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Table 15: All employees: agency by age group, 30 June 2019
Agency Age group Total
Under 20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 & over
Agriculture 11 136 420 540 658 717 689 625 648 559 5003
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority . 5 18 23 31 24 31 20 14 13 179
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority . 3 14 22 23 39 30 26 30 22 209
- Murray Darling Basin Authority . 10 30 34 59 60 39 29 33 15 309
Attorney-General's 2 93 271 249 241 157 139 105 90 97 1444
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal . 53 99 78 72 89 76 85 62 57 671
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency . . 2 3 2 2 2 2 . 3 16
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity . 1 2 10 9 4 8 7 3 6 50
- Australian Building and Construction Commission . 10 14 25 23 20 23 11 13 9 148
- Australian Financial Security Authority . 8 43 92 85 77 56 48 45 23 477
- Australian Human Rights Commission . 5 26 19 25 25 15 12 9 7 143
- Australian Law Reform Commission . 2 2 1 4 . . 1 . . 10
- Comcare 4 21 53 105 108 87 70 65 63 34 610
- Commonwealth Ombudsman . 7 35 41 43 42 22 20 11 13 234
- Fair Work Commission . 18 77 59 43 20 25 24 21 18 305
- Federal Court Statutory Agency 6 113 180 123 115 128 123 128 118 168 1202
- National Archives of Australia 1 19 12 30 50 42 60 62 48 39 363
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner . 2 21 18 20 16 6 3 4 6 96
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions . 8 82 70 62 52 35 35 34 19 397
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman . 29 100 156 184 133 83 66 54 42 847
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security . . 3 7 5 6 3 2 4 2 32
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel . 2 9 16 12 14 19 11 9 11 103
- Safe Work Australia . 6 12 24 28 18 4 2 6 4 104
Communications and the Arts . 23 74 90 80 90 94 52 42 16 561
- Australian Communications and Media Authority . 8 29 42 83 76 69 70 37 34 448
- Australian National Maritime Museum . 1 8 8 14 14 22 19 19 20 125
- National Film and Sound Archive . 6 14 19 21 34 24 19 18 16 171
- National Library of Australia 1 9 25 47 43 43 72 60 52 47 399
- National Museum of Australia 2 16 19 39 27 37 41 35 31 27 274
- National Portrait Gallery . . 3 7 8 11 7 9 6 5 56
- Old Parliament House 3 24 9 13 14 11 11 11 11 10 117
- Screen Australia . . . 1 1 1 1 . 1 2 7
Defence 14 476 1209 1521 1854 1970 2440 2799 2628 1968 16879
- Defence Housing Australia 2 16 71 130 108 96 84 77 67 34 685
Education . 80 201 233 290 288 267 264 175 104 1902
- Australian Research Council 1 3 14 15 23 27 25 12 10 4 134
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency . 1 6 16 15 7 10 9 8 5 77
Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business 7 45 200 320 379 331 282 267 166 123 2120
- Australian Skills Quality Authority 1 5 17 34 26 32 30 23 29 14 211
Environment and Energy 14 96 269 345 424 430 402 322 243 172 2717
- Bureau of Meteorology . 15 76 183 234 256 242 245 218 138 1607
- Clean Energy Regulator 1 20 45 61 52 34 34 31 32 12 322
- Climate Change Authority . . . . 5 1 . 1 . 1 8
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority . 8 15 18 45 37 54 42 23 15 257
Finance 31 97 145 197 223 186 159 189 144 208 1579
- Australian Electoral Commission 10 115 134 131 177 202 283 346 451 709 2558
- Future Fund Management Agency . 1 8 36 27 24 36 16 3 3 154
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority 4 5 2 8 7 9 6 8 5 1 55
Foreign Affairs and Trade . 37 207 578 702 642 600 483 315 217 3781
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 1 3 1 7 13 12 5 5 7 6 60
- Australian Trade and Investment Commission 1 7 36 90 96 73 92 96 54 49 594
Health 4 108 392 602 673 630 627 556 424 269 4285
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission . 1 12 44 53 51 58 63 98 90 470
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care . . 5 11 16 17 6 12 7 13 87
- Australian Digital Health Agency . . 1 9 8 6 14 8 6 . 52
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare . 10 45 57 69 61 38 41 35 20 376
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency . . 9 10 29 17 18 19 16 19 137
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority 1 16 19 15 17 32 35 49 38 116 338
- Cancer Australia . 4 8 16 12 6 6 7 12 6 77
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand . 1 5 14 14 11 16 18 13 11 103
- National Blood Authority . . 3 9 6 11 12 8 6 4 59
- National Health and Medical Research Council . 2 22 40 38 34 30 18 18 15 217
- National Health Funding Body . 1 1 5 3 6 1 1 1 3 22
- National Mental Health Commission . . 2 11 6 1 2 2 3 1 28
- Organ and Tissue Authority . . 3 6 3 6 2 4 1 1 26
- Professional Services Review . 2 4 3 5 1 4 1 1 2 23
Home Affairs 17 409 1113 1695 2269 2254 2170 1864 1384 895 14070
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 1 20 68 103 132 114 102 105 65 54 764
- AUSTRAC . 3 35 74 85 65 40 36 30 17 385
Industry, Innovation and Science 20 188 483 639 719 580 572 511 378 265 4355
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority . 1 6 10 19 14 19 24 21 11 125
Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development 4 29 99 152 160 135 146 132 80 53 990
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau . 3 4 10 21 18 22 12 9 8 107
- Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency . . 4 1 2 4 1 1 . . 13
- National Capital Authority 2 5 7 4 18 5 6 11 8 5 71
Prime Minister and Cabinet 1 71 265 332 338 294 291 244 168 152 2156
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. 7 27 25 39 50 54 56 58 54 81 451
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . 3 15 14 18 8 22 18 12 13 123
- Australian National Audit Office . 26 51 63 53 52 44 32 22 16 359
- Australian Public Service Commission 2 8 29 27 35 36 42 29 27 29 264
- Office of National Intelligence . 2 18 39 51 34 34 25 27 10 240
- Torres Strait Regional Authority 1 6 22 26 29 29 19 17 10 14 173
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency . 1 5 3 4 2 3 7 2 1 28
Services Australia 142 1244 2066 2830 4166 4629 5421 4405 3545 2124 30572
- Digital Transformation Agency 1 15 27 43 42 38 32 24 17 6 245
Social Services 1 96 262 341 343 323 381 362 273 163 2545
- Australian Institute of Family Studies 1 2 9 17 21 23 16 9 6 5 109
- National Disability Insurance Agency 1 87 300 433 523 540 562 443 393 209 3491
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission . 2 14 14 25 45 31 36 12 15 194
Treasury 1 60 196 250 210 191 119 113 69 78 1287
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 8 159 283 443 384 395 393 322 223 129 2739
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission . 101 224 226 183 173 108 80 48 37 1180
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission 11 123 247 279 317 278 232 230 169 95 1981
- Australian Taxation Office 90 759 1690 2117 2365 2546 2706 2829 2334 1464 18900
- Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation . 1 8 13 5 . . 3 1 . 31
- Productivity Commission . 11 27 25 22 23 19 20 15 12 174
Veterans' Affairs . 38 90 155 207 210 257 262 258 197 1674
- Australian War Memorial . 19 34 38 47 43 46 44 26 34 331
Total 433 5332 12619 17241 20708 20791 21731 20014 16479 11889 147237

Source: APSED

Last reviewed: 
27 September 2019