| Performance indicator | Achievements |
| Relevance of acquisitions: proportion of acquisitions acquired in accordance with Collection Development Framework target - 100% | 100% of acquisitions acquired in accordance with Collection Development Framework |
| Accessibility of National Historical Collection: proportion of the collection which is available for exhibition, public programs and research target - 50% | 50% of the National Historical Collection is available for exhibition, public programs and research |
| The extent to which awareness and understanding is increased of Australia's history and culture: proportion of visitors and users who indicated the Museum's exhibitions and public programs have contributed a new or different awareness or perspective on Australia's history or culture target -75% | 85% of visitors surveyed confirmed they had learned something new about Australian history during their visit |
| Access to exhibitions and programs: number of visitors or users of Museum's exhibitions and programs (excluding web) target - 800,000 | 820,000 visitors or users in 2003-2004 |
