Your share of the bill, line by line
All-governments spending by purpose (ABS classification of the functions of government), divided by population. Each line is that purpose’s dollars ÷ total $1,030.5 billion, shown per person.
Source: ABS Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2024-25 (cat. 5512.0), 55120DO021 Table 4 · outcomes to 2024-25 · accessed 5 Nov 2026GOVERNMENT IN AUSTRALIA
FOR: ONE AVERAGE RESIDENT
EXPENSES BY PURPOSE ÷ ERP 31 DEC 2024
ACCESSED 5 NOV 2026
Default is one person. Any other number is your own calculation: per-person figures × people entered. Not an official household bill.
Share of total spending
Purpose $m ÷ total GFS expenses, 2024-25.
Source: ABS Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2024-25 (cat. 5512.0), 55120DO021 Table 4 · outcomes to 2024-25 · accessed 5 Nov 2026The full table
“General public services” includes public debt interest and general transfers. “Social protection” covers income support such as the age pension, disability support (including the NDIS), family and unemployment payments. Category definitions follow the ABS GFS classification of purpose.
| Purpose | 2024-25 $m | Share | Per person | Change since 2015-16 (nominal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social protection | $311,746m | 30.3% | $11,381 | +78.9% |
| Health | $207,743m | 20.2% | $7,584 | +79.1% |
| Education | $148,441m | 14.4% | $5,419 | +62.7% |
| General public services | $111,460m | 10.8% | $4,069 | +59.1% |
| Public order and safety | $52,774m | 5.1% | $1,927 | +77.4% |
| Defence | $50,175m | 4.9% | $1,832 | +70.9% |
| Transport | $47,156m | 4.6% | $1,722 | +75.5% |
| Economic affairs | $46,365m | 4.5% | $1,693 | +62.6% |
| Environmental protection | $20,777m | 2.0% | $759 | +70.6% |
| Recreation, culture and religion | $19,971m | 1.9% | $729 | +63.5% |
| Housing and community amenities | $13,903m | 1.3% | $508 | +73.8% |
| Total | $1,030,511m | 100.0% | $37,622 | +72.2% |
Figures may not sum exactly due to rounding to whole dollars.
Source: ABS Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2024-25 (cat. 5512.0), 55120DO021 Table 4 · outcomes to 2024-25 · accessed 5 Nov 2026How the mix has shifted
Expenses by purpose, $ billion nominal, 2015-16 to 2024-25.