8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2012-13

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 09/07/2014

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1.1 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, summary statistics

			2011-12(a)	2012-13
			$'000	$'000

Type of expenditure
	Capital expenditure
		Land, buildings and other structures	np	28 057
		Other capital expenditure	np	47 043
		Total(b)	117 024	75 100
	Current expenditure
		Labour costs	454 800	505 834
		Other current expenditure	372 601	379 587
		Total(b)	827 401	885 421
Source of funds
	Own funds		246 673	228 254
	Commonwealth government		360 748	376 395
	State and local government		74 620	78 183
	Other private non-profit organisations		100 459	98 513
	Business		37 454	50 856
	Joint business/government		np	np
	Universities		10 156	15 202
	Donations and bequests		40 475	52 316
	Other Australian		np	np
	Overseas		58 374	48 193
Location of expenditure(c)
	New South Wales		375 786	353 057
	Victoria		432 876	448 458
	Queensland		29 552	28 971
	South Australia		14 275	31 327
	Western Australia		54 977	63 097
	Tasmania		102	np
	Northern Territory		10 338	10 159
	Australian Capital Territory		np	3 886
	Overseas		np	np
Type of activity
	Pure basic research		83 777	87 868
	Strategic basic research		312 035	334 219
	Applied research		335 906	347 356
	Experimental development		212 708	191 078
Total expenditure on R&D(b)			944 425	960 521

np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Some 2011-12 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.
(b) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.
(c) For the definition of location, see Explanatory Note 27.

1.2 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by fields of research

	2011-12(a)	2012-13
	$'000	$'000

Mathematical Sciences	np	np
Physical Sciences	-	np
Chemical Sciences	9 141	np
Earth Sciences	-	-
Environmental Sciences	9 010	14 352
Biological Sciences	78 665	76 690
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences	5 808	10 141
Information and Computing Sciences	2 039	6 843
Engineering	np	11 783
Technology	9 882	11 359
Medical and Health Sciences	756 392	749 382
Built Environment and Design	np	np
Education	np	31 505
Economics	np	np
Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services	np	3 276
Studies in Human Society	4 997	3 288
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	3 329	17 472
Law and Legal Studies	np	np
Studies in Creative Arts and Writing	-	np
Language, Communication and Culture	np	np
History and Archaeology	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies	np	np
Total(b)	944 425	960 521

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Some 2011-12 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.
(b) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.

1.3 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by socio-economic objective

		2011-12(a)	2012-13
		$'000	$'000

Defence		-	-
Economic Development
	Plant Production and Plant Primary Products	3 255	3 976
	Animal Production and Animal Primary Products	np	11 488
	Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources)	np	np
	Energy	np	np
	Manufacturing	21 815	26 213
	Construction	-	-
	Transport	np	np
	Information and Communication Services	3 716	np
	Commercial Services and Tourism	np	1 993
	Economic Framework	-	np
	Total(b)	np	np
Society
	Health	827 510	823 985
	Education and Training	58 822	56 279
	Law, Politics and Community Services	3 544	6 388
	Cultural Understanding	244	132
	Total(b)	890 119	886 785
Environment		11 810	18 199
Expanding Knowledge		np	np
Total(b)		944 425	960 521

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Some 2011-12 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.
(b) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.

1.4 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by type of resource

	2011-12(a)	2012-13
	PYE	PYE

Researchers	3 221	3 416
Technicians	1 242	1 287
Other staff	793	975
Total human resource devoted to R&D(b)	5 256	5 678

(a) Some 2011-12 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.
(b) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.