Defence (GPC 02) 49 Public order and safety (GPC 03) 52 Education (GPC 04) 64 Health (GPC 05) 81 Social security and welfare (GPC 06) 102 Housing and community amenities (GPC 07) 127 Recreation and culture (GPC 08) 141 Fuel and energy (GPC 09) 147 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (GPC 10) 154 Mining and mineral resources other than fuels; manufacturing; and construction (GPC 11) 158 Transport and communications (GPC 12) 162 Other economic affairs (GPC 13) 176 purposes (GPC 14) 182
GPC 02 0200 Defence Definition source and status Definition source: ABS Government Purpose Classification 2006 — unmodified Definition last revised: 11 Dec 2009 GPC code: 0200 Definition last checked: 17 June 2013 IER code: 0200 Definition and guide for use
GPC definition (amended): Outlays on other health practitioners working in: domiciliary nursing services; wellbaby clinics; dental health services; home nursing services which are not delivered as part of a welfare oriented program; services provided to particular community groups such as Aboriginal people; family planning services; alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs not involving admission; and, other health services provided in a community setting. Excludes outlays on: other health practitioners providing community health services in acute care institutions (classified under GPC 0511) community mental health services (classified under GPC 0541). Guide for use: These expenditure are equivalent to those included under the Health National Minimum Data Set definition for: ambulatory care — imaging/pathology service (NMDS 305) ambulatory care — allied health service (NMDS 308), and ambulatory care — other (NMDS 388). Includes pathology and radiology services provided in a community setting or ambulatory care, as well as community access to allied health professionals including diabetes educators, physiologists, dieticians, and podiatrists. Does not include allied mental health professionals. Australian Government subsidies (items provided under the Medicare Benefits Scheme or other) for private specialists providing services not considered under ‘medical services’ (including optical services) should be listed under this category. 0549.3 community health services — Community health Definition source and status Definition source: ABS Government Purpose Classification 2006 — sub category Definition last revised: 28 July 2011 GPC code: 0549 (part) Definition last checked: 17 June 2013 IER code: 0549.3 Definition and guide for use GPC definition (amended): Outlays on community health provided through: domiciliary nursing services; well-baby clinics; dental health services; home nursing services which are not delivered as part of a welfare oriented program; services provided to particular community groups such as Aboriginal people; family planning services; alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs not involving admission; and, other health services provided in a community setting. Excludes outlays on: community health services provided by care institutions (classified under GPC 0511) community mental health services (classified under GPC 0541).
Guide for use: These expenditure relate (in part) to those included under the Health National Minimum Data Set definition for: ambulatory care — community health services (NMDS 309) ambulatory care — general practitioner (NMDS 303) ambulatory care — medical specialist (NMDS 304) health related care — medications (NMDS 503) health related care — not further defined (NMDS 599). Includes the services provided in a ‘community (nonhospital) setting’. Excludes the above services provided in ‘acute care facilities to non-admitted patients’, which should be allocated to non-admitted patient services in acute care institutions (GPC 0512). Most mental health care services are excluded from this category (and should be allocated to community mental health GPC 0541), than: treatment by psychiatrists in private practices, and all outlays on the GP Mental Health Plan. 0549.4 Other community health services — Dental services Definition source and status Definition source: ABS Government Purpose Classification 2006 — sub category Definition last revised: 11 Dec 2009 GPC code: 0549 (part) Definition last checked: 17 June 2013 IER code: 0549.4 Definition and guide for use GPC definition (amended): Outlays on community dental services and Commonwealth subsidies for services of private dental practitioners through Medicare and other programs. Guide for use: This expenditure is equivalent to that included under the Health National Minimum Data Set definition for: ambulatory care — dental service (NMDS 306). Includes all Australian Government subsidies (items provided under the Medicare Benefits Scheme or other) for private dental services that are delivered in a community or ambulatory setting. 0550 Public health services Definition source and status Definition source: ABS Government Purpose Classification 2006 — unmodified Definition last revised: 11 Dec 2009 GPC code: 0550 Definition last checked: 17 June 2013 IER code: 0550 Definition and guide for use
for use: Includes ‘financial allowances’ expenditure and ‘price concessions to lowincome earners’ — where eligibility includes an income test (such as for an Australian Government concession card). includes telephone rental, postal, transport and rate concessions excludes ‘student transport concessions’ which should be allocated to the appropriate subgroup of transportation of students (GPC 044). Excludes ‘price concessions to people with special needs’ — where eligibility does not include an income test — which should be allocated to the appropriate subgroup of welfare services (GPC 062). Information on allocating concessions to GPC and GPC+ categories is included in the frequently asked questions section at the end of this manual (chapter 5). Excludes Community Service Obligations expenditure — other than for ‘price concessions’ — which should be allocated to the appropriate industry GPC, for example community service obligations related to: ‘water services’ should be allocated to other water supply (GPC 0720) ‘gas services’ should be allocated to gas (GPC 0911) ‘electricity services’ should be allocated to electricity (GPC 0922), and ‘public transport’ should be allocated to the appropriate subgroup of transport and communication (GPC 12). Excludes ‘rental allowance’ expenditure, which should be allocated to rental market assistance (GPC 0711.3). 0610.7 Social security — Assistance to widows, deserted divorcees, and orphans Definition source and status Definition source: ABS Government Purpose Classification 2006 — sub category Definition last revised: 16 June 2012 GPC code: 0610 (part) Definition last checked: 17 June 2013 IER code: 0610.7 Definition and guide for use
GPC definition: Outlays on administration, provision, support, operation, etc of housing affairs and services. Includes outlays on: ‘provision of housing for the general public and people with special ‘acquisition of land for dwelling construction’, ‘slum clearance’, ‘administration of rent controls and eligibility standards for public housing’, ‘conditional financial assistance for the construction of homes’, ‘rental subsidies and allowances’, ‘mortgage financing of homes for ex-service personnel and other low cost mortgage financing for home building or purchase’, ‘producing and disseminating information about housing’, and ‘applied research into and experimental development of housing standards and design’. Excludes outlays on: ‘residential institutions’ mainly providing living quarters classified to the appropriate sub-group of welfare services (GPC 062), ‘provision of accommodation to serving members of the defence forces’ classified to defence (GPC 0200), and ‘construction methods, materials or standards’ classified to construction (GPC 1130).
Guide for use: Includes outlays on: public housing (GPC+ 0711.2a) — dwellings owned (or leased) and managed by State and Territory housing authorities to provide affordable rental accommodation — provided to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and nonIndigenous Australians State Owned and Managed Indigenous Housing (SOMIH) (GPC+ 0711.2a) — State owned and managed housing targeted at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households — where government expenditure on SOMIH is separately identified, this should be defined as Indigenous Specific Expenditure. community housing (GPC+ 0711.2b) — rental housing provided for low to moderate income or special needs households, managed by community-based organisations that are at least partly subsidised by government — provided to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and nonIndigenous Australians. Community housing models vary across jurisdictions, and the housing stock may be owned by a variety of groups including government Indigenous Community Housing (GPC+ 0711.2b) — government expenditure on Indigenous Community Housing can be separately identified, this should be defined as Indigenous Specific Expenditure Excludes outlays on: homeless persons’ assistance, which should be allocated to homeless persons’ assistance for young people (GPC+ 0621.4), for youth services, or homeless persons’ assistance for people other than youth (GPC+ 0629.1), for all other services. 0711.3 Rental market assistance Definition source and status Definition source: ABS Government Purpose Classification 2006 — sub category Definition last revised: 31 Mar 2011 GPC code: 0711 (part) Definition last checked: 25 June 2013 IER code: 0711.3 Definition and for use GPC definition (amended): Outlays on administration, provision, support, operation, etc of housing affairs and services. Guide for use: Includes outlays on: rent assistance to people in the private rental market (including costs associated with administering State and Territory bond loan schemes, guarantees and assistance with rent payments and advance rent payments, relocation expenses and other one-off grants) and Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA). Private rental assistance may also be provided by community-based organisations funded by the state and territory governments, which are also responsible for tenancy legislation and regulation.
GPC definition: Outlays on administration, regulation, support, provision, operation, etc of ‘public halls and civic centres’,’ swimming pools (both indoor and outdoor)’ and ‘other recreational swimming areas’ and ‘other recreational facilities and services’. Includes outlays on: ‘multipurpose halls used for recreation and cultural pursuits’, ‘dressing sheds and diving platforms’, ‘football and cricket grounds’, ‘tennis courts’, ‘golf-links’, ‘indoor sporting complexes’, ‘recreational parks and gardens’, ‘playgrounds’, ‘barbecue areas’, ‘walking and cycling paths’, ‘sport fishing and hunting’, ‘racing and gaming commissions’, ‘lotteries commissions’, ‘national, regional or local team representation in sporting events’, ‘equipment, coaching, training and other items needed to field a team or player’ and ‘professional teams or individual competitors’. Excludes outlays on: national parks and wildlife services classified to national parks and wildlife (GPC 0811), ‘life saving, beach patrols and beach inspection’ classified to other public order and safety (GPC 0390) and ‘predominantly cultural facilities’ such as ‘zoological and botanical gardens’ and ‘aquariums’ classified to cultural facilities and services (GPC 0820). for use: Outlays on ‘zoological gardens’ should be allocated to cultural facilities and services (GPC 0820). Outlays ‘on tourism’ should be allocated to tourism and area promotion (GPC 1320). 0820 Cultural facilities and services Definition source and status Definition source: ABS Government Purpose Classification 2006 — unmodified Definition last revised: 11 Dec 2009 GPC code: 0820 Definition last checked: 25 June 2013 IER code: 0820 Definition and guide for use
GPC 10 1010 Agriculture Definition source and status Definition source: ABS Government Purpose Classification 2006 — unmodified Definition last revised: 11 Dec 2009 GPC code: 1010 Definition last checked: 25 June 2013 IER code: 1010 Definition and guide for use