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APS Employment Data 31 December 2020 release

  • At a glance
  • Size and Shape of the APS
  • Diversity
  • Movement of Employees
  • Job Families
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2

The Australian Public Service at a glance

APS headcount of 148,736 at 31 December 2020, which is a 2.9% increase from the December 2019 headcount. Ongoing employees make up 88.4% of the APS while non-ongoing employees represent 11.6%. The proportion of non-ongoing employees increased from 10.2% in 2019. During 2020, there was 9,262 ongoing engagements and 7,541 ongoing separations.
The second image shows a bar chart of Age groups. 12.8% of APS employees are under the age of 30, 25.3% are between the age of 30 to 39, 28.8% are between 40 to 49, and 33.1% of APS employees are 50 years old and older.
bar chart for the Classification Levels in the APS. Employees at classifications APS 3 and less make up 16.1% of the APS. APS 4 employees make up 18.0%. APS 5 employees 14.3%. APS 6 employees 23.0%. EL 1 employees 18.5%. EL 2 employees 8.2%. Employees at all SES classifications combined make up 1.9% of the APS.

 

Diversity and Pattern of Work. Indigenous employees make up 3.4% of the APS workforce, a 0.2% drop from 2019. Employees with a disability make up 4.0% of the APS workforce. This is the same proportion as that in 2019. Females make up 59.9% of the APS workforce, a 0.2% increase from 2019. Employees born overseas make up 22.2% of the APS workforce. This is the same proportion as that in 2019.
map of Australian representing the location of APS workforce by state or territory at 31 December 2020. Australian Capital Territory has 56,852 employees which equates to 38.2% of the APS workforce. New South Wales has 26,192 employees or 17.6%. Victoria has 25,263 employees or 17.0%. Queensland has 17,405 employees or 11.7%. South Australia has 9,405 employees or 6.3%. Western Australia has 6,887 employees or 4.6%.

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