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Appendix B: Total Payments to the States by Government Finance Statistics (GFS) Function
Table B.1: Total payments to the States by GFS function
| $'000 |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
ACT |
NT |
Total(a) |
| 2012‑13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General public services |
26,638 |
6,883 |
17,194 |
2,891 |
6,105 |
1,874 |
1,610 |
860 |
64,055 |
| Public order and safety |
69,232 |
48,055 |
52,872 |
21,389 |
16,846 |
6,174 |
13,032 |
27,125 |
254,725 |
| Education |
4,799,368 |
3,722,905 |
3,069,315 |
1,542,034 |
1,153,800 |
346,766 |
258,276 |
246,389 |
15,138,853 |
| Health |
4,780,339 |
3,733,411 |
3,101,420 |
1,538,687 |
1,133,127 |
351,293 |
232,339 |
214,878 |
15,085,494 |
| Social security and welfare |
602,934 |
744,828 |
350,967 |
311,209 |
175,393 |
58,562 |
25,140 |
46,624 |
2,315,657 |
| Housing and community amenities |
536,149 |
380,237 |
435,087 |
244,153 |
133,376 |
56,005 |
29,204 |
193,955 |
2,008,166 |
| Recreation and culture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,000 |
2,040 |
- |
8,040 |
| Fuel and energy |
4,882 |
1,230 |
5,661 |
1,310 |
3,619 |
1,252 |
1,194 |
1,704 |
20,852 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
77,044 |
60,506 |
28,855 |
20,493 |
89,288 |
83,468 |
991 |
13,081 |
373,726 |
| Mining, manufacturing and construction |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Transport and communication |
1,102,577 |
875,512 |
790,954 |
519,430 |
175,883 |
71,513 |
3,829 |
80,772 |
3,620,470 |
| Other economic affairs |
824 |
3,478 |
4,153 |
2,729 |
1,397 |
252 |
474 |
693 |
14,000 |
| Other purposes |
15,438,199 |
11,515,577 |
11,651,596 |
3,178,830 |
4,628,855 |
1,781,382 |
1,030,922 |
2,766,327 |
53,052,403 |
| Total payments to the States |
27,438,186 |
21,092,622 |
19,508,074 |
7,383,155 |
7,517,689 |
2,764,541 |
1,599,051 |
3,592,408 |
91,956,441 |
| less payments 'through' the States |
2,686,900 |
2,321,687 |
1,775,562 |
881,365 |
692,661 |
181,292 |
163,716 |
136,692 |
8,839,875 |
| less financial assistance grants for local government |
687,459 |
518,285 |
433,849 |
267,091 |
148,543 |
70,378 |
46,940 |
31,656 |
2,204,201 |
| less payments direct 'to' local government |
142,847 |
84,446 |
94,687 |
70,758 |
27,735 |
13,700 |
293 |
6,290 |
440,756 |
| equals total payments 'to' the States for own-purpose expenses |
23,920,980 |
18,168,204 |
17,203,976 |
6,163,941 |
6,648,750 |
2,499,171 |
1,388,102 |
3,417,770 |
80,471,609 |
Table B.1: Total payments to the States by GFS function (continued)
| $'000 |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
ACT |
NT |
Total(a) |
| 2013‑14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General public services |
80,828 |
1,987 |
53,001 |
24,005 |
12,789 |
3,924 |
2,549 |
1,802 |
180,885 |
| Public order and safety |
69,645 |
49,723 |
79,961 |
21,704 |
16,897 |
6,256 |
13,242 |
45,820 |
303,248 |
| Education |
4,991,666 |
3,977,556 |
3,324,925 |
1,673,781 |
1,204,702 |
369,311 |
277,400 |
292,692 |
16,112,033 |
| Health |
5,008,967 |
3,964,840 |
3,263,651 |
1,779,028 |
1,089,939 |
368,119 |
267,811 |
236,562 |
15,978,917 |
| Social security and welfare |
627,066 |
809,208 |
376,726 |
353,213 |
204,976 |
47,943 |
32,974 |
78,120 |
2,530,226 |
| Housing and community amenities |
513,387 |
325,418 |
469,611 |
339,393 |
134,817 |
34,291 |
24,073 |
178,653 |
2,174,613 |
| Recreation and culture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
991 |
- |
991 |
| Fuel and energy |
2,383 |
5,437 |
4,552 |
3,412 |
924 |
246 |
382 |
615 |
17,951 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
150,146 |
164,960 |
44,366 |
11,063 |
49,837 |
38,800 |
490 |
1,581 |
461,243 |
| Mining, manufacturing and construction |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Transport and communication |
1,768,811 |
1,323,414 |
1,004,373 |
520,055 |
150,953 |
87,871 |
56,609 |
93,481 |
5,005,567 |
| Other economic affairs |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Other purposes |
15,967,283 |
11,614,992 |
11,101,412 |
2,638,915 |
4,688,963 |
1,837,101 |
1,083,529 |
2,772,351 |
52,534,753 |
| Total payments to the States |
29,180,182 |
22,237,535 |
19,722,578 |
7,364,569 |
7,554,797 |
2,793,862 |
1,760,050 |
3,701,677 |
95,300,427 |
| less payments 'through' the States |
3,633,048 |
2,940,327 |
2,481,896 |
1,220,740 |
913,063 |
265,241 |
208,967 |
208,856 |
11,872,138 |
| less financial assistance grants for local government |
353,868 |
267,282 |
223,928 |
138,399 |
76,399 |
36,158 |
24,225 |
16,326 |
1,136,585 |
| less payments direct 'to' local government |
170,308 |
82,109 |
91,896 |
58,694 |
25,578 |
13,271 |
7 |
10,029 |
451,892 |
| equals total payments 'to' the States for own-purpose expenses |
25,022,958 |
18,947,817 |
16,924,858 |
5,946,736 |
6,539,757 |
2,479,192 |
1,526,851 |
3,466,466 |
81,839,812 |
Table B.1: Total payments to the States by GFS function (continued)
| $'000 |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
ACT |
NT |
Total(a) |
| 2014‑15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General public services |
32,955 |
6,216 |
5,050 |
2,767 |
1,795 |
545 |
416 |
256 |
50,000 |
| Public order and safety |
68,821 |
48,745 |
99,445 |
21,872 |
17,183 |
6,385 |
9,499 |
40,521 |
312,471 |
| Education |
5,060,602 |
4,112,969 |
3,526,858 |
1,751,855 |
1,222,716 |
393,390 |
282,340 |
322,992 |
16,673,722 |
| Health |
5,384,273 |
4,202,182 |
3,401,718 |
1,894,543 |
1,137,623 |
365,495 |
299,344 |
257,622 |
16,942,800 |
| Social security and welfare |
629,819 |
448,146 |
387,132 |
191,329 |
212,271 |
48,854 |
30,702 |
61,036 |
2,009,289 |
| Housing and community amenities |
490,080 |
336,635 |
439,658 |
315,700 |
125,113 |
32,713 |
33,402 |
162,608 |
1,935,909 |
| Recreation and culture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fuel and energy |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
136,663 |
218,178 |
40,864 |
2,276 |
61,584 |
29,558 |
548 |
525 |
490,196 |
| Mining, manufacturing and construction |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Transport and communication |
1,621,631 |
1,076,159 |
1,678,497 |
424,402 |
145,320 |
86,909 |
73,733 |
32,786 |
5,139,437 |
| Other economic affairs |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Other purposes |
17,387,016 |
12,374,474 |
12,121,991 |
2,391,143 |
4,912,675 |
2,039,567 |
1,213,686 |
3,001,404 |
56,268,244 |
| Total payments to the States |
30,811,860 |
22,823,704 |
21,701,213 |
6,995,887 |
7,836,280 |
3,003,416 |
1,943,670 |
3,879,750 |
99,822,068 |
| less payments 'through' the States |
4,488,142 |
3,659,585 |
3,158,860 |
1,551,298 |
1,096,017 |
353,493 |
257,852 |
266,066 |
14,831,313 |
| less financial assistance grants for local government |
734,849 |
557,145 |
466,938 |
290,469 |
158,396 |
74,811 |
50,540 |
33,904 |
2,367,052 |
| less payments direct 'to' local government |
100,370 |
73,688 |
83,223 |
52,321 |
30,354 |
11,615 |
167 |
5,702 |
357,440 |
| equals total payments 'to' the States for own-purpose expenses |
25,488,499 |
18,533,286 |
17,992,192 |
5,101,799 |
6,551,513 |
2,563,497 |
1,635,111 |
3,574,078 |
82,266,263 |
Table B.1: Total payments to the States by GFS function (continued)
| $'000 |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
ACT |
NT |
Total(a) |
| 2015‑16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General public services |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Public order and safety |
70,130 |
49,671 |
46,314 |
22,289 |
17,508 |
6,503 |
9,755 |
41,383 |
263,553 |
| Education |
5,306,680 |
4,386,725 |
3,822,853 |
1,870,408 |
1,271,803 |
413,986 |
292,923 |
342,255 |
17,707,633 |
| Health |
5,855,363 |
4,511,468 |
3,658,355 |
2,042,195 |
1,265,510 |
436,622 |
336,167 |
263,441 |
18,369,121 |
| Social security and welfare |
694,714 |
500,371 |
412,178 |
215,165 |
234,217 |
53,946 |
35,990 |
62,579 |
2,209,160 |
| Housing and community amenities |
451,176 |
342,889 |
433,504 |
278,756 |
117,190 |
32,897 |
23,861 |
155,224 |
1,835,497 |
| Recreation and culture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fuel and energy |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
104,437 |
195,078 |
35,077 |
708 |
38,210 |
19,956 |
417 |
255 |
394,138 |
| Mining, manufacturing and construction |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Transport and communication |
1,346,128 |
974,633 |
1,211,852 |
521,177 |
415,018 |
106,784 |
28,205 |
30,444 |
4,634,241 |
| Other economic affairs |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Other purposes |
18,446,199 |
13,218,259 |
12,484,646 |
2,659,537 |
5,003,966 |
2,227,889 |
1,297,497 |
3,117,096 |
59,270,561 |
| Total payments to the States |
32,274,827 |
24,179,094 |
22,104,779 |
7,610,235 |
8,363,422 |
3,298,583 |
2,024,815 |
4,012,677 |
104,683,904 |
| less payments 'through' the States |
4,721,699 |
3,950,841 |
3,466,496 |
1,676,849 |
1,150,772 |
376,368 |
268,919 |
285,030 |
15,896,974 |
| less financial assistance grants for local government |
764,645 |
581,896 |
487,825 |
305,450 |
164,545 |
77,553 |
52,829 |
35,276 |
2,470,019 |
| less payments direct 'to' local government |
99,957 |
73,693 |
90,226 |
52,334 |
26,950 |
11,612 |
167 |
5,701 |
360,640 |
| equals total payments 'to' the States for own-purpose expenses |
26,688,526 |
19,572,664 |
18,060,232 |
5,575,602 |
7,021,155 |
2,833,050 |
1,702,900 |
3,686,670 |
85,956,271 |
Table B.1: Total payments to the States by GFS function (continued)
| $'000 |
NSW |
VIC |
QLD |
WA |
SA |
TAS |
ACT |
NT |
Total(a) |
| 2016‑17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General public services |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Public order and safety |
71,465 |
50,616 |
47,199 |
22,713 |
17,840 |
6,624 |
10,017 |
40,527 |
267,001 |
| Education |
5,863,499 |
4,852,395 |
4,272,080 |
2,051,567 |
1,373,877 |
452,193 |
314,555 |
363,036 |
19,543,202 |
| Health |
6,265,143 |
4,912,999 |
4,031,156 |
2,274,080 |
1,382,906 |
407,122 |
383,839 |
266,275 |
19,923,520 |
| Social security and welfare |
764,312 |
556,320 |
474,218 |
240,748 |
257,737 |
58,715 |
45,586 |
65,120 |
2,462,756 |
| Housing and community amenities |
456,308 |
349,241 |
412,758 |
256,421 |
113,991 |
33,165 |
24,326 |
234,208 |
1,880,418 |
| Recreation and culture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fuel and energy |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
72,621 |
174,559 |
33,264 |
37 |
8,127 |
17,193 |
347 |
15 |
306,163 |
| Mining, manufacturing and construction |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Transport and communication |
812,477 |
577,945 |
1,236,138 |
722,025 |
255,365 |
117,138 |
29,303 |
190,495 |
3,940,886 |
| Other economic affairs |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Other purposes |
19,339,871 |
13,964,415 |
13,114,687 |
2,943,106 |
5,210,924 |
2,285,371 |
1,359,681 |
3,187,398 |
62,222,059 |
| Total payments to the States |
33,645,696 |
25,438,490 |
23,621,500 |
8,510,697 |
8,620,767 |
3,377,521 |
2,167,654 |
4,347,074 |
110,546,005 |
| less payments 'through' the States |
5,189,889 |
4,352,400 |
3,858,848 |
1,826,892 |
1,233,147 |
408,454 |
286,286 |
309,113 |
17,465,029 |
| less financial assistance grants for local government |
795,001 |
607,212 |
509,165 |
320,898 |
170,799 |
80,325 |
55,170 |
36,672 |
2,575,242 |
| less payments direct 'to' local government |
99,957 |
73,693 |
73,226 |
52,334 |
24,850 |
11,612 |
167 |
5,701 |
341,540 |
| equals total payments 'to' the States for own-purpose expenses |
27,560,849 |
20,405,185 |
19,180,261 |
6,310,573 |
7,191,971 |
2,877,130 |
1,826,031 |
3,995,588 |
90,164,194 |



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