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Table 20: All employees: agency by base classification group, 31 December 2018 and 2019 *
Agency | Trainee & Graduate | APS 1-2 | APS 3-4 | APS 5-6 | EL | SES | Total | |||||||
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2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Agriculture | 7 | 38 | 21 | 19 | 2006 | 1973 | 1688 | 1761 | 1097 | 1181 | 95 | 104 | 4914 | 5076 |
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 24 | 83 | 73 | 48 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 188 | 166 |
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority | . | . | . | . | 33 | 24 | 77 | 80 | 87 | 63 | 5 | 6 | 202 | 173 |
- Murray Darling Basin Authority | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 126 | 121 | 140 | 135 | 13 | 12 | 309 | 288 |
Attorney-General's | 32 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 235 | 283 | 444 | 675 | 488 | 721 | 152 | 175 | 1371 | 1907 |
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 1 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 333 | 371 | 157 | 166 | 126 | 125 | 4 | 4 | 659 | 704 |
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | . | . | 10 | 12 |
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity | . | . | . | . | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 51 |
- Australian Building and Construction Commission | . | . | 3 | 3 | 43 | 45 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 152 | 154 |
- Australian Financial Security Authority | . | . | 8 | 8 | 173 | 167 | 194 | 194 | 104 | 108 | 8 | 8 | 487 | 485 |
- Australian Human Rights Commission | . | . | 1 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 49 | 44 | 61 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 148 | 137 |
- Australian Law Reform Commission | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | . | . | 9 | 11 |
- Comcare | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 161 | 144 | 303 | 279 | 156 | 154 | 8 | 6 | 654 | 604 |
- Commonwealth Ombudsman | . | . | . | . | 44 | 30 | 89 | 103 | 87 | 86 | 6 | 6 | 226 | 225 |
- Fair Work Commission | . | . | 4 | 4 | 67 | 67 | 160 | 168 | 67 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 300 | 304 |
- Federal Court Statutory Agency | . | . | 103 | 104 | 427 | 467 | 388 | 351 | 270 | 270 | 17 | 16 | 1205 | 1208 |
- National Archives of Australia | . | . | 52 | 62 | 113 | 103 | 133 | 139 | 81 | 75 | 4 | 3 | 383 | 382 |
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner | . | . | . | . | 9 | 3 | 37 | 50 | 44 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 107 |
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | . | . | 5 | 5 | 72 | 92 | 130 | 134 | 175 | 166 | 19 | 23 | 401 | 420 |
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | . | . | 3 | 4 | 202 | 220 | 462 | 463 | 139 | 146 | 12 | 14 | 818 | 847 |
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 32 |
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel | . | . | . | . | 6 | 11 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 21 | 23 | 103 | 104 |
- Safe Work Australia | . | . | . | . | 8 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 93 | 98 |
Communications and the Arts | . | . | 4 | 6 | 83 | 67 | 217 | 201 | 249 | 250 | 30 | 33 | 583 | 557 |
- Australian Communications and Media Authority | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 165 | 169 | 216 | 237 | 13 | 15 | 427 | 450 |
- Australian National Maritime Museum | . | . | 1 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 54 | 47 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 123 |
- National Film and Sound Archive | . | . | 8 | 17 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 172 | 178 |
- National Library of Australia | . | . | 32 | 29 | 146 | 142 | 144 | 137 | 85 | 83 | 7 | 5 | 414 | 396 |
- National Museum of Australia | . | . | 70 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 96 | 94 | 51 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 287 | 281 |
- National Portrait Gallery | . | . | . | . | 22 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 1 | . | 63 | 52 |
- Screen Australia | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 7 | 7 |
Defence | 413 | 287 | 701 | 674 | 3004 | 2998 | 7529 | 7724 | 4944 | 5130 | 132 | 141 | 16723 | 16954 |
- Defence Housing Australia | . | . | 2 | 2 | 269 | 259 | 221 | 217 | 178 | 154 | 10 | 11 | 680 | 643 |
Education | 1 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 241 | 148 | 741 | 537 | 736 | 586 | 66 | 55 | 1791 | 1363 |
- Australian Research Council | . | . | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 68 | 60 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 140 | 143 |
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency | . | . | . | . | 3 | 3 | 43 | 60 | 23 | 27 | . | 1 | 69 | 91 |
Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business | 8 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 241 | 223 | 934 | 972 | 854 | 979 | 64 | 70 | 2108 | 2265 |
- Australian Skills Quality Authority | . | . | . | . | 30 | 35 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 203 | 211 |
Environment and Energy | 25 | 29 | 166 | 205 | 533 | 524 | 1078 | 1141 | 836 | 941 | 63 | 73 | 2701 | 2913 |
- Bureau of Meteorology | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 159 | 149 | 711 | 652 | 740 | 743 | 23 | 19 | 1647 | 1574 |
- Clean Energy Regulator | . | . | 6 | 4 | 61 | 61 | 152 | 156 | 109 | 107 | 9 | 11 | 337 | 339 |
- Climate Change Authority | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | . | 10 | 9 |
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | . | . | 46 | 36 | 46 | 42 | 94 | 104 | 60 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 249 | 249 |
Finance | 20 | 30 | 257 | 349 | 193 | 200 | 485 | 470 | 571 | 580 | 65 | 67 | 1591 | 1696 |
- Australian Electoral Commission | . | . | 1383 | 1242 | 209 | 190 | 315 | 296 | 161 | 141 | 11 | 9 | 2079 | 1878 |
- Future Fund Management Agency | . | . | 3 | 1 | 36 | 32 | 60 | 71 | 52 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 155 | 163 |
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority | . | . | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 58 |
Foreign Affairs and Trade | 104 | 84 | . | . | 129 | 134 | 1544 | 1464 | 1692 | 1785 | 275 | 294 | 3744 | 3761 |
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | 3 | 4 | . | . | 8 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 58 |
- Australian Trade and Investment Commission | . | . | . | . | 48 | 50 | 134 | 144 | 341 | 362 | 54 | 52 | 577 | 608 |
Health | 10 | 10 | 51 | 50 | 608 | 487 | 1918 | 1724 | 1797 | 1774 | 141 | 147 | 4525 | 4192 |
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission | . | . | . | . | . | 52 | . | 307 | . | 97 | . | 6 | . | 462 |
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 61 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 94 |
- Australian Digital Health Agency | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 54 |
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 29 | 137 | 136 | 184 | 197 | 9 | 10 | 367 | 382 |
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency | . | . | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 145 | 140 |
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | . | . | 227 | 210 | 42 | 49 | 34 | 41 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 326 | 331 |
- Cancer Australia | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 53 | 56 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 79 |
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand | . | . | . | . | 9 | 9 | 28 | 39 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 106 |
- National Blood Authority | . | . | . | . | 4 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 57 |
- National Health and Medical Research Council | . | . | 1 | . | 14 | 13 | 83 | 96 | 81 | 98 | 5 | 5 | 184 | 212 |
- National Health Funding Body | . | . | . | . | . | . | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | . | . | 20 | 20 |
- National Mental Health Commission | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 34 |
- Organ and Tissue Authority | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 24 |
- Professional Services Review | . | . | . | . | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 27 |
Home Affairs | 165 | 169 | 721 | 537 | 4743 | 4503 | 5684 | 5587 | 2796 | 2865 | 170 | 181 | 14279 | 13842 |
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission | . | 1 | 4 | 3 | 147 | 125 | 254 | 254 | 380 | 361 | 19 | 17 | 804 | 761 |
- AUSTRAC | . | 1 | . | . | 22 | 26 | 192 | 227 | 128 | 143 | 10 | 10 | 352 | 407 |
Industry, Innovation and Science | 30 | 43 | 136 | 149 | 463 | 482 | 2022 | 2105 | 1508 | 1635 | 85 | 87 | 4244 | 4501 |
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority | 5 | 1 | . | . | 17 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 75 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 122 |
Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development | 2 | . | 17 | 25 | 56 | 52 | 360 | 378 | 459 | 484 | 51 | 54 | 945 | 993 |
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau | . | . | . | . | 2 | 2 | 40 | 35 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 102 |
- National Capital Authority | . | . | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 72 |
- National Faster Rail Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 2 |
- North Queensland Water Infrastructure Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | 2 |
Prime Minister and Cabinet | 41 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 221 | 73 | 771 | 344 | 957 | 442 | 121 | 63 | 2132 | 963 |
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | . | . | 288 | 287 | 102 | 98 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 432 | 425 |
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | . | . | 1 | 2 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 120 |
- Australian National Audit Office | 31 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 119 | 113 | 141 | 132 | 28 | 28 | 347 | 335 |
- Australian Public Service Commission | . | . | 6 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 69 | 73 | 133 | 140 | 9 | 13 | 244 | 271 |
- Office of National Intelligence | . | . | 1 | . | 12 | 12 | 62 | 76 | 122 | 144 | 22 | 23 | 219 | 255 |
- Old Parliament House | . | . | . | . | 56 | 67 | 35 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 117 |
- Torres Strait Regional Authority | . | . | 39 | 45 | 36 | 37 | 57 | 53 | 28 | 25 | . | . | 160 | 160 |
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency | . | . | . | . | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 9 | . | . | 25 | 27 |
- National Indigenous Australians Agency | . | 1 | . | 2 | . | 144 | . | 458 | . | 555 | . | 54 | . | 1214 |
Services Australia | 258 | 84 | 259 | 167 | 19478 | 17823 | 8244 | 8582 | 3237 | 3307 | 166 | 158 | 31642 | 30121 |
- Digital Transformation Agency | . | . | . | 8 | 18 | 17 | 77 | 86 | 114 | 111 | 14 | 11 | 223 | 233 |
Social Services | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 240 | 215 | 1246 | 1240 | 915 | 935 | 71 | 69 | 2493 | 2472 |
- Australian Institute of Family Studies | . | . | . | . | 14 | 11 | 39 | 47 | 40 | 42 | . | . | 93 | 100 |
- National Disability Insurance Agency | . | . | 8 | 6 | 880 | 1187 | 1600 | 2199 | 416 | 631 | 48 | 45 | 2952 | 4068 |
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission | . | . | 2 | . | 14 | 23 | 33 | 101 | 42 | 87 | 8 | 8 | 99 | 219 |
Treasury | 71 | 39 | 64 | 63 | 139 | 130 | 423 | 443 | 469 | 533 | 94 | 102 | 1260 | 1310 |
- Australian Bureau of Statistics | . | 4 | 143 | 101 | 694 | 684 | 1203 | 1353 | 616 | 631 | 48 | 48 | 2704 | 2821 |
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | 1 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 99 | 112 | 434 | 504 | 450 | 519 | 46 | 49 | 1062 | 1207 |
- Australian Taxation Office | 278 | 206 | 2120 | 2112 | 6000 | 5811 | 6204 | 5586 | 4512 | 4561 | 214 | 211 | 19328 | 18487 |
- Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 |
- Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 31 |
- Productivity Commission | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 52 | 47 | 72 | 76 | 14 | 14 | 160 | 164 |
Veterans' Affairs | . | 1 | 39 | 30 | 432 | 324 | 895 | 892 | 362 | 416 | 28 | 33 | 1756 | 1696 |
- Australian War Memorial | . | . | 5 | 11 | 112 | 116 | 138 | 139 | 68 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 326 | 338 |
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (NC) | 30 | . | 164 | . | 227 | . | 438 | . | 1017 | . | 2 | . | 1878 | . |
Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (NC) | . | . | . | . | 46 | . | 187 | . | 36 | . | 3 | . | 272 | . |
Total | 1579 | 1228 | 7401 | 6849 | 44834 | 42466 | 53123 | 53570 | 37163 | 37801 | 2705 | 2790 | 146805 | 144704 |
Source: APSED
* A number of agencies were affected by AAO changes during 2019. Appendixes A1 and A2 should be noted when making comparisons between the two years' data.
Agencies were affected by AAO changes during 2018-19. Appendixes should be noted when making comparisons between the two years' data.