5512.0 - Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2014-15 Quality Declaration 
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR EXPENSES BY PURPOSE


Total general government expenses for all levels of government were $582,726m in 2014-15. The major contributors were expenditure on Social security and welfare (28.1%), Health (18.9%), Education (14.5%) 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)
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

General public services
22 482
2 257
1 736
1 644
343
249
237
121
475
34 074
Defence
23 516
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
23 516
Public order and safety
4 448
6 551
5 561
4 329
1 671
3 203
435
676
388
27 475
Education
Primary and secondary
15 121
12 985
9 740
8 955
3 384
5 440
1 090
788
834
43 270
University
10 122
-
119
1
51
17
-
25
16
24 849
Technical and further education
1 941
1 649
2 101
668
476
602
150
102
100
5 726
Other tertiary
-
-
-
-
37
-
-
12
-
50
Other education
4 190
2 596
1 291
1 638
309
631
101
102
71
10 675
Total education
31 375
17 229
13 251
11 263
4 257
6 690
1 341
1 029
1 021
84 570
Health
Acute care institutions
17 463
13 569
10 663
9 143
4 535
5 321
1 055
876
1 037
45 380
Other health institutions
53
168
60
363
-
163
64
10
8
832
Community health services
27 217
2 606
2 193
2 826
429
1 267
355
324
230
37 513
Pharmaceutical
10 328
1 168
380
-
10
567
1
8
26
12 485
Other health
10 737
812
978
1 169
327
624
36
58
61
13 863
Total health
65 797
18 323
14 273
13 501
5 300
7 942
1 511
1 276
1 362
110 073
Social security and welfare
Social security
123 414
429
479
-
168
-
6
-
-
124 483
Welfare services
20 230
4 917
3 817
2 867
1 217
2 072
444
384
250
34 914
Other social security and welfare
3 675
196
-
111
18
-
-
2
2
4 580
Total social security and welfare
147 319
5 541
4 295
2 978
1 403
2 072
450
386
252
163 977
Housing and community amenities
Housing and community development
3 878
1 439
1 885
1 212
528
1 083
163
488
134
8 198
Water supply
-
71
123
175
214
644
-
42
19
2 510
Sanitation and protection of the environment
2 677
998
425
163
327
100
32
21
27
9 099
Other community amenities
-
-
8
-
1
5
-
-
6
1 287
Total housing and community amenities
6 555
2 508
2 441
1 550
1 069
1 833
195
551
186
21 094
Recreation and culture
Recreational facilities and services
788
761
291
602
123
598
141
120
104
6 777
Cultural facilities and services
1 179
301
384
311
189
211
71
76
46
4 102
Broadcasting and film production
1 557
-
-
-
7
14
1
1
-
1 580
Other recreation and culture
-
27
-
26
9
-
-
13
1
613
Total recreation and culture
3 524
1 090
675
939
328
823
213
209
151
13 073
Fuel and energy
6 546
26
130
639
27
609
2
111
33
8 124
Agriculture forestry and fishing
2 368
726
342
630
163
343
87
86
2
4 203
Mining manufacturing and construction
3 723
179
-
243
95
216
6
37
24
4 865
Transport and communications
Road transport
4 273
3 997
2 204
3 302
432
1 349
241
200
285
17 206
Water transport
345
147
-
116
25
29
1
7
-
658
Rail transport
656
3 817
3 362
1 749
22
38
21
4
23
9 030
Air transport
206
-
-
-
-
12
-
8
-
240
Communications and other transport
981
914
87
1 077
465
586
5
40
50
3 987
Total transport and communications
6 462
8 874
5 653
6 244
943
2 014
268
258
358
31 121
Other economic affairs
10 050
716
1 059
768
244
650
106
174
60
14 844
Nominal interest on superannuation
8 999
1 683
1 038
878
438
266
266
126
314
14 008
Public debt transactions
15 163
2 225
2 102
2 338
264
543
11
246
169
23 844
Other expenses
60 332
1 775
38
1 162
220
262
123
82
14
3 864
Total expenses
418 659
69 703
52 596
49 105
16 766
27 715
5 250
5 369
4 811
582 726

- 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
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

General public services
1 478
1 256
2 108
131
516
137
163
-
5 789
Public order and safety
323
169
131
42
131
7
20
-
825
Education
57
106
2
-
4
-
4
-
173
Health
69
159
44
68
64
11
3
-
417
Social security and welfare
417
937
45
127
179
19
34
-
1 759
Housing and community amenities
2 827
1 615
2 153
538
626
143
90
-
7 991
Recreation and culture
1 474
1 409
948
463
835
117
59
-
5 304
Fuel and energy
-
-
3
11
3
-
1
-
17
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
1
3
17
10
-
-
-
-
32
Mining, manufacturing and construction
199
-
69
37
38
-
-
-
342
Transport and communications
1 974
1 407
2 590
451
927
184
47
-
7 580
Other economic affairs
339
386
198
104
117
30
29
-
1 204
Public debt transactions
246
71
341
35
32
5
1
-
730
Other expenses
960
114
133
7
230
26
7
-
1 477
Total expenses
10 363
7 632
8 782
2 024
3 703
679
457
-
33 640

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)