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Table 2: Ongoing employees: agency by employment status, gender and employment category, 30 June 2019
  Men Women Total
Agency Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total
Agriculture 1993 170 2163 1693 601 2294 3687 772 4459
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority 77 2 79 61 14 75 138 16 154
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority 75 2 77 108 5 113 183 7 190
- Murray Darling Basin Authority 123 9 132 113 36 149 236 45 281
Attorney-General's 351 27 378 653 217 870 1004 244 1248
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal 153 14 167 246 70 316 399 84 483
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency 3 . 3 5 3 8 8 3 11
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity 22 . 22 17 2 19 39 2 41
- Australian Building and Construction Commission 62 3 65 46 13 59 108 16 124
- Australian Financial Security Authority 172 6 178 203 60 263 375 66 441
- Australian Human Rights Commission 23 1 24 55 22 77 78 23 101
- Australian Law Reform Commission 1 . 1 2 1 3 3 1 4
- Comcare 191 15 206 262 87 349 453 102 555
- Commonwealth Ombudsman 59 6 65 111 35 146 170 41 211
- Fair Work Commission 76 6 82 129 28 157 205 34 239
- Federal Court Statutory Agency 177 17 194 437 150 587 614 167 781
- National Archives of Australia 110 14 124 130 42 172 240 56 296
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 10 2 12 45 20 65 55 22 77
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 124 3 127 207 47 254 331 50 381
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 272 18 290 314 173 487 586 191 777
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Securi 12 1 13 16 3 19 28 4 32
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel 33 6 39 45 15 60 78 21 99
- Safe Work Australia 27 2 29 53 19 72 80 21 101
Communications and the Arts 171 15 186 288 63 351 459 78 537
- Australian Communications and Media Authority 179 5 184 179 56 235 358 61 419
- Australian National Maritime Museum 41 4 45 35 5 40 77 9 86
- National Film and Sound Archive 61 6 67 59 19 78 120 25 145
- National Library of Australia 96 4 100 187 60 247 283 64 347
- National Museum of Australia 50 12 62 106 43 149 156 55 211
- National Portrait Gallery 11 1 12 20 8 28 31 9 40
- Old Parliament House 17 7 24 26 8 34 43 15 58
- Screen Australia 3 . 3 2 2 4 5 2 7
Defence 9081 198 9279 6456 927 7383 15538 1126 16664
- Defence Housing Australia 204 6 210 342 65 407 546 71 617
Education 577 30 607 929 285 1214 1506 315 1821
- Australian Research Council 34 5 39 69 23 92 103 28 131
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency 20 . 20 45 8 53 65 8 73
Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business 869 42 911 899 256 1155 1768 298 2066
- Australian Skills Quality Authority 57 1 58 103 17 120 160 18 178
Environment and Energy 820 83 903 883 341 1224 1703 424 2127
- Bureau of Meteorology 877 62 939 365 106 471 1242 168 1410
- Clean Energy Regulator 151 9 160 121 23 144 273 32 305
- Climate Change Authority 3 . 3 4 1 5 7 1 8
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 75 2 77 111 23 134 186 25 211
Finance 572 19 591 619 119 738 1191 138 1329
- Australian Electoral Commission 209 10 219 401 118 519 610 128 738
- Future Fund Management Agency 67 3 70 62 12 74 129 15 144
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority 18 2 20 24 5 29 42 7 49
Foreign Affairs and Trade 1454 72 1526 1839 330 2169 3293 402 3695
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 7 1 8 17 11 28 24 12 36
- Australian Trade and Investment Commission 228 7 235 241 55 296 469 62 531
Health 1238 66 1304 2066 740 2806 3305 806 4111
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission 100 7 107 276 53 329 376 60 436
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care 17 1 18 36 18 54 53 19 72
- Australian Digital Health Agency 22 . 22 28 2 30 50 2 52
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 105 10 115 180 79 259 285 89 374
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency 63 3 66 48 7 55 111 10 121
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority 26 . 26 25 3 28 51 3 54
- Cancer Australia 7 . 7 43 11 54 50 11 61
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand 28 . 28 49 15 64 77 15 92
- National Blood Authority 13 1 14 30 10 40 43 11 54
- National Health and Medical Research Council 55 1 56 119 26 145 174 27 201
- National Health Funding Body 5 2 7 12 2 14 17 4 21
- National Mental Health Commission 5 . 5 13 5 18 18 5 23
- Organ and Tissue Authority 5 1 6 16 2 18 21 3 24
- Professional Services Review 5 2 7 12 3 15 17 5 22
Home Affairs 5964 215 6179 5499 1594 7093 11463 1809 13272
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 370 7 377 282 79 361 652 86 738
- AUSTRAC 150 3 153 159 38 197 309 41 350
Industry, Innovation and Science 1901 88 1989 1586 353 1939 3489 441 3930
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Manag 57 1 58 36 8 44 93 9 102
Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development 415 16 431 433 96 529 848 112 960
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau 60 . 60 29 6 35 90 6 96
- Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency 6 . 6 4 1 5 10 1 11
- National Capital Authority 19 2 21 27 6 33 46 8 54
Prime Minister and Cabinet 624 28 652 1099 252 1351 1723 280 2003
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. 44 4 48 53 15 68 97 19 116
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islan 53 3 56 50 10 60 103 13 116
- Australian National Audit Office 143 5 148 164 32 196 307 37 344
- Australian Public Service Commission 48 3 51 112 26 138 160 29 189
- Office of National Intelligence 99 7 106 88 28 116 187 35 222
- Torres Strait Regional Authority 15 . 15 36 2 38 51 2 53
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency 3 . 3 15 3 18 19 3 22
Services Australia 7475 560 8035 13531 6489 20020 21031 7050 28081
- Digital Transformation Agency 97 5 102 106 20 126 203 25 228
Social Services 737 45 782 1286 389 1675 2023 434 2457
- Australian Institute of Family Studies 7 . 7 13 14 27 20 14 34
- National Disability Insurance Agency 619 36 655 1563 385 1948 2183 421 2604
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 47 . 47 119 16 135 167 16 183
Treasury 582 27 609 464 102 566 1046 129 1175
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 992 81 1073 843 349 1192 1837 430 2267
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 435 36 471 472 140 612 907 176 1083
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission 681 31 712 700 281 981 1381 312 1693
- Australian Taxation Office 7168 232 7400 7652 1898 9550 14822 2130 16952
- Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation 20 . 20 11 . 11 31 . 31
- Productivity Commission 69 6 75 60 25 85 129 31 160
Veterans' Affairs 547 23 570 864 174 1038 1411 197 1608
- Australian War Memorial 121 5 126 129 16 145 250 21 271
Total Ongoing 51360 2493 53853 59821 18475 78296 111221 20971 132192

Source: APSED

Last reviewed: 
27 September 2019