Report on Government Services

The Report on Government Services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia. The 2024 RoGS was progressively released between 22 January and 5 February 2024. A mid-year data update aims to improve the timeliness of information in the RoGS and was released on 28 May 2024. The mid-year release provides new data for a sub-set of indicators in the following sections:

LATEST UPDATE 28 MAY 2024

The Report on Government Services and the Performance Reporting Dashboard are currently being reviewed by the Council on Federal Financial Relations (CFFR). The review will consider the objectives, scope, use and effectiveness of the RoGS and the Dashboard, and opportunities to streamline and improve these performance reporting arrangements. To learn more about the review and access the Terms of Reference go to Review of the Report on Government Services and the Performance Reporting Dashboard – Treasury.gov.au

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At a glance
Media release
About report

A Approach to performance reporting

PART A: RELEASED ON 22 JANUARY 2024

Part A includes an introduction to the Report on Government Services 2024, Statistical context for the service-specific parts B to G, the Glossary and the Acronyms and abbreviations list.

1 Approach to performance measurement

2 Statistical context

Glossary

Acronyms and abbreviations

B Child care, education and training

PART B: RELEASED ON 5 FEBRUARY 2024

Part B includes performance reporting for Early childhood education and care (ECEC), School education and Vocational education and training (VET).

Sector overview

3 Early childhood education and care latest update: 28 may 2024

4 School education latest update: 28 may 2024

5 Vocational education and training latest update: 28 may 2024

C Justice

PART C: RELEASED ON 29 JANUARY 2024

Part C includes performance reporting for Police services, Courts and Corrective services.

Sector overview

6 Police services latest update: 28 may 2024

7 Courts

8 Corrective services

D Emergency management

PART D: RELEASED ON 29 JANUARY 2024

Part D includes performance reporting for Emergency services for fire and other events.

Sector overview

9 Emergency services for fire and other events

E Health

PART E: RELEASED ON 31 JANUARY 2024

Part E includes performance reporting for Primary and community health, Ambulance services, Public hospitals and Services for mental health.

Sector overview

10 Primary and community health

11 Ambulance services

12 Public hospitals

13 Services for mental health

F Community services

PART F: RELEASED ON 22 JANUARY 2024

Part F includes performance reporting for Aged care services, Services for people with disability, Child protection services and Youth justice services.

Sector overview

14 Aged care services

15 Services for people with disability

16 Child protection services

17 Youth justice services

G Housing and homelessness

PART G: RELEASED ON 22 JANUARY 2024

Part G includes performance reporting for Housing and Homelessness services.

Sector overview

18 Housing latest update: 28 may 2024

19 Homelessness services

The Productivity Commission today released the Report on Government Services 2024. The report shows how governments have performed in the delivery of 17 important services including:

Education
Justice
Community services
Health
Emergency management
Housing and homelessness

Government expenditure on these services was approximately $348 billion for 2021-22 – around 70% of government recurrent expenditure.

‘For nearly 30 years, the Report on Government Services has helped governments measure the efficiency and effectiveness of key services they deliver. I’m excited to be a part of the inter-jurisdictional Steering Committee responsible for the report’ said Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood.

This year, new data is available on waiting times for residential aged care, home care, assessments and the cost of providing these services.

‘As the population ages, the affordability, quality and accessibility of aged care services will only become more important. This data will help consumers, policy makers and governments plan for and respond to demand for these services’ Ms Wood said.

The report also includes new data on the cost and availability of primary and community health services, mental health services and early childhood education and care.

‘This data provides additional insights into how cost of living pressures are impacting consumer access to key services’ said Ms Wood.

The report is being released in seven parts from Monday 22 January to 5 February 2024. The full release schedule can be found below.

Releases will appear on the Productivity Commission website at www.pc.gov.au/rogs. The report is produced by the Productivity Commission on behalf of all Australian governments. The 2024 report is the 29th edition.

Release schedule

Sections will be available from 10.30 pm AEDT as follows:

Monday 22 January 2024

Approach to performance reporting (Part A)
Community services (Part F)
Housing and homelessness (Part G)

Monday 29 January 2024

Justice (Part C)
Emergency management (Part D)

Wednesday 31 January 2024

Health (Part E)

Monday 5 February 2024

Child care, education and training (Part B)

Background information

Jessica Read, Assistant Commissioner – 03 9653 2356

Media requests

02 6240 3330 / media@pc.gov.au

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Acknowledgment

This report was produced under the direction of the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (SCRGSP). The Steering Committee comprises the following current members:

Name	Government	Department/Agency
Danielle Wood Romlie Mokak	Chair Convenor Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage (OID) and Indigenous Expenditure Report (IER) Working Group	Productivity Commission Productivity Commission
Melissa Bray Hope Peisley	Australian Government Australian Government	The Treasury Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Xuan Deng Jasmine Tsen	NSW NSW	NSW Treasury Department of Premier and Cabinet
Hugh Thomas Sharon Oxlade	VIC VIC	Department of Premier and Cabinet Department of Treasury and Finance
Kerry Wilson Catherine McFadyen	QLD QLD	Department of the Premier and Cabinet Queensland Treasury
Ashley Sakala Lisa Bednarczyk	WA WA	Department of the Premier and Cabinet Department of Treasury
Chris McGowan Greg Raymond	SA SA	Department of the Premier and Cabinet Department of Treasury and Finance
Pip Shirley	TAS	Department of Premier and Cabinet
Wilhelmina Blount	ACT	Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
Nadia Phillips Tamara Biro	NT NT	Department of the Chief Minister Department of Treasury and Finance
Michael Smedes		Australian Bureau of Statistics
Matthew James		Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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Attribution

This work should be attributed as follows, Source: Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, Report on Government Services 2024.

If you have adapted, modified or transformed this work in anyway, please use the following, Source: based on Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision data, Report on Government Services 2024.

An appropriate reference for this publication is:

SCRGSP (Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision) 2024, Report on Government Services 2024, Productivity Commission, Canberra, https://www.pc.gov.au/ongoing/report-on-government-services/2024 (accessed [include the date you accessed the online material]).

Publications enquiries:

The Productivity Commission acts as the Secretariat for the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision. This report and previous editions are available from the Productivity Commission website at www.pc.gov.au

The Steering Committee welcomes enquiries and suggestions on the information contained in this report. Contact the Secretariat by phone: (03) 9653 2100 or CSRR enquiries form.