Table 62: Promotions of ongoing employees: within, from and to other agencies, 2020
| Agency | Promoted within agency | Promoted from other agency | Promoted to other agency | Gain or loss | % of promotions that are within agency | Total promotions in agency |
| Agriculture, Water and the Environment | 300 | 47 | 55 | -8 | 86.5 | 347 |
| - Australian Fisheries Management Authority | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 81.3 | 16 |
| - Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority | 25 | 1 | . | 1 | 96.2 | 26 |
| - Bureau of Meteorology | 70 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 92.1 | 76 |
| - GBRMPA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 | 6 |
| - Murray Darling Basin Authority | 7 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 70 | 10 |
| Attorney-General's | 122 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 85.9 | 142 |
| - Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 23 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 95.8 | 24 |
| - Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency | 1 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| - Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 3 |
| - Australian Building and Construction Commission | 18 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 90 | 20 |
| - Australian Financial Security Authority | 26 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 89.7 | 29 |
| - Comcare | 46 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 83.6 | 55 |
| - Commonwealth Ombudsman | 15 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 88.2 | 17 |
| - Fair Work Commission | 9 | 7 | . | 7 | 56.3 | 16 |
| - Federal Court Statutory Agency | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94.1 | 17 |
| - National Archives of Australia | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 81.3 | 32 |
| - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 8 |
| - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | 68 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 95.8 | 71 |
| - Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | 47 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 88.7 | 53 |
| - Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security | . | . | 1 | -1 | . | . |
| - Office of Parliamentary Counsel | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 78.6 | 14 |
| - Safe Work Australia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 44.4 | 9 |
| Defence | 1467 | 131 | 70 | 61 | 91.8 | 1598 |
| - Defence Housing Australia | 10 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 76.9 | 13 |
| Education, Skills and Employment | 238 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 87.2 | 273 |
| - Australian Research Council | 5 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 5 |
| - Australian Skills Quality Authority | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 25 | 4 |
| - TEQSA | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 42.9 | 7 |
| Finance | 128 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 85.9 | 149 |
| - Australian Electoral Commission | 62 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 86.1 | 72 |
| - Future Fund Management Agency | 11 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 11 |
| - Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority | 6 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 75 | 8 |
| Foreign Affairs and Trade | 242 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 90.3 | 268 |
| - Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | 2 | 1 | . | 1 | 66.7 | 3 |
| - Australian Trade and Investment Commission | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 62.5 | 24 |
| Health | 328 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 89.6 | 366 |
| - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 25 |
| - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | 3 | . | 1 | -1 | 100 | 3 |
| - Australian Digital Health Agency | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 50 | 4 |
| - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 84.4 | 32 |
| - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency | 6 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 6 |
| - Cancer Australia | 2 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| - Food Standards Australia New Zealand | . | 2 | 2 | 0 | . | 2 |
| - National Blood Authority | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 53.8 | 13 |
| - National Health and Medical Research Council | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 75 | 4 |
| - National Health Funding Body | . | . | 1 | -1 | . | . |
| - National Mental Health Commission | 3 | 1 | . | 1 | 75 | 4 |
| - Organ and Tissue Authority | 1 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| - Professional Services Review | . | . | 2 | -2 | . | . |
| - Sport Integrity Australia | 3 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 3 |
| Home Affairs | 1578 | 91 | 90 | 1 | 94.5 | 1669 |
| - Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission | 52 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 86.7 | 60 |
| - AUSTRAC | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 25 |
| Industry, Science, Energy and Resources | 267 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 83.4 | 320 |
| - Clean Energy Regulator | 26 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 83.9 | 31 |
| - Climate Change Authority | . | . | 1 | -1 | . | . |
| Infrastructure,Transport, Regional Development and Communications | 163 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 86.7 | 188 |
| - Australian Communications & Media Authority | 15 | 7 | . | 7 | 68.2 | 22 |
| - Australian National Maritime Museum | 2 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| - Australian Transport Safety Bureau | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 50 | 4 |
| - National Capital Authority | 2 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| - National Faster Rail Agency | . | 3 | . | 3 | . | 3 |
| - National Film and Sound Archive | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 84.6 | 13 |
| - National Library of Australia | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 83.3 | 30 |
| - National Museum of Australia | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 60 | 5 |
| - National Portrait Gallery | 2 | 1 | . | 1 | 66.7 | 3 |
| Prime Minister and Cabinet | 138 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 79.3 | 174 |
| - Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. | 6 | . | 1 | -1 | 100 | 6 |
| - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 52.9 | 17 |
| - Australian National Audit Office | 53 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 89.8 | 59 |
| - Australian Public Service Commission | 12 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 75 | 16 |
| - National Indigenous Australians Agency | 70 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 70 | 100 |
| - Office of National Intelligence | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 79.2 | 24 |
| - Old Parliament House | 1 | . | 1 | -1 | 100 | 1 |
| - Torres Strait Regional Authority | 2 | 1 | . | 1 | 66.7 | 3 |
| - Workplace Gender Equality Agency | 1 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| Social Services | 125 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 89.3 | 140 |
| - Australian Institute of Family Studies | 1 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| - Digital Transformation Agency | 40 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 63.5 | 63 |
| - National Disability Insurance Agency | 253 | 43 | 7 | 36 | 85.5 | 296 |
| - NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 12 |
| - Services Australia | 1681 | 28 | 120 | -92 | 98.4 | 1709 |
| Treasury | 100 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 75.2 | 133 |
| - Australian Bureau of Statistics | 83 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 97.6 | 85 |
| - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | 81 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 90 | 90 |
| - Australian Taxation Office | 2833 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 98.2 | 2884 |
| - Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency | 1 | . | . | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| - Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation | 4 | . | 1 | -1 | 100 | 4 |
| - Productivity Commission | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 91.7 | 12 |
| Veterans' Affairs | 121 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 91.7 | 132 |
| - Australian War Memorial | 11 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 73.3 | 15 |
| Agriculture | 34 | 5 | . | 5 | 87.2 | 39 |
| Human Services (NC) | 263 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 97.8 | 269 |
| Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (NC) | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 50 | 2 |
| Communications (NC) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 91.7 | 12 |
| Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (NC) | 12 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 92.3 | 13 |
| Total | 11606 | 976 | 976 | 0 | 92.2 | 12582 |
Source: APSED