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Data Professions

Data Profession: four year report

The Data Profession has released a report on its fourth year of work program. It gives the reader a sense of what the Data Profession has achieved over the last 12 months. The report considers progress of initiatives against agreed strategic priorities and success factors, as endorsed by the APS Commissioner and the Secretaries Board.
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APS Employment Data 31 December 2023

This release of the Australian Public Service (APS) employment data presents a statistical outline of the APS workforce employed under the Public Service Act 1999. It provides key workforce metrics as at 31 December 2023 and trends from 2023.

The 2023 APS Employee Census overall results

The 2023 APS Employee Census was administered from 8 May to 9 June 2023. Responses were received from 127,436 APS employees across 103 agencies. This represents an 80% response rate – and is the highest number of responses ever received for the annual survey.
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APS Employee Census 2023

In 2023, 103 APS agencies participated in the APS Employee Census, with 159,539 APS employees invited to respond to the survey. A total of 127,436 APS employees responded, with a response rate of 80 per cent. The APS Employee Census ran from Monday 8 May to Friday 9 June 2023.

APS Data Awards 2023

The APS Data Awards 2023 seek to recognise the outstanding data-related achievements of organisations, teams and individuals within the Australian Public Service.

APS Employment Data 30 June 2022

This release of the Australian Public Service (APS) employment data presents a statistical outline of the APS workforce employed under the Public Service Act 1999. It provides key workforce metrics as at 30 June 2022 and trends from 2003. A

APS Data Capability Framework

The Data Capability Framework defines the data specific knowledge, skills and behaviours required when working with data in the APS.

APS Employment Database interactive interface (APSEDii)

APSEDii stands for the ‘Australian Public Service Employment Database interactive interface’. The latest interactive interface is a style presentation of characteristics and movements of the Australian Public Service (APS) workforce.

APS Data Professional Stream Video library

In this series, Australian Statistician and Head of the APS Data Professional Stream, Dr David Gruen meets with a range of distinguished guests to talk about the important role that data has played in their careers.

APS Data Professional Stream Strategy

Strengthening data capability across the APS to generate deeper insights, inform evidence-based decisions and enable more effective service delivery.

Data Profession

Lifting the data skills of the APS to get insights for better decision-making in policy development, program management and service delivery.

Acknowledgement of Country

The APSC acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.