5512.0 - Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2015-16 Quality Declaration 
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR EXPENSES BY PURPOSE


Total general government expenses for all levels of government were $600,814m in 2015-16. The major contributors were expenditure on Social security and welfare (28.1%), Health (19.4%), Education (14.6%) and General public services (5.8%).

Graph Image for PROPORTION OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR EXPENSES BY PURPOSE, All levels of Government

Source(s): Government Finance Statistics, Australia


EXPENSES BY PURPOSE, General Government Sector(a)

Cwth
NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
All Levels(b)
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

General public services
22 672
2 919
1 362
1 498
289
177
259
127
502
34 803
Defence
26 174
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26 174
Public order and safety
4 826
7 021
5 999
4 449
1 750
3 372
525
712
395
29 278
Education
Primary and secondary
15 914
13 755
9 905
9 514
3 480
5 813
1 122
840
900
45 236
University
10 350
-
103
1
55
15
-
27
16
25 947
Technical and further education
1 879
1 600
2 110
595
483
559
130
112
97
5 654
Other tertiary
-
-
-
-
30
-
-
13
-
43
Other education
4 170
2 676
1 377
1 698
299
630
105
107
58
10 978
Total education
32 312
18 031
13 494
11 808
4 347
7 017
1 358
1 100
1 071
87 857
Health
Acute care institutions
19 854
14 321
11 316
10 972
4 752
5 620
1 143
1 026
1 057
49 324
Other health institutions
39
173
90
455
-
152
65
10
8
947
Community health services
27 885
2 699
2 353
2 849
461
1 380
386
332
226
38 626
Pharmaceutical
11 809
1 321
407
1
16
573
-
7
41
14 173
Other health
9 719
959
999
948
293
581
33
47
70
13 339
Total health
69 306
19 472
15 165
15 225
5 522
8 306
1 627
1 421
1 402
116 409
Social security and welfare
Social security
126 346
450
513
-
151
-
3
-
-
127 418
Welfare services
21 828
5 563
3 993
2 546
1 362
2 114
390
373
277
36 457
Other social security and welfare
3 874
354
-
271
19
-
-
2
2
4 964
Total social security and welfare
152 048
6 368
4 506
2 818
1 533
2 114
393
375
280
168 839
Housing and community amenities
Housing and community development
3 803
1 455
1 584
1 151
456
1 286
155
538
108
8 532
Water supply
-
506
121
129
161
647
-
43
16
2 922
Sanitation and protection of the environment
3 448
1 037
481
175
353
93
39
47
45
10 126
Other community amenities
9
-
9
-
-
17
-
-
5
1 294
Total housing and community amenities
7 261
2 998
2 195
1 455
970
2 043
194
628
175
22 873
Recreation and culture
Recreational facilities and services
738
787
386
773
176
521
98
156
119
7 170
Cultural facilities and services
1 230
341
409
333
200
210
69
82
38
4 281
Broadcasting and film production
1 479
-
-
-
7
14
1
1
-
1 503
Other recreation and culture
-
33
-
3
10
-
-
22
3
660
Total recreation and culture
3 447
1 162
794
1 109
393
746
168
260
160
13 614
Fuel and energy
6 421
41
126
569
32
464
3
175
27
7 855
Agriculture forestry and fishing
2 243
751
377
692
169
386
135
90
3
4 511
Mining manufacturing and construction
3 259
150
-
284
86
200
7
36
26
4 407
Transport and communications
Road transport
5 672
4 145
2 315
2 418
430
1 302
192
204
281
16 873
Water transport
366
133
-
128
19
30
1
5
-
666
Rail transport
246
1 724
3 671
1 684
45
41
47
4
6
7 264
Air transport
212
-
-
-
6
9
-
8
-
247
Communications and other transport
752
959
112
1 073
530
710
5
41
140
4 136
Total transport and communications
7 248
6 961
6 098
5 303
1 030
2 091
245
262
427
29 186
Other economic affairs
9 167
1 042
804
874
279
620
120
205
56
14 226
Nominal interest on superannuation
9 106
1 504
878
767
402
218
259
111
315
13 561
Public debt transactions
15 997
2 188
2 076
2 230
220
664
10
235
188
24 620
Other expenses
59 461
1 583
45
626
69
86
104
161
33
2 603
Total expenses
430 949
72 192
53 916
49 707
17 090
28 506
5 408
5 900
5 058
600 814

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) The expenses by purpose data in this table are consistent with the underlying transactions data reported in 5512.0 for each jurisdiction. These data do not necessarily align with the data published by each Treasury. For further information on other differences please see paragraphs 48 to 53 of the Explanatory Notes.
(b) All levels of government includes the Commonwealth, state, multi-jurisdictional and local government sectors.

EXPENSES BY PURPOSE, General Government Sector, Local Government

NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
Total
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
2015-16
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

General public services
1 521
1 357
2 168
132
541
126
172
-
6 016
Public order and safety
325
183
145
41
140
7
20
-
859
Education
58
118
7
-
4
-
4
-
191
Health
70
160
50
58
67
12
5
-
421
Social security and welfare
395
933
46
130
189
22
30
-
1 746
Housing and community amenities
2 866
1 620
2 332
563
662
145
96
-
8 284
Recreation and culture
1 524
1 462
1 051
488
885
121
58
-
5 588
Fuel and energy
-
-
3
12
2
-
1
-
18
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
1
3
16
12
-
-
-
-
32
Mining, manufacturing and construction
193
-
98
33
40
-
-
-
364
Transport and communications
1 886
1 450
2 303
467
1 008
186
55
-
7 356
Other economic affairs
344
392
214
102
124
36
35
-
1 247
Public debt transactions
230
79
423
32
34
4
-
-
802
Other expenses
896
99
143
2
245
25
11
-
1 421
Total expenses
10 308
7 854
8 997
2 072
3 941
685
486
-
34 345

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)