Table 37: Non-ongoing employees: agency by non-ongoing category and gender, 31 December 2020
| Men | Women | Total | ||||||||||
| Specified Term | Specified Task | Irregular/Intermittent | Total | Specified Term | Specified Task | Irregular/Intermittent | Total | Specified Term | Specified Task | Irregular/Intermittent | Total | |
| Agriculture, Water and the Environment | 153 | 161 | 222 | 536 | 199 | 32 | 202 | 433 | 352 | 193 | 426 | 971 |
| - Australian Fisheries Management Authority | 1 | . | 17 | 18 | 3 | . | . | 3 | 4 | . | 17 | 21 |
| - Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority | 10 | . | . | 10 | 10 | 2 | . | 12 | 20 | 2 | . | 22 |
| - Bureau of Meteorology | 12 | 130 | 19 | 161 | 17 | 70 | 6 | 93 | 29 | 200 | 25 | 254 |
| - GBRMPA | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 23 | 14 | . | 19 | 33 |
| - Murray Darling Basin Authority | 17 | . | . | 17 | 13 | . | 1 | 14 | 30 | . | 1 | 31 |
| Attorney-General's | 51 | 1 | 16 | 68 | 150 | . | 28 | 178 | 201 | 1 | 44 | 246 |
| - Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 30 | . | 11 | 41 | 104 | . | 17 | 121 | 134 | . | 28 | 162 |
| - Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency | 1 | . | . | 1 | 2 | . | . | 2 | 3 | . | . | 3 |
| - Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 |
| - Australian Building and Construction Commission | 9 | . | 1 | 10 | 9 | . | 2 | 11 | 18 | . | 3 | 21 |
| - Australian Financial Security Authority | 7 | . | . | 7 | 21 | . | . | 21 | 28 | . | . | 28 |
| - Australian Human Rights Commission | 8 | . | 1 | 9 | 30 | . | . | 30 | 38 | . | 1 | 39 |
| - Australian Law Reform Commission | 1 | . | . | 1 | 2 | . | . | 2 | 3 | . | . | 3 |
| - Comcare | 37 | 1 | . | 38 | 42 | 1 | . | 43 | 79 | 2 | . | 81 |
| - Commonwealth Ombudsman | 4 | . | . | 4 | 5 | . | . | 5 | 9 | . | . | 9 |
| - Fair Work Commission | 19 | . | . | 19 | 35 | . | . | 35 | 54 | . | . | 54 |
| - Federal Court Statutory Agency | 95 | 4 | 34 | 133 | 210 | 10 | 64 | 284 | 305 | 14 | 98 | 417 |
| - National Archives of Australia | 20 | . | 11 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 46 | 47 | 1 | 29 | 77 |
| - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner | 11 | . | . | 11 | 16 | . | . | 16 | 27 | . | . | 27 |
| - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | 6 | . | . | 6 | 7 | . | . | 7 | 13 | . | . | 13 |
| - Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | 23 | . | . | 23 | 37 | . | . | 37 | 60 | . | . | 60 |
| - Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | 2 |
| - Office of Parliamentary Counsel | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | 2 |
| - Safe Work Australia | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 |
| Defence | 150 | 5 | 56 | 211 | 119 | 6 | 23 | 148 | 270 | 12 | 79 | 361 |
| - Defence Housing Australia | 14 | . | . | 14 | 24 | . | 1 | 25 | 38 | . | 1 | 39 |
| Education, Skills and Employment | 45 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 90 | 1 | . | 91 | 135 | 2 | 1 | 138 |
| - Australian Research Council | 1 | . | . | 1 | 11 | . | . | 11 | 12 | . | . | 12 |
| - Australian Skills Quality Authority | 3 | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | 1 | . | 6 | 8 | 2 | . | 10 |
| - TEQSA | 3 | . | . | 3 | 6 | . | . | 6 | 9 | . | . | 9 |
| Finance | 19 | 9 | 226 | 254 | 37 | 7 | 50 | 94 | 56 | 16 | 276 | 348 |
| - Australian Electoral Commission | 17 | . | 121 | 138 | 22 | . | 610 | 632 | 39 | . | 731 | 770 |
| - Future Fund Management Agency | 3 | . | . | 3 | 3 | . | . | 3 | 6 | . | . | 6 |
| - Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority | 2 | . | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | 2 | 4 | . | . | 4 |
| Foreign Affairs and Trade | 31 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 70 | 10 | 16 | 96 |
| - Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | 7 | . | 13 | 9 | 10 | . | 19 |
| - Australian Trade and Investment Commission | 47 | . | . | 47 | 59 | . | . | 59 | 106 | . | . | 106 |
| Health | 66 | . | 2 | 68 | 160 | . | 2 | 162 | 228 | . | 4 | 232 |
| - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission | 5 | . | . | 5 | 25 | . | . | 25 | 30 | . | . | 30 |
| - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | 2 | . | . | 2 | 13 | . | 1 | 14 | 15 | . | 1 | 16 |
| - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 |
| - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 |
| - Cancer Australia | 3 | . | . | 3 | 11 | . | . | 11 | 14 | . | . | 14 |
| - Food Standards Australia New Zealand | 3 | . | . | 3 | 11 | . | 2 | 13 | 14 | . | 2 | 16 |
| - National Blood Authority | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | 2 | . | 1 | 3 |
| - National Health and Medical Research Council | 6 | . | . | 6 | 12 | . | . | 12 | 18 | . | . | 18 |
| - National Health Funding Body | 1 | . | . | 1 | 3 | . | . | 3 | 4 | . | . | 4 |
| - National Mental Health Commission | 1 | . | . | 1 | 9 | . | . | 9 | 10 | . | . | 10 |
| - Organ and Tissue Authority | 1 | . | . | 1 | 5 | . | . | 5 | 6 | . | . | 6 |
| - Professional Services Review | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 |
| - Sport Integrity Australia | 4 | . | 121 | 125 | 5 | . | 95 | 100 | 9 | . | 216 | 225 |
| Home Affairs | 121 | . | 163 | 284 | 173 | . | 213 | 386 | 294 | . | 376 | 670 |
| - Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission | 5 | 1 | . | 6 | 13 | . | . | 13 | 18 | 1 | . | 19 |
| - AUSTRAC | 9 | . | 1 | 10 | 12 | . | 3 | 15 | 21 | . | 4 | 25 |
| Industry, Science, Energy and Resources | 129 | 13 | 58 | 200 | 153 | 8 | 70 | 231 | 283 | 21 | 130 | 434 |
| - Clean Energy Regulator | 11 | . | . | 11 | 16 | . | . | 16 | 27 | . | . | 27 |
| - National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority | 16 | . | 4 | 20 | 14 | . | . | 14 | 30 | . | 4 | 34 |
| Infrastructure,Transport, Regional Development and Communications | 33 | . | . | 33 | 63 | . | 2 | 65 | 97 | . | 2 | 99 |
| - Australian Communications & Media Authority | 8 | . | 1 | 9 | 11 | . | 1 | 12 | 19 | . | 2 | 21 |
| - Australian National Maritime Museum | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 40 |
| - Australian Transport Safety Bureau | 3 | . | 7 | 10 | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 14 |
| - National Capital Authority | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| - National Film and Sound Archive | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 46 |
| - National Library of Australia | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | 12 | . | 6 | 18 | 17 | . | 10 | 27 |
| - National Museum of Australia | 6 | . | 9 | 15 | 32 | . | 6 | 38 | 38 | . | 15 | 53 |
| - National Portrait Gallery | 3 | . | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | 9 | . | 4 | 13 |
| - North Queensland Water Infrastructure Authority | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 |
| Prime Minister and Cabinet | 24 | . | 12 | 36 | 71 | . | 15 | 86 | 95 | . | 27 | 122 |
| - Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | 96 | . | 38 | 134 | 131 | . | 80 | 211 | 227 | . | 118 | 345 |
| - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | 6 | . | . | 6 | 7 | 1 | . | 8 | 13 | 1 | . | 14 |
| - Australian National Audit Office | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 |
| - Australian Public Service Commission | 3 | . | 10 | 13 | 9 | . | 25 | 34 | 12 | . | 35 | 47 |
| - National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency | 9 | . | . | 9 | 28 | . | . | 28 | 37 | . | . | 37 |
| - National Indigenous Australians Agency | 30 | . | 1 | 31 | 59 | . | 7 | 66 | 90 | . | 8 | 98 |
| - Office of National Intelligence | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | 9 | . | 7 | 16 |
| - Old Parliament House | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | . | 24 | 39 | 18 | 1 | 32 | 51 |
| - Torres Strait Regional Authority | 16 | 38 | . | 54 | 35 | 10 | . | 45 | 51 | 48 | . | 99 |
| - Workplace Gender Equality Agency | 3 | . | . | 3 | 5 | . | . | 5 | 8 | . | . | 8 |
| Social Services | 10 | 7 | . | 17 | 29 | 15 | . | 44 | 39 | 22 | . | 61 |
| - Australian Institute of Family Studies | 17 | . | . | 17 | 46 | . | 2 | 48 | 63 | . | 2 | 65 |
| - Digital Transformation Agency | 3 | . | . | 3 | 4 | . | . | 4 | 7 | . | . | 7 |
| - National Disability Insurance Agency | 238 | . | 2 | 240 | 813 | . | 2 | 815 | 1051 | . | 4 | 1055 |
| - NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission | . | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | 3 | . | 8 |
| - Services Australia | 316 | . | 819 | 1135 | 665 | . | 2133 | 2798 | 983 | . | 2953 | 3936 |
| Treasury | 44 | . | 4 | 48 | 48 | . | 17 | 65 | 92 | . | 21 | 113 |
| - Australian Bureau of Statistics | 256 | . | 68 | 324 | 268 | . | 114 | 382 | 525 | . | 182 | 707 |
| - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | 33 | . | . | 33 | 43 | . | 2 | 45 | 76 | . | 2 | 78 |
| - Australian Taxation Office | 379 | . | 929 | 1308 | 558 | 1 | 1762 | 2321 | 938 | 1 | 2693 | 3632 |
| - Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency | 3 | . | . | 3 | 2 | . | . | 2 | 5 | . | . | 5 |
| - Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 |
| - Productivity Commission | 7 | . | 1 | 8 | 8 | . | 2 | 10 | 15 | . | 3 | 18 |
| Veterans' Affairs | 26 | . | . | 26 | 45 | . | . | 45 | 71 | . | . | 71 |
| - Australian War Memorial | 19 | . | 10 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 28 | 73 |
| Total | 2876 | 395 | 3046 | 6317 | 5099 | 189 | 5670 | 10958 | 7985 | 585 | 8723 | 17293 |
Source: APSED