8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2008-09

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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 - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a)

			Expenditure on R&D		Proportion of total expenditure on R&D
			2006-07(a)	2008-09	2006-07(a)	2008-09
			$'000	$'000	%	%

Type of expenditure
	Capital expenditure
		Land, buildings & other structures	31 378	51 203	5.2	6.9
		Other capital expenditure	43 733	39 784	7.2	5.3
		Total	75 111	90 987	12.3	12.2
	Current expenditure
		Labour costs	311 078	372 151	51.1	50.0
		Other current expenditure	222 727	280 769	36.6	37.7
		Total	533 805	652 920	87.7	87.8
Source of funds
	Own funds		157 751	179 142	25.9	24.1
	Commonwealth government		195 683	284 612	32.1	38.3
	State & local government		76 943	85 063	12.6	11.4
	Other private non-profit organisations		43 478	47 036	7.1	6.3
	Business		27 505	27 250	4.5	3.7
	Joint government/business		883	910	0.1	0.1
	Universities		2 058	3 914	0.3	0.5
	Donations & bequests		34 974	38 421	5.7	5.2
	Other Australian		7 135	317	1.2	-
	Overseas		62 506	77 242	10.3	10.4
Location of expenditure
	New South Wales		194 730	259 287	32.0	34.9
	Victoria		335 273	402 305	55.1	54.1
	Queensland		32 627	22 218	5.4	3.0
	South Australia		3 131	2 887	0.5	0.4
	Western Australia		34 487	42 595	5.7	5.7
	Tasmania		np	np	np	np
	Northern Territory		np	np	np	np
	Australian Capital Territory		np	1 129	np	0.2
	Overseas		np	np	np	np
Type of activity
	Pure basic research		68 260	73 182	11.2	9.8
	Strategic basic research		239 852	245 620	39.4	33.0
	Applied research		225 728	261 407	37.1	35.1
	Experimental development		75 076	163 698	12.3	22.0
Total expenditure on R&D			608 916	743 907	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) 2006-07 data have been revised. Refer to the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

2.2 Private non-profit expenditure on R&D, by field of research(a): values and proportions - 2008-09

	Expenditure on R&D	Proportion of total expenditure on R&D
	$'000	%

Mathematical sciences	np	np
Physical sciences	-	-
Chemical sciences	np	np
Earth sciences	np	np
Environmental ciences	6 578	0.9
Biological sciences	117 259	15.8
Agricultural & veterinary sciences	961	0.1
Information & computing sciences	np	np
Engineering	np	np
Technology	6 214	0.8
Medical & health sciences	559 338	75.2
Built environment & design	np	np
Education	np	np
Economics	np	np
Commerce, management, tourism & services	np	np
Studies in human society	5 462	0.7
Psychology & cognitive sciences	6 700	0.9
Law & legal studies	np	np
Studies in creative arts & writing	np	np
Language, communication & culture	np	np
History & archaeology	-	-
Philosophy & religious studies	np	np
Total	743 907	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) Based on the 2008 edition of the ANZSRC. Previous cycle estimates are available on an ASRC basis only. See Explanatory Notes 24 to 26 for details.

2.3 Private non-profit expenditure on R&D, by socio-economic objective(a): values and proportions - 2008-09

		Expenditure on R&D	Proportion of total expenditure on R&D
		$'000	%

Defence		-	-
Economic development
	Plant prod'n & plant primary products	np	np
	Animal prod'n & animal primary products	np	np
	Mineral resources (excl. energy)	-	-
	Energy	np	np
	Manufacturing	9 417	1.3
	Construction	-	-
	Transport	-	-
	Information & communication services	-	-
	Commercial services & tourism	-	-
	Economic framework	318	-
	Total	10 741	1.4
Society
	Health	685 258	92.1
	Education & training	np	np
	Law, politics & community services	5 979	0.8
	Cultural understanding	np	np
	Total	725 826	97.6
Environment		6 713	0.9
Expanding knowledge		627	0.1
Total		743 907	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) Based on the 2008 edition of the ANZSRC. Previous cycle estimates are available on an ASRC basis only. See Explanatory Notes 24 to 26 for details.

2.4 Private non-profit human resources devoted to R&D, by type of resource: values and proportions - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a)

	Human resources devoted to R&D		Proportion of total human resources devoted to R&D
	2006-07(a)	2008-09	2006-07(a)	2008-09
	PYE	PYE	%	%

Researchers	2 842	3 051	62.1	63.7
Technicians	975	938	21.3	19.6
Other staff	758	799	16.6	16.7
Total human resources devoted to R&D	4 575	4 788	100.0	100.0

(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. Refer to the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.