8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2011-12

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Contents >> Private non-profit research and experimental development (R&D) >> Private non-profit R&D Tables

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.