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 | . | . | 3 | 19 | 507 | 1514 | 686 | 1004 | 718 | 381 | 73 | 18 | 3 | 4926 |
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority | . | 4 | . | 18 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 71 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 1 | . | 187 |
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority | . | . | . | . | 18 | 16 | 26 | 53 | 56 | 27 | 4 | 1 | . | 201 |
- Murray Darling Basin Authority | . | 8 | . | 2 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 99 | 95 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 310 |
Attorney-General's | . | 26 | 2 | 18 | 66 | 176 | 156 | 287 | 299 | 192 | 117 | 27 | 8 | 1374 |
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal | . | 1 | 1 | 41 | 69 | 265 | 64 | 93 | 65 | 62 | 4 | . | . | 665 |
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity | . | . | . | . | . | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | . | . | 55 |
- Australian Financial Security Authority | . | . | . | 8 | 90 | 83 | 81 | 114 | 81 | 23 | 6 | 2 | . | 488 |
- Australian Human Rights Commission | . | . | . | 1 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 33 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 1 | . | 148 |
- Australian Law Reform Commission | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | . | 9 |
- Commonwealth Ombudsman | . | . | . | . | 14 | 30 | 43 | 46 | 67 | 20 | 6 | . | . | 226 |
- Federal Court Statutory Agency | . | . | 1 | 105 | 206 | 221 | 227 | 161 | 165 | 106 | 11 | 6 | . | 1209 |
- National Archives of Australia | . | . | 28 | 24 | 34 | 78 | 61 | 74 | 60 | 20 | 4 | . | . | 383 |
- Office of the Australian Information Commissioner | . | . | . | . | . | 9 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 1 | . | 94 |
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | . | . | 3 | 2 | 20 | 50 | 12 | 118 | 125 | 50 | 14 | 5 | . | 399 |
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | . | 27 |
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel | . | . | . | . | . | 6 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 6 | . | 103 |
Communications and the Arts | . | . | . | 4 | 11 | 72 | 56 | 161 | 173 | 76 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 583 |
- Australian Communications and Media Authority | . | 2 | . | 3 | 1 | 27 | 37 | 128 | 161 | 55 | 11 | 2 | . | 427 |
- Australian National Maritime Museum | . | . | . | 1 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 1 | . | . | 132 |
- National Film and Sound Archive | . | . | . | 6 | 26 | 37 | 32 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 2 | . | . | 171 |
- National Library of Australia | . | . | . | 32 | 60 | 86 | 76 | 68 | 66 | 19 | 7 | . | . | 414 |
- National Museum of Australia | . | . | 1 | 69 | 25 | 44 | 39 | 56 | 35 | 17 | 1 | . | . | 287 |
- National Portrait Gallery | . | . | . | . | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | . | . | 62 |
- Old Parliament House | . | . | . | . | 45 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 1 | . | . | 113 |
- Screen Australia | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | 7 |
Defence | 147 | 256 | 102 | 614 | 1346 | 1680 | 2755 | 4763 | 3353 | 1581 | 82 | 41 | 8 | 16728 |
- Defence Housing Australia | . | . | 2 | . | 94 | 176 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 81 | 6 | 4 | . | 681 |
Education and Training | . | . | . | 7 | 47 | 196 | 247 | 496 | 535 | 203 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 1794 |
- Australian Research Council | . | . | . | 2 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 1 | . | 140 |
- Australian Skills Quality Authority | . | . | . | . | 13 | 17 | 29 | 71 | 53 | 18 | 2 | . | . | 203 |
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 10 | 33 | 17 | 6 | . | . | . | 69 |
Environment and Energy | . | 23 | 129 | 37 | 230 | 309 | 361 | 717 | 576 | 264 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 2708 |
- Bureau of Meteorology | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | 98 | 62 | 172 | 537 | 509 | 232 | 16 | 7 | . | 1647 |
- Clean Energy Regulator | . | . | . | 6 | 10 | 51 | 64 | 88 | 78 | 31 | 6 | 3 | . | 337 |
- Climate Change Authority | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 5 | 2 | . | 1 | . | 10 |
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority | . | . | 35 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 62 | 44 | 16 | 3 | . | . | 253 |
Finance | . | 19 | 2 | 254 | 49 | 144 | 195 | 289 | 398 | 173 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 1588 |
- Australian Electoral Commission | . | . | 1334 | 128 | 117 | 94 | 113 | 205 | 122 | 41 | 9 | 2 | . | 2165 |
- Future Fund Management Agency | . | . | 2 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 38 | . | 3 | 1 | 155 |
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority | . | . | . | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | . | . | 54 |
Foreign Affairs and Trade | 1 | 101 | . | 1 | 49 | 81 | 825 | 724 | 1126 | 561 | 199 | 57 | 18 | 3743 |
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | . | 3 | . | . | . | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 4 | . | . | 56 |
- Australian Trade and Investment Commission | . | . | . | . | 4 | 44 | 27 | 107 | 196 | 146 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 579 |
Health | . | 2 | 12 | 39 | 83 | 534 | 605 | 1319 | 1252 | 544 | 102 | 31 | 8 | 4531 |
- Australian Aged Care Quality Agency | . | . | . | . | 32 | 20 | 34 | 151 | 17 | 13 | 3 | . | . | 270 |
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 21 | . | 2 | . | 86 |
- 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 | . | . | . | 5 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 46 | 16 | 4 | . | . | 147 |
- Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | . | . | 239 | . | 46 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | . | 1 | 347 |
- Cancer Australia | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | . | 75 |
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand | . | . | . | . | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 21 | 2 | . | . | 95 |
- National Blood Authority | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | . | . | 57 |
- National Health and Medical Research Council | . | . | . | 1 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 51 | 55 | 26 | 3 | 2 | . | 184 |
- National Health Funding Body | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | . | . | 1 | 21 |
- National Mental Health Commission | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | . | . | 26 |
- Organ and Tissue Authority | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 22 |
- Professional Services Review | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 22 |
Home Affairs | 155 | . | 11 | 734 | 2632 | 2107 | 2680 | 3004 | 2077 | 720 | 121 | 41 | 9 | 14291 |
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission | . | . | 2 | 2 | 27 | 120 | 112 | 141 | 292 | 88 | 15 | 4 | . | 803 |
- AUSTRAC | . | . | . | . | 5 | 18 | 55 | 136 | 80 | 48 | 7 | 3 | . | 352 |
Human Services | 255 | 2 | 110 | 151 | 6072 | 13412 | 3102 | 5139 | 2429 | 807 | 124 | 36 | 6 | 31645 |
Industry, Innovation and Science | 2 | 31 | 88 | 48 | 74 | 395 | 524 | 1494 | 1025 | 484 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 4251 |
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority | 5 | . | . | . | 3 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 21 | 3 | . | . | 124 |
Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities | . | . | 17 | . | 12 | 46 | 134 | 226 | 308 | 151 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 945 |
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 1 | . | 109 |
- Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 12 |
- National Capital Authority | . | . | . | 13 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | . | . | 71 |
Jobs and Small Business | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 193 | 350 | 584 | 650 | 205 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 2117 |
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | . | . | 10 |
- Australian Building and Construction Commission | . | . | . | 3 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 6 | . | . | 152 |
- Comcare | . | 3 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 113 | 130 | 172 | 123 | 33 | 7 | . | 1 | 653 |
- Fair Work Commission | . | . | . | 4 | 5 | 62 | 83 | 76 | 34 | 33 | 2 | . | . | 299 |
- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | . | . | . | 3 | 91 | 111 | 292 | 170 | 99 | 40 | 9 | 3 | . | 818 |
- Safe Work Australia | . | . | . | . | 1 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 3 | . | . | 94 |
Prime Minister and Cabinet | 7 | 36 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 191 | 231 | 547 | 689 | 269 | 84 | 28 | 9 | 2142 |
- Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | . | . | 279 | 8 | 67 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | . | . | 431 |
- AIATSIS | . | . | . | 1 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 2 | . | . | 109 |
- Australian National Audit Office | . | 31 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 60 | 72 | 68 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 347 |
- Australian Public Service Commission | . | . | 2 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 45 | 99 | 35 | 8 | . | 1 | 245 |
- Digital Transformation Agency | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | 15 | 26 | 51 | 65 | 49 | 11 | 3 | . | 223 |
- Office of National Intelligence | . | . | . | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 61 | 61 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 220 |
- Torres Strait Regional Authority | . | . | 15 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 6 | . | . | . | 159 |
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency | . | . | . | . | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | . | . | . | 26 |
Social Services | . | 3 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 212 | 500 | 742 | 629 | 289 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 2495 |
- Australian Institute of Family Studies | . | . | . | . | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 12 | . | . | . | 97 |
- National Disability Insurance Agency | . | . | 3 | 5 | 85 | 810 | 877 | 861 | 266 | 152 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3108 |
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission | . | . | . | 2 | . | 14 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 101 |
Treasury | . | 71 | 2 | 62 | 52 | 87 | 113 | 310 | 272 | 198 | 58 | 29 | 7 | 1261 |
- Australian Bureau of Statistics | . | . | 2 | 143 | 97 | 597 | 542 | 663 | 466 | 151 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2708 |
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | . | 1 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 74 | 210 | 223 | 270 | 181 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1063 |
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission | . | 30 | 29 | 135 | 78 | 150 | 82 | 356 | 466 | 550 | 1 | 1 | . | 1878 |
- Australian Taxation Office | 12 | 2 | 410 | 1768 | 3025 | 3186 | 1992 | 4209 | 3155 | 1356 | 182 | 30 | 2 | 19329 |
- Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | 29 |
- Productivity Commission | . | 5 | . | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 160 |
Veterans' Affairs | . | . | 4 | 35 | 203 | 226 | 464 | 432 | 261 | 101 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1754 |
- Australian War Memorial | . | . | . | 5 | 77 | 33 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 19 | 3 | . | . | 325 |
Total | 588 | 672 | 2913 | 4692 | 16394 | 28776 | 20444 | 32822 | 25489 | 11669 | 2000 | 573 | 131 | 147163 |
Source: APSED |
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Table 8: All employees: agency by base classification and employment category, 31 December 2018
Last reviewed:
29 March 2019