8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2011-12 Quality Declaration 
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2.1 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, summary statistics: values and proportions

EXPENDITURE ON R&D
PROPORTION OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON R&D
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
$'000
$'000
%
%

Type of expenditure
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings and other structures
51 203
np
6.9
np
Other capital expenditure
39 784
np
5.3
np
Total
90 987
85 302
12.2
9.2
Current expenditure
Labour costs
372 151
447 100
50.0
48.3
Other current expenditure
280 769
392 851
37.7
42.5
Total
652 920
839 951
87.8
90.8
Source of funds
Own funds
179 142
247 853
24.1
26.8
Commonwealth government
284 612
323 881
38.3
35.0
State and local government
85 063
99 732
11.4
10.8
Other private non-profit organisations
47 036
98 423
6.3
10.6
Business
27 250
36 426
3.7
3.9
Joint business/government
910
np
0.1
np
Universities
3 914
6 039
0.5
0.7
Donations and bequests
38 421
39 295
5.2
4.2
Other Australian
317
np
-
np
Overseas
77 242
58 148
10.4
6.3
Location of expenditure
New South Wales
259 287
339 950
34.9
36.7
Victoria
402 305
461 481
54.1
49.9
Queensland
22 218
36 937
3.0
4.0
South Australia
2 887
9 985
0.4
1.1
Western Australia
42 595
49 507
5.7
5.4
Tasmania
np
102
np
-
Northern Territory
np
np
np
np
Australian Capital Territory
1 129
np
0.2
np
Overseas
np
np
np
np
Type of activity
Pure basic research
73 182
93 360
9.8
10.1
Strategic basic research
245 620
311 880
33.0
33.7
Applied research
261 407
320 357
35.1
34.6
Experimental development
163 698
199 657
22.0
21.6
Total expenditure on R&D
743 907
925 253
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) 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.

2.2 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by fields of research: values and proportions

EXPENDITURE ON R&D
PROPORTION OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON R&D
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
$'000
$'000
%
%

Mathematical Sciences
np
np
np
np
Physical Sciences
-
-
-
-
Chemical Sciences
np
10 821
np
1.2
Earth Sciences
np
-
np
-
Environmental Sciences
6 578
np
0.9
np
Biological Sciences
117 259
90 429
15.8
9.8
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
961
760
0.1
0.1
Information and Computing Sciences
np
2 039
np
0.2
Engineering
np
np
np
np
Technology
6 214
8 584
0.8
0.9
Medical and Health Sciences
559 338
748 929
75.2
80.9
Built Environment and Design
np
np
np
np
Education
np
np
np
np
Economics
np
np
np
np
Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
np
-
np
-
Studies in Human Society
5 462
4 997
0.7
0.5
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
6 700
3 329
0.9
0.4
Law and Legal Studies
np
np
np
np
Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
np
-
np
-
Language, Communication and Culture
np
np
np
np
History and Archaeology
-
-
-
-
Philosophy and Religious Studies
np
np
np
np
Total
743 907
925 253
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) 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.

2.3 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by socio-economic objective: values and proportions

EXPENDITURE ON R&D
PROPORTION OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON R&D
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
$'000
$'000
%
%

Defence
-
-
-
-
Economic Development
Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
np
np
np
np
Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
np
np
np
np
Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources)
-
-
-
-
Energy
np
-
np
-
Manufacturing
9 417
25 176
1.3
2.7
Construction
-
-
-
-
Transport
-
-
-
-
Information and Communication Services
-
1 396
-
0.2
Commercial Services and Tourism
-
np
-
np
Economic Framework
318
-
-
-
Total
10 741
27 611
1.4
3.0
Society
Health
685 258
828 449
92.1
89.5
Education and Training
np
62 566
np
6.8
Law, Politics and Community Services
5 979
3 544
0.8
0.4
Cultural Understanding
np
244
np
-
Total
725 826
894 802
97.6
96.7
Environment
6 713
2 840
0.9
0.3
Expanding Knowledge
627
-
0.1
-
Total
743 907
925 253
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) 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.

2.4 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by type of resource: values and proportions

HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D
PROPORTION OF TOTAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D
2008-09
2011-12(a)
2008-09
2011-12(a)
PYE
PYE
%
%

Researchers
3 051
3 178
63.7
61.3
Technicians
938
1 227
19.6
23.7
Other staff
799
778
16.7
15.0
Total human resources devoted to R&D
4 788
5 183
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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