Section 1: APS at a glance | Australian Public Service Commission

The APS has a wide range of responsibilities relating to economic management, national security, health, aged care, employment, education, culture and the arts, families and communities, immigration, taxation, and the environment.

This infographic shows the APS has engaged 2,349 ongoing employees, this is down 49.4% from June 2014; and that 10,612 ongoing employees have separated, down 6.2% from June 2014. This infographic shows the APS has 152,430 employees,

The workforce

This infographic shows APS ongoing employees have 10.2 years median length of service and APS representation of various groups of employees. Indigenous ongoing employees represent 2.6% of the APS workforce.

An ageing workforce: The proportion of APS employees 50 years of age and over has grown significantly over time, increasing from 20.2% of all employees in June 2001 to 31.7% at June 2015.

This infographic shows the largest age group represented in the APS are 40 to 49 years of age at 28.3%, closely followed by 30 to 39 years of age at 26.7% and 50 to 59 years at 24.8%. Employees 20 to 29 years of age make up 12.9%.

By classification: With the exception of APS 3 and APS 4 classifications, the number of employees in all classifications decreased from 2014 to 2015. The number of Executive Level (EL) 1 employees decreased by 1,712 (6.2%) and the number of APS 6 employees decreased by 1,126 (3.5%).

This infographic shows the largest classification group represented in the APS are APS 6 at 20.5%, closely followed by APS 4 at 20.2% and EL 1 at 17.0%. Of the APS workforce, employees at the APS 5 level represent 13.5%,

By location: The highest proportion of APS employees are based in the ACT; with 60.4% of all EL employees and 75.2% of all SES employees in the ACT.

This infographic shows the distribution of APS employees across Australia by State. The majority of APS employees are based outside the ACT. Out of all the states and territories the ACT has the highest proportion of APS employees (38.1%), followed by NSW