As at 30 June 2018, staff who identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples represented 0.8% of the total number of staff (office-based staff and interviewers) in the ABS (excluding unpaid inoperative staff). The APS Employee Census for 2018 identified 1.0% of staff who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and we continue to support staff to willingly identify through the payroll system.

See 2.8 Indigenous employee staffing for the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples employed in the ABS, 2017-18.

According to data from the ABS HR systems as at 30 June 2018, staff who identified as having disability represented 2.0% of the total number of staff (office-based staff and interviewers) in the ABS (excluding unpaid inoperative staff). The APS Employee Census for 2018 identified 7.0% of staff who have a disability and we continue to encourage and support staff to willingly identify through the payroll system.