The Australian Public Service (APS) grew by over four per cent last year, with more than 160,000 employees now working in the APS, according to the Australian Public Service Commission’s (APSC) latest data release.
Releasing its yearly APS Employment Data snapshot of the APS’s employees, APSC said the statistics covered 100 Agencies and provided key workforce metrics as at 31 December 2022, and trends from 2003.
“The data is provided by Agencies and is drawn from the Australian Public Service Employment Database,” the Commission said.
The APSC’s data show that of the 161,645 public service staff employed at 31 December, those over 50-years of age accounted for 33 per cent, while those under 30-years made up 14.4 per cent.
It shows the number of ongoing engagements rose to 19,223, up 4,422 from 2021, compared to the 11,734 employees who left the APS (up 1,757).
Women continued to make up the majority of PS staff, accounting for 60.3 per cent of the APS, while Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees clocked in at 3.6 per cent, those living with disability at 4.9 per cent, and employees born overseas for 23.1 per cent (up 0.6 per cent).
The APSC’s employment data covered demographic variables including age, gender and work location; classification levels, from trainee to Senior Executive Service; diversity data such as disability status, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status and cultural diversity; and staff movements.
The Commission’s APS Employment Data 31 December 2022 can be downloaded on the APSC website at this PS News link.
