8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2006-07 Quality Declaration 
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2.1 Resources devoted to R&D, summary statistics
2004-05(a)
2006-07
Expenditure on R&D
Type of expenditure
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings & other structures $'000
9 783
30 699
Other capital expenditure $'000
28 295
43 420
Total $'000
38 078
74 119
Current expenditure
Labour costs $'000
238 550
308 724
Other current expenditure $'000
202 233
223 494
Total $'000
440 783
532 218
Source of funds
Own funds $'000
105 020
156 932
Commonwealth government $'000
137 749
187 034
State & local government $'000
46 182
79 282
Other private non-profit organisations $'000
29 730
43 847
Business $'000
40 567
29 453
Joint government/business $'000
np
1 496
Universities $'000
8 237
2 718
Donations & bequests $'000
35 461
35 234
Other Australian $'000
np
7 135
Overseas $'000
61 254
63 206
Type of activity
Pure basic research $'000
46 570
62 878
Strategic basic research $'000
186 331
248 754
Applied research $'000
189 691
230 286
Experimental development $'000
56 269
64 419
Location of expenditure
New South Wales $'000
155 072
196 153
Victoria $'000
271 987
329 988
Queensland $'000
13 052
32 627
South Australia $'000
2 146
3 131
Western Australia $'000
28 449
34 487
Tasmania $'000
199
np
Northern Territory $'000
np
np
Australian Capital Territory $'000
3 199
np
Australian External Territories $'000
-
-
Overseas $'000
np
5 891
Total expenditure on R&D $'000
478 861
606 337
Human resources devoted to R&D
Researchers PYE
2 567
3 000
Technicians PYE
762
957
Other staff PYE
516
639
Total human resources devoted to R&D PYE
3 845
4 596
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) 2004-05 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

2.2 Resources devoted to R&D, summary statistics - proportions
2004-05(a)
2006-07
%
%
Expenditure on R&D
Type of expenditure
Capital expenditure
Land, buildings & other structures
2.0
5.1
Other capital expenditure
5.9
7.2
Total
8.0
12.2
Current expenditure
Labour costs
49.8
50.9
Other current expenditure
42.2
36.9
Total
92.0
87.8
Source of funds
Own funds
21.9
25.9
Commonwealth government
28.8
30.8
State & local government
9.6
13.1
Other private non-profit organisations
6.2
7.2
Business
8.5
4.9
Joint government/business
np
0.2
Universities
1.7
0.4
Donations & bequests
7.4
5.8
Other Australian
np
1.2
Overseas
12.8
10.4
Type of activity
Pure basic research
9.7
10.4
Strategic basic research
38.9
41.0
Applied research
39.6
38.0
Experimental development
11.8
10.6
Location of expenditure
New South Wales
32.4
32.4
Victoria
56.8
54.4
Queensland
2.7
5.4
South Australia
0.4
0.5
Western Australia
5.9
5.7
Tasmania
-
np
Northern Territory
np
np
Australian Capital Territory
0.7
np
Australian External Territories
-
-
Overseas
np
1.0
Total expenditure on R&D
100.0
100.0
Human resources devoted to R&D
Researchers
66.8
65.3
Technicians
19.8
20.8
Other staff
13.4
13.9
Total human resources devoted to R&D
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) 2004-05 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

2.3 Expenditure on R&D, by research field - values and proportions
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
$'000
$'000
%
%
Mathematical sciences
np
443
np
0.1
Physical sciences
-
99
-
-
Chemical sciences
np
np
np
np
Earth sciences
np
-
np
-
Biological sciences
92 230
97 695
19.3
16.1
Information, computing & communication sciences
1 730
929
0.4
0.2
Engineering & technology
np
1 866
np
0.3
Agricultural, veterinary & environmental sciences
np
2 230
np
0.4
Architecture, urban environment & building
-
-
-
-
Medical & health sciences
346 063
457 888
72.3
75.5
Education
np
np
np
np
Economics
np
255
np
-
Commerce, management, tourism & services
103
219
-
-
Policy & political science
np
1 584
np
0.3
Studies in human society
2 096
2 087
0.4
0.3
Behavioural & cognitive sciences
1 516
3 353
0.3
0.6
Law, justice & law enforcement
-
np
-
np
Journalism, librarianship & curatorial studies
-
-
-
-
The arts
-
np
-
np
Language & culture
-
np
-
np
History & archaeology
22
-
-
-
Philosophy & religion
240
206
0.1
-
Total
478 861
606 337
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) 2004-05 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

2.4 Expenditure on R&D, by socio-economic objective - values and proportions
2004-05(a)
2006-07
2004-05(a)
2006-07
$'000
$'000
%
%
Defence
-
-
-
-
Economic development
Plant production & plant primary products
np
-
np
-
Animal production & animal primary products
-
-
-
-
Mineral resources (excl. energy)
-
-
-
-
Energy resources
-
-
-
-
Energy supply
-
173
-
-
Manufacturing
np
6 275
np
1.0
Construction
-
np
-
np
Transport
-
-
-
-
Information & communication services
45
np
-
np
Commercial services & tourism
np
np
np
np
Economic framework
86
np
-
np
Total
6 728
6 689
1.4
1.1
Society
Health
444 439
558 558
92.8
92.1
Education & training
np
np
np
np
Social development & community services
np
np
np
np
Total
469 896
594 944
98.1
98.1
Environment
Environmental policy frameworks & other aspects
np
3 010
np
0.5
Environmental management
np
np
np
np
Total
2 237
np
0.5
np
Non-oriented research
-
np
-
np
Total
478 861
606 337
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) 2004-05 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.






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