State and territory government spending

In 2015–16, state and territory government expenditure per person for Indigenous Australians was highest in the Northern Territory ($11,108 per person), followed by Western Australia ($7,201) and lowest in Tasmania ($2,193 per person).

The interactive figure shows state and territory government health expenditure per person for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in 2015–16.

Viz 3. State and territory government (a) health expenditure (b) per person for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, by area of expenditure, current prices, 2015–16 ($)

The bar chart shows that there are minimal differences in state and territory government health expenditure per person for non-Indigenous Australians across states and territories in 2015­–16. For Indigenous Australians in all states and territories, expenditure for public hospital services had the biggest share (72%), followed by community health services (14%). Northern Territory ($11,108), Western Australia ($7,201), and Queensland ($5,670) had the highest health expenditure per person for Indigenous people.