
181 872
9 269
8 030
149 222
189 902
Manufacturing
147 372
108 110
17 527
5 674
164 899
113 784
Construction
16 752
35 614
647
4 820
17 399
40 435
Transport
17 730
32 049
5 677
7 461
23 407
39 510
Information and Communication Services
146 958
105 360
9 935
1 200
156 894
106 560
Commercial Services and Tourism
7 730
4 188
4 982
1 736
12 712
5 924
Economic Framework
47 293
76 203
3 271
2 843
50 564
79 046
Total
757 581
883 647
401 223
392 962
1 158 804
1 276 609
Society
Health
138 199
264 706
405 469
429 323
543 668
694 029
Education and Training
4 557
12 626
11 568
21 952
16 125
34 578
Law, Politics and Community Services
163 698
31 375
16 300
16 413
179 998
47 788
Cultural Understanding
5 618
8 340
9 682
14 294
15 300
22 634
Total
312 071
317 046
443 020
481 982
755 091
799 029
Environment
489 933
438 573
304 155
230 486
794 088
669 059
Expanding Knowledge
206 574
166 901
19 907
22 568
226 481
189 469
Total
2 251 941
2 404 965
1 168 527
1 127 998
3 420 468
3 532 963
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Please note that the 2010-11 survey was deferred for a year and conducted for the 2011-12 financial year. See Explanatory Note 2 for details.

1.6 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by socio-economic objective: proportions
COMMONWEALTH
STATE/TERRITORY
TOTAL
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
%
%
%
%
%
%
Defence
21.6
24.9
-
-
14.2
16.9
Economic Development
Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
4.7
5.0
13.4
16.7
7.7
8.8
Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
2.3
4.1
14.0
13.7
6.3
7.2
Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources)
3.3
5.0
2.5
1.5
3.0
3.9
Energy
6.2
7.6
0.8
0.7
4.4
5.4
Manufacturing
6.5
4.5
1.5
0.5
4.8
3.2
Construction
0.7
1.5
0.1
0.4
0.5
1.1
Transport
0.8
1.3
0.5
0.7
0.7
1.1
Information and Communication Services
6.5
4.4
0.9
0.1
4.6
3.0
Commercial Services and Tourism
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.2
Economic Framework
2.1
3.2
0.3
0.3
1.5
2.2
Total
33.6
36.7
34.3
34.8
33.9
36.1
Society
Health
6.1
11.0
34.7
38.1
15.9
19.6
Education and Training
0.2
0.5
1.0
1.9
0.5
1.0
Law, Politics and Community Services
7.3
1.3
1.4
1.5
5.3
1.4
Cultural Understanding
0.2
0.3
0.8
1.3
0.4
0.6
Total
13.9
13.2
37.9
42.7
22.1
22.6
Environment
21.8
18.2
26.0
20.4
23.2
18.9
Expanding Knowledge
9.2
6.9
1.7
2.0
6.6
5.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Please note that the 2010-11 survey was deferred for a year and conducted for the 2011-12 financial year. See Explanatory Note 2 for details.

1.7 GOVERNMENT HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by type of resource
COMMONWEALTH
STATE/TERRITORY
TOTAL
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
Researchers
4 549
5 215
3 736
3 488
8 285
8 704
Technicians
3 166
3 033
2 939
2 574
6 105
5 606
Other staff
1 494
1 442
1 159
1 008
2 653
2 450
Total human resources devoted to R&D
9 209
9 691
7 834
7 070
17 042
16 760
(a) Please note that the 2010-11 survey was deferred for a year and conducted for the 2011-12 financial year. See Explanatory Note 2 for details.

1.8 GOVERNMENT HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by type of resource: proportions
COMMONWEALTH
STATE/TERRITORY
TOTAL
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
%
%
%
%
%
%
Researchers
49.4
53.8
47.7
49.3
48.6
51.9
Technicians
34.4
31.3
37.5
36.4
35.8
33.5
Other staff
16.2
14.9
14.8
14.3
15.6
14.6
Total human resources devoted to R&D
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
(a) Please note that the 2010-11 survey was deferred for a year and conducted for the 2011-12 financial year. See Explanatory Note 2 for details.






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