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Number of Australian mini-series produced, total production budgets
and average budget per title (current and 2009 dollars), 1980/81–2008/09

Next update November 2010

Although the number of productions has declined, the average budget for an Australian adult mini-series has remained relatively static, at around $7.6 million during the 1980s and $8 million during the 1990s (in 2009 dollars).

For the first time in more than 20 years, no Australian mini-series were produced in 2001/02, but four titles were made the following year. In 2006/07, there were eight – the highest number since 1989/90; this dropped to six in 2007/08 before rising to eight again in 2008/09.

No. per year1 Total budgets ($m) per year Average budget per title
Current $m 2009 $m2 Current $m 2009 $m2
1980/81 9 (7) 15.2 52.1 1.69 5.79
1981/82 10 (1) 3.4 10.4 0.34 1.04
1982/83 9 (4) 20.2 55.0 2.24 6.11
1983/84 5 18.5 47.4 3.70 9.48
1984/85 12 (3) 48.7 118.9 4.06 9.91
1985/86 22 (2) 78.4 179.7 3.56 8.17
1986/87 11 (2) 40.3 86.2 3.66 7.84
1987/88 16 79.3 157.4 4.96 9.84
1988/89 12 61.2 111.5 5.10 9.29
1989/90 10 (1) 52.3 89.5 5.23 8.95
Annual av. 1980s 12 (2) 41.8 90.8 3.60 7.64
1990/91 5 19.0 31.0 3.80 6.20
1991/92 2 (1) 10.0 16.0 5.00 8.00
1992/93 1 5.0 7.9 5.00 7.90
1993/94 3 19.0 29.8 6.33 9.93
1994/95 3 13.0 20.1 4.33 6.72
1995/96 4 (1) 21.0 31.7 5.25 7.93
1996/97 2 6.0 8.9 3.00 4.46
1997/98 3 12.0 17.6 4.00 5.87
1998/99 2 15.0 22.0 7.50 10.98
1999/00 2 17.0 24.4 8.50 12.18
Annual av. 1990s 3 (<1) 14.0 20.9 5.10 8.02
2000/01 2 (1) 14.1 19.4 7.06 9.71
2001/02 0 0 0 0 0
2002/03 4 (0) 23.2 30.3 5.81 7.58
2003/04 1 (0) 8.0 10.0 8.00 10.01
2004/05 2 (0) 21.9 26.4 10.93 13.18
2005/06 2 (0) 11.1 12.8 5.55 6.38
2006/07 8(1) 50.1 55.2 6.26 6.90
2007/08 6(0) 44.0 46.4 7.33 7.73
2008/09 8(0) 71.9 71.9 8.99 8.99

Source: Screen Australia.

Notes:
Does not include mini-series for children.
1. Includes in-house productions made by television broadcasters (in-house number shown in brackets).
2. Adjusted using the non-farm GDP deflator; base year 2008/09.

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