8111.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Higher Education Organisations, Australia, 2012 Quality Declaration 
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1 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by type of expenditure - 2010 and 2012

NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.(a)
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000

2012

Capital expenditure
Land, buildings and other structures
235 660
248 044
103 673
6 356
23 381
15 108
3 422
96 591
732 234
Other capital expenditure
62 482
78 681
60 064
22 285
20 449
5 576
271
49 163
298 971
Total(a)
298 142
326 726
163 737
28 641
43 830
20 683
3 693
145 754
1 031 205
Current expenditure
Labour costs
1 254 569
1 082 563
654 230
242 590
369 880
64 760
20 947
200 655
3 890 194
Scholarships
163 833
168 438
104 825
50 710
71 590
13 191
3 324
33 008
608 919
Other current expenditure
1 191 985
1 204 674
634 247
317 974
359 465
63 728
37 714
269 631
4 079 419
Total(a)
2 610 386
2 455 676
1 393 302
611 274
800 934
141 679
61 986
503 294
8 578 531
Total(a)
2 908 529
2 782 401
1 557 039
639 915
844 764
162 362
65 679
649 048
9 609 736

2010(b)

Capital expenditure
Land, buildings and other structures
94 238
157 196
76 004
8 227
19 532
14 609
1 138
178 515
549 459
Other capital expenditure
78 332
56 906
56 142
13 986
17 783
6 169
267
28 815
258 401
Total(a)
172 570
214 102
132 146
22 214
37 315
20 778
1 405
207 330
807 861
Current expenditure
Labour costs
1 047 792
893 006
634 562
208 477
275 184
54 686
18 527
183 223
3 315 456
Scholarships
167 899
156 151
81 084
40 329
37 644
11 456
1 646
28 077
524 287
Other current expenditure
1 000 843
951 114
632 362
273 912
320 165
43 314
28 166
263 391
3 513 267
Total(a)
2 216 534
2 000 271
1 348 007
522 718
632 992
109 456
48 340
474 691
7 353 010
Total(a)
2 389 104
2 214 374
1 480 154
544 932
670 308
130 234
49 745
682 021
8 160 871

(a) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.
(b) Some 2010 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

2 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by source of funds - 2010 and 2012

NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.(a)
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000

2012

Australian competitive grants
Commonwealth schemes
469 880
401 745
293 695
130 700
113 895
29 145
8 958
119 947
1 567 964
Other schemes
14 900
18 814
9 552
5 435
6 672
984
116
259
56 733
Total(a)
484 780
420 559
303 246
136 134
120 567
30 130
9 075
120 205
1 624 697
General university funds
1 550 640
1 649 331
845 154
254 493
513 857
54 601
25 131
446 825
5 340 032
Other commonwealth government
552 119
387 760
159 121
140 892
102 670
52 749
11 429
41 677
1 448 418
State and local government
91 024
108 387
103 443
38 726
40 046
14 441
14 441
9 383
419 891
Business
105 488
116 923
72 760
37 996
42 878
4 721
5 113
12 275
398 153
Donations, bequests and foundations
46 952
15 041
35 344
12 977
9 471
1 654
-
2 558
123 997
Other Australian
330
5 466
14 306
3 542
124
-
54
-
23 821
Overseas
77 195
78 936
23 665
15 155
15 150
4 066
435
16 125
230 728
Total(a)
2 908 529
2 782 401
1 557 039
639 915
844 764
162 362
65 679
649 048
9 609 736

2010(b)

Australian competitive grants
Commonwealth schemes
351 592
339 678
260 377
110 522
102 811
16 915
8 546
100 455
1 290 897
Other schemes
18 890
12 383
10 240
3 622
15 575
864
2 907
182
64 662
Total(a)
370 482
352 061
270 618
114 145
118 385
17 779
11 453
100 636
1 355 559
General university funds
1 252 406
1 254 610
810 472
227 464
351 586
55 078
24 826
500 470
4 476 912
Other commonwealth government
464 754
326 334
138 761
113 288
118 143
26 925
1 986
43 416
1 233 607
State and local government
84 930
101 331
123 711
36 446
42 681
14 940
8 654
6 987
419 680
Business
93 112
100 117
55 418
32 197
26 492
12 082
2 440
14 459
336 317
Donations, bequests and foundations
65 669
18 271
34 197
11 508
5 667
1 871
109
2 824
140 115
Other Australian
3 048
8 342
6 063
1 201
373
-
-
-
19 027
Overseas
54 702
53 307
40 914
8 685
6 980
1 558
278
13 230
179 653
Total(a)
2 389 104
2 214 374
1 480 154
544 932
670 308
130 234
49 745
682 021
8 160 871

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.
(b) Some 2010 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

3 HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by location - by type of activity - 2010 and 2012

NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.(a)
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000
$'000

2012

Pure basic research
734 050
710 944
288 470
130 546
180 453
34 869
1 175
231 715
2 312 221
Strategic basic research
650 750
545 529
384 349
131 284
233 249
38 480
5 581
163 933
2 153 155
Applied research
1 273 525
1 370 227
730 840
314 301
302 765
82 005
57 833
212 988
4 344 484
Experimental development
250 204
155 702
153 379
63 785
128 297
7 008
1 090
40 411
799 876
Total(a)
2 908 529
2 782 401
1 557 039
639 915
844 764
162 362
65 679
649 048
9 609 736

2010(b)

Pure basic research
612 383
678 456
209 321
125 584
176 764
24 759
1 004
223 147
2 051 418
Strategic basic research
476 199
363 385
351 355
145 281
110 482
29 722
1 833
173 591
1 651 849
Applied research
1 072 110
1 044 207
765 026
241 601
335 457
68 066
46 358
236 667
3 809 491
Experimental development
228 411
128 325
154 451
32 466
47 605
7 686
550
48 617
648 112
Total(a)
2 389 104
2 214 374
1 480 154
544 932
670 308
130 234
49 745
682 021
8 160 871

(a) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.
(b) Some 2010 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

4 HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by location - by type of resource - 2010 and 2012(a)

NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.(b)
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE
PYE

2012

Academic Staff
6 866
6 405
3 928
2 067
1 901
626
119
1 393
23 305
Other Staff
2 625
2 173
2 321
395
628
250
67
439
8 897
Postgraduate Students
13 178
11 282
6 986
3 195
4 209
783
215
2 618
42 467
Total(b)
22 669
19 860
13 235
5 657
6 737
1 659
401
4 449
74 669

2010(c)

Academic Staff
5 915
5 918
3 675
1 946
1 706
570
136
1 434
21 300
Other Staff
2 946
1 902
2 318
243
530
125
31
436
8 530
Postgraduate Students
12 486
10 422
6 538
2 845
3 965
763
157
2 387
39 561
Total(b)
21 346
18 242
12 531
5 034
6 201
1 458
324
4 257
69 392

(a) Human resources devoted to R&D is reported in person years of effort (PYE).
(b) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.
(c) Some 2010 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.