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Table 45: Ongoing employees: agency by number of agencies worked in and base classification group, 30 June 2021

  APS EL SES Total
One agency Two agencies Three or more agencies One agency Two agencies Three or more agencies One agency Two agencies Three or more agencies One agency Two agencies Three or more agencies
Agriculture, Water and the Environment 3216 662 349 935 498 462 44 29 77 4195 1189 888
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority 54 22 12 16 14 13 1 1 1 71 37 26
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority 78 8 4 42 12 13 2 1 . 122 21 17
- Bureau of Meteorology 602 70 25 547 82 42 16 3 3 1165 155 70
- GBRMPA 118 28 4 47 9 6 1 1 . 166 38 10
- Murray Darling Basin Authority 76 35 18 65 31 25 5 6 2 146 72 45
Attorney-General's 535 239 96 294 245 194 57 63 45 886 547 335
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal 223 105 59 42 39 23 1 2 . 266 146 82
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency . 2 4 1 3 4 . . . 1 5 8
- Australian Building and Construction Commission 61 26 11 17 19 9 2 . 1 80 45 21
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity 8 6 5 10 17 14 1 1 1 19 24 20
- Australian Financial Security Authority 229 64 17 37 28 25 . 2 5 266 94 47
- Australian Human Rights Commission 39 10 3 24 15 7 3 . . 66 25 10
- Australian Law Reform Commission 4 1 . 1 4 . . . . 5 5 .
- Comcare 234 88 40 68 58 40 1 2 4 303 148 84
- Commonwealth Ombudsman 68 39 25 15 28 36 . 1 5 83 68 66
- Fair Work Commission 137 33 18 37 21 6 1 . 1 175 54 25
- Federal Court Statutory Agency 389 98 26 177 49 19 6 5 2 572 152 47
- National Archives of Australia 127 60 45 26 27 24 . 1 3 153 88 72
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel 27 9 9 11 17 13 11 7 5 49 33 27
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 36 14 7 20 20 12 2 . 2 58 34 21
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 154 43 21 113 36 19 11 6 4 278 85 44
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 468 148 69 96 43 28 7 3 4 571 194 101
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security 1 5 5 3 9 8 1 1 2 5 15 15
- Safe Work Australia 17 16 8 3 10 34 . 2 2 20 28 44
Defence 9243 1471 596 3971 814 554 75 37 44 13289 2322 1194
- Defence Housing Australia 286 53 23 83 20 14 4 2 5 373 75 42
Education, Skills and Employment 1060 462 364 592 499 539 19 31 72 1671 992 975
- Australian Research Council 36 17 17 17 20 24 . 2 1 53 39 42
- Australian Skills Quality Authority 70 21 11 46 9 21 2 1 3 118 31 35
- TEQSA 32 18 10 14 5 5 . . 1 46 23 16
Finance 463 163 139 179 193 218 10 16 40 652 372 397
- Australian Electoral Commission 346 111 62 52 42 62 4 2 1 402 155 125
- Future Fund Management Agency 125 6 2 56 4 1 3 . . 184 10 3
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority 18 9 10 3 5 9 1 . 2 22 14 21
Foreign Affairs and Trade 863 476 273 773 632 534 122 73 67 1758 1181 874
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 12 3 5 2 4 4 . . 2 14 7 11
- Australian Trade and Investment Commission 82 50 37 179 76 102 20 6 12 281 132 151
Health 1360 587 358 914 566 503 44 42 67 2318 1195 928
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission 270 92 66 64 36 41 2 1 . 336 129 107
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care 7 9 2 39 11 6 . 1 . 46 21 8
- Australian Digital Health Agency 5 6 5 6 11 19 2 . 5 13 17 29
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 90 36 34 75 67 60 2 5 3 167 108 97
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency 56 11 2 46 9 3 2 1 1 104 21 6
- Cancer Australia 25 13 2 11 2 4 3 . . 39 15 6
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand 17 8 7 25 20 13 . . 1 42 28 21
- National Blood Authority 11 11 7 8 8 15 . . 2 19 19 24
- National Health and Medical Research Council 51 27 21 40 30 29 . 1 4 91 58 54
- National Health Funding Body 3 3 3 4 4 6 . . . 7 7 9
- National Mental Health Commission 3 2 3 3 6 6 1 . 1 7 8 10
- Organ and Tissue Authority . 2 . 4 4 6 . . . 4 6 6
- Professional Services Review 11 2 4 4 3 2 . . 1 15 5 7
- Sport Integrity Australia 26 14 11 15 7 16 1 2 . 42 23 27
Home Affairs 7689 1715 689 1458 803 647 48 64 62 9195 2582 1398
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 208 101 49 203 91 72 8 1 5 419 193 126
- AUSTRAC 134 74 56 59 65 21 5 2 4 198 141 81
Industry, Science, Energy and Resources 1835 538 328 967 449 469 25 28 60 2827 1015 857
- Clean Energy Regulator 86 68 38 25 30 57 2 1 8 113 99 103
- Climate Change Authority 1 2 2 . 1 3 . . 1 1 3 6
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority 20 3 1 60 2 3 2 . 1 82 5 5
Infrastructure,Transport, Regional Development and Communications 369 186 167 197 247 353 12 21 54 578 454 574
- Australian Communications & Media Authority 111 38 24 116 53 71 5 6 6 232 97 101
- Australian National Maritime Museum 40 5 1 18 6 1 . . . 58 11 2
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau 17 6 3 51 9 6 1 . . 69 15 9
- National Capital Authority 15 6 5 15 2 5 2 . . 32 8 10
- National Faster Rail Agency . . 2 . 1 6 . 1 . . 2 8
- National Film and Sound Archive 73 24 9 13 6 10 . . 1 86 30 20
- National Library of Australia 156 57 30 44 33 27 2 2 1 202 92 58
- National Museum of Australia 77 36 22 18 8 17 1 2 1 96 46 40
- National Portrait Gallery 14 10 7 11 5 3 . . . 25 15 10
- North Queensland Water Infrastructure Authority . 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 1
- Screen Australia 2 1 . 3 . . . . . 5 1 .
Prime Minister and Cabinet 205 154 101 68 203 226 6 15 48 279 372 375
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. 184 16 10 3 2 6 . . 1 187 18 17
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 45 20 18 12 9 16 1 1 . 58 30 34
- Australian National Audit Office 118 29 13 42 37 35 14 5 6 174 71 54
- Australian Public Service Commission 44 29 25 11 51 49 1 2 10 56 82 84
- Digital Transformation Agency 53 35 28 31 49 79 1 5 6 85 89 113
- National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency 1 22 13 1 13 35 . 1 4 2 36 52
- National Indigenous Australians Agency 276 172 141 157 200 207 11 12 28 444 384 376
- Office of National Intelligence 30 33 23 17 81 52 4 11 12 51 125 87
- Old Parliament House 12 17 8 5 3 5 . . 1 17 20 14
- Torres Strait Regional Authority 21 11 6 8 4 7 . . . 29 15 13
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency 11 2 1 4 3 . . . . 15 5 1
Social Services 727 407 256 281 268 275 10 13 43 1018 688 574
- Australian Institute of Family Studies 11 1 1 11 2 4 . . 1 22 3 6
- National Disability Insurance Agency 1972 632 210 318 192 108 22 13 10 2312 837 328
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 109 46 39 59 27 29 4 1 4 172 74 72
- Services Australia 19754 2774 723 2361 693 461 68 34 62 22183 3501 1246
Treasury 482 187 101 251 206 217 29 40 36 762 433 354
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 1309 279 107 416 117 79 22 11 9 1747 407 195
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 431 120 41 318 147 81 25 15 8 774 282 130
- Australian Taxation Office 10445 1512 400 4267 813 343 157 31 21 14869 2356 764
- Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation 4 11 1 . 8 1 1 1 . 5 20 2
- Productivity Commission 40 10 7 32 23 18 4 5 4 76 38 29
Veterans' Affairs 742 285 132 180 124 110 7 9 25 929 418 267
- Australian War Memorial 140 42 15 32 12 15 2 . 1 174 54 31
Total 69485 15231 6807 22015 9539 8122 992 713 1048 92492 25483 15977

Source: APSED

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