1010 Agriculture 31 August 2017 The information on this category was last updated on: Service description The Australian, State and Territory governments undertake administrative, regulatory, planning, and management activities to support domestic agriculture. State and territory departments often work in conjunction with local government or community organisations to administer agricultural programs. Agricultural programs include land and resources management, support schemes, research and extension services, and financial support schemes such as export enhancement measures designed to increase the competitiveness of Australian agricultural products. 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 agriculture are varied and cannot be linked closely with a particular service area or cohort of service users. It is assumed that the associated with this expenditure are driven by the population on a uniform basis. Service use measures Data Years 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.
1010 Agriculture The information on this category was last updated on: 31 August 2017 Service description The Australian, State and Territory governments undertake administrative, regulatory, planning, and management activities to support domestic agriculture. State and territory departments often work in conjunction with local government or community organisations to administer agricultural programs. Agricultural programs include land and resources management, support schemes, research and extension services, and financial support schemes such as export enhancement measures designed to increase the competitiveness of Australian agricultural products. 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 agriculture are varied and cannot be linked closely with a particular service area or cohort of service users. It is assumed that the associated with this expenditure are driven by the population on a uniform basis. Service use measures Data Years 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.
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