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APS Employment Data 31 December 2022

  • At a glance
  • Appendix 1: Online table index
  • Appendix 2: Machinery of Government Changes
An image containing an overview of APS employment data. Employee headcount is 161,645 up 4.1%. Ongoing engagements are 19,233 up 4422 over the previous year. Ongoing separations are 11,734, up 1,757. Full time hours are 82.2%, Part time 12.9% and casual 4.9%
This image includes 2 infographics. The first is about age. 33% of the APS is aged over 50. 28% are aged 40-49, 24.6% are aged 30-39 and 14.4% are aged under 30. 3.6% of employees are Aboriginal or Torres Stait Islander, 4.9% live with disability, 60.3% are female and 20.3% are born overseas.
This image contains 2 infographics. The first describes classifications. 14.2% of employees are APS 3 or below. 17.2% are APS4. 14.3% are APS5. 23.2% are APS6. 20.3% are EL1. 8.9% are EL2. 1.9% are SES. 38.6% of employees live in the ACT. 16.6% in NSW. 16.6% in VIC. 12.4% in QLD. 6.5% in SA. 4.8% in WA. 2.5% in TAS. 1.1% in NT. 0.8% overseas.

 

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  • Appendix 1: Online table index
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