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Australian Bureau of Statistics Annual Report 2020-21

Introduction

The human resource management function is a key enabler for ensuring the ABS workforce has the capability and capacity to mobilise the right people in the right place at the right time, to achieve its objectives.

As at 30 June 2021, there were a total of 3,779 operative and inoperative staff employed by the ABS, including:

3,212 operative staff employed under the Public Service Act 1999
110 inoperative staff employed under the Public Service Act 1999
443 operative interviewers employed under the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975
13 inoperative interviewers employed under the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975
The Australian Statistician, by statutory appointment under the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975.

Tables 7.1 to 7.8 provide a breakdown of ABS staffing levels as at 30 June 2021 and compare them with levels as at 30 June 2020. The tables include information on gender, employment type and status, classification, location, and diversity.

Table 7.1: Total ongoing staff by gender, location, and employment status, at 30 June 2020 & 2021 ^(a)

	At June 30 2020					At June 30 2021
	Male		Female		Total	Male		Female		Total
	Male		Female		Total	Male		Female		Total
Location	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time		Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
NSW	77	43	50	90	260	85	47	51	96	280
Vic. ^(b)	230	37	163	135	566	242	37	186	143	609
Qld	67	24	64	81	236	65	21	69	86	241
SA	75	27	75	79	256	66	27	79	84	256
WA	53	18	38	62	171	64	25	47	59	195
Tas.	46	12	36	40	134	42	16	37	45	140
ACT	465	52	413	132	1062	450	46	410	135	1041
NT	7	9	11	15	42	8	8	22	13	51
Total	1020	222	850	634	2727^(c)	1022	227	901	661	2813^(c)

(a) Counts include the Australian Statistician, interviewers, and inoperative staff.

(b) Includes staff located in offices in Dandenong, Geelong, and Melbourne.

Table 7.2: Total non-ongoing staff by gender, location, and employment status, at 30 June 2020 & 2021 ^(a)

	At June 30 2020					At June 30 2021
	Male		Female		Total	Male		Female		Total
	Male		Female		Total	Male		Female		Total
Location	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time		Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
NSW	5	3	3	2	13	14	2	17	3	36
Vic.^(b)	65	59	82	98	304	79	60	102	112	354
Qld	5	4	7	3	19	13	7	10	4	34
SA	10	4	11	4	29	23	8	19	5	55
WA	14	3	10	0	27	27	3	26	3	59
Tas.	5	0	2	1	8	10	6	7	10	33
ACT	82	21	63	18	185	162	40	136	32	372
NT	1	0	1	0	2	9	0	14	0	23
Total	187	94	179	126	587^(c)	337	126	331	169	966^(c)

(a) Counts include interviewers and inoperative staff.

(b) Includes staff located in offices in Dandenong, Geelong, and Melbourne.

Table 7.3: Ongoing Public Service Act staff by gender, classification, and employment status, at 30 June 2020 & 2021 ^(a)(b)(c)

	At June 30 2020^(d)					At June 30 2021^(e)
	Male		Female		Total	Male		Female		Total
	Male		Female		Total	Male		Female		Total
Classification	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time		Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
SES 3	1	0	3	0	4	0	0	3	0	3
SES 2	9	0	5	0	14	8	0	3	0	11
SES 1	16	1	11	1	29	14	1	12	0	27
EL 2	71	3	56	10	140	74	3	57	15	149
EL 1	201	20	155	76	452	209	18	160	77	464
APS 6	298	27	226	123	674	300	23	240	113	676
APS 5	192	17	202	98	509	188	18	215	91	512
APS 4	186	13	148	41	389	221	15	199	54	490
APS 3	42	0	43	7	92	6	0	12	4	22
APS 2	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2
APS 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other^(f)	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1019	82	850	356	2308^(g)	1021	79	901	354	2356^(g)

(a) Includes all operative and inoperative ABS staff employed under the Public Service Act 1999.

(b) Excludes the Australian Statistician and interviewers.

(d) 2020 includes 112 inoperative ongoing staff (by level: SESB3 – 1 male; SESB2 - 1 female; SESB1 – 1 female; EL2 – 5 male & 5 female; EL1 – 6 male & 17 female; APS6 – 9 male & 27 female; APS5 – 4 male & 23 female; APS4 – 4 male & 8 female; APS3 – 1 female).

(e) 2021 includes 106 inoperative ongoing staff (by level: SESB2 – 1 male; EL2 – 4 male & 3 female; EL1 – 7 male & 13 female; APS6 – 12 male & 27 female; APS5 – 4 male & 19 female; APS4 – 6 male & 10 female).

(f) All staff included in the ‘Other’ category at 30 June 2020 were cadets.

(g) Includes non-binary staff.

Table 7.4: Non-ongoing Public Service Act staff by gender, classification, and employment status, at 30 June 2020 & 2021 ^(a^)(b)(c)

	At June 30 2020^(d)					At June 30 2021^(e)
	Male		Female		Total	Male		Female		Total
	Male		Female		Total	Male		Female		Total
Classification	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time		Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
SES 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SES 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SES 1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
EL 2	3	7	2	2	14	0	7	3	3	13
EL 1	8	6	5	3	22	9	5	10	3	27
APS 6	42	9	29	6	86	73	9	45	10	137
APS 5	42	4	46	9	101	85	9	96	10	200
APS 4	71	5	78	21	176	114	9	126	19	270
APS 3	19	11	18	8	56	52	31	46	33	163
APS 2	2	52	1	77	132	3	56	5	91	155
APS 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	187	94	179	126	587^(f)	337	126	331	169	966^(f)

(a) Includes all operative and inoperative ABS staff employed under the Public Service Act 1999.

(b) Excludes interviewers.

(d) 2020 includes 2 inoperative non-ongoing staff (by level: APS6 - 1 female; APS5 – 1 female).

(e) 2021 includes 4 inoperative non-ongoing staff (by level: EL2 - 1 female; APS5 – 2 female; APS3 – 1 female).

(f) Includes non-binary staff.

Table 7.5: Public Service Act staff by location and employment type, at 30 June 2020 & 2021 ^(a)(b)

	At 30 June 2020^(c)			At 30 June 2021^(d)
Location	Ongoing	Non-ongoing	Total	Ongoing	Non-ongoing	Total
NSW	162	13	175	170	36	206
Vic.^(e)	479	304	783	517	354	871
Qld	169	19	188	170	34	204
SA	208	29	237	205	55	260
WA	120	27	147	139	59	198
Tas.	104	8	112	104	33	137
ACT	1046	185	1231	1020	372	1392
NT	20	2	22	31	23	54
Total	2308	587	2895	2356	966	3322

(a) Includes all operative and inoperative ABS staff employed under the Public Service Act 1999.

(b) Excludes the Australian Statistician and interviewers.

(d) Includes 106 inoperative ongoing staff and 4inoperative non-ongoing staff at 30 June 2021.

(e) Includes staff located in offices in Dandenong, Geelong, and Melbourne.

Table 7.6: Number of interviewers by location and employment type, at 30 June 2020 & 2021 ^(a)

	At 30 June 2020^(b)			At 30 June 2021^(c)
Location	Ongoing	Non-ongoing	Total	Ongoing	Non-ongoing	Total
NSW	98	0	98	110	0	110
Vic.	87	0	87	92	0	92
Qld	67	0	67	71	0	71
SA	48	0	48	51	0	51
WA	51	0	51	56	0	56
Tas.	30	0	30	36	0	36
ACT	15	0	15	20	0	20
NT	22	0	22	20	0	20
Total	418	0	418	456	0	456

(a) Includes all operative and inoperative interviewers.

(b) Includes 11 inoperative ongoing interviewers at 30 June 2020.

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