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| Agency | Highest educational qualification | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No data | Doctorate | Masters | Postgrad diploma | Bach. degree | Undergrad diploma | Assoc. diploma | Skilled vocational | Basic vocational | Yr 12 | Yr 11 | Yr 10 | Less than year 10 | Total | |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry | 217 | 48 | 53 | 50 | 224 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 45 | . | 3 | 1 | 661 |
| AQIS | 1450 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 161 | 90 | 59 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1933 |
| Attorney-Generals | 225 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 401 |
| Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 12 | . | 2 | 4 | 6 | . | . | 1 | . | 9 | 1 | 1 | . | 36 |
| AUSTRAC | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 2 | . | . | 6 | 1 | 1 | . | 46 |
| Australian Crime Commission | 164 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | . | . | 9 | 1 | 2 | . | 197 |
| Australian Customs Service | 1361 | 10 | 53 | 131 | 406 | 57 | 86 | 40 | 11 | 852 | 106 | 121 | 25 | 3259 |
| CrimTrac Agency | 21 | . | . | 1 | 6 | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . | 31 |
| Family Court of Australia | 162 | . | 1 | 3 | 21 | . | 2 | . | . | 12 | 3 | 3 | . | 207 |
| Federal Court of Australia | 60 | . | 1 | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| Federal Magistrates Service | 0 | . | 1 | . | 8 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 11 |
| Federal Privacy Commissioner | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 17 |
| HREOC | 16 | . | . | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 22 |
| ITSA | 34 | 11 | . | 6 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | . | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 110 |
| National Native Title Tribunal | 14 | 5 | . | 6 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | . | 9 | 1 | . | . | 65 |
| Commonwealth DPP | 25 | . | 12 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | . | 154 |
| Office of Film & Literature Class | 15 | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 19 |
| Office of the Parl. Counsel | 2 | . | . | . | 12 | . | 1 | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 17 |
| Communications, IT & the Arts | 175 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 66 | . | 2 | . | . | 27 | 1 | 5 | . | 291 |
| Australian Communications & Media Authority | 151 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 4 | . | 24 | 2 | 4 | . | 269 |
| Australian Film Commission | 81 | . | . | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | 6 | . | 1 | . | 99 |
| Aust. National Maritime Museum | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | . | . | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | 48 |
| Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | 15 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 17 |
| National Archives of Australia | 123 | 3 | . | 7 | 13 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 175 |
| National Library of Australia | 73 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | . | . | 12 | . | 2 | 1 | 119 |
| National Museum of Australia | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | . | 14 | 2 | 3 | . | 79 |
| Defence | 4841 | 261 | 581 | 581 | 2023 | 96 | 427 | 687 | 164 | 1292 | 174 | 610 | 80 | 11817 |
| Defence Housing Australia | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 137 |
| DEST | 461 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 80 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 78 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 737 |
| AIATSIS | 10 | . | . | 1 | 3 | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | . | . | . | 17 |
| Australian Research Council | 12 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | 19 |
| Questacon | 33 | . | . | . | 2 | 2 | . | 1 | . | 3 | . | . | . | 41 |
| DEWR | 1098 | 6 | 62 | 36 | 120 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 131 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1545 |
| Australian Building and Construction Commission | 42 | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | 4 | . | . | . | 48 |
| Australian Fair Pay Commission | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 3 |
| Australian Industrial Registry | 27 | . | . | 3 | 11 | . | . | 1 | . | 11 | . | 1 | . | 54 |
| Comcare | 50 | . | 2 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | . | 124 |
| Office of Workplace Services | 68 | . | 2 | . | 5 | . | 1 | . | . | 8 | . | 1 | . | 85 |
| Environment & Heritage | 421 | 52 | 35 | 38 | 183 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 825 |
| Bureau of Meteorology | 88 | 71 | 84 | 185 | 194 | 55 | 161 | 25 | 1 | 92 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1011 |
| GBRMPA | 30 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 1 | . | 3 | . | 3 | . | 1 | . | 73 |
| ORER | 4 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 6 |
| FACSIA | 405 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 130 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 122 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 746 |
| Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | 36 | . | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 137 |
| Aust. Institute of Family Studies | 0 | . | . | 2 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 6 |
| Torres Strait Regional Authority | 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . | 14 |
| Finance & Administration | 208 | 7 | 59 | 37 | 177 | 8 | 15 | 3 | . | 43 | 2 | 5 | . | 564 |
| Australian Electoral Comm. | 116 | 1 | . | 9 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 1 | . | 90 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 281 |
| Commonwealth Grants Commission | 8 | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 19 |
| ComSuper | 44 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 128 |
| Foreign Affairs & Trade | 323 | 27 | 172 | 101 | 402 | 15 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 124 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1253 |
| ACIAR | 3 | 2 | . | . | 3 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | 11 |
| AusAID | 24 | 14 | 60 | 32 | 106 | 2 | 1 | 2 | . | 17 | 1 | 1 | . | 260 |
| Health & Ageing | 250 | 105 | 97 | 122 | 324 | 23 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 156 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1187 |
| Aust. Institute of Health & Welfare | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | . | . | . | . | 4 | . | . | . | 54 |
| ARPANSA | 46 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | . | . | 2 | 1 | . | . | 79 |
| FSANZ | 19 | 2 | 2 | . | 7 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 32 |
| National Blood Authority | 10 | . | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 16 |
| Professional Services Review | 2 | . | . | . | 2 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 2 | . | . | . | 8 |
| Human Services | 439 | 2 | 42 | 85 | 256 | 27 | 39 | 56 | 8 | 194 | 35 | 47 | 3 | 1233 |
| Centrelink | 3428 | 18 | 177 | 305 | 1189 | 133 | 774 | 92 | 32 | 1328 | 166 | 250 | 24 | 7916 |
| Medicare Australia | 900 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 4 | 3 | . | 2 | 29 | 5 | 6 | . | 1002 |
| Immigration | 1063 | 9 | 85 | 101 | 476 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 329 | 40 | 36 | 9 | 2211 |
| Migration Review Tribunal | 24 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | 1 | . | 29 |
| Refugee Review Tribunal | 54 | . | 1 | 2 | 7 | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . | 67 |
| Industry, Tourism & Resources | 509 | 21 | 42 | 22 | 213 | 6 | 8 | 7 | . | 81 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 914 |
| Geoscience Australia | 167 | 49 | 19 | 21 | 85 | 12 | 24 | . | . | 19 | 1 | 4 | . | 401 |
| IP AUSTRALIA | 164 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 134 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 438 |
| NOPSA | 23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 23 |
| Prime Minister & Cabinet | 70 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | . | 180 |
| ANAO | 19 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 93 | 1 | . | . | . | 6 | . | . | . | 136 |
| Australian Public Service Commission | 11 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | . | . | 1 | 1 | 11 | . | 1 | . | 52 |
| Commonwealth Ombudsman | 22 | . | 4 | 6 | 10 | . | 1 | . | . | 3 | . | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| National Water Commission | 4 | . | 1 | 1 | 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 14 |
| Office of National Assessments | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | . | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | 53 |
| Transport & Regional Services | 366 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 135 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 679 |
| National Capital Authority | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 2 | 1 | . | . | 42 |
| Treasury | 19 | 33 | 87 | 23 | 260 | . | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | . | 1 | . | 468 |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics | 310 | 40 | 89 | 168 | 516 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 239 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 1481 |
| ACCC | 26 | 3 | 40 | 32 | 148 | 5 | 5 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 1 | . | 275 |
| AOFM | 11 | . | . | 1 | 8 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 22 |
| ASIC | 260 | 3 | 18 | 66 | 111 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 543 |
| Australian Taxation Office | 3215 | 39 | 461 | 753 | 2557 | 264 | 387 | 231 | 60 | 1719 | 228 | 294 | 42 | 10250 |
| National Competition Council | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4 |
| Productivity Commission | 11 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 4 | . | 1 | . | 107 |
| Royal Australian Mint | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 12 | . | 12 | . | 75 |
| Veterans Affairs | 218 | 13 | 42 | 96 | 172 | 21 | 61 | 13 | 5 | 299 | 38 | 50 | 9 | 1037 |
| Australian War Memorial | 51 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | . | 23 | . | 2 | . | 113 |
| Total | 24643 | 983 | 2614 | 3366 | 11810 | 982 | 2407 | 1376 | 359 | 8012 | 967 | 1729 | 270 | 59518 |
| Source: APSED | ||||||||||||||
| Agency | Highest educational qualification | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No data | Doctorate | Masters | Postgrad diploma | Bach. degree | Undergrad diploma | Assoc. diploma | Skilled vocational | Basic vocational | Yr 12 | Yr 11 | Yr 10 | Less than year 10 | Total | |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry | 291 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 195 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 640 |
| AQIS | 928 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 130 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1180 |
| Attorney-Generals | 408 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 8 | . | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 637 |
| Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 35 | . | 1 | 5 | 15 | . | 7 | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | 4 | . | 77 |
| AUSTRAC | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | . | 13 | 1 | 4 | . | 81 |
| Australian Crime Commission | 137 | 1 | . | . | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | . | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 183 |
| Australian Customs Service | 1009 | 4 | 35 | 98 | 373 | 54 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 380 | 44 | 120 | 20 | 2197 |
| CrimTrac Agency | 18 | . | . | . | 2 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 22 |
| Family Court of Australia | 328 | . | . | 10 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 412 |
| Federal Court of Australia | 132 | . | 2 | 3 | 9 | . | . | . | . | 9 | 1 | 5 | . | 161 |
| Federal Magistrates Service | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | . | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 70 |
| Federal Privacy Commissioner | 16 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 19 |
| HREOC | 41 | . | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 2 | . | 60 |
| ITSA | 65 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 130 |
| National Native Title Tribunal | 43 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | . | 130 |
| Commonwealth DPP | 59 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 132 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 4 | . | 283 |
| Office of Film & Literature Class | 17 | . | 1 | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 22 |
| Office of the Parl. Counsel | 17 | . | . | 1 | 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 29 |
| Communications, IT & the Arts | 323 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 434 |
| Australian Communications & Media Authority | 98 | . | 8 | 9 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 1 | . | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 200 |
| Australian Film Commission | 112 | . | . | 10 | 14 | . | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | . | 142 |
| Aust. National Maritime Museum | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | . | . | 4 | . | 1 | . | 46 |
| Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | 22 | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 25 |
| National Archives of Australia | 170 | . | 1 | 13 | 23 | . | 1 | . | . | 11 | . | 7 | 3 | 229 |
| National Library of Australia | 193 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 4 | 9 | . | . | 24 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 317 |
| National Museum of Australia | 37 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 9 | . | 155 |
| Defence | 3190 | 53 | 168 | 197 | 1108 | 28 | 139 | 161 | 88 | 901 | 120 | 600 | 45 | 6798 |
| Defence Housing Australia | 130 | . | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 112 | 24 | 67 | 4 | 394 |
| DEST | 844 | 6 | 15 | 94 | 94 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 66 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1197 |
| AIATSIS | 29 | . | . | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 3 | 1 | 1 | . | 40 |
| Australian Research Council | 30 | . | . | 3 | 6 | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | 42 |
| Questacon | 24 | . | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 4 | . | . | . | 32 |
| DEWR | 1534 | 1 | 38 | 47 | 125 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 107 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 1964 |
| Australian Building and Construction Commission | 25 | 1 | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 30 |
| Australian Fair Pay Commission | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 2 |
| Australian Industrial Registry | 62 | . | . | 2 | 12 | . | 1 | . | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 99 |
| Comcare | 96 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 8 | . | 219 |
| EOWA | 14 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 15 |
| Office of Workplace Services | 78 | . | 1 | 1 | 5 | . | . | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | 93 |
| Environment & Heritage | 487 | 22 | 32 | 48 | 166 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 869 |
| Bureau of Meteorology | 24 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 67 | 5 | 12 | 6 | . | 24 | 15 | 17 | . | 251 |
| GBRMPA | 43 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 3 | . | 4 | . | 5 | . | 2 | . | 96 |
| ORER | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4 |
| FACSIA | 939 | 5 | 22 | 58 | 237 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 156 | 15 | 49 | 13 | 1525 |
| Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | 54 | . | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 28 | 197 |
| Aust. Institute of Family Studies | 0 | . | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 24 |
| Torres Strait Regional Authority | 18 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 19 |
| Finance & Administration | 283 | 1 | 32 | 31 | 169 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 615 |
| Australian Electoral Comm. | 249 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 14 | 40 | 14 | 420 |
| Commonwealth Grants Commission | 7 | . | 1 | 1 | 4 | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 16 |
| ComSuper | 100 | . | 1 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 202 |
| Foreign Affairs & Trade | 385 | 28 | 117 | 84 | 311 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 99 | 22 | 47 | 6 | 1158 |
| ACIAR | 11 | . | 1 | 1 | 4 | . | . | 2 | . | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| AusAID | 62 | 17 | 74 | 54 | 129 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 22 | . | 7 | 3 | 390 |
| Health & Ageing | 616 | 54 | 177 | 296 | 667 | 38 | 144 | 32 | 20 | 298 | 41 | 121 | 14 | 2518 |
| Aust. Institute of Health & Welfare | 82 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | . | 1 | . | . | 4 | . | 1 | . | 115 |
| ARPANSA | 40 | 1 | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | 1 | . | 47 |
| FSANZ | 29 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | 67 |
| National Blood Authority | 18 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 25 |
| Professional Services Review | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 6 |
| Human Services | 1615 | 4 | 117 | 345 | 973 | 70 | 99 | 145 | 47 | 357 | 89 | 174 | 16 | 4051 |
| Centrelink | 9092 | 18 | 241 | 555 | 2041 | 249 | 1833 | 365 | 129 | 1552 | 359 | 903 | 117 | 17454 |
| Medicare Australia | 3930 | . | 1 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10 | 51 | 4 | 4097 |
| Immigration | 1885 | 14 | 117 | 120 | 693 | 30 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 320 | 50 | 122 | 38 | 3447 |
| Migration Review Tribunal | 53 | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 64 |
| Refugee Review Tribunal | 70 | . | 1 | 1 | 8 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | 84 |
| Industry, Tourism & Resources | 623 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 117 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 895 |
| Geoscience Australia | 77 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | . | 1 | . | 152 |
| IP AUSTRALIA | 165 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 93 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 410 |
| NOPSA | 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 8 |
| Prime Minister & Cabinet | 133 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 77 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 301 |
| ANAO | 44 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 83 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 4 | . | 1 | . | 151 |
| Australian Public Service Commission | 24 | . | 10 | 17 | 33 | . | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | . | 113 |
| Commonwealth Ombudsman | 35 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 3 | . | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | . | 80 |
| National Water Commission | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 26 |
| Office of National Assessments | 11 | . | 3 | 4 | 10 | . | 1 | . | . | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | 36 |
| Transport & Regional Services | 350 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 79 | 6 | 19 | 3 | . | 38 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 543 |
| National Capital Authority | 27 | . | . | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 36 |
| Treasury | 34 | 22 | 67 | 24 | 189 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 415 |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics | 429 | 20 | 65 | 169 | 499 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 14 | 170 | 15 | 76 | 8 | 1546 |
| ACCC | 37 | 3 | 21 | 37 | 127 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 266 |
| AOFM | 9 | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 13 |
| ASIC | 393 | 1 | 13 | 75 | 116 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 50 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 743 |
| Australian Taxation Office | 4467 | 26 | 336 | 577 | 2190 | 242 | 394 | 299 | 119 | 1438 | 326 | 775 | 97 | 11286 |
| National Competition Council | 0 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 3 |
| Productivity Commission | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 5 | . | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | . | 87 |
| Royal Australian Mint | 15 | 1 | . | . | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Veterans Affairs | 323 | 5 | 52 | 90 | 230 | 35 | 51 | 27 | 18 | 232 | 46 | 137 | 20 | 1266 |
| Australian War Memorial | 46 | . | 4 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | . | . | 111 |
| Total women | 37934 | 455 | 2057 | 3537 | 12367 | 996 | 3118 | 1321 | 596 | 7178 | 1349 | 3683 | 523 | 75114 |
| Source: APSED | ||||||||||||||
| Agency | Highest educational qualification | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No data | Doctorate | Masters | Postgrad diploma | Bach. degree | Undergrad diploma | Assoc. diploma | Skilled vocational | Basic vocational | Yr 12 | Yr 11 | Yr 10 | Less than year 10 | Total | |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry | 508 | 72 | 76 | 70 | 419 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 83 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1301 |
| AQIS | 2378 | 18 | 44 | 55 | 291 | 96 | 80 | 30 | 26 | 53 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 3113 |
| Attorney-Generals | 633 | 52 | 32 | 56 | 174 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1038 |
| Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 47 | . | 3 | 9 | 21 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 14 | 5 | 5 | . | 113 |
| AUSTRAC | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 2 | . | 19 | 2 | 5 | . | 127 |
| Australian Crime Commission | 301 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | . | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 380 |
| Australian Customs Service | 2370 | 14 | 88 | 229 | 779 | 111 | 116 | 58 | 23 | 1232 | 150 | 241 | 45 | 5456 |
| CrimTrac Agency | 39 | . | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | . | . | 3 | . | 1 | . | 53 |
| Family Court of Australia | 490 | . | 1 | 13 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 619 |
| Federal Court of Australia | 192 | . | 3 | 4 | 17 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 246 |
| Federal Magistrates Service | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | . | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 81 |
| Federal Privacy Commissioner | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 36 |
| HREOC | 57 | . | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | . | 2 | . | 82 |
| ITSA | 99 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 240 |
| National Native Title Tribunal | 57 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | . | 195 |
| Commonwealth DPP | 84 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 207 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 5 | . | 437 |
| Office of Film & Literature Class | 32 | . | 1 | . | 5 | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . | 41 |
| Office of the Parl. Counsel | 19 | . | . | 1 | 23 | . | 1 | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 46 |
| Communications, IT & the Arts | 498 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 119 | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 47 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 725 |
| Australian Communications & Media Authority | 249 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 97 | 12 | 10 | 5 | . | 47 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 469 |
| Australian Film Commission | 193 | . | . | 12 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | . | 2 | . | 241 |
| Aust. National Maritime Museum | 22 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 8 | . | . | 7 | 1 | 2 | . | 94 |
| Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority | 37 | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 42 |
| National Archives of Australia | 293 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | 29 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 404 |
| National Library of Australia | 266 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 43 | 7 | 11 | . | . | 36 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 436 |
| National Museum of Australia | 53 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 12 | . | 234 |
| Defence | 8031 | 314 | 749 | 778 | 3131 | 124 | 566 | 848 | 252 | 2193 | 294 | 1210 | 125 | 18615 |
| Defence Housing Australia | 177 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 141 | 30 | 80 | 5 | 531 |
| DEST | 1305 | 19 | 31 | 142 | 174 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 32 | 144 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 1934 |
| AIATSIS | 39 | . | . | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | 1 | . | 57 |
| Australian Research Council | 42 | . | 1 | 4 | 7 | . | . | . | 3 | 4 | . | . | . | 61 |
| Questacon | 57 | . | . | 1 | 3 | 3 | . | 2 | . | 7 | . | . | . | 73 |
| DEWR | 2632 | 7 | 100 | 83 | 245 | 22 | 35 | 48 | 16 | 238 | 23 | 49 | 11 | 3509 |
| Australian Building and Construction Commission | 67 | 1 | . | . | 4 | . | . | . | . | 6 | . | . | . | 78 |
| Australian Fair Pay Commission | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 5 |
| Australian Industrial Registry | 89 | . | . | 5 | 23 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 153 |
| Comcare | 146 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 54 | 9 | 12 | . | 343 |
| EOWA | 14 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 15 |
| Office of Workplace Services | 146 | . | 3 | 1 | 10 | . | 1 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 3 | 2 | 178 |
| Environment & Heritage | 908 | 74 | 67 | 86 | 349 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 106 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1694 |
| Bureau of Meteorology | 112 | 84 | 103 | 234 | 261 | 60 | 173 | 31 | 1 | 116 | 43 | 39 | 5 | 1262 |
| GBRMPA | 73 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 4 | . | 7 | . | 8 | . | 3 | . | 169 |
| ORER | 8 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 10 |
| FACSIA | 1344 | 13 | 39 | 83 | 367 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 278 | 21 | 59 | 15 | 2271 |
| Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | 90 | . | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 67 | 55 | 334 |
| Aust. Institute of Family Studies | 0 | . | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 30 |
| Torres Strait Regional Authority | 29 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . | 33 |
| Finance & Administration | 491 | 8 | 91 | 68 | 346 | 13 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 85 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1179 |
| Australian Electoral Comm. | 365 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 51 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 137 | 21 | 51 | 17 | 701 |
| Commonwealth Grants Commission | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 35 |
| ComSuper | 144 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 330 |
| Foreign Affairs & Trade | 708 | 55 | 289 | 185 | 713 | 27 | 51 | 45 | 7 | 223 | 33 | 67 | 8 | 2411 |
| ACIAR | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | . | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| AusAID | 86 | 31 | 134 | 86 | 235 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 650 |
| Health & Ageing | 866 | 159 | 274 | 418 | 991 | 61 | 197 | 48 | 28 | 454 | 50 | 141 | 18 | 3705 |
| Aust. Institute of Health & Welfare | 110 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 30 | . | 1 | . | . | 8 | . | 1 | . | 169 |
| ARPANSA | 86 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2 | . | . | 5 | 1 | 1 | . | 126 |
| FSANZ | 48 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | . | . | 1 | . | 3 | . | . | . | 99 |
| National Blood Authority | 28 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 41 |
| Professional Services Review | 5 | . | . | . | 2 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 3 | . | 1 | . | 14 |
| Human Services | 2054 | 6 | 159 | 430 | 1229 | 97 | 138 | 201 | 55 | 551 | 124 | 221 | 19 | 5284 |
| Centrelink | 12520 | 36 | 418 | 860 | 3230 | 382 | 2607 | 457 | 161 | 2880 | 525 | 1153 | 141 | 25370 |
| Medicare Australia | 4830 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 65 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 72 | 15 | 57 | 4 | 5099 |
| Immigration | 2948 | 23 | 202 | 221 | 1169 | 49 | 76 | 18 | 8 | 649 | 90 | 158 | 47 | 5658 |
| Migration Review Tribunal | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | . | . | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 93 |
| Refugee Review Tribunal | 124 | . | 2 | 3 | 15 | . | . | . | . | 4 | 1 | 2 | . | 151 |
| Industry, Tourism & Resources | 1132 | 31 | 65 | 50 | 330 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 125 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1809 |
| Geoscience Australia | 244 | 53 | 29 | 31 | 112 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | . | 553 |
| IP AUSTRALIA | 329 | 21 | 31 | 61 | 227 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 101 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 848 |
| NOPSA | 31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 31 |
| Prime Minister & Cabinet | 203 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 136 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 481 |
| ANAO | 63 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 176 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | 10 | . | 1 | . | 287 |
| Australian Public Service Commission | 35 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 47 | . | 5 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2 | . | 165 |
| Commonwealth Ombudsman | 57 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 1 | 128 |
| National Water Commission | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 40 |
| Office of National Assessments | 24 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 28 | . | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 2 | 89 |
| Transport & Regional Services | 716 | 7 | 36 | 40 | 214 | 12 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 95 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 1222 |
| National Capital Authority | 47 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | 2 | . | . | 78 |
| Treasury | 53 | 55 | 154 | 47 | 449 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 883 |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics | 739 | 60 | 154 | 337 | 1015 | 27 | 52 | 64 | 20 | 409 | 26 | 115 | 9 | 3027 |
| ACCC | 63 | 6 | 61 | 69 | 275 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 541 |
| AOFM | 20 | . | . | 1 | 11 | . | . | . | . | 3 | . | . | . | 35 |
| ASIC | 653 | 4 | 31 | 141 | 227 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 84 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 1286 |
| Australian Taxation Office | 7682 | 65 | 797 | 1330 | 4747 | 506 | 781 | 530 | 179 | 3157 | 554 | 1069 | 139 | 21536 |
| National Competition Council | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 7 |
| Productivity Commission | 19 | 16 | 39 | 18 | 72 | 4 | 6 | . | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | . | 194 |
| Royal Australian Mint | 35 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 7 | . | 15 | . | 19 | 3 | 113 |
| Veterans Affairs | 541 | 18 | 94 | 186 | 402 | 56 | 112 | 40 | 23 | 531 | 84 | 187 | 29 | 2303 |
| Australian War Memorial | 97 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 2 | . | 224 |
| Total | 62577 | 1438 | 4671 | 6903 | 24177 | 1978 | 5525 | 2697 | 955 | 15190 | 2316 | 5412 | 793 | 134632 |
| Source: APSED | ||||||||||||||