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1 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by industry - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
2008-09 |
|
Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 146 319 | - | - | - | - | np | np |
Mining | 4 242 774 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 242 774 |
Manufacturing | 4 348 440 | 71 | - | 71 | - | - | 4 348 511 |
Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 344 398 | - | - | - | - | - | 344 398 |
Construction | 881 998 | - | - | - | - | - | 881 998 |
Wholesale trade | 841 935 | - | - | - | - | - | 841 935 |
Retail trade | 88 356 | - | - | - | - | - | 88 356 |
Accommodation & food services | 26 782 | - | - | - | - | - | 26 782 |
Transport, postal & warehousing | 234 178 | - | - | - | - | - | 234 178 |
Information media & telecommunications | 828 865 | 1 783 | 280 | 2 063 | - | - | 830 928 |
Financial & insurance services | 2 040 093 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 040 093 |
Rental, hiring & real estate services | 79 691 | - | - | - | - | - | 79 691 |
Professional, scientific & technical services | 2 510 330 | 1 524 035 | 254 027 | 1 778 062 | - | 695 681 | 4 984 073 |
Administrative & support services | 58 600 | 3 100 | 2 871 | 5 971 | - | np | np |
Public administration & safety | 9 135 | 720 347 | 531 727 | 1 252 074 | - | - | 1 261 209 |
Education & training | 9 956 | 77 | 5 483 | 5 560 | 6 717 113 | np | np |
Health care & social assistance | 74 908 | 140 | 339 153 | 339 293 | - | 28 460 | 442 661 |
Arts & recreation services | 32 826 | 2 388 | 34 470 | 36 858 | - | 3 788 | 73 472 |
Other services | 58 893 | - | 516 | 516 | - | np | np |
Total expenditure on R&D | 16 858 477 | 2 251 941 | 1 168 527 | 3 420 468 | 6 717 113 | 743 907 | 27 739 965 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 124 132 | - | - | - | - | - | 124 132 |
Mining | 2 772 885 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 772 885 |
Manufacturing | 3 835 696 | 229 | - | 229 | - | - | 3 835 925 |
Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 148 976 | - | 101 | 101 | - | - | 149 077 |
Construction | 485 088 | - | 170 | 170 | - | - | 485 258 |
Wholesale trade | 840 918 | - | - | - | - | - | 840 918 |
Retail trade | 93 486 | - | - | - | - | - | 93 486 |
Accommodation & food services | np | - | - | - | - | - | np |
Transport, postal & warehousing | 179 975 | - | - | - | - | - | 179 975 |
Information media & telecommunications | 797 693 | 1 281 | 72 | 1 353 | - | - | 799 046 |
Financial & insurance services | 1 109 327 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 109 327 |
Rental, hiring & real estate services | 39 722 | - | - | - | - | - | 39 722 |
Professional, scientific & technical services | 2 015 334 | 1 324 084 | 121 473 | 1 445 557 | - | 556 301 | 4 017 192 |
Administrative & support services | 70 301 | 2 530 | - | 2 530 | - | - | 72 831 |
Public administration & safety | np | 714 516 | 594 211 | 1 308 727 | - | - | np |
Education & training | 7 780 | 186 | 4 452 | 4 638 | 5 433 529 | np | np |
Health care & social assistance | 42 046 | 1 017 | 285 502 | 286 519 | - | 38 084 | 366 649 |
Arts & recreation services | 12 181 | 2 111 | 40 495 | 42 606 | - | np | np |
Other services | 44 687 | - | 3 001 | 3 001 | - | 13 432 | 61 120 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 12 639 284 | 2 045 954 | 1 049 477 | 3 095 431 | 5 433 529 | 608 916 | 21 777 160 |
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- 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. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
2 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by industry: proportions - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | np | np |
Mining | 25.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
Manufacturing | 25.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
Construction | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
Wholesale trade | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
Retail trade | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
Accommodation & food services | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Transport, postal & warehousing | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
Information media & telecommunications | 4.9 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | - | 3.0 |
Financial & insurance services | 12.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
Rental, hiring & real estate services | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
Professional, scientific & technical services | 14.9 | 67.7 | 21.7 | 52.0 | - | 93.5 | 18.0 |
Administrative & support services | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | np | np |
Public administration & safety | 0.1 | 32.0 | 45.5 | 36.6 | - | - | 4.5 |
Education & training | 0.1 | - | 0.5 | 0.2 | 100.0 | np | np |
Health care & social assistance | 0.4 | - | 29.0 | 9.9 | - | 3.8 | 1.6 |
Arts & recreation services | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | - | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Other services | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | np | np |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
Mining | 21.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
Manufacturing | 30.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
Construction | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
Wholesale trade | 6.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
Retail trade | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Accommodation & food services | np | - | - | - | - | - | np |
Transport, postal & warehousing | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
Information media & telecommunications | 6.3 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
Financial & insurance services | 8.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
Rental, hiring & real estate services | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
Professional, scientific & technical services | 15.9 | 64.7 | 11.6 | 46.7 | - | 91.4 | 18.4 |
Administrative & support services | 0.6 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | - | 0.3 |
Public administration & safety | np | 34.9 | 56.6 | 42.3 | - | - | np |
Education & training | 0.1 | - | 0.4 | 0.1 | 100.0 | np | np |
Health care & social assistance | 0.3 | - | 27.2 | 9.3 | - | 6.3 | 1.7 |
Arts & recreation services | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 1.4 | - | np | np |
Other services | 0.4 | - | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 2.2 | 0.3 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 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. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
3 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by type of expenditure - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 |  | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 |  | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
2008-09 |
|
Capital expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Land, buildings & other structures | 206 224 | 91 693 | 71 412 | 163 105 | 407 305 | 51 203 | 827 837 |
 | Other capital expenditure | 637 984 | 197 929 | 41 352 | 239 281 | 258 553 | 39 784 | 1 175 602 |
 | Total | 844 208 | 289 622 | 112 764 | 402 386 | 665 858 | 90 987 | 2 003 439 |
Current expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Labour costs | 5 749 099 | 1 098 115 | 592 364 | 1 690 479 | 2 678 028 | 372 151 | 10 489 757 |
 | Other current expenditure(b) | 10 265 170 | 864 204 | 463 399 | 1 327 603 | 3 373 228 | 280 769 | 15 246 770 |
 | Total | 16 014 269 | 1 962 319 | 1 055 763 | 3 018 082 | 6 051 256 | 652 920 | 25 736 527 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 16 858 477 | 2 251 941 | 1 168 527 | 3 420 468 | 6 717 113 | 743 907 | 27 739 965 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Capital expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Land, buildings & other structures | 101 386 | 51 086 | 63 280 | 114 366 | 172 043 | 31 378 | 419 172 |
 | Other capital expenditure | 690 520 | 181 672 | 36 638 | 218 310 | 187 598 | 43 733 | 1 140 161 |
 | Total | 791 906 | 232 758 | 99 918 | 332 676 | 359 640 | 75 111 | 1 559 333 |
Current expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Labour costs | 4 359 803 | 1 034 413 | 535 768 | 1 570 181 | 2 131 078 | 311 078 | 8 372 140 |
 | Other current expenditure(b) | 7 487 575 | 778 783 | 413 791 | 1 192 574 | 2 942 812 | 222 727 | 11 845 688 |
 | Total | 11 847 378 | 1 813 196 | 949 559 | 2 762 755 | 5 073 890 | 533 805 | 20 217 828 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 12 639 284 | 2 045 954 | 1 049 477 | 3 095 431 | 5 433 529 | 608 916 | 21 777 160 |
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(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
(b) For the Higher education sector, this includes scholarships. |
4 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by type of expenditure: proportions - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 |  | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 |  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
Capital expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Land, buildings & other structures | 1.2 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.0 |
 | Other capital expenditure | 3.8 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
 | Total | 5.0 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 7.2 |
Current expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Labour costs | 34.1 | 48.8 | 50.7 | 49.4 | 39.9 | 50.0 | 37.8 |
 | Other current expenditure(b) | 60.9 | 38.4 | 39.7 | 38.8 | 50.2 | 37.7 | 55.0 |
 | Total | 95.0 | 87.1 | 90.3 | 88.2 | 90.1 | 87.8 | 92.8 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Capital expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Land, buildings & other structures | 0.8 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
 | Other capital expenditure | 5.5 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 5.2 |
 | Total | 6.3 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 12.3 | 7.2 |
Current expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Labour costs | 34.5 | 50.6 | 51.1 | 50.7 | 39.2 | 51.1 | 38.4 |
 | Other current expenditure(b) | 59.2 | 38.1 | 39.4 | 38.5 | 54.2 | 36.6 | 54.4 |
 | Total | 93.7 | 88.6 | 90.5 | 89.3 | 93.4 | 87.7 | 92.8 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
(b) For the Higher education sector, this includes scholarships. |
5 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by source of funds - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 |  | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 |  | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
2008-09 |
|
Source of funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Business | 16 256 957 | 107 616 | 65 877 | 173 493 | 332 484 | 27 250 | 16 790 184 |
 | Commonwealth government(b) | 344 630 | 1 955 944 | 151 597 | 2 107 541 | 5 647 873 | 284 612 | 8 384 656 |
 | State & local government | 27 696 | 67 439 | 728 346 | 795 785 | 400 636 | 85 063 | 1 309 180 |
 | Other Australian | 40 314 | 73 029 | 204 969 | 277 998 | 197 762 | 269 740 | 785 814 |
 | Overseas | 188 880 | 47 913 | 17 738 | 65 651 | 138 357 | 77 242 | 470 130 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 16 858 477 | 2 251 941 | 1 168 527 | 3 420 468 | 6 717 113 | 743 907 | 27 739 965 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Source of funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Business | 11 866 454 | 105 863 | 59 501 | 165 364 | 332 844 | 27 505 | 12 392 167 |
 | Commonwealth government(b) | 416 148 | 1 784 697 | 123 498 | 1 908 195 | 4 605 142 | 195 683 | 7 125 168 |
 | State & local government | 71 511 | 47 875 | 655 682 | 703 557 | 209 862 | 76 943 | 1 061 873 |
 | Other Australian | 43 783 | 71 058 | 190 299 | 261 357 | 128 718 | 246 279 | 680 136 |
 | Overseas | 241 388 | 36 461 | 20 497 | 56 958 | 156 964 | 62 506 | 517 816 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 12 639 284 | 2 045 954 | 1 049 477 | 3 095 431 | 5 433 529 | 608 916 | 21 777 160 |
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(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
(b) For the Higher education sector, this includes General university funds as these are mainly sourced from the Commonwealth government. |
6 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by source of funds: proportions - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 |  | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 |  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
Source of funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Business | 96.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 60.5 |
 | Commonwealth government(b) | 2.0 | 86.9 | 13.0 | 61.6 | 84.1 | 38.3 | 30.2 |
 | State & local government | 0.2 | 3.0 | 62.3 | 23.3 | 6.0 | 11.4 | 4.7 |
 | Other Australian | 0.2 | 3.2 | 17.5 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 36.3 | 2.8 |
 | Overseas | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 10.4 | 1.7 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Source of funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Business | 93.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 56.9 |
 | Commonwealth government(b) | 3.3 | 87.2 | 11.8 | 61.6 | 84.8 | 32.1 | 32.7 |
 | State & local government | 0.6 | 2.3 | 62.5 | 22.7 | 3.9 | 12.6 | 4.9 |
 | Other Australian | 0.3 | 3.5 | 18.1 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 40.4 | 3.1 |
 | Overseas | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 10.3 | 2.4 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details |
(b) For the Higher education sector, this includes General university funds as these are mainly sourced from the Commonwealth government. |
7 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by location(a) - 2006-07 and 2008-09(b) |
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 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
2008-09 |
|
New South Wales | 5 204 198 | 469 506 | 310 897 | 780 403 | 2 015 432 | 259 287 | 8 259 320 |
Victoria | 4 121 902 | 554 501 | 256 856 | 811 357 | 1 774 909 | 402 305 | 7 110 473 |
Queensland | 2 323 031 | 192 762 | 288 010 | 480 771 | 1 061 473 | 22 218 | 3 887 494 |
South Australia | 932 488 | 308 136 | 132 621 | 440 758 | 505 080 | 2 887 | 1 881 213 |
Western Australia | 3 616 593 | 136 649 | 137 955 | 274 605 | 662 123 | 42 595 | 4 595 916 |
Tasmania | 135 795 | 118 523 | 6 759 | 125 282 | 128 652 | np | np |
Northern Territory | 101 476 | 32 748 | 16 243 | 48 990 | 46 073 | np | np |
Australian Capital Territory | 93 327 | 435 524 | 13 469 | 448 993 | 523 370 | 1 129 | 1 066 819 |
Overseas | 329 667 | 3 592 | 5 717 | 9 309 | - | np | np |
Total expenditure on R&D | 16 858 477 | 2 251 941 | 1 168 527 | 3 420 468 | 6 717 113 | 743 907 | 27 739 965 |
2006-07(b) |
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New South Wales | 4 025 614 | 368 474 | 308 742 | 677 216 | 1 565 337 | 194 730 | 6 462 897 |
Victoria | 3 458 242 | 527 560 | 218 605 | 746 166 | 1 414 520 | 335 273 | 5 954 200 |
Queensland | 1 718 509 | 189 677 | 237 171 | 426 848 | 911 949 | 32 627 | 3 089 932 |
South Australia | 844 573 | 301 960 | 115 224 | 417 183 | 395 085 | 3 131 | 1 659 972 |
Western Australia | 2 080 780 | 98 285 | 126 174 | 224 459 | 544 816 | 34 487 | 2 884 542 |
Tasmania | 105 078 | 113 052 | 9 842 | 122 894 | 101 372 | np | np |
Northern Territory | 108 760 | 18 360 | 27 542 | 45 902 | 41 873 | np | np |
Australian Capital Territory | 94 020 | 423 100 | 3 653 | 426 753 | 458 578 | np | np |
Overseas | 203 708 | 5 486 | 2 525 | 8 011 | - | np | np |
Total expenditure on R&D | 12 639 284 | 2 045 954 | 1 049 477 | 3 095 431 | 5 433 529 | 608 916 | 21 777 160 |
|
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
(a) See Explanatory Note 10 for details. |
(b) 2006-07 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
8 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by location(a): proportions - 2006-07 and 2008-09(b) |
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 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
New South Wales | 30.9 | 20.8 | 26.6 | 22.8 | 30.0 | 34.9 | 29.8 |
Victoria | 24.5 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 26.4 | 54.1 | 25.6 |
Queensland | 13.8 | 8.6 | 24.6 | 14.1 | 15.8 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
South Australia | 5.5 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
Western Australia | 21.5 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 16.6 |
Tasmania | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.9 | np | np |
Northern Territory | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | np | np |
Australian Capital Territory | 0.6 | 19.3 | 1.2 | 13.1 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
Overseas | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | - | np | np |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2006-07(b) |
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New South Wales | 31.9 | 18.0 | 29.4 | 21.9 | 28.8 | 32.0 | 29.7 |
Victoria | 27.4 | 25.8 | 20.8 | 24.1 | 26.0 | 55.1 | 27.3 |
Queensland | 13.6 | 9.3 | 22.6 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 5.4 | 14.2 |
South Australia | 6.7 | 14.8 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 7.6 |
Western Australia | 16.5 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 13.2 |
Tasmania | 0.8 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 1.9 | np | np |
Northern Territory | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | np | np |
Australian Capital Territory | 0.7 | 20.7 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 8.4 | np | np |
Overseas | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | np | np |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 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) See Explanatory Note 10 for details. |
(b) 2006-07 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
9 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by type of activity - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
2008-09 |
|
Pure basic research | 87 908 | 94 682 | 49 080 | 143 762 | 1 941 298 | 73 182 | 2 246 150 |
Strategic basic research | 872 290 | 577 684 | 314 484 | 892 168 | 1 389 047 | 245 620 | 3 399 125 |
Applied research | 5 692 165 | 1 241 936 | 671 534 | 1 913 470 | 2 771 506 | 261 407 | 10 638 548 |
Experimental development | 10 206 114 | 337 639 | 133 429 | 471 068 | 615 263 | 163 698 | 11 456 143 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 16 858 477 | 2 251 941 | 1 168 527 | 3 420 468 | 6 717 113 | 743 907 | 27 739 965 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Pure basic research | 73 550 | 91 505 | 51 325 | 142 830 | 1 494 331 | 68 260 | 1 778 972 |
Strategic basic research | 653 190 | 581 286 | 241 811 | 823 097 | 1 202 509 | 239 852 | 2 918 648 |
Applied research | 4 149 496 | 1 086 637 | 627 939 | 1 714 576 | 2 346 919 | 225 728 | 8 436 719 |
Experimental development | 7 763 048 | 286 526 | 128 402 | 414 927 | 389 772 | 75 076 | 8 642 823 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 12 639 284 | 2 045 954 | 1 049 477 | 3 095 431 | 5 433 529 | 608 916 | 21 777 160 |
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(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
10 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by type of activity: proportions - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
Pure basic research | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 28.9 | 9.8 | 8.1 |
Strategic basic research | 5.2 | 25.7 | 26.9 | 26.1 | 20.7 | 33.0 | 12.3 |
Applied research | 33.8 | 55.1 | 57.5 | 55.9 | 41.3 | 35.1 | 38.4 |
Experimental development | 60.5 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 22.0 | 41.3 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2006-07(a) |
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Pure basic research | 0.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 27.5 | 11.2 | 8.2 |
Strategic basic research | 5.2 | 28.4 | 23.0 | 26.6 | 22.1 | 39.4 | 13.4 |
Applied research | 32.8 | 53.1 | 59.8 | 55.4 | 43.2 | 37.1 | 38.7 |
Experimental development | 61.4 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 7.2 | 12.3 | 39.7 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
11 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by field of research(a) - 2008-09 |
|
 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
|
Mathematical sciences | 24 327 | 54 749 | 1 068 | 55 817 | 132 378 | np | np |
Physical sciences | 19 221 | 211 087 | 129 | 211 215 | 224 415 | - | 454 851 |
Chemical sciences | 273 379 | 129 067 | 2 959 | 132 025 | 252 727 | np | np |
Earth sciences | 196 425 | 193 650 | 45 772 | 239 422 | 194 548 | np | np |
Environmental sciences | 171 767 | 138 253 | 139 453 | 277 706 | 191 111 | 6 578 | 647 161 |
Biological sciences | 73 342 | 210 299 | 100 837 | 311 136 | 688 892 | 117 259 | 1 190 628 |
Agricultural & veterinary sciences | 361 604 | 131 095 | 413 896 | 544 992 | 278 811 | 961 | 1 186 368 |
Information & computing sciences | 4 407 485 | 260 948 | 29 570 | 290 518 | 218 206 | np | np |
Engineering | 9 118 212 | 597 031 | 13 731 | 610 762 | 577 160 | np | np |
Technology | 807 491 | 112 979 | 14 128 | 127 107 | 170 261 | 6 214 | 1 111 073 |
Medical & health sciences | 938 374 | 82 818 | 368 731 | 451 549 | 2 064 348 | 559 338 | 4 013 610 |
Built environment & design | 319 252 | 13 864 | 1 575 | 15 439 | 68 925 | np | np |
Education | 12 768 | 3 373 | 10 563 | 13 935 | 210 112 | np | np |
Economics | 12 229 | 36 076 | 2 506 | 38 582 | 162 719 | np | np |
Commerce, management, tourism & services | 100 862 | 1 958 | 3 143 | 5 101 | 253 793 | np | np |
Studies in human society | np | 38 905 | 10 812 | 49 716 | 326 775 | 5 462 | np |
Psychology & cognitive sciences | 4 088 | 19 035 | 3 389 | 22 424 | 199 480 | 6 700 | 232 692 |
Law & legal studies | 5 199 | 12 474 | 9 | 12 483 | 85 502 | np | np |
Studies in creative arts & writing | 9 448 | 124 | 1 558 | 1 682 | 82 681 | np | np |
Language, communication & culture | 1 627 | 32 | 2 263 | 2 295 | 161 510 | np | np |
History & archaeology | np | 4 124 | 2 240 | 6 364 | 118 763 | - | np |
Philosophy & religious studies | - | - | 196 | 196 | 53 994 | np | np |
Total expenditure on R&D | 16 858 477 | 2 251 941 | 1 168 527 | 3 420 468 | 6 717 113 | 743 907 | 27 739 965 |
|
- 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 11 to 13 for details. |
12 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by field of research(a): proportions - 2008-09 |
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 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
|
Mathematical sciences | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | np | np |
Physical sciences | 0.1 | 9.4 | - | 6.2 | 3.3 | - | 1.6 |
Chemical sciences | 1.6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | np | np |
Earth sciences | 1.2 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 2.9 | np | np |
Environmental sciences | 1.0 | 6.1 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
Biological sciences | 0.4 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 15.8 | 4.3 |
Agricultural & veterinary sciences | 2.1 | 5.8 | 35.4 | 15.9 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
Information & computing sciences | 26.1 | 11.6 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 3.2 | np | np |
Engineering | 54.1 | 26.5 | 1.2 | 17.9 | 8.6 | np | np |
Technology | 4.8 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
Medical & health sciences | 5.6 | 3.7 | 31.6 | 13.2 | 30.7 | 75.2 | 14.5 |
Built environment & design | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | np | np |
Education | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 | np | np |
Economics | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 | np | np |
Commerce, management, tourism & services | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.8 | np | np |
Studies in human society | np | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 0.7 | np |
Psychology & cognitive sciences | - | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Law & legal studies | - | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | 1.3 | np | np |
Studies in creative arts & writing | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | 1.2 | np | np |
Language, communication & culture | - | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | np | np |
History & archaeology | np | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | - | np |
Philosophy & religious studies | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | np | np |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 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) Based on the 2008 edition of the ANZSRC. Previous cycle estimates are available on an ASRC basis only. See Explanatory Notes 11 to 13 for details. |
13 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by socio-economic objective(a) - 2008-09 |
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 |  |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 |  | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 |  | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
|
Defence | 259 388 | 485 783 | 221 | 486 004 | 55 402 | - | 800 793 |
Economic development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Plant prod'n & plant primary products | 168 542 | 106 919 | 156 920 | 263 838 | 192 082 | np | np |
 | Animal prod'n & animal primary products | 126 310 | 52 217 | 163 652 | 215 869 | 109 762 | np | np |
 | Mineral resources (excl. energy resources) | 2 640 399 | 74 656 | 29 343 | 103 999 | 88 081 | - | 2 832 479 |
 | Energy | 2 582 057 | 139 954 | 9 269 | 149 222 | 133 317 | np | np |
 | Manufacturing | 4 495 071 | 147 372 | 17 527 | 164 899 | 330 524 | 9 417 | 4 999 911 |
 | Construction | 1 066 697 | 16 752 | 647 | 17 399 | 118 169 | - | 1 202 265 |
 | Transport | 423 477 | 17 730 | 5 677 | 23 407 | 66 805 | - | 513 688 |
 | Information & communication services | 2 035 500 | 146 958 | 9 935 | 156 894 | 220 263 | - | 2 412 657 |
 | Commercial services & tourism | 2 341 944 | 7 730 | 4 982 | 12 712 | 101 839 | - | 2 456 495 |
 | Economic framework | 32 687 | 47 293 | 3 271 | 50 564 | 236 614 | 318 | 320 182 |
 | Total | 15 912 682 | 757 581 | 401 223 | 1 158 804 | 1 597 455 | 10 741 | 18 679 683 |
Society |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Health | 436 844 | 138 199 | 405 469 | 543 668 | 2 347 372 | 685 258 | 4 013 141 |
 | Education & training | 37 855 | 4 557 | 11 568 | 16 125 | 281 481 | np | np |
 | Law, politics & community services | 12 076 | 163 698 | 16 300 | 179 998 | 337 912 | 5 979 | 535 964 |
 | Cultural understanding | 15 111 | 5 618 | 9 682 | 15 300 | 371 916 | np | np |
 | Total | 501 885 | 312 071 | 443 020 | 755 091 | 3 338 681 | 725 826 | 5 321 483 |
Environment | 174 920 | 489 933 | 304 155 | 794 088 | 523 023 | 6 713 | 1 498 744 |
Expanding knowledge | 9 602 | 206 574 | 19 907 | 226 481 | 1 202 552 | 627 | 1 439 262 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 16 858 477 | 2 251 941 | 1 168 527 | 3 420 468 | 6 717 113 | 743 907 | 27 739 965 |
|
- 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 11 to 13 for details. |
14 Gross expenditure on R&D, by sector - by socio-economic objective(a): proportions - 2008-09 |
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 |  |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 |  | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 |  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
|
Defence | 1.5 | 21.6 | - | 14.2 | 0.8 | - | 2.9 |
Economic development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Plant prod'n & plant primary products | 1.0 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 7.7 | 2.9 | np | np |
 | Animal prod'n & animal primary products | 0.7 | 2.3 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 1.6 | np | np |
 | Mineral resources (excl. energy resources) | 15.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | - | 10.2 |
 | Energy | 15.3 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 2.0 | np | np |
 | Manufacturing | 26.7 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
 | Construction | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | - | 4.3 |
 | Transport | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | - | 1.9 |
 | Information & communication services | 12.1 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 | - | 8.7 |
 | Commercial services & tourism | 13.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | - | 8.9 |
 | Economic framework | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | - | 1.2 |
 | Total | 94.4 | 33.6 | 34.3 | 33.9 | 23.8 | 1.4 | 67.3 |
Society |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Health | 2.6 | 6.1 | 34.7 | 15.9 | 34.9 | 92.1 | 14.5 |
 | Education & training | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.2 | np | np |
 | Law, politics & community services | 0.1 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
 | Cultural understanding | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 5.5 | np | np |
 | Total | 3.0 | 13.9 | 37.9 | 22.1 | 49.7 | 97.6 | 19.2 |
Environment | 1.0 | 21.8 | 26.0 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
Expanding knowledge | 0.1 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 17.9 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
Total expenditure on R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 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) Based on the 2008 edition of the ANZSRC. Previous cycle estimates are available on an ASRC basis only. See Explanatory Notes 11 to 13 for details. |
15 Gross human resources devoted to R&D, by sector - by industry - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE |
2008-09 |
|
Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 615 | - | - | - | - | np | np |
Mining | 4 625 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 625 |
Manufacturing | 17 181 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 17 182 |
Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 643 | - | - | - | - | - | 643 |
Construction | 2 421 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 421 |
Wholesale trade | 3 637 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 637 |
Retail trade | 423 | - | - | - | - | - | 423 |
Accommodation & food services | 139 | - | - | - | - | - | 139 |
Transport, postal & warehousing | 575 | - | - | - | - | - | 575 |
Information media & telecommunications | 1 736 | 9 | 2 | 11 | - | - | 1 747 |
Financial & insurance services | 5 525 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 525 |
Rental, hiring & real estate services | 284 | - | - | - | - | - | 284 |
Professional, scientific & technical services | 14 155 | 6 238 | 1 598 | 7 837 | - | 4 404 | 26 395 |
Administrative & support services | 358 | 18 | 8 | 26 | - | np | np |
Public administration & safety | 47 | 2 917 | 3 374 | 6 290 | - | - | 6 337 |
Education & training | 80 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 61 310 | np | np |
Health care & social assistance | 620 | 3 | 2 576 | 2 579 | - | 217 | 3 416 |
Arts & recreation services | 166 | 22 | 247 | 269 | - | 27 | 462 |
Other services | 328 | - | 2 | 2 | - | np | np |
Total human resources devoted to R&D | 53 556 | 9 209 | 7 834 | 17 042 | 61 310 | 4 788 | 136 696 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 516 | - | - | - | - | - | 516 |
Mining | 2 897 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 897 |
Manufacturing | 17 527 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 17 530 |
Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 472 | - | - | - | - | - | 472 |
Construction | 1 174 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 175 |
Wholesale trade | 3 556 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 556 |
Retail trade | 508 | - | - | - | - | - | 508 |
Accommodation & food services | np | - | - | - | - | - | np |
Transport, postal & warehousing | 603 | - | - | - | - | - | 603 |
Information media & telecommunications | 1 846 | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 1 852 |
Financial & insurance services | 2 913 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 913 |
Rental, hiring & real estate services | 183 | - | - | - | - | - | 183 |
Professional, scientific & technical services | 13 154 | 6 174 | 871 | 7 046 | - | 3 950 | 24 150 |
Administrative & support services | 377 | 16 | - | 16 | - | - | 393 |
Public administration & safety | np | 3 257 | 3 964 | 7 221 | - | - | np |
Education & training | 66 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 58 905 | np | np |
Health care & social assistance | 273 | - | 2 160 | 2 161 | - | 497 | 2 930 |
Arts & recreation services | 48 | 24 | 233 | 257 | - | np | np |
Other services | 278 | - | 28 | 28 | - | 112 | 419 |
Total human resources devoted to R&D | 46 462 | 9 481 | 7 279 | 16 760 | 58 905 | 4 575 | 126 702 |
|
- 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. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
16 Gross human resources devoted to R&D, by sector - by industry: proportions - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
|
 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | np | np |
Mining | 8.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
Manufacturing | 32.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
Construction | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
Wholesale trade | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
Retail trade | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
Accommodation & food services | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Transport, postal & warehousing | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Information media & telecommunications | 3.2 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | - | 1.3 |
Financial & insurance services | 10.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 |
Rental, hiring & real estate services | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
Professional, scientific & technical services | 26.4 | 67.7 | 20.4 | 46.0 | - | 92.0 | 19.3 |
Administrative & support services | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | np | np |
Public administration & safety | 0.1 | 31.7 | 43.1 | 36.9 | - | - | 4.6 |
Education & training | 0.1 | - | 0.3 | 0.2 | 100.0 | np | np |
Health care & social assistance | 1.2 | - | 32.9 | 15.1 | - | 4.5 | 2.5 |
Arts & recreation services | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | - | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Other services | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | np | np |
Total human resources devoted to R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Mining | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
Manufacturing | 37.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
Electricity, gas, water & waste services | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Construction | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
Wholesale trade | 7.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
Retail trade | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Accommodation & food services | np | - | - | - | - | - | np |
Transport, postal & warehousing | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
Information media & telecommunications | 4.0 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
Financial & insurance services | 6.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
Rental, hiring & real estate services | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Professional, scientific & technical services | 28.3 | 65.1 | 12.0 | 42.0 | - | 86.3 | 19.1 |
Administrative & support services | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | - | - | 0.3 |
Public administration & safety | np | 34.3 | 54.5 | 43.1 | - | - | np |
Education & training | 0.1 | - | 0.3 | 0.1 | 100.0 | np | np |
Health care & social assistance | 0.6 | - | 29.7 | 12.9 | - | 10.9 | 2.3 |
Arts & recreation services | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | - | np | np |
Other services | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 2.5 | 0.3 |
Total human resources devoted to R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 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. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
17 Gross human resources devoted to R&D, by sector - by type of resource - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE | PYE |
2008-09 |
|
Researchers(b) | 26 941 | 4 549 | 3 736 | 8 285 | 53 340 | 3 051 | 91 617 |
Technicians(c) | 17 561 | 3 166 | 2 939 | 6 105 | - | 938 | 24 603 |
Other staff | 9 054 | 1 494 | 1 159 | 2 652 | 7 970 | 799 | 20 476 |
Total human resources devoted to R&D | 53 556 | 9 209 | 7 834 | 17 042 | 61 310 | 4 788 | 136 696 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Researchers(b) | 24 771 | 4 740 | 3 982 | 8 721 | 50 867 | 2 842 | 87 201 |
Technicians(c) | 14 821 | 2 851 | 2 244 | 5 095 | - | 975 | 20 891 |
Other staff | 6 869 | 1 891 | 1 053 | 2 944 | 8 038 | 758 | 18 609 |
Total human resources devoted to R&D | 46 462 | 9 481 | 7 279 | 16 760 | 58 905 | 4 575 | 126 702 |
|
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
(b) For the Higher education sector, Researchers include Academics and Postgraduate students. |
(c) For the Higher education sector, Technicians are not separately identified and are included in Other staff. |
18 Gross human resources devoted to R&D, by sector - by type of resource: proportions - 2006-07 and 2008-09(a) |
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 |  | GOVERNMENT |  |  |  |
 | BUSINESS | Commonwealth | State/territory | Total | HIGHER EDUCATION | PRIVATE NON-PROFIT | TOTAL |
 | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
2008-09 |
|
Researchers(b) | 50.3 | 49.4 | 47.7 | 48.6 | 87.0 | 63.7 | 67.0 |
Technicians(c) | 32.8 | 34.4 | 37.5 | 35.8 | - | 19.6 | 18.0 |
Other staff | 16.9 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 13.0 | 16.7 | 15.0 |
Total human resources devoted to R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2006-07(a) |
|
Researchers(b) | 53.3 | 50.0 | 54.7 | 52.0 | 86.4 | 62.1 | 68.8 |
Technicians(c) | 31.9 | 30.1 | 30.8 | 30.4 | - | 21.3 | 16.5 |
Other staff | 14.8 | 19.9 | 14.5 | 17.6 | 13.6 | 16.6 | 14.7 |
Total human resources devoted to R&D | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
|
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) 2006-07 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details. |
(b) For the Higher education sector, Researchers include Academics and Postgraduate students. |
(c) For the Higher education sector, Technicians are not separately identified and are included in Other staff. |
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