All drama production
Spend by location

value and share of production spend by location: all drama

Drama production spending by location fluctuates according to the level of major expenditure by international or high-budget local productions in any given year. The majority of spending is concentrated in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

New South Wales has, historically, accounted for around half of all drama production spending since 1995/96. In 2024/25, expenditure was $832 million, which accounted for 31% of total spend in Australia, down by 20 percentage points on last year. Expenditure was 13% down on last year, ad was 16% below the 5-year average.

Queensland has accounted for 20% of all drama production spending since 1995/96. More than any other state or territory, yearly expenditure is considerably affected by the presence of international productions, which usually account for a substantial proportion of the state's total spend. In 2024/25, expenditure was $925 million, which accounted for 34% of total spend in Australia, up by 18 percentage points on last year. Expenditure more than tripled from last year, and  was 56% above the 5-year average.

Victoria has fairly consistently accounted for around 20-30 per cent of drama spending, with fluctuations mainly caused by international productions. In 2024/25, expenditure was $731 million, which accounted for 27% of total spend in Australia, up by nine percentage points on last year. Expenditure more than doubled from last year, and was 60% above the 5-year average.

South Australia has accounted for 5% of all drama production spending since 1995/96. Activity is predominantly in the local slate and from international PDV-only expenditure. In 2024/25, expenditure was $94 million, which accounted for 3% of total spend in Australia, two percentage points down from last year. Expenditure was 2% down on last year, and 13% below the 5-year average.

Western Australia has accounted for 2% of all drama production spending since 1995/96. Activity is mainly related to the local and Co-production slate. In 2024/25, expenditure was $88 million, which accounted for 3% of total spend in Australia, one percentage point down from last year. Expenditure was 14% up on the previous year, and was 80% above the 5-year average.

The Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and Tasmania has accounted for 1% of all drama production spending since 1995/96. In 2024/25, combined expenditure was $20 million, which accounted for 1% of total spend in Australia five percentage points down from last year. Expenditure was 81% down on the previous year, and was 51% below the 5-year average.