State of the Service Report 2017–18: APS At a Glance | Australian Public Service Commission

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State of the Service Report 2017–18: APS At a Glance

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In June 2018, there were 150,594 employees in the APS. This was down 0.9 per cent from June 2017. There were 136,175 ongoing employees and 14,419 non-ongoing employees, down 8 per cent and 2.9 per cent, respectively from June 2017.

APS BY CLASSIFICATION AND GENDER

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A stacked bar chart displays the number of APS employees by classification and the proportion within each classification by gender.

Note: while data for Gender X employees was collected, proportions are too small to be presented.

DIVERSITY & APS AGE PROFILE

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The proportion of employees in various diversity groups is displayed. Four per cent of APS employees identify as LGBTI+, 19 per cent of APS employees are aged over 55, 14 per cent of APS employees are from non-English speaking backgrounds, four percent o

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There are 105 APS agencies, 11 years is the median length of service in the APS, 10,042 employees left the APS in 2017-18, 9,000 new employees joined the APS in 2017-18 and employment in the APS represents 1.1 per cent of the employed Australian labour fo

AVERAGE APS EMPLOYEE

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The average APS employee is female, 43 years of age, employed as an APS 6, is located in Canberra, is working in a service delivery role and has 11 years of service in the APS.

LOCATION

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A map displaying headcounts and proportion of employees by state is included in the infographic.

Last reviewed:

4 December 2018