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Share of expenditure in Australia on TV drama production by state, for programs shot 1998/99–2008/09

Next update November 2010

Over the past 11 years, NSW has accounted for 42 per cent of the TV drama production slate (as measured by expenditure in Australia), followed by Victoria (38 per cent) and Queensland (15 per cent).

Graph: State share of TV drama expenditure in Australia, 1998/99-2008/09. Table following provides the data.

NSW Vic Qld SA Other1
Total 1998/99–2008/09 ($m) 1,412.2 1,264.9 491.1 98.4 103.7
% share 42% 38% 15% 3% 3%

Source: Screen Australia.

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
Includes Australian productions, co-productions and foreign productions shot here.
Based on location of spending.
1. Figures for Western Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and ACT are combined for confidentiality reasons.

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