2010 Indigenous Expenditure Report
The first Indigenous Expenditure Report was released on 28 February 2011. It contains estimates of the levels and patterns of government expenditure on services relating to Indigenous Australians in 2008-09. An errata (PDF - 19 Kb) has been issued with the report.
The Indigenous Expenditure Report itself makes no assessment of the adequacy of government expenditure. However, the estimates in the report, when combined with other information (such as levels of Indigenous disadvantage) can contribute to a better understanding of the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of government expenditure on services to Indigenous Australians.
The Report was prepared for the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) under the auspices of the Ministerial Council for Federal Financial Relations. It was overseen by the Indigenous Expenditure Report Steering Committee, comprising representatives from all Australian, State and Territory Government Treasuries and specialist data agencies, and supported by a Secretariat from the Productivity Commission.
Following the release of the first Report, COAG agreed to transfer responsibility for future editions of the Report to the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision. The former IER Steering Committee will continue as a working group providing expert advice to the new Steering Committee.
See also
- 2010 Indigenous Expenditure Report Supplement
- COAG communiqué - 2 July 2009
- Indigenous Expenditure Report
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Download the report by chapters
- Preliminaries (PDF - 215 Kb)
- Overview (PDF - 343 Kb)
- Chapter 1 Introduction (PDF - 214 Kb)
1.1 Information to support Indigenous reform
1.2 The approach
1.3 Consultation
1.4 Structure of the report
1.5 References - Chapter 2 Interpreting Indigenous Expenditure Report estimates (PDF - 238 Kb)
2.1 Implications of the method
2.2 Data quality and estimate reliability
2.3 Service delivery context
2.4 Jurisdictions' comments
2.5 References - Chapter 3 Early child development, and Education and training (PDF - 313 Kb)
3.1 Early childhood education and care
3.2 School education
3.3 Tertiary education
3.4 Other expenditure on education
3.5 Priority areas for further development
3.6 References - Chapter 4 Healthy lives (PDF - 296 Kb)
4.1 The relationship between expenditure categories and the National Indigenous Reform Agreement framework
4.2 Hospital services (including mental health institutions)
4.3 Community and public health services (including patient transport)
4.4 Pharmaceuticals and aids, and health administration and research services
4.5 Priority areas for further development
4.6 References - Chapter 5 Economic participation (PDF - 284 Kb)
5.1 Labour and employment services (including other economic affairs)
5.2 Social security support services
5.3 Priority areas for further development
5.4 References - Chapter 6 Home environment (PDF - 291 Kb)
6.1 Housing services
6.2 Community and environment services
6.3 Transport and communication services
6.4 Priority areas for further development
6.5 References - Chapter 7 Safe and supportive communities (PDF - 273 Kb)
7.1 Public order and safety services
7.2 Community support and welfare services
7.3 Recreation and culture services
7.4 Priority areas for further development
7.5 References - Chapter 8 Other government expenditure (PDF - 221 Kb)
8.1 General government services and defence
8.2 Industry regulation and support
8.3 Priority areas for further development
8.4 References - Appendix A Overview of proration method (PDF - 251 Kb)
- Appendix B Consultation (PDF - 148 Kb)
- Appendix C Local government (PDF - 171 Kb)
- Appendix D General statistics (PDF - 145 Kb)
- Appendix E Early child development, Education and training - Statistical tables (PDF - 198 Kb)
- Appendix E Early child development, Education and training - Statistical tables (XLS - 112 Kb)
- Appendix F Healthy lives - Statistical tables (PDF - 201 Kb)
- Appendix F Healthy lives - Statistical tables (XLS - 95 Kb)
- Appendix G Economic participation - Statistical tables (PDF - 201 Kb)
- Appendix G Economic participation - Statistical tables (XLS - 63 Kb)
- Appendix H Home environment - Statistical tables (PDF - 203 Kb)
- Appendix H Home environment - Statistical tables (XLS - 102 Kb)
- Appendix I Safe and supportive communities - Statistical tables (PDF - 218 Kb)
- Appendix I Safe and supportive communities - Statistical tables (XLS - 128 Kb)
- Appendix J Other government expenditure - Statistical tables (PDF - 192 Kb)
- Appendix J Other government expenditure - Statistical tables (XLS - 87 Kb)
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