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Table 18: Ongoing employees: agency by location, 31 December 2016

Agency Location Total
ACT NSW Vic Qld SA WA Tas NT O'seas
Source: APSED
Agriculture and Water Resources 2145 694 524 588 186 253 10 54 . 4454
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority 140 . . 4 . . . 26 . 170
- APVMA 178 . . . . 1 . . . 179
- Murray Darling Basin Authority 278 . . 1 . . . . . 279
Attorney-General's 1323 117 104 55 23 30 3 7 2 1664
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal 8 219 137 46 24 16 3 . . 453
- ACLEI 34 . . . . . . . . 34
- AUSTRAC 51 180 86 16 2 1 . . . 336
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 396 127 102 82 27 27 2 1 1 765
- Australian Financial Security Authority 111 81 84 96 97 1 6 . . 476
- Australian Human Rights Commission . 93 . . . . . . . 93
- Australian Law Reform Commission . 12 . . . . . . . 12
- Commonwealth DPP 53 146 88 60 20 29 8 4 . 408
- Federal Court Statutory Agency 72 279 189 151 66 71 19 11 . 858
- National Archives of Australia 133 146 26 8 4 9 3 3 . 332
- OAIC . 73 . . . . . . . 73
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel 98 . . . . . . . . 98
Communications and the Arts 467 54 15 2 3 1 . 4 . 546
- ACMA 125 107 151 9 . . 1 . . 393
- Australian National Maritime Museum . 92 . . . . . . . 92
- National Film and Sound Archive 127 15 6 . . . . . . 148
- National Library of Australia 394 . . . . . . . . 394
- National Museum of Australia 199 . . . . . . . . 199
- National Portrait Gallery 41 . . . . . . . . 41
- Old Parliament House 64 . . . . . . . . 64
- Screen Australia . 8 . . . . . . . 8
Defence 7343 2960 3553 1323 2008 485 69 265 135 18141
- Defence Housing Australia 230 123 27 121 46 18 . 25 . 590
Education and Training 1626 53 51 35 31 31 13 15 . 1855
- AIATSIS 129 . . . . . . . . 129
- Australian Research Council 121 . . . . . . . . 121
- Australian Skills Quality Authority 17 30 43 48 14 6 4 2 . 164
- TEQSA . . 38 . . . . . . 38
Employment 1626 144 60 70 43 29 15 11 . 1998
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency 1 7 . . . . . . . 8
- Australian Building and Construction Commission 4 20 58 16 7 16 1 4 . 126
- Comcare 418 25 136 14 14 15 . . . 622
- Fair Work Commission 2 48 151 12 9 9 3 2 . 236
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 56 221 241 85 75 37 28 4 . 747
- Safe Work Australia 95 . . . . . . . . 95
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency . 24 . . . . . . . 24
Environment 1752 33 4 7 2 19 265 119 . 2201
- Bureau of Meteorology 85 132 790 122 66 109 72 64 . 1440
- Clean Energy Regulator 315 . . . . . . . . 315
- Climate Change Authority 4 . . . . . . . . 4
- GBRMPA 5 . . 186 . . . . . 191
Finance 1449 12 11 8 4 5 1 1 . 1491
- Australian Electoral Commission 292 150 128 100 37 61 20 14 . 802
- Future Fund Management Agency . . 136 . . . . . . 136
Foreign Affairs and Trade 2549 71 9 56 21 41 21 10 945 3723
- ACIAR 33 . . . . . . . . 33
- AUSTRADE 227 159 46 19 7 5 1 . 72 536
Health 3828 359 274 180 96 72 48 35 . 4892
- Australian Aged Care Quality Agency . 89 44 31 21 13 2 . . 200
- ACSQHC 2 79 . . . . . . . 81
- Australian Digital Health Agency 24 1 . . . . . . . 25
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 312 8 . 1 . . . . . 321
- ARPANSA . 29 98 . . . . . . 127
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority 40 . . . . . . . . 40
- Cancer Australia 7 43 4 . . . . . . 54
- FSANZ 94 1 . . . . 2 . . 97
- National Blood Authority 51 1 1 . . . . . . 53
- NHMRC 176 . 14 . . . . . . 190
- National Health Funding Body 16 . . . . . . . . 16
- National Mental Health Commission . 12 . . . . . . . 12
- Organ and Tissue Authority 24 . . . . . . . . 24
- Professional Services Review 17 . . . . . . . . 17
Human Services 4282 8109 5792 5992 2545 1921 1749 535 . 30925
Immigration and Border Protection 5322 2599 1989 1222 599 956 164 179 224 13254
Industry, Innovation and Science 3135 362 312 69 40 94 18 7 3 4040
- NOPSEMA 3 . 2 . . 100 . . . 105
Infrastructure and Regional Development 955 43 25 30 18 32 2 5 9 1119
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau 83 1 . 13 3 3 . . . 103
- National Capital Authority 52 . . . . . . . . 52
Prime Minister and Cabinet 1475 94 29 91 46 85 7 223 . 2050
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. 47 36 6 51 10 29 . 51 . 230
- ANAO 317 . . . . . . . . 317
- Australian Public Service Commission 179 10 2 4 . 1 . . . 196
- Commonwealth Ombudsman 100 15 11 14 21 4 . . . 165
- Digital Transformation Office 81 3 . . . . . . . 84
- OIGIS 13 . . . . . . . . 13
- Office of National Assessments 135 . . . . . . . . 135
- Torres Strait Regional Authority . . . 47 . . . . . 47
Social Services 1832 89 88 74 44 45 28 16 . 2216
- Australian Institute of Family Studies . . 45 . . . . . . 45
- National Disability Insurance Agency 88 357 501 63 142 60 30 20 . 1261
Treasury 1077 43 14 . . . . . 2 1136
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 1291 197 432 190 191 127 113 33 . 2574
- ACCC 242 101 312 54 39 22 7 8 . 785
- ASIC 8 621 643 146 54 91 13 1 . 1577
- Australian Taxation Office 2381 4653 4526 3170 1592 931 517 7 . 17777
- Productivity Commission 61 . 101 . . . . . . 162
Veterans' Affairs 602 275 248 365 134 90 59 13 . 1786
- Australian War Memorial 260 . . . . . . . . 260
Total 53428 24885 22507 15147 8431 6001 3327 1779 1393 136898
Last reviewed: 
10 May 2018