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Table 48: All employees: median length of service (years) by location, base classification and gender, 31 December 2021

  Men  
Location APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 EL 1 EL 2 SES 1 SES 2 SES 3 Total
Australian Capital Territory 0 2 3 3 4 9 13 16 20 21 24 11
New South Wales 5 4 5 13 14 14 14 16 15 12 9 12
Victoria 4 2 4 10 10 13 14 16 15 6 8 11
Queensland 1 3 3 9 11 12 15 17 21 16 . 11
South Australia 2 2 2 9 10 12 15 20 20 27 . 12
Western Australia 1 2 3 9 13 14 15 16 24 31 . 11
Tasmania 2 3 4 8 10 12 16 16 20 3 . 11
Northern Territory 3 2 3 9 10 12 11 14 19 8 . 8
Overseas . . . 3 7 12 14 19 25 27 10 15
Total men 1 2 4 8 8 11 14 16 19 20 23 11
  Women  
Location APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 EL 1 EL 2 SES 1 SES 2 SES 3 Total
Australian Capital Territory 0 2 1 3 5 10 14 16 18 22 25 11
New South Wales 4 5 4 14 13 14 14 14 11 9 3 12
Victoria 2 2 5 13 11 13 14 15 15 16 . 11
Queensland 1 3 2 12 11 14 15 17 17 17 21 11
South Australia 3 2 3 13 13 14 15 16 22 2 . 12
Western Australia 3 2 4 11 13 15 15 17 14 21 . 10
Tasmania 0 3 5 14 13 14 16 16 17 . . 13
Northern Territory 3 2 2 10 14 12 14 12 9 . . 9
Overseas . . . 3 7 11 14 18 22 28 34 14
Total women 2 3 3 11 9 12 14 16 18 20 24 11
  Total  
Location APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 EL 1 EL 2 SES 1 SES 2 SES 3 Total
Australian Capital Territory 0 2 2 3 5 10 13 16 19 21 24 11
New South Wales 4 5 4 14 13 14 14 15 14 12 5 12
Victoria 2 2 4 11 10 13 14 16 15 12 8 11
Queensland 1 3 2 11 11 13 15 17 19 16 21 11
South Australia 3 2 3 11 12 13 15 19 20 23 . 12
Western Australia 3 2 4 10 13 14 15 16 18 22 . 10
Tasmania 1 3 5 13 13 14 16 16 19 3 . 13
Northern Territory 3 2 3 9 13 12 13 13 16 8 . 9
Overseas . . . 3 7 11 14 18 23 27 20 14
Total 2 3 3 10 9 12 14 16 19 20 23 11

Source: APSED

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