Chapter 2: Statistical snapshot
Classification structures
Table 2.1 compares staff numbers by classification, for June 2002 and 2003. Overall, there were increases at all classification levels above the APS 2 level, with the largest proportional increases at APS 3 and APS 6.
The decline in the proportion of staff at APS 1–2 levels (from 7.2% to 6.5%) continues a very significant long-term trend; the proportion in 1993 was 29.0% and in 1983 was 47.3%.
Table 2.1: Ongoing staff numbers by classification, June 2002 and 2003
| Classification | 30 June 2002 | % | 30 June 2003 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APS 1 | 1548 | 1.4 | 1507 | 1.3 |
| APS 2 | 6533 | 5.8 | 6352 | 5.3 |
| APS 3 | 13781 | 12.3 | 15585 | 13.0 |
| APS 4 | 28452 | 25.4 | 29124 | 24.3 |
| APS 5 | 11966 | 10.7 | 12766 | 10.6 |
| APS 6 | 24398 | 21.8 | 26969 | 22.5 |
| EL 1 | 13100 | 11.7 | 14276 | 11.9 |
| EL 2 | 9713 | 8.7 | 10343 | 8.6 |
| SES | 1730 | 1.5 | 1872 | 1.6 |
| Trainee | 388 | 0.3 | 363 | 0.3 |
| Graduate | 553 | 0.5 | 905 | 0.8 |
| Total | 112162 | 100.0 | 120062 | 100.0 |
Source: APSED
There is still a considerable gender difference, especially at higher classification levels. Figure 2.7 shows the proportion of men and women at selected classification levels. With the exception of APS 1, women outnumber men at lower levels, with the proportion of women falling sharply at higher levels.
Figure 2.7: Ongoing staff by classification and gender, June 2003
Source: APSED
The very high representation of women at APS 3 and 4 levels reflects in part the high proportion of base grade recruits and graduate trainees now who are women. The pattern of lower representation of women at higher classification levels is slowly changing. Figure 2.8 is based on an index with a base of 100 at June 1994. The value rises and falls proportionally with a particular group’s change in the weighted number over time. It shows that the greatest improvements have been at the most senior levels (SES followed by ELs), though obviously these are from the lowest base levels in 1994.
Figure 2.8: Ongoing staff—change in number of women at selected classifications, weighted and indexed, 1994 to 2003
Source: APSED