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Last updated: 1 December 2006
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Abbreviations
A list of the abbreviations used in this report is available at Appendix 3
Size of agencies
The 10 agencies listed in Table A accounted for over two-thirds of total APS staff (ongoing and non-ongoing) at June 2006. The ranking of the three largest agencies has remained unchanged for the last six years. These three account for just under half of the total APS staff.
| Agency | No. of staff at June 2006 | % of total APS staff |
|---|---|---|
| Centrelink | 26,549 | 18.1 |
| Australian Taxation Office | 22,568 | 15.4 |
| Defence | 19,791 | 13.5 |
| Immigration | 6,341 | 4.3 |
| Australian Customs Services | 5,574 | 3.8 |
| Human Services | 5,545 | 3.8 |
| Medicare Australia | 5,393 | 3.7 |
| Health & Ageing | 4,301 | 2.9 |
| DEWR | 3,853 | 2.6 |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics | 3,511 | 2.4 |
| Total | 103,426 | 70.6 |
| Source: Table 2 | ||
