Report on Government Services
The Report on Government Services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia.
The 2025 RoGS will be progressively released over the following dates:
Thursday 30 January 2025 at 10.30 pm AEDT
- Part A Approach to performance reporting
- Part F Community services (includes aged care, disability, child protection and youth justice)
- Part G Housing and homelessness
Tuesday 4 February 2025 at 10.30 pm AEDT
- Part C Justice (includes police, courts and corrective services)
- Part D Emergency management (includes fire and other emergency events)
Thursday 6 February 2025 at 10.30 pm AEDT
- Part E Health (includes primary and community health, ambulance services, public hospitals, services for mental health)
Tuesday 11 February 2025 at 10.30 pm AEDT
- Part B Child care, education and training (includes early childhood education and care, school education, vocational education and training)
The Report on Government Services and the Performance Reporting Dashboard are currently being reviewed by the Council on Federal Financial Relations (CFFR). The review will consider the objectives, scope, use and effectiveness of the RoGS and the Dashboard, and opportunities to streamline and improve these performance reporting arrangements. To learn more about the review and access the Terms of Reference go to Review of the Report on Government Services and the Performance Reporting Dashboard – Treasury.gov.au
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- At a glance
- Media release
- About report
Report at a glance
A Approach to performance reporting
PART A: RELEASED ON 22 JANUARY 2024
Part A includes an introduction to the Report on Government Services 2024, Statistical context for the service-specific parts B to G, the Glossary and the Acronyms and abbreviations list.
B Child care, education and training
PART B: RELEASED ON 5 FEBRUARY 2024
Part B includes performance reporting for Early childhood education and care (ECEC), School education and Vocational education and training (VET).
C Justice
PART C: RELEASED ON 29 JANUARY 2024
Part C includes performance reporting for Police services, Courts and Corrective services.
D Emergency management
PART D: RELEASED ON 29 JANUARY 2024
Part D includes performance reporting for Emergency services for fire and other events.
E Health
PART E: RELEASED ON 31 JANUARY 2024
Part E includes performance reporting for Primary and community health, Ambulance services, Public hospitals and Services for mental health.
F Community services
PART F: RELEASED ON 22 JANUARY 2024
Part F includes performance reporting for Aged care services, Services for people with disability, Child protection services and Youth justice services.
G Housing and homelessness
PART G: RELEASED ON 22 JANUARY 2024
Part G includes performance reporting for Housing and Homelessness services.
Media release
The Productivity Commission today released the Report on Government Services 2024. The report shows how governments have performed in the delivery of 17 important services including:
- Education
- Justice
- Community services
- Health
- Emergency management
- Housing and homelessness
Government expenditure on these services was approximately $348 billion for 2021-22 – around 70% of government recurrent expenditure.
‘For nearly 30 years, the Report on Government Services has helped governments measure the efficiency and effectiveness of key services they deliver. I’m excited to be a part of the inter-jurisdictional Steering Committee responsible for the report’ said Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood.
This year, new data is available on waiting times for residential aged care, home care, assessments and the cost of providing these services.
‘As the population ages, the affordability, quality and accessibility of aged care services will only become more important. This data will help consumers, policy makers and governments plan for and respond to demand for these services’ Ms Wood said.
The report also includes new data on the cost and availability of primary and community health services, mental health services and early childhood education and care.
‘This data provides additional insights into how cost of living pressures are impacting consumer access to key services’ said Ms Wood.
The report is being released in seven parts from Monday 22 January to 5 February 2024. The full release schedule can be found below.
Releases will appear on the Productivity Commission website at www.pc.gov.au/rogs. The report is produced by the Productivity Commission on behalf of all Australian governments. The 2024 report is the 29th edition.
Release schedule
Sections will be available from 10.30 pm AEDT as follows:
Monday 22 January 2024
- Approach to performance reporting (Part A)
- Community services (Part F)
- Housing and homelessness (Part G)
Monday 29 January 2024
- Justice (Part C)
- Emergency management (Part D)
Wednesday 31 January 2024
- Health (Part E)
Monday 5 February 2024
- Child care, education and training (Part B)
Background information
Jessica Read, Assistant Commissioner – 03 9653 2356
Media requests
02 6240 3330 / media@pc.gov.au
About this report
Acknowledgment
This report was produced under the direction of the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (SCRGSP). The Steering Committee comprises the following current members:
| Name | Government | Department/Agency |
|---|---|---|
|
Danielle Wood Romlie Mokak |
Chair Convenor Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage (OID) and Indigenous Expenditure Report (IER) Working Group |
Productivity Commission Productivity Commission |
|
Melissa Bray Hope Peisley |
Australian Government Australian Government |
The Treasury Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
|
Xuan Deng Jasmine Tsen |
NSW NSW |
NSW Treasury Department of Premier and Cabinet |
|
Hugh Thomas Sharon Oxlade |
VIC VIC |
Department of Premier and Cabinet Department of Treasury and Finance |
|
Kerry Wilson Catherine McFadyen |
QLD QLD |
Department of the Premier and Cabinet Queensland Treasury |
|
Ashley Sakala Lisa Bednarczyk |
WA WA |
Department of the Premier and Cabinet Department of Treasury |
|
Chris McGowan Greg Raymond |
SA SA |
Department of the Premier and Cabinet Department of Treasury and Finance |
| Pip Shirley | TAS | Department of Premier and Cabinet |
| Wilhelmina Blount | ACT | Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate |
|
Nadia Phillips Tamara Biro |
NT NT |
Department of the Chief Minister Department of Treasury and Finance |
| Michael Smedes | Australian Bureau of Statistics | |
| Matthew James | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Copyright and publication detail
© Commonwealth of Australia 2024
ISSN 2205-5703 (Online)
Attribution
This work should be attributed as follows, Source: Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, Report on Government Services 2024.
If you have adapted, modified or transformed this work in anyway, please use the following, Source: based on Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision data, Report on Government Services 2024.
An appropriate reference for this publication is:
SCRGSP (Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision) 2024, Report on Government Services 2024, Productivity Commission, Canberra, https://www.pc.gov.au/ongoing/report-on-government-services/2024 (accessed [include the date you accessed the online material]).
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The Productivity Commission acts as the Secretariat for the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision. This report and previous editions are available from the Productivity Commission website at www.pc.gov.au
The Steering Committee welcomes enquiries and suggestions on the information contained in this report. Contact the Secretariat by phone: (03) 9653 2100 or CSRR enquiries form.
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