1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2005  
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Natural resource management includes all activities which manage natural resources or aim to make more efficient use of natural resources, e.g. water supply and management, and land management and development.

In 1999-2000, total expenditure by local government in Tasmania on natural resource management totalled $86.8m, of which $58.6m, or 67.5% was spent on water supply activities. In comparison, Australian local governments spent on average 45.9% of their natural resource management expenditure on water supply activities.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EXPENDITURE - 1999-2000

Tasmania
Australia
Current
expenses
Capita
expenditure
Current
expenses
Capital
expenditure

$m
$m
$m
$m

Water supply
48.5
10.1
568.7
*267.3
Land management
21.8
*3.7
753.5
170.9
Other
*2.2
n.p.
47.8
*14.4
Total
72.6
14.2
1,370.0
452.6

* estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution
n.p. estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use

Source: Environment Expenditure, Local Government, Australia (Cat. no. 4611.0).

In 1999-2000, total per capita expenditure by Tasmanian councils on natural resource management activities was $184, which was well above the Australian council average of $97. This was largely because of the responsibilities of Tasmanian councils for water supply activities.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EXPENDITURE, Per Capita - 1999-2000

Tasmania
Australia
Current expenses
per capita
Capital expenditure
per capita
Current expenses
per capita
Capital expenditure
per capita

$
$
$
$

Water supply
103
22
30
14
Land management
46
8
40
9
Other
5
1
3
1
Total
154
30
73
24

* estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution
n.p. estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use

Source: Environment Expenditure, Local Government, Australia (Cat. no. 4611.0).

Further information on Natural Resource Management in Tasmania can be found on the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment web site at http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/ThemeNodes/LBUN-56U26G?open



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