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Table 41: All employees: median length of service (years) by location, base classification and gender, 31 December 2018

Men  
Location 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 6 5 4 3 6 9 13 16 19 20 21 11
New South Wales 4 4 7 12 13 13 13 13 13 10 6 12
Victoria 3 3 6 11 11 12 13 16 16 12 1 12
Queensland 4 3 6 11 11 12 16 16 18 16 . 12
South Australia 6 3 7 10 11 12 16 20 24 30 . 12
Western Australia 3 3 4 11 13 14 15 16 18 28 . 12
Tasmania 4 3 3 11 11 13 16 16 18 . . 11
Northern Territory 2 4 5 9 10 10 12 17 20 . . 8
Overseas . . 29 3 7 10 14 16 22 27 31 13
Total men 4 3 6 10 10 11 13 16 19 19 21 11
                         
Women  
Location 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 6 3 4 4 8 10 13 15 18 21 23 11
New South Wales 4 4 7 13 13 13 13 14 14 12 2 12
Victoria 3 3 6 12 11 12 13 14 14 13 18 11
Queensland 3 4 6 12 12 13 16 16 16 19 . 12
South Australia 5 5 8 12 12 13 16 18 25 . . 12
Western Australia 2 5 4 12 13 13 15 14 16 . . 11
Tasmania 1 3 8 12 13 13 15 16 16 . . 12
Northern Territory 3 6 6 8 12 11 13 11 17 . . 9
Overseas . . 17 3 7 11 13 17 21 25 31 12
Total women 3 4 6 11 10 11 13 15 17 20 24 11
                         
Total  
Location 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 6 3 4 4 7 10 13 16 19 20 22 11
New South Wales 4 4 7 13 13 13 13 14 13 10 4 12
Victoria 3 3 6 12 11 12 13 15 16 12 12 11
Queensland 3 3 6 12 12 13 16 16 17 17 . 12
South Australia 5 4 8 12 12 12 16 20 24 30 . 12
Western Australia 3 4 4 12 13 13 15 14 17 28 . 11
Tasmania 3 3 6 12 12 13 16 16 17 . . 11
Northern Territory 2 5 6 9 11 11 13 13 18 . . 8
Overseas . . 18 3 7 11 13 17 22 26 31 13
Total 3 4 6 11 10 11 13 16 18 20 22 11
                         
Source: APSED                        
Last reviewed: 
29 March 2019