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Key chapter findings
The APS returned to a period of growth this year, with much of the increase due to a rise in non-ongoing employees. In the past few years, variation has been due mostly to growth or contraction in the three largest agencies—Centrelink, ATO and Defence.
The feminisation of the APS, evident for many years, appears to be accelerating. Despite this growth, women are still concentrated at lower classification levels.
The ‘typical’ new starter in the APS is now a 32 year-old with graduate qualifications,15 who is at the APS 3 level and more likely to be a woman than a man.
The decline in employment of young people, noted in last year’s report, continues to be of concern. In contrast, the trend towards increased employment of older workers seems to be growing each year. With an ageing workforce, especially in the SES leadership group, and a projected tightening of the labour market, agencies still face the challenge of succession management and planning for the future workforce.
15 The method used to calculate the proportion of employees with graduate or tertiary qualifications includes those with qualifications at bachelor degree and above. It excludes from the denominator those for whom no data was provided by agencies, and those who chose not to provide details of their highest educational qualification.
