Source data
Higher education R&D expenditure by state and territory
Sources checked
- New South Wales5,221 A$ million
- Victoria5,008 A$ million
- Queensland2,618 A$ million
- Western Australia1,222 A$ million
- South Australia1,038 A$ million
- Australian Capital Territory919 A$ million
- Tasmania251 A$ million
- Northern Territory128 A$ million
Natural Earth land outlines and dashed land boundaries.
Select a pin for 2024 spending across its state or territory. The table also shows spending as a share of gross state product.
Higher education R&D expenditure by state and territory
Amounts are nominal A$ million. The ABS allocates expenditure by the location where the R&D was performed. Map pins use capital-city aerodrome coordinates as representative points for whole jurisdictions.
| Source | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | Sydney | 4,398 | 5,221 | 0.56 | 0.61 | -33.94611 | 151.17722 | Source 1 |
| Victoria | Melbourne | 4,092 | 5,008 | 0.71 | 0.79 | -37.67333 | 144.84333 | Source 1 |
| Queensland | Brisbane | 2,272 | 2,618 | 0.45 | 0.49 | -27.38417 | 153.1175 | Source 1 |
| Western Australia | Perth | 1,107 | 1,222 | 0.25 | 0.27 | -31.94028 | 115.96694 | Source 1 |
| South Australia | Adelaide | 946 | 1,038 | 0.67 | 0.66 | -34.945 | 138.53056 | Source 1 |
| Australian Capital Territory | Canberra | 860 | 919 | 1.67 | 1.55 | -35.30694 | 149.195 | Source 1 |
| Tasmania | Hobart | 217 | 251 | 0.54 | 0.57 | -42.83611 | 147.51028 | Source 1 |
| Northern Territory | Darwin | 98 | 128 | 0.3 | 0.37 | -12.41472 | 130.87667 | Source 1 |