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Table B.14: Reserve members by location, 2018–19

Male

Female

Indeterminate

Total

Navy

Army

Air Force

ADF

Navy

Army

Air Force

ADF

Navy

Army

Air Force

ADF

Navy

Army

Air Force

ADF

NSW

792

4,537

1,054

6,383

219

717

255

1,191

-

-

-

-

1,011

5,254

1,309

7,574

Qld

378

4,005

1,088

5,471

103

796

295

1,194

-

2

-

2

481

4,803

1,383

6,667

SA

77

1,238

429

1,744

22

259

102

383

-

-

-

-

99

1,497

531

2,127

Tas

67

419

44

530

15

84

16

115

-

-

-

-

82

503

60

645

Vic1

218

2,855

337

3,410

68

447

60

575

-

-

-

-

286

3,302

397

3,985

WA

217

1,606

173

1,996

60

260

45

365

-

-

-

-

277

1,866

218

2,361

ACT2

758

813

841

2,412

255

155

266

676

-

-

-

-

1,013

968

1,107

3,088

NT

69

469

75

613

18

100

26

144

-

-

-

-

87

569

101

757

Overseas3

8

5

13

-

-

-

-

8

5

13

Total

2,584

15,947

4,041

22,572

760

2,818

1,065

4,643

-

2

-

2

3,344

18,767

5,106

27,217

Notes: Figures in this table are headcount. Reserves include all members who render Reserve service in Service Categories 5, 4 and 3, and Reserves undertaking continuous full-time service (Service Option C). Some 30 June 2019 figures have been adjusted from what was reported in the Defence Annual Report 2018–19 to account for retrospective transactions. Figures in this table are based on substantive location for the ADF. This does not include members in Service Category 2, who do not render service.

  1. Victorian figures include individuals located in Albury NSW.
  2. Australian Capital Territory figures include individuals located in Jervis Bay (Commonwealth), Queanbeyan (NSW) and Bungendore (NSW).
  3. Individuals posted overseas for reasons including long-term duty, training, exchange and liaison