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Table 38: All employees: mean age (years) by location, base classification and gender, 30 June 2018

Men                            
Location Trainee Graduate APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 EL 1 EL 2 SES 1 SES 2 SES 3 Total
Australian Capital Territory 25.8 26.5 45.5 42.2 37.7 35.6 38 41.5 45.1 48 49.5 51.7 54.7 42.5
New South Wales 31.5 23.9 43.2 44.7 42.5 45.1 47 47.4 47.1 49.1 51.4 55.1 . 45.9
Victoria 28.6 26.5 45.8 42.8 41.1 44 44.4 46 46.4 49.5 50.2 52.1 50 44.9
Queensland 31 28.9 45.3 44.3 40.3 44.2 44.6 46.7 47.5 49.2 50.8 53.6 . 44.9
South Australia 26.6 28.8 51.2 39.2 42 44.1 44.5 45.7 47.2 51.1 49.7 56.7 . 45.3
Western Australia 33.6 24.8 56 46.9 40.8 44.9 48.1 48.1 49.7 50.8 53.7 . . 46.4
Tasmania 28.5 23 56.6 34 41.3 44.8 46 47 46.7 50.3 48.5 59 . 44.8
Northern Territory 25.3 29 38.2 44.5 41.4 44.5 46.3 47.9 51.1 50.4 52.3 . . 44.9
Overseas . 32 . . 47 37 35.2 39.6 43.6 46.2 50.8 52.2 61.1 43.4
Total men 28.4 26.5 45.1 42.8 40.9 42.7 42.8 44.3 45.9 48.7 49.9 52.2 55.2 44.2
                             
Women                            
Location Trainee Graduate APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 EL 1 EL 2 SES 1 SES 2 SES 3 Total
Australian Capital Territory 28.1 25.8 41.8 38.7 38.4 37.5 39.2 40.9 43.1 45.6 47.9 50.1 54.1 41.1
New South Wales 31.2 24 48.2 43.3 42.3 44.8 44.3 44.4 44.5 47.3 50.4 52.8 46 44.3
Victoria 28 25.3 48.6 41.8 42.2 44.2 42.6 43.6 44.4 45.8 47.8 56.3 52.7 43.5
Queensland 31.7 26.8 48 44 41.7 44 43.8 45.1 45.8 47.4 48.7 54.7 . 44
South Australia 29.1 25.2 50.3 41.4 44.1 44.6 44.1 45.2 46.6 49.2 49.5 . . 44.8
Western Australia 30.8 27.7 54.5 45.7 41.5 44.2 45 46.6 46.4 49.1 49.4 . . 44.5
Tasmania 33 24 51.4 37.3 42.4 44.1 44.1 45 46.1 48 53.3 . . 43.9
Northern Territory 27.5 24.6 42.6 43.8 38.8 42 43.7 44.5 47 47.9 57 . . 42.5
Overseas . 26.5 . . 54 32.3 37.1 39.2 41.5 46.2 49.3 52.8 56.7 41.7
Total women 29.7 25.8 47.6 42.2 41.8 43 41.9 42.8 43.8 46.2 48.2 50.9 54 43
                             
Total  
Location Trainee Graduate APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 EL 1 EL 2 SES 1 SES 2 SES 3 Total
Australian Capital Territory 26.6 26.2 43.7 40.4 38.1 36.8 38.7 41.2 44.1 46.8 48.7 51.1 54.4 41.7
New South Wales 31.3 23.9 46.9 43.8 42.4 44.9 45.4 45.6 45.7 48.2 50.9 54.2 46 44.9
Victoria 28.4 26.1 47.8 42.2 41.8 44.1 43.4 44.7 45.5 48.1 49.1 53.3 51.3 44.1
Queensland 31.4 27.7 47.2 43.9 41.2 44.1 44.1 45.7 46.6 48.4 49.8 54 . 44.3
South Australia 27.3 28 50.5 40.4 43.4 44.5 44.3 45.5 46.9 50.6 49.6 56.7 . 45
Western Australia 32.4 26 54.9 46.1 41.3 44.4 46.2 47.3 48.2 50.1 52.8 . . 45.2
Tasmania 30.8 23.5 52.9 35.9 42 44.3 44.8 45.9 46.4 49.5 50.9 59 . 44.2
Northern Territory 26.9 25.3 40.7 44.1 39.7 42.6 44.6 45.9 48.9 49.1 54.3 . . 43.4
Overseas . 27.6 . . 52.1 34.3 36.4 39.4 42.7 46.2 50.2 52.4 59.9 42.6
Total 29 26.1 46.8 42.4 41.5 42.9 42.2 43.5 44.9 47.5 49.1 51.7 54.7 43.4

Source: APSED

 

Last reviewed: 
25 September 2018