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Appendix C: Total Payments to the States by Government Finance Statistics (GFS) Function

Table C.1: Total payments to the States by GFS function

$'000	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total(a)
2011-12
General public services	64,213	49,554	41,010	20,683	14,725	4,533	3,220	2,062	200,000
Public order and safety	63,945	45,604	41,068	63,418	15,484	5,836	4,355	40,877	280,587
Education	4,947,828	3,692,092	3,137,831	1,625,614	1,171,196	362,698	255,004	282,113	15,474,376
Health	4,810,561	3,798,219	3,025,703	1,702,791	1,227,035	353,703	231,021	251,174	15,400,207
Social security and welfare	1,075,924	706,446	743,211	294,596	336,924	99,319	43,008	56,449	3,355,877
Housing and community amenities	527,923	438,337	522,153	377,916	203,612	80,231	84,501	437,304	2,701,977
Recreation and culture	50,000	20,000	-	3,600	30,000	-	5,100	-	108,700
Fuel and energy	10,857	5,140	5,495	11,681	3,366	1,124	812	4,658	43,133
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	93,500	188,465	49,699	29,062	276,718	98,000	197	8,323	743,964
Mining, manufacturing and construction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Transport and communication	2,534,083	1,415,830	1,951,782	554,093	734,674	106,304	22,906	127,696	7,451,368
Other economic affairs	1,760	3,151	16,682	2,999	1,355	-	293	214	26,454
Other purposes	15,091,257	11,016,869	9,861,717	3,836,073	4,446,146	1,733,378	919,787	2,535,802	50,369,618
Total payments to the States	29,271,851	21,379,707	19,396,351	8,522,526	8,461,235	2,845,126	1,570,204	3,746,672	96,156,261
less payments 'through' the States	2,532,098	2,063,459	1,705,040	857,685	654,734	179,424	160,395	114,778	8,267,613
less financial assistance grants for local government	852,179	641,314	539,007	323,103	184,180	86,965	57,209	38,909	2,722,866
less payments direct 'to' local government	155,705	119,033	168,478	79,271	35,712	27,607	1,366	6,614	623,786
equals total payments 'to' the States for own-purpose expenses	25,731,869	18,555,901	16,983,826	7,262,467	7,586,609	2,551,130	1,351,234	3,586,371	84,541,996

(a) Total column may not equal sum of State totals. There is no basis on which to estimate State allocations for a number of payments, which are not reflected in State totals.

Table C.1: Total payments to the States by GFS function (continued)

$'000	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total(a)
2012-13
General public services	79,911	61,943	51,582	26,021	18,316	5,621	4,026	2,580	250,000
Public order and safety	64,708	46,104	41,685	20,385	15,737	5,936	4,420	25,438	224,413
Education	4,845,096	3,784,562	3,148,010	1,591,167	1,173,696	361,574	263,794	260,556	15,428,455
Health	4,901,866	3,703,468	3,208,108	1,563,982	1,256,895	333,064	239,163	239,898	15,446,444
Social security and welfare	601,472	745,055	343,765	310,249	166,500	50,531	24,214	47,830	2,289,616
Housing and community amenities	518,199	375,430	434,424	237,222	133,692	51,221	29,061	193,886	2,008,135
Recreation and culture	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,040	-	2,040
Fuel and energy	6,771	6,061	10,609	5,514	4,347	1,431	1,530	2,540	38,803
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	112,870	60,844	28,791	26,703	99,379	54,147	251	13,169	396,154
Mining, manufacturing and construction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Transport and communication	1,059,265	823,058	811,051	605,356	174,181	77,755	5,502	91,230	3,653,398
Other economic affairs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other purposes	15,206,067	11,363,123	9,982,074	3,012,448	4,604,914	1,740,270	998,590	2,730,546	50,632,711
Total payments to the States	27,396,225	20,969,648	18,060,099	7,399,047	7,647,657	2,681,550	1,572,591	3,607,673	90,370,169
less payments 'through' the States	2,690,223	2,238,234	1,830,830	934,451	703,727	189,785	171,105	165,220	8,923,575
less financial assistance grants for local government	349,254	263,266	221,132	133,611	75,418	35,613	23,597	15,892	1,117,783
less payments direct 'to' local government	123,703	75,221	88,929	54,655	29,583	14,310	286	6,314	428,001
equals total payments 'to' the States for own-purpose expenses	24,233,045	18,392,927	15,919,208	6,276,330	6,838,929	2,441,842	1,377,603	3,420,247	79,900,810

(a) Total column may not equal sum of State totals. There is no basis on which to estimate State allocations for a number of payments, which are not reflected in State totals.

Table C.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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Public order and safety	65,742	46,836	42,364	20,713	15,998	6,033	4,486	4,170	206,342
Education	4,760,837	3,779,116	3,192,537	1,611,606	1,159,902	352,827	265,190	210,441	15,332,456
Health	5,190,320	4,092,143	3,392,069	1,770,007	1,176,591	357,887	265,050	210,835	16,454,902
Social security and welfare	614,598	801,733	354,166	342,743	157,684	47,393	26,335	26,492	2,371,144
Housing and community amenities	470,782	324,310	488,966	330,156	134,655	34,357	23,651	106,749	1,948,626
Recreation and culture	-	-	-	-	-	-	991	-	991
Fuel and energy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	28,124	151,915	60,954	3,850	26,744	21,862	259	553	294,261
Mining, manufacturing and construction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Transport and communication	1,493,017	1,390,972	940,975	609,853	147,778	79,782	52,429	77,528	5,323,335
Other economic affairs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other purposes	16,597,675	11,950,165	11,751,594	2,452,267	4,956,245	1,794,268	1,075,848	2,944,889	54,486,015
Total payments to the States	29,221,095	22,537,190	20,223,625	7,141,195	7,775,597	2,694,409	1,714,239	3,581,657	96,418,072
less payments 'through' the States	2,689,580	2,258,917	1,869,249	956,778	713,465	190,688	170,739	127,748	8,977,164
less financial assistance grants for local government	724,669	547,972	461,028	278,429	156,314	73,791	49,017	33,095	2,324,315
less payments direct 'to' local government	119,639	78,429	106,070	63,330	28,269	12,112	0	7,443	450,292
equals total payments 'to' the States for own-purpose expenses	25,687,207	19,651,872	17,787,278	5,842,658	6,877,549	2,417,818	1,494,483	3,413,371	84,666,301

(a) Total column may not equal sum of State totals. There is no basis on which to estimate State allocations for a number of payments, which are not reflected in State totals.

Table C.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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Public order and safety	64,957	46,024	42,690	20,649	16,274	6,154	4,576	4,045	205,369
Education	5,115,939	4,092,881	3,497,105	1,764,956	1,245,693	376,426	288,583	219,815	16,601,398
Health	5,497,820	4,291,843	3,508,152	1,850,181	1,220,226	377,102	291,132	233,400	17,269,856
Social security and welfare	621,585	435,320	363,456	180,222	159,563	47,535	26,421	21,070	1,855,172
Housing and community amenities	487,003	334,038	439,416	308,558	124,439	32,614	32,687	85,551	1,844,306
Recreation and culture	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fuel and energy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	11,570	205,933	34,546	1,329	22,645	23,016	201	510	299,750
Mining, manufacturing and construction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Transport and communication	625,969	860,636	396,696	242,688	52,657	14,462	72,278	12,909	3,653,295
Other economic affairs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other purposes	17,482,785	12,406,936	12,792,936	2,021,653	5,266,292	1,847,692	1,158,787	3,157,062	57,089,593
Total payments to the States	29,907,628	22,673,611	21,074,997	6,390,236	8,107,789	2,725,001	1,874,665	3,734,362	98,818,739
less payments 'through' the States	2,931,434	2,463,655	2,037,154	1,042,924	759,043	207,728	191,754	137,966	9,771,658
less financial assistance grants for local government	751,930	570,331	480,172	290,742	162,022	76,450	51,038	34,371	2,417,056
less payments direct 'to' local government	105,200	71,200	81,200	51,200	24,140	11,400	-	5,600	349,940
equals total payments 'to' the States for own-purpose expenses	26,119,064	19,568,425	18,476,471	5,005,370	7,162,584	2,429,423	1,631,873	3,556,425	86,280,085

(a) Total column may not equal sum of State totals. There is no basis on which to estimate State allocations for a number of payments, which are not reflected in State totals.

Table C.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	66,191	46,898	43,502	21,042	16,583	6,270	4,663	4,122	209,271
Education	5,590,420	4,493,371	3,831,146	1,965,275	1,362,759	408,856	318,868	237,198	18,207,893
Health	5,978,629	4,605,506	3,811,951	1,955,792	1,326,819	445,980	323,763	265,759	18,714,199
Social security and welfare	649,277	457,468	381,715	190,297	167,877	49,426	27,790	21,929	1,945,779
Housing and community amenities	449,008	340,642	433,723	270,747	116,795	33,015	23,143	81,341	1,748,414
Recreation and culture	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fuel and energy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	5,246	185,385	54,272	671	9,694	22,593	70	240	278,171
Mining, manufacturing and construction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Transport and communication	315,848	642,330	319,732	190,444	284,534	14,059	27,506	12,775	3,657,228
Other economic affairs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other purposes	18,282,074	13,053,053	13,371,494	2,216,556	5,473,784	1,910,823	1,212,329	3,249,512	59,725,786
Total payments to the States	31,336,693	23,824,653	22,247,535	6,810,824	8,758,845	2,891,022	1,938,132	3,872,876	104,486,741
less payments 'through' the States	3,233,766	2,715,793	2,238,635	1,148,842	835,307	229,077	210,391	150,870	10,762,681
less financial assistance grants for local government	779,657	593,138	499,692	303,336	167,822	79,147	53,099	35,670	2,511,561
less payments direct 'to' local government	100,185	71,200	88,200	51,200	24,140	11,400	-	5,600	351,925
equals total payments 'to' the States for own-purpose expenses	27,223,085	20,444,522	19,421,008	5,307,446	7,731,576	2,571,398	1,674,642	3,680,736	90,860,574

(a) Total column may not equal sum of State totals. There is no basis on which to estimate State allocations for a number of payments, which are not reflected in State totals.

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