| Agency | APS 1 | APS 2 | APS 3 | APS 4 | APS 5 | APS 6 | EL 1 | EL 2 | SES 1 | SES 2 | SES 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: APSED | ||||||||||||
| Agriculture and Water Resources | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 10 |
| - Australian Fisheries Management Authority | . | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 8 | . | 8 |
| - APVMA | . | . | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | . | . | 8 |
| - Murray Darling Basin Authority | . | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 8 |
| Attorney-General's | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 6 |
| - Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | . | . | 11 |
| - ACLEI | . | . | . | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | . | . | 9 |
| - AUSTRAC | . | . | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | . | 9 |
| - Australian Crime Commission | . | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | . | 9 |
| - Australian Financial Security Authority | . | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | . | . | 6 |
| - Australian Human Rights Commission | . | . | 2 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 6 | . | 7 |
| - Australian Law Reform Commission | . | . | . | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | . | . | 5 |
| - Commonwealth DPP | 11 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 9 |
| - CrimTrac Agency | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | . | . | 8 |
| - Family Court and Federal Circuit Court | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 29 | . | 11 |
| - Federal Court of Australia | . | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 16 | . | 10 |
| - National Archives of Australia | 13 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 23 | . | . | 13 |
| - OAIC | . | . | . | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | . | . | 7 |
| - Office of Parliamentary Counsel | . | . | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 12 |
| Communications and the Arts | . | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 10 |
| - ACMA | . | . | 15 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | . | 11 |
| - Australian National Maritime Museum | . | 8 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | . | . | . | 8 |
| - National Film and Sound Archive | . | 6 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 19 | . | . | 10 |
| - National Library of Australia | . | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 17 | . | . | 12 |
| - National Museum of Australia | . | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 17 | . | . | 10 |
| - National Portrait Gallery | . | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | . | . | . | 8 |
| - Old Parliament House | . | . | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | . | . | 8 |
| - Screen Australia | . | . | 32 | . | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | . | . | . | 10 |
| Defence | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 10 |
| - Defence Housing Australia | . | . | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 14 | . | 7 |
| Education and Training | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 11 |
| - AIATSIS | . | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 9 | . | . | 6 |
| - Australian Research Council | . | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 29 | . | 8 |
| - Australian Skills Quality Authority | . | . | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | . | . | 4 |
| - TEQSA | . | . | . | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | . | . | . | 5 |
| Employment | . | 12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 10 |
| - Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 7 | 20 | . | . | . | 7 |
| - Comcare | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| - Fair Work Commission | . | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | . | . | 8 |
| - OFWBII | . | . | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | . | 8 |
| - Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | . | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 9 |
| - Safe Work Australia | . | . | . | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 15 | . | . | 9 |
| - Workplace Gender Equality Agency | . | . | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | . | 1 | . | 5 |
| Environment | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 9 |
| - Bureau of Meteorology | 23 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 18 | . | 12 |
| - Clean Energy Regulator | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 8 | . | 7 |
| - Climate Change Authority | 1 | . | . | . | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | . | 22 | . | 7 |
| - GBRMPA | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | . | . | 9 |
| Finance | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 10 |
| - Australian Electoral Commission | . | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 20 | . | 11 |
| - Future Fund Management Agency | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| Foreign Affairs and Trade | . | 5 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 11 |
| - ACIAR | . | . | . | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | . | . | 8 |
| - AUSTRADE | . | . | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 10 |
| Health | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 10 |
| - Australian Aged Care Quality Agency | . | . | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | . | . | 2 |
| - ACSQHC | . | . | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | . | 5 |
| - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | . | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 15 | . | . | 10 |
| - ARPANSA | . | 13 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | . | . | 11 |
| - Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | . | . | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 32 | . | 8 |
| - Cancer Australia | . | . | . | . | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 5 | . | 5 |
| - FSANZ | . | . | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 5 | . | . | 11 |
| - Independent Hospital Pricing Authority | . | . | . | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | . | . | . | 4 |
| - National Blood Authority | . | . | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | . | . | 7 |
| - NHMRC | . | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 48 | . | 8 |
| - National Health Funding Body | . | . | . | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | . | . | . | 6 |
| - National Health Performance Authority | . | . | . | . | . | 6 | 10 | 9 | . | . | . | 8 |
| - National Mental Health Commission | . | . | . | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 25 | . | . | 6 |
| - Organ and Tissue Authority | . | . | . | . | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 19 | . | 9 |
| - Professional Services Review | . | . | 4 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 6 | . | . | 9 |
| Human Services | 10 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 11 |
| Immigration and Border Protection | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 10 |
| Industry, Innovation and Science | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 9 |
| - NOPSEMA | . | . | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | . | . | 5 |
| Infrastructure and Regional Development | . | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 10 |
| - Australian Transport Safety Bureau | . | . | . | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | . | . | 10 |
| - National Capital Authority | . | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 | . | . | 7 |
| Prime Minister and Cabinet | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 10 |
| - Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 9 | . | . | 9 |
| - ANAO | . | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 37 | 9 |
| - Australian Public Service Commission | . | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 20 | . | 29 | 10 |
| - Commonwealth Ombudsman | . | . | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | . | . | 9 |
| - Digital Transformation Office | . | . | . | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 36 | . | 10 |
| - OIGIS | . | . | . | . | 41 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 16 | . | . | 10 |
| - Office of National Assessments | . | . | . | 11 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 26 | . | 11 |
| - Torres Strait Regional Authority | . | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | . | . | . | 11 |
| Social Services | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 11 |
| - Australian Institute of Family Studies | . | 17 | . | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | . | . | . | 10 |
| - National Disability Insurance Agency | . | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Treasury | . | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 10 |
| - Australian Bureau of Statistics | 25 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 34 | 10 |
| - ACCC | . | . | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 8 |
| - ASIC | 9 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 34 | . | 8 |
| - Australian Taxation Office | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 31 | 7 | 13 |
| - Productivity Commission | . | . | 10 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 23 | . | 11 |
| Veterans' Affairs | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 14 |
| - Australian War Memorial | . | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | . | . | 10 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 10 |
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Table 23: Ongoing employees: agency by median length of service (years) and base classification, 30 June 2016
Last reviewed:
14 May 2018