APS Employee Census 2026

The APS Employee Census will run from Monday 4 May to Friday 5 June 2026.

What is the APS Employee Census?

The APS Employee Census is an annual employee perception survey of the Australian Public Service workforce that has been conducted since 2012. The APS Employee Census collects employee opinions and perspectives on a range of topics, such as employee engagement, leadership, communication, innovation, and wellbeing.

All eligible employees engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 are invited to participate.

Where can I find more information?

The 2026 Participant information sheet details what is involved in participating in the APS Employee Census, as well as information surrounding frequent asked questions.

The APSC Privacy Policy (Part A) provides information about the APSC’s privacy practices.

The APSC Privacy Policy (Part B) provides information about the kinds of personal information usually collected and held by the Commission.

How is my confidentiality maintained?

When Census data is collected and shared, methods are applied to ensure that the data is able to be used in an effective way, while preserving the confidentiality of both individuals and groups of people.

Reporting outputs to agencies only include aggregated results for groups of 10 or more respondents. Your full, individual response is not made available to your agency and no identifying information (e.g. email address) is attached to your response. More information can be found in the 2026 Participant information sheet.

The 2012 to 2025 APS Employee Census datasets are available on data.gov.au. To protect the privacy and confidentiality of respondents, the datasets include responses to a limited number of demographic or other attribute questions.

Further information

For further information please contact the APSC Employee Census team on APSSurveys@apsc.gov.au or 1800 464 926.