At a Glance

At a Glance

The APS headcount of 144,704 at 31 December 2019, which is a 1.4% reduction from December 2018 headcount. During 2019, there was 8,724 engagements and 11,275 separations.

A bar chart of Age groups. 12.1% of APS employees are under the age of 30, 25.6% are between the age of 30 to 39, 29.1% are between 40 to 49, and 33.1% of APS employees are 50 years old and older.

Diversity and Pattern of Work. Indigenous employees make up 3.5% of the APS workforce. Employees with a disability make up 4.0% of the APS workforce. Females make up 59.7% of the APS workforce. Employees born overseas make up 22.2% of the APS workforce. Non-ongoing employees make up 10.3% of the APS workforce. Part-time employees make up 14.6% of the APS workforce.

A bar chart for the Classification Levels in the APS. Employees at classifications APS 3 and less make up 15.9% of the APS. APS 4 employees make up 19.0%. APS 5 employees 14.3%. APS 6 employees 22.7%. EL 1 employees 18.2%. EL 2 employees 8.0%. Employees at all SES classifications combined make up 1.9% of the APS.

Map of Australian representing the location of APS workforce by state or territory at 31 December 2019. Australian Capital Territory has 55,603 employees which equates to 38.4% of the APS workforce. New South Wales has 25,758 employees or 17.8%. Victoria has 24,418 employees or 16.9%. Queensland has 16,428 employees or 11.4%. South Australia has 9,031 employees or 6.2%. Western Australia has 6,517 employees or 4.5%. Tasmania has 3,693 employees or 2.6%. Northern Territory has 1,876 employees or 1.3%. 1,380 employees of the APS work overseas which equates to 1.0% of the workforce.

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