Agency | Classification | Total | ||||||||
Trainee & Graduate | APS | EL | SES | |||||||
2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Agriculture and Water Resources | 73 | . | 251 | 164 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 356 | 185 |
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | . | . | 11 | 14 |
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority | . | . | 22 | 41 | 2 | 3 | . | 1 | 24 | 45 |
- Murray Darling Basin Authority | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | . | 1 | 26 | 18 |
Attorney-General's | 48 | 26 | 93 | 78 | 32 | 12 | . | 2 | 173 | 118 |
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 1 | . | 29 | 62 | 2 | 4 | . | . | 32 | 66 |
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity | . | . | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | . | . | 6 | 7 |
- Australian Financial Security Authority | . | . | 25 | 41 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 29 | 42 |
- Australian Human Rights Commission | . | . | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | . | . | 14 | 15 |
- Australian Law Reform Commission | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 |
- Commonwealth Ombudsman | . | . | 26 | 10 | 5 | 7 | . | . | 31 | 17 |
- Federal Court Statutory Agency | . | . | 42 | 38 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 79 |
- National Archives of Australia | . | . | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 19 | 20 |
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner | . | . | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 7 | 11 |
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | . | . | 33 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | 37 | 36 |
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 2 | 2 |
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel | . | . | 9 | 4 | . | . | . | . | 9 | 4 |
Communications and the Arts | 11 | 15 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 7 | . | . | 53 | 44 |
- Australian Communications and Media Authority | . | 2 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 15 | . | 1 | 26 | 44 |
- Australian National Maritime Museum | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | 2 |
- National Film and Sound Archive | . | . | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | . | . | 14 | 12 |
- National Library of Australia | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | . | . | 19 | 15 |
- National Museum of Australia | . | . | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | . | . | 25 | 15 |
- National Portrait Gallery | . | . | 3 | 6 | . | . | . | . | 3 | 6 |
- Old Parliament House | . | . | 6 | 5 | . | 1 | . | . | 6 | 6 |
Defence | 381 | 391 | 722 | 918 | 138 | 142 | 7 | 4 | 1248 | 1455 |
- Defence Housing Australia | . | . | 75 | 50 | 21 | 10 | . | . | 96 | 60 |
Education and Training | 40 | 31 | 35 | 57 | 7 | 12 | . | . | 82 | 100 |
- Australian Research Council | . | . | 10 | 10 | 1 | . | . | . | 11 | 10 |
- Australian Skills Quality Authority | . | . | 6 | 43 | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 7 | 52 |
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency | . | . | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | . | . | 16 | 15 |
Environment and Energy | 27 | 22 | 77 | 48 | 11 | 15 | . | . | 115 | 85 |
- Bureau of Meteorology | 14 | 5 | 49 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 91 | 76 |
- Clean Energy Regulator | 5 | 8 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 3 | . | 1 | 47 | 33 |
- Climate Change Authority | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | . |
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | . | . | 12 | 14 | . | 5 | . | . | 12 | 19 |
Finance | 19 | 18 | 48 | 62 | 5 | 9 | . | . | 72 | 89 |
- Australian Electoral Commission | . | 5 | 48 | 108 | 4 | 12 | . | . | 52 | 125 |
- Future Fund Management Agency | . | . | 13 | 16 | 2 | 3 | . | . | 15 | 19 |
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority | . | . | 4 | 4 | 2 | . | . | . | 6 | 4 |
Foreign Affairs and Trade | 63 | 36 | 63 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 163 | 89 |
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | . | . | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | 6 | 10 |
- Australian Trade and Investment Commission | . | . | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 34 |
Health | 46 | 6 | 73 | 297 | 19 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 140 | 365 |
- Australian Aged Care Quality Agency | . | . | 36 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | 39 | 16 |
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | . | . | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | . | . | 5 | 9 |
- Australian Digital Health Agency | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | 3 | 1 |
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | 18 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 14 | . | . | 31 | 46 |
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency | . | . | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | . | . | 9 | 8 |
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | . | . | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
- Cancer Australia | . | . | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 10 | 9 |
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand | . | . | 4 | 5 | . | . | . | . | 4 | 5 |
- National Blood Authority | . | . | 3 | 2 | . | . | . | . | 3 | 2 |
- National Health and Medical Research Council | . | . | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 11 | 8 |
- National Mental Health Commission | . | . | 3 | 4 | . | . | . | . | 3 | 4 |
- Organ and Tissue Authority | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | . |
- Professional Services Review | . | . | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 3 | 4 |
Home Affairs | 264 | 205 | 161 | 452 | 23 | 56 | 3 | 15 | 451 | 728 |
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission | . | . | 55 | 50 | 38 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 74 |
- AUSTRAC | . | . | 5 | 35 | . | 5 | . | 1 | 5 | 41 |
Human Services | 269 | 315 | 1523 | 836 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 1814 | 1184 |
Industry, Innovation and Science | 47 | 28 | 117 | 219 | 50 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 216 | 289 |
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority | . | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | . | . | 2 | 7 |
Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities | 27 | 22 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 70 |
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau | . | . | 4 | 18 | 5 | . | . | . | 9 | 18 |
- Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | 3 | . | . | 1 | 4 |
- National Capital Authority | . | . | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | 11 | 13 |
Jobs and Small Business | 37 | 28 | 78 | 45 | 20 | 7 | . | 1 | 135 | 81 |
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 2 |
- Australian Building and Construction Commission | . | . | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | . | 22 | 19 |
- Comcare | 3 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 28 |
- Fair Work Commission | . | . | 25 | 26 | 5 | 4 | . | . | 30 | 30 |
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | 5 | . | 59 | 66 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 68 | 67 |
- Safe Work Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 10 | 5 |
Prime Minister and Cabinet | 38 | 34 | 90 | 82 | 46 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 177 | 147 |
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | . | . | 9 | 4 | . | 1 | . | . | 9 | 5 |
- AIATSIS | . | . | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 3 | 5 |
- Australian National Audit Office | 26 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 59 |
- Australian Public Service Commission | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | . | . | 21 | 15 |
- Digital Transformation Agency | . | . | 12 | 20 | 19 | 7 | . | 1 | 31 | 28 |
- Office of National Intelligence | . | . | 7 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 28 |
- Torres Strait Regional Authority | . | . | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 7 | 2 |
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 2 | 2 |
Social Services | 70 | 69 | 37 | 65 | 22 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 130 | 175 |
- Australian Institute of Family Studies | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | . | . | . | 3 | . |
- National Disability Insurance Agency | . | . | 445 | 723 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 479 | 744 |
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission | . | . | . | 9 | . | 15 | . | 2 | . | 26 |
Treasury | 35 | 42 | 62 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 122 | 85 |
- Australian Bureau of Statistics | 45 | 27 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 | . | 50 | 95 |
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | 27 | 40 | 78 | 74 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 138 |
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission | 21 | 20 | 63 | 124 | 70 | 55 | . | . | 154 | 199 |
- Australian Taxation Office | 347 | 5 | 961 | 486 | 73 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1388 | 518 |
- Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 2 |
- Productivity Commission | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | . | . | 9 | 16 |
Veterans' Affairs | 14 | 15 | 46 | 43 | 10 | 6 | . | 3 | 70 | 67 |
- Australian War Memorial | . | . | 19 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | 22 | 34 |
Total | 2054 | 1482 | 6077 | 6087 | 1015 | 977 | 76 | 86 | 9222 | 8632 |
Source: APSED | ||||||||||
* A number of agencies were affected by AAO changes during 2018. Appendixes A2 should be noted when making comparisons between the two years' data. |
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Table 44: Engagements of ongoing employees: agency by major classification group, 2017 and 2018 *
Last reviewed:
29 March 2019