Social Statistics and Social Statistics and Policy Debate after Policy Debate after

the the Australia Australia 2020 2020

SummitSummit

Nat Stats Nat Stats ConferenceConference

20 November 200820 November 2008

Professor Glyn DavisProfessor Glyn DavisVice-ChancellorVice-ChancellorThe University of The University of MelbourneMelbourne

Australia 2020 Summit

Final Report

The Australian Policy Cycle

Source: The Australian Policy Handbook, Bridgman, Davis & Althaus

Parliament of Australia – House of Representatives

Australia 2020 Summit The Future of the Australian Economy

Public spending on tertiary education as % of GDP

Source: OECD, Education at a Glance, 2008

Private spending on tertiary education as % of GDP

Source: OECD, Education at a Glance, 2008

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005

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tud

en

t fu

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ing

Total income per place

Commowealth contribution

Student contribution

Source: DEEWR

Per Student Funding

$16,524 average spending per student (2007)University of Melbourne

$5,678

$8,891

$1,955

Student contribution

Commonwealth contribution

Funding gap

Source: University of Melbourne calculations

The University of Melbourne Submission

to The Bradley Review

July 2008

Australia 2020 Summit The Productivity Agenda

Managers

Professionals

Technicians and trades

Community & personal service

Clerical

Sales

Drivers & machinery operators

Labourers

Source: ABS, Census 2006

Occupations of Graduates, 2006

Australia 2020 Summit A Long-term National Health Strategy

Commencing medical students 1989-1997

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Source: Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee

Recently arrived medical practitioners

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

1986 1996 2006

General practitioners

Specialists

Source: ABS, Selected Health Occupations Australia, 2006