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Table 47: All employees: mean age (years) by location, base classification and gender, 31 December 2020

Table 47: All employees: mean age (years) by location, base classification and gender, 31 December 2020
Men
Location Classification Total
Trainee Graduate APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 EL 1 EL 2 SES 1 SES 2 SES 3
Australian Capital Territory 22.8 26.6 35.6 43 39.2 36.6 37.6 41.9 45.2 47.7 49.3 51.4 54.5 42.8
New South Wales 28.1 27.2 46.3 42 43 46.1 46.5 47 47.1 49.3 49.8 56.5 58 45.9
Victoria 31.5 26.1 46.3 40.6 41.9 43.5 43.8 45.8 46.3 49.5 49.1 52.8 52 44.7
Queensland 33.5 26.6 52.6 38.7 40.3 43.8 45 46.1 47.2 48.6 50.2 54.5 . 44.5
South Australia 24.2 28 52.5 37.5 41 44.2 43.3 45 46.9 49.7 51.2 57.6 . 44.7
Western Australia 28.2 26 57.7 38.2 41.9 45.3 47.2 47.4 49.6 50.5 54.3 53 . 45.9
Tasmania 31 36.4 52.8 38 41.2 45.1 45.3 46.6 47 50.4 50 52.5 . 45
Northern Territory 40.5 25 36.9 39.2 43.9 45.4 47.3 47.8 50.4 52.6 50.3 58 . 45.4
Overseas . 33 . . . 27.6 36.2 40.7 43.4 47.6 51.5 54.9 61.6 44.4
Total men 28.4 26.7 44.3 40.4 41.4 43.2 42.4 44.3 45.9 48.4 49.6 52.4 55.4 44.2
                             
Women
Location Classification Total
Trainee Graduate APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 EL 1 EL 2 SES 1 SES 2 SES 3
Australian Capital Territory 28.4 26.3 35.6 36.8 37.6 37.7 38.9 41.2 43.1 45.5 47.5 50 53.3 41.4
New South Wales 31.7 27.6 50.1 41.7 42.7 45.6 44.8 44.8 45.1 47.7 49.9 51.7 51.3 44.7
Victoria 31 26.9 51.3 41.2 42.5 44.8 43.1 44.1 44.4 46.7 47.9 52.9 51.5 44
Queensland 29.9 29.5 51.4 40.7 41.5 44.4 43.8 45.4 45.9 47.2 47.9 54.5 50 44.1
South Australia 26.1 26.7 53.4 39.2 43.4 45.1 44.4 45.6 45.8 47.9 50.2 44.5 . 44.7
Western Australia 31.1 32.7 55.9 41.4 42.1 44.6 45.3 46.2 47.1 48 46.7 53 . 44.8
Tasmania 31.5 29.4 52.5 38.2 42.5 44.8 44.7 45.1 45.3 48.9 44.3 . . 44.3
Northern Territory 31.3 24 37.5 43.7 39.7 42.9 44.5 45.9 47.9 51.2 50 . . 43.6
Overseas . 30 . . . 28 35.6 39.6 42.2 46.4 50 54 62.7 42.6
Total women 30 26.9 48.6 40.6 41.9 43.7 42.1 43.2 43.9 46.2 47.9 50.6 53.5 43.2
                             
Total
Location Classification Total
Trainee Graduate APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 EL 1 EL 2 SES 1 SES 2 SES 3
Australian Capital Territory 25.7 26.4 35.5 39.7 38.3 37.3 38.4 41.5 44 46.5 48.4 50.8 53.9 42
New South Wales 30.3 27.4 49 41.8 42.8 45.7 45.4 45.7 46 48.5 49.7 54.3 53 45.2
Victoria 31.2 26.3 49.5 41 42.3 44.4 43.4 44.9 45.4 48.3 48.6 52.8 51.8 44.3
Queensland 31.4 27.9 51.7 39.9 41.1 44.2 44.2 45.6 46.5 47.9 48.9 54.5 50 44.2
South Australia 25 27.5 53.1 38.5 42.5 44.8 44 45.3 46.4 49.2 50.8 55 . 44.7
Western Australia 30.3 28.6 56.3 40 42 44.8 46.1 46.7 48.4 49.4 52.6 53 . 45.2
Tasmania 31.2 32.9 52.5 38.1 42 44.9 44.9 45.8 46 49.8 48.3 52.5 . 44.6
Northern Territory 33.3 24.5 37.2 41.8 41.3 43.5 45.3 46.6 49.1 52 50.2 58 . 44.3
Overseas . 32 . . . 27.8 35.9 40.2 42.8 47.1 50.8 54.6 61.8 43.5
Total 29.3 26.8 47.1 40.5 41.7 43.5 42.2 43.7 44.8 47.3 48.8 51.6 54.5 43.6

Source: APSED

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