Agency | Classification | Total | ||||||||||||
Trainee | Graduate | APS 1 | APS 2 | APS 3 | APS 4 | APS 5 | APS 6 | EL 1 | EL 2 | SES 1 | SES 2 | SES 3 | ||
Agriculture and Water Resources | . | . | 1 | 8 | 376 | 1350 | 685 | 919 | 696 | 377 | 67 | 18 | 3 | 4500 |
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority | . | 5 | . | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 65 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 1 | . | 162 |
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority | . | . | . | . | 10 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 49 | 23 | 5 | . | . | 172 |
- Murray Darling Basin Authority | 2 | 16 | . | 1 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 94 | 82 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 284 |
Attorney-General's | 1 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 145 | 146 | 306 | 281 | 182 | 119 | 24 | 5 | 1277 |
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal | . | 1 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 209 | 49 | 92 | 54 | 32 | 4 | . | . | 481 |
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | . | . | 41 |
- Australian Financial Security Authority | . | . | . | 9 | 85 | 68 | 69 | 115 | 87 | 26 | 6 | 2 | . | 467 |
- Australian Human Rights Commission | . | . | . | . | 1 | 17 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 1 | . | 96 |
- Australian Law Reform Commission | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | 9 |
- Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions | . | . | 3 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 47 | 65 | 112 | 50 | 13 | 4 | . | 371 |
- Federal Court Statutory Agency | . | . | 1 | 35 | 146 | 127 | 137 | 129 | 146 | 79 | 8 | 5 | . | 813 |
- National Archives of Australia | . | . | 17 | 14 | 22 | 65 | 58 | 67 | 57 | 22 | 5 | . | . | 327 |
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner | . | . | . | . | . | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | . | 74 |
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel | . | . | . | . | . | 6 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 5 | . | 100 |
Communications and the Arts | . | 15 | . | 2 | 7 | 54 | 54 | 147 | 172 | 76 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 556 |
- Australian Communications and Media Authority | . | 2 | . | . | 1 | 27 | 30 | 113 | 153 | 53 | 11 | 4 | . | 394 |
- Australian National Maritime Museum | . | . | . | . | 8 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 8 | . | . | . | 85 |
- National Film and Sound Archive | . | . | . | 2 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 2 | . | . | 145 |
- National Library of Australia | . | 2 | . | 19 | 49 | 75 | 64 | 71 | 62 | 20 | 7 | . | . | 369 |
- National Museum of Australia | . | . | . | 41 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 2 | . | . | 198 |
- National Portrait Gallery | . | . | . | . | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | . | . | . | 41 |
- Old Parliament House | . | . | . | . | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | . | . | 58 |
- Screen Australia | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | 7 |
Defence | 189 | 354 | 68 | 650 | 1426 | 1913 | 3056 | 5237 | 3828 | 1711 | 98 | 37 | 10 | 18577 |
- Defence Housing Australia | . | . | . | . | 63 | 172 | 112 | 96 | 92 | 73 | 7 | 3 | . | 618 |
Education and Training | 5 | 31 | . | 2 | 24 | 134 | 241 | 472 | 521 | 200 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 1698 |
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | . | . | . | 1 | 11 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 2 | . | . | 114 |
- Australian Research Council | . | . | . | 1 | . | 7 | 28 | 31 | 44 | 20 | 1 | 1 | . | 133 |
- Australian Skills Quality Authority | . | . | . | . | 5 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 44 | 18 | 2 | . | . | 149 |
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 5 | . | . | . | 52 |
Environment and Energy | . | 14 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 188 | 291 | 641 | 536 | 233 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 2067 |
- Bureau of Meteorology | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 98 | 54 | 158 | 439 | 429 | 213 | 15 | 6 | . | 1433 |
- Clean Energy Regulator | . | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 65 | 84 | 81 | 31 | 7 | 2 | . | 327 |
- Climate Change Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 3 | 2 | . | 1 | . | 10 |
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | . | . | 2 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 54 | 39 | 14 | 3 | . | . | 188 |
Finance | . | 19 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 130 | 202 | 292 | 392 | 178 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 1371 |
- Australian Electoral Commission | . | 5 | . | 130 | 111 | 74 | 96 | 198 | 102 | 29 | 9 | 2 | . | 756 |
- Future Fund Management Agency | . | . | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 40 | . | 3 | 1 | 147 |
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority | . | . | . | . | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | . | . | 52 |
Foreign Affairs and Trade | 1 | 102 | . | 1 | 56 | 67 | 836 | 693 | 1105 | 557 | 198 | 56 | 14 | 3686 |
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 27 |
- Australian Trade and Investment Commission | . | . | . | . | 3 | 35 | 16 | 97 | 176 | 136 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 508 |
Health | . | 7 | 12 | 19 | 76 | 479 | 616 | 1279 | 1171 | 501 | 89 | 31 | 5 | 4285 |
- Australian Aged Care Quality Agency | . | . | . | . | 32 | 19 | 24 | 128 | 14 | 10 | 3 | . | . | 230 |
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 20 | . | 2 | . | 72 |
- Australian Digital Health Agency | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 4 | . | . | 47 |
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | . | 17 | . | 1 | 1 | 30 | 44 | 89 | 109 | 40 | 7 | 1 | . | 339 |
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency | . | . | . | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 37 | 16 | 4 | . | . | 122 |
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | . | . | . | . | . | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | . | 1 | 44 |
- Cancer Australia | . | . | . | . | . | . | 9 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | . | 60 |
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand | . | . | . | . | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 18 | 2 | . | . | 87 |
- National Blood Authority | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 1 | . | . | 51 |
- National Health and Medical Research Council | . | . | . | 1 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 49 | 54 | 27 | 3 | 1 | . | 186 |
- National Health Funding Body | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | . | . | . | 16 |
- National Mental Health Commission | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | . | . | 22 |
- Organ and Tissue Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | . | . | 23 |
- Professional Services Review | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 18 |
Home Affairs | 196 | 80 | 12 | 39 | 2847 | 1887 | 2789 | 2858 | 2039 | 706 | 107 | 40 | 6 | 13606 |
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission | . | . | 2 | 2 | 25 | 105 | 97 | 145 | 287 | 85 | 13 | 3 | . | 764 |
- AUSTRAC | . | . | . | . | 5 | 15 | 36 | 115 | 80 | 39 | 7 | 4 | . | 301 |
Human Services | 235 | 88 | 99 | 133 | 4135 | 13778 | 3177 | 5154 | 2302 | 800 | 120 | 32 | 6 | 30059 |
Industry, Innovation and Science | 5 | 60 | 1 | 12 | 67 | 282 | 481 | 1389 | 999 | 487 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 3866 |
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority | . | . | . | . | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 25 | 3 | . | . | 108 |
Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities | . | 21 | . | . | 11 | 51 | 134 | 201 | 279 | 131 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 874 |
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 37 | 2 | . | . | 102 |
- Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 7 |
- National Capital Authority | . | . | . | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | . | . | 53 |
Jobs and Small Business | 3 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 189 | 333 | 571 | 646 | 209 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 2089 |
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | 9 |
- Australian Building and Construction Commission | . | . | . | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 6 | . | . | 121 |
- Comcare | . | 3 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 103 | 128 | 162 | 116 | 38 | 5 | . | 1 | 605 |
- Fair Work Commission | . | . | . | 4 | 1 | 44 | 37 | 80 | 30 | 33 | 3 | . | . | 232 |
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | . | . | . | 3 | 53 | 121 | 284 | 163 | 95 | 35 | 10 | 4 | . | 768 |
- Safe Work Australia | 3 | 1 | . | . | 1 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | . | 103 |
Prime Minister and Cabinet | 7 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 174 | 234 | 492 | 640 | 281 | 80 | 20 | 7 | 2018 |
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | . | . | 62 | 12 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | . | . | . | 157 |
- Australian National Audit Office | . | 27 | . | 1 | 5 | 41 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 337 |
- Australian Public Service Commission | . | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 63 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 182 |
- Commonwealth Ombudsman | . | . | . | . | 15 | 17 | 33 | 46 | 47 | 18 | 6 | . | . | 182 |
- Digital Transformation Agency | . | . | . | . | 4 | 11 | 29 | 52 | 63 | 48 | 8 | 3 | . | 218 |
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | . | . | 22 |
- Office of National Assessments | . | . | . | . | 1 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 52 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 175 |
- Torres Strait Regional Authority | . | . | . | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | . | . | . | 46 |
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | . | . | . | 19 |
Social Services | . | 2 | 6 | 10 | 88 | 191 | 322 | 671 | 599 | 277 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 2241 |
- Australian Institute of Family Studies | . | . | . | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 8 | . | . | . | 36 |
- National Disability Insurance Agency | . | . | . | 2 | 51 | 451 | 497 | 578 | 192 | 107 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1917 |
Treasury | . | 75 | . | 35 | 37 | 71 | 121 | 317 | 271 | 193 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 1212 |
- Australian Bureau of Statistics | . | 28 | . | 3 | 32 | 424 | 474 | 652 | 454 | 128 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2240 |
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | . | 40 | . | 1 | 19 | 31 | 209 | 184 | 232 | 173 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 930 |
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission | . | 38 | 18 | 98 | 79 | 101 | 78 | 302 | 411 | 488 | 2 | 1 | . | 1616 |
- Australian Taxation Office | 19 | 2 | 29 | 641 | 3014 | 3348 | 2081 | 4333 | 3234 | 1395 | 192 | 28 | 2 | 18318 |
- Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | 27 |
- Productivity Commission | . | 6 | . | . | 2 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 143 |
Veterans' Affairs | . | 15 | 4 | 38 | 175 | 216 | 406 | 438 | 253 | 94 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1669 |
- Australian War Memorial | . | . | . | 7 | 39 | 30 | 63 | 58 | 42 | 18 | 4 | . | . | 261 |
Total ongoing | 669 | 1195 | 395 | 2106 | 13782 | 27601 | 19755 | 31881 | 24865 | 11330 | 1954 | 532 | 110 | 136175 |
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Table 5: Ongoing employees: agency by base classification and employment category, 30 June 2018
Last reviewed:
25 September 2018