APS at a glance

Figure 7: APS at a glance data (at 30 June 2024)

Infographic of the key statistics from the 2024 APS Employee Census and 30 June 2024 APSED data release for 1) Employee headcount; 2) Patterns of work; 3) Proportion of employees by age; 4) Proportion of employees by classification %; 5) Number and proportion of employees by location; 6) Gender by classification; 7) Gender by classification and 8) Diversity. Statistics from each section of this info-graphic are available below.

Sources: APS Employment Database (APSED) and APS Employee Census

Table 1: APS employee headcount (at 30 June 2024)

Employee type Number and percentage (%)
APS employee headcount 185,343
Percentage increase from 30 June 2023 8.9%
Number of ongoing engagements 30,540
Number of ongoing separations 11,280

Sources: APSED

Table 2: Ongoing and non-ongoing APS employees (at 30 June 2024)

Employee type Number
Number of ongoing employees 170,186
Number of non-ongoing employees 15,157

Sources: APSED

Table 3: Patterns of work as a proportion of total APS (at 30 June 2024)

Proportion of total APS Percentage (%)
Full-time 84.7
Part-time 11.8
Casual 3.6

Sources: APSED

Table 4: Proportion of APS employees by age group (at 30 June 2024)

Age group Percentage (%)
Under 20 0.5
20ꟷ24 5.2
25ꟷ34 21.4
35ꟷ44 27.4
45ꟷ54 26.7
55 and over 18.8

Sources: APSED

Table 5: Proportion of APS employees by classification (at 30 June 2024)

Classification Percentage (%)
Trainee 0.4
Graduate 1.1
APS 1 1.5
APS 2 2.5
APS 3 7.5
APS 4 18.1
APS 5 14.6
APS 6 23.3
EL 1 20.5
EL 2 8.8
SES Band 1 1.4
SES Band 2 and 3 0.5

Sources: APSED
Note: EL = Executive Level; SES = Senior Executive Service.

Table 6: Number and proportion of APS employees by location (at 30 June 2024)

Location Number Percentage (%)
Australian Capital Territory 68,435 36.9
Victoria 32,002 17.3
New South Wales 30,712 16.6
Queensland 24,180 13.0
South Australia 12,907 7.0
Western Australia 9,001 4.9
Tasmania 4,428 2.4
Northern Territory 2,158 1.2
Total capital cities 160,942 86.8
Total regional 22,881 12.3
Overseas 1,520 0.8
All 185,343 100.0

Sources: APSED
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Table 7: Gender by APS role classification as a percentage of women and men (at 30 June 2024)

Classification Women (%) Men (%)
Trainee 47.8 49.9
Graduate 41.9 57.3
APS 1 69.8 29.6
APS 2 56.3 43.0
APS 3 61.6 37.2
APS 4 66.4 32.8
APS 5 63.1 36.6
APS 6 60.8 38.9
EL 1 57.1 42.7
EL 2 53.2 46.7
SES Band 1 55.3 44.4
SES Band 2 and 3 51.7 48.1

Sources: APSED

Table 8: Diversity

Diversity group Percentage (%)
First Nations employees
(APSED, 30 June 2024)		 3.4
Employees born outside Australia
(APSED, 30 June 2024)		 24.8
Employees who identify as culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)
(2024 APS Employee Census)		 25.7
Employees with a disability
(APSED, 30 June 2024)		 5.4
Employees who consider themselves to be neurodivergent
(2024 APS Employee Census)		 8.8
Employees who identify as LGBTIQA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual and other sexually or gender diverse)
(2024 APS Employee Census)		 9.2
Women
(APSED, 30 June 2024)		 60.4

Sources: APSED and APS Employee Census

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