should be used with caution, particularly as the time from the base year of the projection series increases. 1430 Natural disaster relief 31 August 2017 The information on this category was last updated on: Service description The Australian, State and Territory governments provide a range of financial assistance and services to Australians following natural disasters. A detailed definition of expenditure included under this category is provided in the 2017 Report Expenditure Data Manual (http://www.pc.gov.au/ier2017). Cost drivers The key cost drivers of expenditure on natural disaster relief are associated with population factors (for example, the number of people living in natural disaster prone areas) and nonpopulation related factors (for example, the number and size of each natural disaster). Expenditure in this category cannot, by definition, be linked closely with a particular service area or cohort of service users as it is a collectively consumed service. It is assumed that the costs associated with this expenditure are driven by the population on a uniform basis. Service use measures Data 200809 201213 Measurea Data source Estimates Estimates Aboriginal and ABS Estimates and Projections, June June June 2009 June 2013 Torres Strait Aboriginal and Torres Strait 2011 2016 Islander resident Islander Australians, 2001–2026 population (Cat. no. 3238.0) Resident population ABS Australian Demographic June June June 2009 June 2013 Statistics (Cat. no. 3101.0) 2011 2016 a NonIndigenous estimates are available for census years only. In the intervening years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population figures are derived from assumptions about past and future levels of fertility, mortality and migration. In the absence of nonIndigenous population figures for these years, it is possible to derive denominators for calculating nonIndigenous rates by subtracting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population from the total population. Such figures have a degree of uncertainty and should be used with caution, particularly as the time from the base year of the projection series increases.
should be used with caution, particularly as the time from the base year of the projection series increases. 1430 Natural disaster relief The information on this category was last updated on: 31 August 2017 Service description The Australian, State and Territory governments provide a range of financial assistance and services to Australians following natural disasters. A detailed definition of expenditure included under this category is provided in the 2017 Report Expenditure Data Manual (http://www.pc.gov.au/ier2017). Cost drivers The key cost drivers of expenditure on natural disaster relief are associated with population factors (for example, the number of people living in natural disaster prone areas) and nonpopulation related factors (for example, the number and size of each natural disaster). Expenditure in this category cannot, by definition, be linked closely with a particular service area or cohort of service users as it is a collectively consumed service. It is assumed that the costs associated with this expenditure are driven by the population on a uniform basis. Service use measures Data Measurea Data source 200809 Estimates 201213 Estimates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resident population ABS Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2001–2026 (Cat. no. 3238.0) June 2009 June 2011 June 2013 June 2016 Resident population ABS Australian Demographic Statistics (Cat. no. 3101.0) June 2009 June 2011 June 2013 June 2016 a NonIndigenous estimates are available for census years only. In the intervening years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population figures are derived from assumptions about past and future levels of fertility, mortality and migration. In the absence of nonIndigenous population figures for these years, it is possible to derive denominators for calculating nonIndigenous rates by subtracting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population from the total population. Such figures have a degree of uncertainty and should be used with caution, particularly as the time from the base year of the projection series increases.