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 | 6 | 349 | 1331 | 658 | 911 | 701 | 372 | 73 | 17 | 3 | 4422 |
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority | . | 4 | . | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 68 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 1 | . | 164 |
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority | . | . | . | . | 15 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 49 | 23 | 4 | 1 | . | 177 |
- Murray Darling Basin Authority | . | 8 | . | 1 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 91 | 86 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 281 |
Attorney-General's | . | 26 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 132 | 129 | 269 | 286 | 183 | 112 | 26 | 6 | 1204 |
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal | . | 1 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 201 | 53 | 88 | 60 | 32 | 4 | . | . | 476 |
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 2 | . | . | 44 |
- Australian Financial Security Authority | . | . | . | 8 | 82 | 68 | 77 | 110 | 80 | 23 | 6 | 2 | . | 456 |
- Australian Human Rights Commission | . | . | . | . | 1 | 19 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 1 | . | 103 |
- Australian Law Reform Commission | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 6 |
- Commonwealth Ombudsman | . | . | . | . | 12 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 61 | 20 | 6 | . | . | 190 |
- Federal Court Statutory Agency | . | . | 1 | 33 | 144 | 119 | 134 | 131 | 146 | 83 | 11 | 5 | . | 807 |
- National Archives of Australia | . | . | 16 | 14 | 21 | 64 | 58 | 68 | 60 | 20 | 4 | . | . | 325 |
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner | . | . | . | . | . | 6 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | . | 73 |
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | . | . | 3 | 2 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 111 | 123 | 48 | 14 | 4 | . | 381 |
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | . | 27 |
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | . | 99 |
Communications and the Arts | . | . | . | 2 | 6 | 62 | 50 | 154 | 166 | 76 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 546 |
- Australian Communications and Media Authority | . | 2 | . | . | 1 | 23 | 35 | 116 | 153 | 54 | 11 | 2 | . | 397 |
- Australian National Maritime Museum | . | . | . | . | 9 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 8 | . | . | . | 84 |
- National Film and Sound Archive | . | . | . | 2 | 17 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 2 | . | . | 147 |
- National Library of Australia | . | . | . | 18 | 49 | 73 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 18 | 7 | . | . | 355 |
- National Museum of Australia | . | . | . | 39 | 14 | 31 | 26 | 47 | 26 | 16 | 1 | . | . | 200 |
- National Portrait Gallery | . | . | . | . | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | . | . | . | 40 |
- Old Parliament House | . | . | . | . | 11 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | . | . | 61 |
- Screen Australia | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | 7 |
Defence | 138 | 256 | 60 | 593 | 1322 | 1652 | 2731 | 4738 | 3343 | 1567 | 81 | 39 | 7 | 16527 |
- Defence Housing Australia | . | . | . | . | 68 | 167 | 118 | 88 | 90 | 75 | 6 | 3 | . | 615 |
Education and Training | . | . | . | 6 | 29 | 179 | 238 | 474 | 522 | 200 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 1711 |
- Australian Research Council | . | . | . | 1 | . | 7 | 25 | 35 | 39 | 21 | 3 | . | . | 131 |
- Australian Skills Quality Authority | . | . | . | . | 8 | 12 | 22 | 62 | 49 | 16 | 2 | . | . | 171 |
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 9 | 32 | 17 | 5 | . | . | . | 66 |
Environment and Energy | . | 23 | 5 | 21 | 58 | 175 | 289 | 619 | 545 | 240 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2035 |
- Bureau of Meteorology | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | 76 | 49 | 160 | 463 | 424 | 208 | 15 | 6 | . | 1414 |
- Clean Energy Regulator | . | . | . | 6 | 6 | 44 | 60 | 87 | 78 | 30 | 6 | 3 | . | 320 |
- Climate Change Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 5 | 2 | . | 1 | . | 10 |
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | . | . | 2 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 28 | 59 | 43 | 15 | 3 | . | . | 202 |
Finance | . | 19 | 2 | 30 | 40 | 124 | 192 | 286 | 392 | 171 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 1321 |
- Australian Electoral Commission | . | . | . | 123 | 113 | 75 | 104 | 188 | 114 | 37 | 9 | 2 | . | 765 |
- Future Fund Management Agency | . | . | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 37 | . | 3 | 1 | 143 |
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority | . | . | . | . | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | . | . | 51 |
Foreign Affairs and Trade | 1 | 101 | . | 1 | 49 | 79 | 797 | 714 | 1113 | 558 | 192 | 55 | 14 | 3674 |
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | . | . | . | . | . | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | . | . | 34 |
- Australian Trade and Investment Commission | . | . | . | . | 2 | 33 | 17 | 102 | 185 | 141 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 524 |
Health | . | 2 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 479 | 548 | 1254 | 1225 | 532 | 98 | 30 | 6 | 4268 |
- Australian Aged Care Quality Agency | . | . | . | . | 30 | 17 | 27 | 131 | 14 | 10 | 3 | . | . | 232 |
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 18 | . | 2 | . | 70 |
- Australian Digital Health Agency | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 5 | . | . | 47 |
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | . | 7 | . | 1 | 1 | 30 | 62 | 78 | 132 | 47 | 8 | 1 | . | 367 |
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency | . | . | . | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 39 | 16 | 4 | . | . | 124 |
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | . | . | . | . | . | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | . | 1 | 47 |
- Cancer Australia | . | . | . | . | . | . | 8 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | . | 56 |
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand | . | . | . | . | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 2 | . | . | 87 |
- National Blood Authority | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | . | . | 52 |
- National Health and Medical Research Council | . | . | . | 1 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 50 | 55 | 24 | 3 | 2 | . | 181 |
- National Health Funding Body | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | . | . | . | 17 |
- National Mental Health Commission | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | . | . | 20 |
- Organ and Tissue Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 17 |
- Professional Services Review | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 21 |
Home Affairs | 155 | . | 11 | 78 | 2545 | 2049 | 2670 | 2981 | 2056 | 715 | 119 | 40 | 9 | 13428 |
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission | . | . | 2 | 2 | 24 | 105 | 110 | 137 | 288 | 87 | 15 | 4 | . | 774 |
- AUSTRAC | . | . | . | . | 4 | 16 | 48 | 126 | 72 | 41 | 6 | 3 | . | 316 |
Human Services | 255 | 2 | 93 | 126 | 3645 | 13363 | 3091 | 5125 | 2426 | 802 | 124 | 34 | 5 | 29091 |
Industry, Innovation and Science | 2 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 290 | 489 | 1406 | 993 | 474 | 63 | 16 | 5 | 3848 |
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority | . | . | . | . | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 21 | 3 | . | . | 103 |
Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities | . | . | . | . | 12 | 40 | 130 | 220 | 294 | 146 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 893 |
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau | . | . | . | . | . | . | 15 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 1 | . | . | 98 |
- Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 11 |
- National Capital Authority | . | . | . | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | . | . | 56 |
Jobs and Small Business | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 179 | 339 | 574 | 640 | 202 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 2054 |
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | . | . | 7 |
- Australian Building and Construction Commission | . | . | . | 2 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 6 | . | . | 134 |
- Comcare | . | 3 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 96 | 121 | 159 | 121 | 33 | 7 | . | 1 | 586 |
- Fair Work Commission | . | . | . | 4 | 3 | 39 | 45 | 76 | 33 | 33 | 2 | . | . | 235 |
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | . | . | . | 2 | 71 | 109 | 288 | 170 | 97 | 37 | 9 | 3 | . | 786 |
- Safe Work Australia | . | . | . | . | 1 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 3 | . | . | 90 |
Prime Minister and Cabinet | 7 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 162 | 218 | 519 | 653 | 261 | 82 | 26 | 7 | 2000 |
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | . | . | 54 | 7 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | . | . | . | 129 |
- AIATSIS | . | . | . | 1 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 2 | . | . | 105 |
- Australian National Audit Office | . | 31 | . | 1 | 4 | 17 | 58 | 57 | 70 | 68 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 334 |
- Australian Public Service Commission | . | . | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 42 | 60 | 29 | 8 | . | 1 | 185 |
- Digital Transformation Agency | . | . | . | . | 2 | 14 | 24 | 48 | 61 | 48 | 8 | 3 | . | 208 |
- Office of National Intelligence | . | . | . | . | 2 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 59 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 199 |
- Torres Strait Regional Authority | . | . | . | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | . | . | . | 49 |
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency | . | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | . | . | . | 20 |
Social Services | . | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 191 | 462 | 723 | 617 | 280 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 2389 |
- Australian Institute of Family Studies | . | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 8 | . | . | . | 35 |
- National Disability Insurance Agency | . | . | 1 | 5 | 47 | 529 | 684 | 741 | 192 | 116 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2355 |
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission | . | . | . | . | . | 11 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | . | 88 |
Treasury | . | 71 | . | 34 | 35 | 69 | 101 | 298 | 264 | 188 | 53 | 27 | 7 | 1147 |
- Australian Bureau of Statistics | . | . | . | 3 | 34 | 416 | 490 | 614 | 452 | 142 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2196 |
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | . | . | . | 1 | 19 | 62 | 198 | 213 | 259 | 175 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 973 |
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission | . | 30 | 18 | 108 | 77 | 102 | 71 | 319 | 414 | 510 | 1 | 1 | . | 1651 |
- Australian Taxation Office | 12 | 2 | 24 | 546 | 2895 | 3139 | 1982 | 4182 | 3127 | 1326 | 181 | 28 | 2 | 17446 |
- Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | 29 |
- Productivity Commission | . | 5 | . | . | 2 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 145 |
Veterans' Affairs | . | . | 4 | 33 | 143 | 196 | 406 | 423 | 261 | 99 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1592 |
- Australian War Memorial | . | . | . | 5 | 43 | 30 | 67 | 61 | 42 | 18 | 3 | . | . | 269 |
Total ongoing | 574 | 668 | 334 | 1971 | 12592 | 26910 | 19317 | 31605 | 24656 | 11221 | 1941 | 542 | 115 | 132446 |
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Table 6: Ongoing employees: agency by base classification and employment category, 31 December 2018
Last reviewed:
29 March 2019