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Statistical bulletin: December 2017Australian Public Service
APS Workforce Information
© Commonwealth of Australia 2018
ISBN 978-0-6482154-1-7
ISSN 2208-5939 Issue 2
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APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017 1
ForewordThe Australian Public Service (APS) Statistical Bulletin: December 2017 presents a summary
of employment under the Public Service Act 1999 to assist agencies with workforce
planning and benchmarking against APS averages.
This current edition presents a summary of employment data and trends for staff
employed as at 31 December 2017. It explores key changes to the APS workforce over
the most recent decade, including its size, diversity and regional distribution.
This short bulletin is complemented by a range of data tables for HR and workforce
planning practitioners to investigate the underlying statistics in greater detail.
The bulletin continues the APSC’s long tradition of reporting on APS employment trends
and serves as an important public record.
John Lloyd PSM
Australian Public Service Commissioner
March 2018
2 APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017
Introduction
The Australian Public Service at a glance December 2017
APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017 3
Introduction
Introduction The Australian Public Service (APS) Statistical
Bulletin is a six-monthly statistical overview
of the APS workforce employed under the
Public Service Act 1999 (the PS Act).
This edition is based on snapshot data from 31 December 2017. It provides a broad
overview of key workforce metrics as at 31 December 2017 and trends across the last
decade (2007–2017) with relevant data tables referenced throughout.
This update highlights some key trends relevant to recent policy priorities such as;
the size and structure of the APS, gender equality and other selected diversity data.
A separate workbook is available for download, to provide the facility for HR and
workforce planning practitioners to investigate the underlying data in detail.
HTML and PDF versions of the Bulletin along with the full set of underlying tables in Excel
are available from the Commission website at www.apsc.gov.au/statisticalbulletin.
The APSC is committed to providing readers with the information they require in the
most useful format. Your feedback is welcome.
Please email [email protected] if you would like to provide any comments.
4 APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017
Introduction
The Australian Public Service Employment Database
Data for the Bulletin is sourced from the APS Employment Database (APSED) which was
established in 1966 and is managed by the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC).
The APSED data collection includes demographic details, classification (level) of APS
positions, a range of diversity information, and key statistics related to staff movements:
engagements, separations, promotions and transfers. For further details on APSED, including
its scope, see www.apsc.gov.au/about-the-apsc/commission-services/apsed.
Interactive data—APSEDii
APSED data is also publicly available via a series of interactive dashboards called the
APSED interactive interface (APSEDii). Links to the dashboards and detailed information
about APSEDii can be found at: www.apsc.gov.au/about-the-apsc/commission-
services/apsed/apsedii.
Size of the APS
APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017 5
Size
of the APSAt 31 December 2017, there were 150,489
employees in the Australian Public Service.
This was a 1.8% decline from December
2016 and the lowest December headcount
over the last decade.
• The 31 December 2017 headcount
comprises 136,392 ongoing employees
(90.6%) and 14,097 non-ongoing
employees (9.4%).
• The majority of the headcount decrease
over the last 12 months is attributable to
the decrease in non-ongoing staff—nearly
2,300 or 14%. While ongoing numbers also
fell, this was only by about 500 or -0.3%.
ongoing
–473 (–0.3%)
136,392
non-ongoing
14,097–2,294 (–14%)
Total headcount
–2,767(–1.8%)
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Size of the APS
• Annual December headcounts have been steadily decreasing from a peak of 166,582
in 2011—a fall of just over 16,000 (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Headcounts at 31 December by employment status, 2007–2017
Non-ongoing
Ongoing
Total headcount
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Head
coun
t
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
Source: Excel workbook bulletin figures tab
• While casual staff numbers steadily increased between December 2007–2016, they
saw a drop from 9,217 to 6,967 over the 12 months to December 2017 (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Non-ongoing employee headcounts at 31 December, 2007–2017
02007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Head
coun
t
Casuals Specific term Specific task
1,000
2,000
4,000
3,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
Source: Excel workbook bulletin figures tab
Size of the APS
APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017 7
• We report headcount data for 97 agencies at December 2017. This includes the
Department of Home Affairs, which was officially formed under a Machinery of
Government change on 21 December 2017. Home Affairs consists of the entire
workforce from the former Department of Immigration and Border Protection, along
with selected areas moved from Attorney-General’s, Prime Minister and Cabinet,
Social Services and Infrastructure and Regional Development. See page 12 for details.
• Home Affairs had 14,355 staff at 31 December 2017, making it the fourth-largest
agency in the APS. The Department of Human Services (DHS), ATO and Defence were
the three largest agencies respectively (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Headcounts at 31 December, 4 largest agencies, 2016 and 2017
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
DHS ATO Defence Home Affairs All other agencies
Head
coun
t
2016 2017
Source: Excel workbook bulletin figures tab
Note: at 31 December 2016, Home Affairs was the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
8 APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017
Diversity
8 APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017
Diversity Women made up 59% of the APS workforce
and are in the majority in all classification
levels below Executive Level 2 (EL2).
• Women have undertaken the majority of Executive Level 1 (EL1) roles since 2015.
• Men continue to outnumber women in more senior positions, but the gap is narrowing
over time.
• Over the past decade, the proportion of women in EL2 positions has increased from
37% to 45% (Figure 4).
• Over the same time frame, the proportion of women in senior executive (SES) roles
has increased from 36% to 44%. This includes an increase from 43% to 44% over the
past 12 months (Figure 4).
Figure 4: Percentage of Women and Men in EL2 and SES roles, 2007–2017
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Per c
ent (
%)
Female SES Female EL2 Male EL2 Male SES
Source: Excel workbook bulletin figures tab
APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017 9
Diversity
Indigenous and cultural diversity measures have improved over time, and disability rates
have been stable.
• The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees across the APS has
been steadily increasing over the past decade. It was at 3.3% at 31 December 2017,
• Cultural diversity, as measured by employees from a Non-English speaking
background, has increased from about 12.8% to 14.2% over the last decade. In 2017
this included 5.3% who were Non-English speaking immigrants, and 8.9% who were
immigrant children with Non-English speaking parents.
• The proportion of APS staff who identify that they have a disability has been relatively
stable over the past decade, sitting at 3.6% at both December 2007 and December 2017.
Figure 5: Percentage at 31 December by selected diversity group, 2007–2017
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Per
cent
(%)
Indigenous Disability NESB Immigrants Immigrant children with NESB parents
Source: Excel workbook bulletin figures tab
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Location and regional staff
Location
and regional staff While the ACT has the largest number of APS
employees, most work in other parts of Australia.
• Almost 2 in 5 APS employees were located in the ACT in December 2017—38%.
• Almost one-fifth of the workforce was in NSW, at 19%, and a further 17% work
in Victoria.
• Nearly 1,400 APS staff, or 0.9%, worked overseas; most of these are employed by
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Figure 6: Location of APS workforce by state/territory, 31 December 2017
APS headcount
% of total APS
Northern Territory
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia
Overseas
4.5%
0.9%
16.9%
2.6%
1.4% 2,080
16,927
28,076
56,961
3,854
25,397
1,396
6,846
8,9525.9%
11.2%
37.9%
18.7%
Queensland
Source: Excel workbook Bulletin figures tab
APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017 11
Location and regional staff
• Just over 14% of the APS workforce was located in regional areas of Australia at 31
December 2017—that is, outside capital cities. This has grown from 12% in 2012 (Figure 7).
Figure 7: Location of APS workforce, regions versus capital cities, 31 December 2007–17 (%)
Per
cent
(%)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
RegionalCapitals
Source: Excel workbook Bulletin figures tab
Note: excludes employees located overseas
12 APS Statistical Bulletin: December 2017
About APSED coverage
Machinery of Government and major agency changes,1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017
Table A1: Machinery of Government changes, 1 July to 31 December 2017
Date Agency moved from Agency moved toOngoing
employeesNon-ongoing employees Change
14/12/2017 Department of FinancePrime Minister and Cabinet
1 0 Transfer of job function
21/12/2017Attorney General’s Department
Department of Home Affairs
348 55Establishment of Department of Home Affairs
21/12/2017 Prime Minister and CabinetDepartment of Home Affairs
27 2Establishment of Department of Home Affairs
21/12/2017Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Department of Home Affairs
262 5Establishment of Department of Home Affairs
21/12/2017Department of Social Services
Department of Home Affairs
18 0Establishment of Department of Home Affairs
Table A2: Major APS agency changes, 1 July to 31 December 2017
Date Agency Change
14/12/2017 Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Established as a statutory agency
21/12/2017 Department of Immigration and Border Protection Renamed to Department of Home Affairs
21/12/2017Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
Entity moved from Attorney General’s to Home Affairs
21/12/2017 Australian Crime Commission Entity moved from Attorney General’s to Home Affairs
21/12/2017 Department of Employment Renamed to Department of Jobs and Small Business
21/12/2017 Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Amalgamated into the Jobs and Innovation Portfolio
21/12/2017 Department of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentRenamed to Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities
Source: Department for Finance flipcharts at February 2018
https://www.finance.gov.au/resource-management/governance/
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