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Defence

ADF personnel, capability acquisition, sustainment, AUKUS Pillar 1 & 2.
Annual spend
$47.78B
YoY change
+7.4%
Active projects
184
Lead dept.
Defence
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Your share

What Defence costs you

ABS / ATO baselines
Per Australian
$1,757
27.2M people
Per taxpayer
$3,514
13.6M lodgers
Per household
$4,685
10.2M households
Personalised estimate
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Why this mattersTypical

Defence is led by Defence and spans 184 tracked initiatives. Sector-level moves shape what reaches your hospital, classroom, road or grid.

Is this normal?

Within the normal range — +7.4% YoY vs +6.3% across all sectors

Your share

≈ $1,757 per Australian

Projects in this sector

AUKUS Pillar 2 — Advanced Capabilities
On Track · Budget $4.80B · $1.12B spent

Recent contracts

Hunter-class frigate program — design support
Typical
Defence → BAE Systems Australia · $412.0M · 2026-04-19
Not enough peer contracts in this sector to compare against.