Outcomes and outputs
The National Museum of Australia is funded by the Commonwealth Government to achieve an agreed outcome through a series of outputs. The Museum's performance is measured by Government against the outcome and outputs and associated performance indicators, as specified in the annual Portfolio Budget Statements.
The Museum's outcome is:
Australians have access to the National Museum's collections and public programs to encourage awareness and understanding of Australian history and culture. (Outcome, Portfolio Budget Statement 2004-2005)
Financial summary, measured against PBS
| Total price of outputs: $43.832m | Actual price of outputs: $41.144m |
| Departmental appropriations: $40.132m | Actual appropriations: $40.132m |
| Revenue from other sources: $3.700m | Actual revenue from other sources: $5.044m |
Performance summary, measured against PBS
| PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | ACHIEVEMENTS |
| Relevance of acquisitions | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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% |
77% of visitors surveyed confirmed they had learned something new about Australian history during their visit |
| Access to exhibitions and programs | |
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number of visitors or users of Museum's exhibitions and programs (excluding web) Target - 800,000 |
666,173 visitors or users in 2004-2005 |
Output group 1.1 - Collection development and management
Financial summary, measured against PBS
| Total price of outputs: $9.153m | Actual price of outputs: $6.432m |
| Departmental appropriations: $8.909m | Actual appropriations: $6.274m |
| Revenue from other sources: $0.244m | Actual revenue from other sources: $0.499m |
Performance summary, measured against PBS
| PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | ACHIEVEMENTS |
| Quality | |
| 100% of National Historical Collection acquisitions are consistent with acquisitions policy | 100% of National Historical Collection acquisitions are consistent with acquisitions policy |
| 75% of National Historical Collection stored at or above appropriate museum standards | 75% of National Historical Collection stored at or above appropriate museum standards |
| Quantity | |
| 1000 conservation treatments | 1600 treatments completed |
| Price | |
| $9.153m ($45.76 per collection item) | $6.432m ($32.16 per collection item) |
Output group 1.2 - National exhibitions, programs and services
Financial summary, measured against PBS
| Total price of outputs: $34.679m | Actual price of outputs: $34.712m |
| Departmental appropriations: $31.223m | Actual appropriations: $33.858m |
| Revenue from other sources: $3.456m | Actual revenue from other sources: $4.545m |
Performance summary, measured against PBS
| PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | ACHIEVEMENTS |
| Quality | |
| 70% of all visitors satisfied or better | 91% of visitors recorded they were satisfied or very satisfied with their visit |
| 80% of school visits satisfied that schools programs meet core curriculum requirements | 89% of schools visiting the Museum were satisfied that the schools programs met core curriculum requirements |
| Quantity | |
| 800,000 visitors or users of programs | 666,173 visitors and users in 2004-2005 |
| 400,000 unique visits to the website | 383,000 unique visits |
| Price | |
| $34.679m ($45.35 per visitor/user) | $34.712m ($52.11 per visitor/user) |
