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State of the Service Report 2021-22

Published
8 December 2022
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A message from the Commissioner

At a glance

Illustrated numbers that show the APS employee headcount is 159,469 an increase of 3.8% from 30 June 2021. There have been 17,921 engagements and 11,082 separations in that time period
An illustration of 3 humans on a paper plane, flying through the air. The text says there are 140,759 ongoing employees and 18,710 non-ongoing employees
The image shows 3 calendars under the title Patterns of Work, proportion % of total APS. The first calendar says 80.9% work full-time. The second calendar says 13.2% work part-time and the final one says 5.9% are casual.
Breakdown of gender by APS level. Trainee 50.8% women, 48.2% men. Grad 45.9 women, 53.5 men, APS1, 70 women, 29.6 men, APS2 58.7 women, 40.9 men, APS3 64.2 women, 35.3 men, APS4 68.8 women, 30.9 men, APS5 63.2 women, 36.6 men, APS6 59.3 women, 40.5 men, EL1 55.9 women, 44.1 men, EL2 51.1 women, 48.9 men, SES1 53.8 women, 46 men, SES2&3, 46.9 women, 53 men
Breakdown of employees by classification %. Trainees 0.6%, Graduates 1.1%, APS1 1.9%, APS2 2.7%, APS3 9.3%, APS4, 17.3%, APS5 14.0%, APS6 22.6%, EL1 19.8%, EL2 8.7%, SES1, 1.4%, SES2 and SES 3, 0.5% combines
An image showing a plane towing a banner that says "Proportion of employees by age". 6 balloons reveal the following data. 0.4% under 20, 4.7% between 20 and 24, 20.3% between 25 and 34, 27.6% between 35 and 44, 27.6% between 45 and 54, and 19.5% 55 years or older.
An abstract image with diversity statistics on it as a percentage of APS employees. 60.4% women, 3.5% First Nations people, 4.7% Employees with disability, 7.9% LGBQTIA+ (from the 2022 APS Census), 22.7% born overseas, 16.8% born in non-English speaking countries
A map of Australia with a breakdown of employees by location. Western Australia, 7,589 employees (4.8%), Northern Territory 1,810 employees (1.1%), South Australia 10,423 (6.5%), Queensland 19,638 (12.3%), NSW 26,963 (16.9%), Victoria 26,758 (16.8%), ACT 60,997 (38.3%), Tasmania 3,913 (2.5%), Overseas 1,378 (0.9%)

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