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Table 16: Ongoing employees: agency by age group, 30 June 2016

Agency by age group
Agency Age group Total
Under 20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 & over
Source: APSED
Agriculture and Water Resources 1 83 338 564 663 666 615 632 503 359 4424
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority . 2 17 26 23 29 22 21 10 11 161
- APVMA . 6 15 25 24 26 26 26 14 14 176
- Murray Darling Basin Authority . 9 30 41 47 48 39 36 26 16 292
Attorney-General's 1 60 297 331 284 191 176 136 94 70 1640
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal . 1 32 55 61 60 72 59 58 35 433
- ACLEI . 1 2 3 11 9 5 4 1 . 36
- AUSTRAC . 1 21 65 75 47 52 45 24 12 342
- Australian Crime Commission . 11 36 100 84 89 83 66 48 39 556
- Australian Financial Security Authority . 6 54 90 70 74 61 51 33 20 459
- Australian Human Rights Commission . . 13 16 20 19 8 14 5 4 99
- Australian Law Reform Commission . . . 1 1 3 3 1 . 1 10
- Commonwealth DPP 1 4 53 66 72 57 44 48 30 17 392
- CrimTrac Agency . 6 27 51 37 30 30 20 10 13 224
- Family Court and Federal Circuit Court . 6 52 59 74 69 93 84 72 88 597
- Federal Court of Australia . 3 15 37 38 35 47 43 44 31 293
- National Archives of Australia 1 . 11 33 37 56 57 81 45 35 356
- OAIC . 1 13 21 16 8 6 3 3 . 71
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel . 2 5 16 14 18 15 10 11 6 97
Communications and the Arts . 19 71 100 79 97 64 58 37 17 542
- ACMA . . 13 54 71 69 74 68 49 30 428
- Australian National Maritime Museum . . 2 11 5 19 14 13 18 12 94
- National Film and Sound Archive . 2 12 15 20 24 26 21 18 13 151
- National Library of Australia . 3 25 51 40 62 66 63 54 39 403
- National Museum of Australia . 1 7 21 25 33 38 31 24 27 207
- National Portrait Gallery . 1 7 5 7 4 7 7 3 2 43
- Old Parliament House . . 6 10 6 8 8 11 8 4 61
- Screen Australia . . . 1 2 1 3 . 4 1 12
Defence 17 347 1243 1935 2013 2251 2878 3331 2638 1803 18456
- Defence Housing Australia . 4 69 98 94 85 67 69 32 26 544
Education and Training 3 65 156 317 308 291 325 267 197 108 2037
- AIATSIS . 4 17 19 9 11 20 19 11 11 121
- Australian Research Council . 4 16 17 23 20 15 9 9 2 115
- Australian Skills Quality Authority . 1 13 17 24 24 21 18 28 18 164
- TEQSA . 1 2 10 12 8 1 8 5 2 49
Employment . 47 227 323 275 300 234 209 170 104 1889
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency . . 2 2 . . 1 . 1 1 7
- Comcare . 11 95 116 85 80 76 73 64 22 622
- Fair Work Commission . . 36 51 31 20 33 27 27 27 252
- OFWBII . . 12 26 24 16 15 15 13 10 131
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman . 12 87 185 155 111 68 62 49 31 760
- Safe Work Australia . 2 14 22 19 10 11 12 5 5 100
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency . . 4 2 4 2 4 8 1 . 25
Environment 1 52 193 324 315 336 301 240 139 81 1982
- Bureau of Meteorology 1 23 78 163 195 203 210 268 182 117 1440
- Clean Energy Regulator 2 8 57 59 52 42 28 44 25 13 330
- Climate Change Authority . . 3 6 5 2 . 2 . . 18
- GBRMPA . . 10 22 27 39 45 24 15 7 189
Finance 25 70 201 222 208 181 199 177 111 58 1452
- Australian Electoral Commission 1 14 53 69 94 101 141 148 122 95 838
- Future Fund Management Agency . 3 13 30 24 20 21 6 7 . 124
Foreign Affairs and Trade 1 20 307 614 703 575 541 449 304 181 3695
- ACIAR . . 3 6 2 6 6 5 2 3 33
- AUSTRADE . 5 34 77 75 73 97 81 56 29 527
Health 4 117 460 647 669 650 651 651 488 315 4652
- Australian Aged Care Quality Agency . . 3 17 18 18 19 39 41 51 206
- ACSQHC . 1 6 14 15 13 7 7 14 5 82
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare . 7 39 45 50 42 41 41 37 15 317
- ARPANSA . . 2 14 15 18 20 17 21 19 126
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority . . 4 6 5 8 10 7 2 . 42
- Cancer Australia . . 9 17 4 6 4 7 5 3 55
- FSANZ . . 4 13 11 12 8 19 13 14 94
- Independent Hospital Pricing Authority . . 8 17 6 2 3 1 3 . 40
- National Blood Authority . 3 4 6 7 11 7 5 7 1 51
- NHMRC . 4 25 39 32 23 24 19 16 9 191
- National Health Funding Body . 1 1 4 2 2 . 1 . 2 13
- National Health Performance Authority . . . 1 1 . . 1 3 . 6
- National Mental Health Commission . . 1 4 2 3 . 2 2 . 14
- Organ and Tissue Authority . . 2 6 2 3 3 4 2 1 23
- Professional Services Review . 1 . 4 2 3 2 1 . 3 16
Human Services 32 718 1894 3735 4440 5417 4899 4815 3570 2106 31626
Immigration and Border Protection 11 262 1186 1979 2295 2118 1968 1892 1116 686 13513
Industry, Innovation and Science 3 99 458 704 691 619 525 602 368 250 4319
- NOPSEMA . 1 6 16 12 13 17 16 15 13 109
Infrastructure and Regional Development 1 31 135 192 168 149 173 137 108 51 1145
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau . . 5 9 12 14 15 16 13 10 94
- National Capital Authority . 2 4 13 5 3 6 6 5 3 47
Prime Minister and Cabinet 2 51 236 350 293 248 287 246 195 122 2030
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. 3 4 7 16 15 31 26 39 32 38 211
- ANAO . 13 57 50 42 45 40 39 23 18 327
- Australian Public Service Commission . 6 12 26 39 19 26 39 21 9 197
- Commonwealth Ombudsman . 2 21 24 26 23 15 12 10 13 146
- Digital Transformation Office . . 4 10 5 4 3 5 2 3 36
- OIGIS . . 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 13
- Office of National Assessments . . 10 24 17 18 18 22 10 12 131
- Torres Strait Regional Authority . . 3 5 10 8 3 7 1 6 43
Social Services 8 91 235 316 269 314 337 334 206 119 2229
- Australian Institute of Family Studies . . 1 2 11 9 5 8 2 5 43
- National Disability Insurance Agency . 21 98 172 156 182 167 165 109 43 1113
Treasury . 41 199 221 197 138 133 88 65 52 1134
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 1 105 407 421 394 417 343 325 205 87 2705
- ACCC . 26 148 170 153 117 71 58 39 28 810
- ASIC . 49 171 253 262 223 204 186 137 75 1560
- Australian Taxation Office 14 426 1516 1914 2346 2418 2657 3189 2010 1088 17578
- Productivity Commission . 5 23 28 30 19 19 25 11 6 166
Veterans' Affairs . 29 116 169 171 243 270 339 276 238 1851
- Australian War Memorial . 5 16 45 36 41 33 34 19 16 245
Total 134 3042 11656 18321 19620 20324 20173 20690 14682 9206 137848
Last reviewed: 
14 May 2018