Data tables

Workforce size and distribution

Table 1.1: Headcount (ongoing employees)
Table 1.2: Proportion of ongoing APS workforce
Table 1.3: Headcount (non-ongoing employees)
Table 1.4: State with largest gap: ongoing APS workforce distribution compared to broader labour market distribution

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	151,058	170,186
Data and Research job family	4,813	5,506
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	6,757	7,556

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	100.0%	100.0%
Data and Research job family	3.2%	3.2%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	4.5%	4.4%

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	19,071	15,157
Data and Research job family	444	381
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	234	320

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	n/a	n/a
Data and Research job family	-	+29% (ACT)
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	-	+54% (ACT)

Table notes: Data sourced from the APS Employment Database – Data Release Tables as at 30 June 2023 and 30 June 2024, and Australian Labour Market (weighted average, ANZSCO-4), ABS Labour Force September 2024 release, EQ08 May 2024. Non-ongoing employee count includes non-ongoing (specified term), non-ongoing (specified task) and casual employment categories.

Attraction, recruitment and retention (ongoing employees only)

Table 2.1: Number of ongoing engagements to the APS
Table 2.2: Mobility rate
Table 2.3: Average length of service
Table 2.4: Average length of service at time of separation from the APS (years)
Table 2.5: Voluntary separation rate (resignations from the APS), ongoing employees only

	FY 2022-23	FY 2023-24
All APS job families	22,056	30,540
Data and Research job family	406	746
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	636	845

	FY 2022-23	FY 2023-24
All APS job families	5.4%	5.3%
Data and Research job family	3.4%	3.4%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	3.3%	3.0%

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	12.1	11.2
Data and research	12.4	11.4
ICT and digital solutions	13.1	12.6

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	12.5	11.3
Data and Research job family	12.5	13.9
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	13.8	14.8

	FY 2022-23	FY 2023-24
All APS job families	4.9%	4.3%
Data and Research job family	4.3%	2.8%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	3.6%	3.2%

Table notes: Data sourced from the APS Employment Database – Data Release Tables as at 30 June 2023 and 30 June 2024. The mobility rate represents the number of movements (promotion to another agency, permanent transfer and transfer to a lower classification) divided by the average headcount for the same period. Average length at time of separation includes all separation types.

Diversity (Ongoing employees only)

Table 3.1: First Nations employees
Table 3.2: Culturally and linguistically diverse employees
Table 3.3: LGBTIQA+ employees
Table 3.4: Female employees
Table 3.5: Disability employees
Table 3.6: Neurodivergent employees
Table 3.7: Age 55+ employees

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	3.5%	3.4%
Data and Research job family	1.6%	1.1%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	1.7%	1.6%

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	24.4%	25.8%
Data and Research job family	30.0%	31.4%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	39.5%	39.0%

	2023 APS Employee Census	2024 APS Employee Census
All APS job families	8.3%	8.9%
Data and Research job family	9.8%	10.3%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	7.0%	7.2%

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	60.0%	60.2%
Data and Research job family	47.8%	46.7%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	32.3%	32.5%

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	5.4%	5.6%
Data and Research job family	5.5%	5.7%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	5.6%	6.0%

	2023 APS Employee Census	2024 APS Employee Census
All APS job families	7.3%	8.5%
Data and Research job family	10.7%	11.9%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	8.8%	9.8%

	as at 30 June 2023	as at 30 June 2024
All APS job families	18.6%	18.1%
Data and Research job family	14.8%	15.1%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	20.7%	21.1%

Table notes: Data sourced from the APS Employment Database – Data Release Tables as at 30 June 2023 and 30 June 2024. APS Employee Census data was used to determine the relative proportion of neurodivergent and LGBTIQA+ employees, calculated as the number of employees answering ‘yes’ to neurodivergent or LGBTIQA+ diversity questions as a proportion of all employees responding to the APS Employee Census.

Capability

Table 4.1: My workgroup has the appropriate skills, capabilities and knowledge to perform well

	2023	2024
All APS job families	78%	78%
Data and Research job family	81%	82%
ICT and Digital Solutions job family	75%	77%

Table notes: Data sourced from the APS Employee Census, ‘agree’ and ‘strongly agree’ responses, ongoing APS employees only by job family.

Employee experience

Table 5.1: Overall, I am satisfied with my job
Table 5.2: I am fairly remunerated for the work that I do (e.g. salary, superannuation)
Table 5.3: I am satisfied with my non-monetary employment conditions (e.g. leave, flexible work arrangements, other benefits)
Table 5.4: I want to leave my position as soon as possible/in the next 12 months
Table 5.5: I want to leave my position as soon as possible/in the next 12 months for another position in my agency or the APS

	2023	2024
Data and research	77%	79%
ICT and digital solutions	71%	74%
APS average	73%	75%

	2023	2024
Data and research	54%	64%
ICT and digital solutions	44%	57%
APS average	50%	63%

	2023	2024
Data and research	82%	90%
ICT and digital solutions	76%	84%
APS average	75%	82%

	2023	2024
Data and research	31%	30%
ICT and digital solutions	30%	28%
APS average	34%	32%

	2023	2024
Data and research	69%	70%
ICT and digital solutions	64%	66%
APS average	71%	72%

	2023		2024
Data and research	Job security	75%	Job security	77%
	Non-monetary employment conditions	65%	Access to flexible work	75%
	Type/nature of the work	54%	Type/nature of the work	55%

ICT and digital solutions	Job security	74%	Job security	75%
	Non-monetary employment conditions	54%	Access to flexible work	68%
	Service to the Australian public	45%	Service to the Australian public	47%

APS average	Job security	75%	Job security	75%
	Non-monetary employment conditions	53%	Access to flexible work	64%
	Type/nature of the work	49%	Type/nature of the work	50%

Table Notes: Data sourced from the APS Employee Census, ongoing APS employees only by job family.

Satisfaction with job, remuneration and non-monetary employment conditions reflect the proportion of respondents agreeing and strongly agreeing to the statements.

Intentions to leave current position reflect the proportion of respondents indicating their intention to stay in/leave their current position and reasons for staying.

Respondents were able to select multiple responses to the question “What are your reasons for staying in the APS”.

Workforce size and distribution

Table 1.1: Headcount (ongoing employees)

Table 1.2: Proportion of ongoing APS workforce

Table 1.3: Headcount (non-ongoing employees)

Table 1.4: State with largest gap: ongoing APS workforce distribution compared to broader labour market distribution

Attraction, recruitment and retention (ongoing employees only)

Table 2.1: Number of ongoing engagements to the APS

Table 2.2: Mobility rate

Table 2.3: Average length of service

Table 2.4: Average length of service at time of separation from the APS (years)

Table 2.5: Voluntary separation rate (resignations from the APS), ongoing employees only

Diversity (Ongoing employees only)

Table 3.1: First Nations employees

Table 3.2: Culturally and linguistically diverse employees

Table 3.3: LGBTIQA+ employees

Table 3.4: Female employees

Table 3.5: Disability employees

Table 3.6: Neurodivergent employees

Table 3.7: Age 55+ employees

Capability

Table 4.1: My workgroup has the appropriate skills, capabilities and knowledge to perform well

Employee experience

Table 5.1: Overall, I am satisfied with my job

Table 5.2: I am fairly remunerated for the work that I do (e.g. salary, superannuation)

Table 5.3: I am satisfied with my non-monetary employment conditions (e.g. leave, flexible work arrangements, other benefits)

Table 5.4: I want to leave my position as soon as possible/in the next 12 months

Table 5.5: I want to leave my position as soon as possible/in the next 12 months for another position in my agency or the APS

Table 5.6: Top three reasons given for staying in the APS

Resources

Workforce glossary