8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2012-13

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ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 09/07/2014

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1.1 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, summary statistics

			COMMONWEALTH		STATE/TERRITORY		TOTAL(a)
			2011-12(b)	2012-13	2011-12(b)	2012-13	2011-12(b)	2012-13
			$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000

Type of expenditure
	Capital expenditure
		Land, buildings and other structures	104 130	94 772	76 694	350 340	180 824	445 112
		Other capital expenditure	220 357	185 391	34 436	37 325	254 793	222 716
		Total(a)	324 487	280 163	111 130	387 665	435 617	667 828
	Current expenditure
		Labour costs	1 201 414	1 276 976	586 171	593 850	1 787 585	1 870 826
		Other current expenditure	900 125	787 400	425 645	399 411	1 325 770	1 186 811
		Total(a)	2 101 539	2 064 376	1 011 816	993 261	3 113 355	3 057 637
Source of funds
	Own funds		1 800 520	1 765 947	560 987	788 917	2 361 507	2 554 864
	Other Commonwealth government		354 769	326 060	171 610	198 005	526 379	524 065
	Other State and local government		72 456	81 115	83 590	97 101	156 046	178 216
	Private non-profit organisations		5 756	5 670	71 249	61 221	77 005	66 891
	Business		54 474	88 184	73 270	87 584	127 744	175 768
	Joint business/government		2 833	3 764	121 166	106 235	123 999	109 999
	Universities		63	12 594	8 982	9 927	9 045	22 521
	Donations and bequests		-	-	10 892	13 041	10 892	13 041
	Other Australian		1 263	5 978	9 625	4 212	10 888	10 190
	Overseas		133 892	55 227	11 575	14 683	145 467	69 910
Location of expenditure(c)
	New South Wales		396 238	433 958	269 136	278 851	665 375	712 809
	Victoria		585 683	590 320	266 453	514 765	852 136	1 105 085
	Queensland		260 575	267 486	259 961	271 217	520 536	538 703
	South Australia		385 502	351 830	140 661	135 117	526 163	486 947
	Western Australia		112 537	116 910	129 901	127 982	242 438	244 892
	Tasmania		129 809	127 122	15 879	694	145 688	127 816
	Northern Territory		44 325	34 183	20 050	28 439	64 375	62 622
	Australian Capital Territory		492 095	415 608	15 178	19 837	507 273	435 445
	Overseas		19 262	7 122	5 728	4 024	24 989	11 146
Type of activity
	Pure basic research		123 719	114 844	46 929	48 240	170 648	163 084
	Strategic basic research		645 414	693 392	344 664	462 692	990 078	1 156 084
	Applied research		1 366 851	1 269 402	588 468	679 250	1 955 319	1 948 652
	Experimental development		290 043	266 901	142 885	190 744	432 927	457 645
Total expenditure on R&D(a)			2 426 026	2 344 539	1 122 946	1 380 926	3 548 972	3 725 465

- 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 2011-12 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.
(c) For the definition of location, see Explanatory Note 27.

1.2 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by fields of research

	COMMONWEALTH		STATE/TERRITORY		TOTAL(a)
	2011-12(b)	2012-13	2011-12(b)	2012-13	2011-12(b)	2012-13
	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000

Mathematical Sciences	45 571	41 920	233	211	45 804	42 131
Physical Sciences	173 947	127 240	322	444	174 270	127 684
Chemical Sciences	183 486	158 066	3 521	4 071	187 007	162 137
Earth Sciences	206 832	191 699	38 682	45 401	245 514	237 100
Environmental Sciences	180 282	183 185	96 437	138 722	276 719	321 907
Biological Sciences	256 815	284 975	113 179	139 001	369 995	423 975
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences	239 156	204 338	393 275	488 620	632 431	692 958
Information and Computing Sciences	314 437	240 828	8 596	12 778	323 034	253 607
Engineering	482 519	524 573	15 765	16 072	498 284	540 644
Technology	86 202	107 540	10 375	30 088	96 578	137 628
Medical and Health Sciences	101 681	112 846	383 398	451 057	485 079	563 903
Built Environment and Design	30 200	19 231	2 264	1 506	32 464	20 738
Education	4 902	4 934	19 770	16 296	24 672	21 230
Economics	50 326	55 824	2 350	5 353	52 676	61 176
Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services	2 508	4 397	2 789	2 136	5 296	6 533
Studies in Human Society	40 106	54 217	16 386	16 278	56 493	70 495
Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	18 231	13 880	4 263	6 286	22 495	20 166
Law and Legal Studies	2 483	6 598	-	34	2 483	6 632
Studies in Creative Arts and Writing	361	780	3 276	1 116	3 637	1 896
Language, Communication and Culture	-	2 246	2 492	1 237	2 492	3 483
History and Archaeology	5 347	4 630	5 438	4 085	10 786	8 715
Philosophy and Religious Studies	635	590	132	136	767	726
Total(a)	2 426 026	2 344 539	1 122 946	1 380 926	3 548 972	3 725 465

- 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 2011-12 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

1.3 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON R&D, by socio-economic objective

		COMMONWEALTH		STATE/TERRITORY		TOTAL(a)
		2011-12(b)	2012-13	2011-12(b)	2012-13	2011-12(b)	2012-13
		$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000

Defence		594 998	553 757	-	-	594 998	553 757
Economic Development
	Plant Production and Plant Primary Products	167 650	162 056	188 934	293 032	356 584	455 088
	Animal Production and Animal Primary Products	137 933	73 246	154 848	261 345	292 781	334 591
	Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources)	93 457	106 659	17 415	41 927	110 871	148 586
	Energy	152 828	173 114	8 030	4 350	160 858	177 464
	Manufacturing	105 478	144 116	5 674	6 578	111 152	150 694
	Construction	14 636	10 601	4 820	1 243	19 456	11 844
	Transport	30 379	22 302	7 461	1 101	37 840	23 403
	Information and Communication Services	62 227	84 935	1 200	1 073	63 427	86 008
	Commercial Services and Tourism	4 857	1 185	1 736	1 025	6 593	2 210
	Economic Framework	79 170	55 357	2 843	8 458	82 014	63 815
	Total(a)	848 615	833 570	392 962	620 132	1 241 577	1 453 702
Society
	Health	285 756	197 242	424 271	478 959	710 027	676 201
	Education and Training	10 738	9 829	21 952	23 880	32 690	33 709
	Law, Politics and Community Services	32 702	28 381	16 413	7 215	49 115	35 596
	Cultural Understanding	9 241	24 431	14 294	11 026	23 535	35 457
	Total(a)	338 437	259 884	476 930	521 080	815 367	780 964
Environment		508 884	552 363	230 486	217 507	739 370	769 870
Expanding Knowledge		135 092	144 966	22 568	22 207	157 660	167 173
Total(a)		2 426 026	2 344 539	1 122 946	1 380 926	3 548 972	3 725 465

- 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 2011-12 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.

1.4 GOVERNMENT HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by type of resource

	COMMONWEALTH		STATE/TERRITORY		TOTAL(a)
	2011-12(b)	2012-13	2011-12(b)	2012-13	2011-12(b)	2012-13
	PYE	PYE	PYE	PYE	PYE	PYE

Researchers	5 232	5 215	3 222	3 096	8 454	8 311
Technicians	3 114	3 229	2 569	2 460	5 683	5 689
Other staff	1 454	1 376	1 099	1 004	2 552	2 380
Total human resources devoted to R&D (a)	9 800	9 820	6 889	6 561	16 689	16 381

(a) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.
(b) Some 2011-12 data have been revised. See the Revisions section of the Technical Note for details.