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Appendix 2 – ACTPS Workforce Profile Information

Table 41 – ACT Public Service Workforce Indicators

Financial Year (FY) 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Staff Numbers
ACTPS total FTE (end FY) 17,196.1 17,848.5 18,280.9 18,573.9 18,904.5
ACTPS Average 16,677.3 17,329.2 17,932.3 18,341.1 18,639.1
Percentage increase from previous year 0.1% 3.9% 3.5% 2.3% 1.6%
ACTPS total headcount (end FY) 19,331 20,017 20,551 20,913 21,260
ACTPS Average 18,819 19,441 20,127 20,678 20,996
Percentage increase from previous year 0.1% 3.3% 3.5% 2.7% 1.5%
Executives total FTE (end FY) 186.0 196.7 211.5 210.6 225.9
Proportion of ACTPS workforce 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2%
Executives Total Headcount (end FY) 187 197 213 212 229
Employment Modes (Proportion of total workforce, end FY, based on headcount)
Permanent 77.9% 77.6% 77.4% 77.6% 76.7%
Temporary 15.3% 15.3% 15.6% 15.9% 16.8%
Full time 70.4% 70.5% 70.1% 69.9% 69.6%
Part time 22.8% 22.4% 22.9% 23.5% 23.8%
Casual 6.8% 7.1% 7.1% 6.5% 6.5%
Age Profile (Av. Years, includes casuals, end FY) 42.6 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7
Generations (proportion of workforce, based on headcount)
Generation Y 24.0% 26.9% 29.2% 31.6% 33.9%
Generation X 37.0% 37.4% 37.5% 37.8% 38.1%
Baby Boomers 37.6% 34.6% 32.5% 30.0% 27.5%
Pre-Baby Boomers 1.4% 1.1% 0.8% 0.6% 0.5%
Length of Service (Average years, excludes casuals, end FY) 8.4 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.8
Separation Rate (permanent staff only) 8.9% 6.6% 6.3% 6.9% 7.9%
Leave Usage (based on full time equivalent work days)
Annual Leave (Average in days) 18.4 19.3 19.7 18.8 19.3
Personal Leave (average in days) 11.1 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.6
Personal Leave absence rate 4.7% 4.7% 4.8% 5.1% 5.1%
Remuneration (base salaries)
Full time average38 $78,132 $81,044 $83,805 $86,818 $89,872
Percentage increase from previous year 11.3% 3.7% 3.4% 3.6% 3.5%
Full time median $71,578 $74,082 $76,606 $78,914 $81,301
Part time $68,860 $71,789 $74,638 $77,971 $80,892
Part time FTE (average) 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.70
Gender pay gap39 4.0% 3.6% 3.0% 3.2% 3.6%

Table 42 – ACTPS FTE and Headcount by Classification Group (June 2014, 2015 and 2016)

Classification group FTE Headcount
June 2014 June 2015 June 2016 June 2014 June 2015 June 2016
Administrative Officers 4,357.5 4,366.1 4,500.2 4,983 5,016 5,170
Ambulance Officers 200.7 198.9 201.5 215 212 213
Bus Operators 586.3 588.4 598.1 658 672 692
Correctional Officers 1,72.4 185.8 194.0 183 192 199
Dentists/Dental Officers 14.7 18.1 13.3 18 22 16
Disability Officers 249.8 187.0 61.6 283 216 81
Executive Officers 211.5 210.6 225.9 213 212 229
Fire and Rescue Officers 345.5 335.5 337.6 348 337 342
General Service Officers & Equivalent 1,058.6 1,079.8 1105.9 1137 1166 1194
Health Assistant 72.5 70.0 89.3 85 81 102
Health Professional Officers 1,211.6 1,267.5 1,252.9 1,380 1,451 1,413
Information Technology Officer 170.2 163.8 160.7 173 167 164
Judicial Officers 13.0 12.0 13.0 15 15 15
Legal Officers 86.3 94.7 101.1 91 101 106
Legal Support 14.6 21.0 17.6 15 23 19
Linen Production & Maintenance 53.2 47.3 58.7 56 49 62
Medical Officer 782.4 790.1 807.3 857 876 904
Nursing and Midwifery 2,338.9 2,458.5 2,529.5 2,766 2,884 2,973
Professional Officers 129.1 144.2 200.3 147 166 231
Prosecutors 36.0 36.2 36.6 38 38 37
Rangers 40.8 36.4 46.5 43 38 47
School Leaders 751.5 754.4 744.2 770 771 762
Senior Officers 2,084.8 2,195.3 2274.0 2,163 2276 2,362
Statutory Office Holders 11.0 12.0 10.1 12 13 11
Teacher 2,919.4 2,945.3 2960.9 3,480 3,515 3,516
Technical Officers 284.9 277.0 246.8 328 322 280
Trainees and Apprentices 37.1 40.4 77.0 45 42 78
Transport Officers 46.7 45.7 39.7 49 48 42
Total 18,280.9 18,581.9 18,904.5 20,551 20,921 21,260

Table 43 - FTE by Directorate

Directorates June 2015 June 2016 Percentage Change (%)
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development 2,325.3 2,422.5 4.2%
ACT Insurance Authority 13.0 15.6 20.0%
Gambling and Racing Commission 31.4 20.8 -33.7%
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission 4.0 6.0 50.0%
Land Development Agency 87.7 96.8 10.4%
Long Service Leave Authority 10.6 12.0 13.5%
Capital Metro Agency 24.5 29.1 18.9%
Community Services 1,144.8 971.6 -15.1%
Education 5,146.3 5,245.3 1.9%
ACT Teacher Quality Institute 13.8 12.0 -13.1%
Environment and Planning 289.7 307.3 6.1%
Health 6,195.4 6,324.2 2.1%
Justice and Community Safety 1,571.9 1,665.1 5.9%
Territory and Municipal Services 1,715.6 1,776.1 3.5%
Total FTE 18,573.9 18,904.5 1.8%

Table 44 – Headcount by Directorate and Employment Mode (June 2016)

Directorates Permanent Temporary Casual Total
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development 2,074 417 18 2,509
ACT Insurance Authority 15 1 0 16
Gambling and Racing Commission 21 2 0 23
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission 5 1 0 6
Land Development Agency 78 21 0 99
Long Service Leave Authority 9 3 0 12
Capital Metro Agency 20 10 0 30
Community Services 852 154 40 1,046
Education 4,620 855 841 6,316
ACT Teacher Quality Institute 9 3 1 13
Environment and Planning 250 76 2 328
Health 5,281 1,552 362 7,195
Justice and Community Safety 1,454 254 23 1,731
Territory and Municipal Services 1,613 219 104 1,936
Total Headcount 16,301 3,568 1,391 21,260

Table 45 – Headcount and FTE by Directorate and Business Unit 2015-16

Directorate Division FTE Headcount
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate ACCESS CANBERRA 565.4 596
ASBESTOS RESPONSE TASKFORCE 41.6 44
CORPORATE40 54.0 55
CULTURE & COMMUNICATIONS 20.5 21
DEFAULT INSURANCE FUND 0.8 1
ECONOMICS & FINANCIAL GROUP 35.1 36
ENTERPRISE CANBERRA 226.7 241
EXPENDITURE REVIEW 9.5 10
FINANCE & BUDGET 43.0 44
WORKFORCE CAPABILITY AND GOVERNANCE DIVISION 41.1 42
INFRA FINANCE & ADVISORY 8.0 8
LAND DEVELOPMENT & CORP 139.5 143
OFFICE CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICE 9.9 10
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE 4.0 4
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL 17.4 20
OFFICE UNDER TREASURER 4.9 5
POLICY & CABINET 46.7 48
PROCUREMENT 137.1 141
REVENUE MANAGEMENT 108.4 113
SHARED SERVICES 834.4 850
STRATEGIC FINANCE 16.5 17
WORKPLACE SAFETY & IR 58.0 60
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate Total2422.52509
ACT Insurance Authority 15.616
Gambling and Racing Commission20.823
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission6.06
Land Development Agency LAND DEV, STRAT & FINANC 1.0 1
LAND DEVELOPMENT & CORP 94.8 97
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL 1.0 1
Land Development Agency Total96.899
Long Service Leave Authority12.012
Capital Metro Agency CAPITAL METRO 15.0 15
COMMS & STAKEHOLDER ENG 1.6 2
FINANCE & ECONOMICS 2.5 3
GOVERNANCE & OPERATIONS 3.0 3
NULL 2.0 2
PLANNING & DESIGN 5.0 5
Capital Metro Agency Total 29.1 30
Community Services Directorate CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY SUPPORT 396.8 424
DISABILITY ACT 192.9 225
HOUSING & COMMUNITY SERVICES 224.9 232
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL 6.7 7
SERV STRAT & COMM BUILD 150.4 158
Community Services Directorate Total971.6 1046
Education Directorate DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL 89.0 93
DIRECTOR GENERAL 2.0 2
OFFICE FOR SCHOOLS 4,432.1 4,989
CASUAL STAFF 343.3 810
EDUCATION STRATEGY 253.9 290
ORGANISATIONAL INTEGRITY 125.0 132
Education Directorate Total5,245.3 6,316
ACT Teacher Quality Institute 12.0 13
Environment and Planning Directorate ENVIRONMENT 62.8 68
FINANCE & OPERATION SUPP 21.0 21
NULL 0.0 1
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL 49.0 52
PLANNING DELIVERY 76.2 82
STRATEGIC PLANNING 47.9 51
SUSTAIN & CLIMATE CHANGE 50.3 53
Environment and Planning Directorate Total307.3 328
Health Directorate CANB HOSP & HEALTH SERVICES 5309.3 6100
DIRECTOR GENERAL REPORTS 43.1 45
HEALTH PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE 97.8 104
POPULATION HEALTH 173.9 186
SPECIAL PURPOSE ACCOUNT 667.9 724
STRATEGY & CORPORATE 22.3 23
SYSTEM INNOVATION PROGRAM 9.9 13
Health Directorate Total 6324.2 7195
Justice and Community Safety Directorate ACT GOV SOLICITOR 103.2 107
CORPORATE 67.0 69
CORRECTIVE SERVICES 405.1 416
DIR PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS 71.2 74
EMERGENCY SERVICES 646.6 669
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 45.0 50
LAW COURTS & TRIBUNALS 165.2 176
LEGISLATION POL & PROG 58.2 61
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL 9.9 10
PARLI COUNSEL’S OFFICE 21.7 24
PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND GUARDIAN 48.8 51
SECURITY EMERGENCY MGT 9.5 10
STRATEGIC FINANCE 13.6 14
Justice and Community Safety Directorate Total 1665.1 1731
Territory and Municipal Services Directorate CORPORATE & BUSINESS ENT 148.4 155
INFR RDS & PUBLIC TRANS 1009.4 1124
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL 5.0 5
PARKS & TERRITORY SERVCIES 613.4 652
Territory and Municipal Services Directorate Total 1,776.1 1936
Total   18,904.5 21,260

Table 46 – Part Time Employee Salaries by Length of Service and Gender (June 2016)

Length of service Female Male Aggregate
  Average salary Average part time load Average salary Average part time load Average salary Average part time load
Less than 5 years $75,436 0.70 $75,880 0.67 $75,541 0.69
5 to 9 years $80,117 0.70 $86,123 0.71 $80,957 0.70
10 to 19 years $85,272 0.70 $92,768 0.68 $85,898 0.70
20 years or more $88,870 0.71 $85,103 0.69 $88,417 0.71
Salary (average) $80,791 0.70 $81,426 0.68 $80,892 0.70

Table 47 – Pay Gap in the ACTPS, ACT and Australia (June 2016)

Workforce Gender Pay Gap
ACTPS 3.6%
ACT Labour Force 10.8%41
Australian Labour Force 16.2%42

Table 48 – Gender Pay Gap By Classification Group (June 2016)

Classification Group Average Remuneration Median Remuneration Proportion of Females Gender Pay Gap Average Female Earnings (per dollar earned by males)
Administrative Officers $69,723 $68,038 75.4% 4.5% $0.95
Ambulance Officers $84,619 $87,091 35.2% 6.4% $0.94
Bus Operators $70,081 $70,355 9.7% -0.3% $1.00
Correctional Officers $68,662 $69,329 21.1% 2.0% $0.98
Dentists/Dental Officers $123,902 $131,908 68.8% -0.2% $1.00
Disability Officers $55,155 $49,864 48.1% -0.1% $1.00
Executive Officers $198,448 $175,786 41.5% -0.2% $1.00
Fire and Rescue Officers $78,997 $75,765 3.2% 10.9% $0.89
General Service Officers and Equivalent $55,599 $49,982 22.2% 11.8% $0.88
Health Assistants $57,790 $56,809 89.2% -4.3% $1.04
Health Professional Officers $91,183 $91,062 80.1% 3.8% $0.96
Information Technology Officers $79,594 $79,051 15.9% -0.8% $1.01
Legal Officers $125,215 $125,473 71.7% 10.4% $0.90
Legal Support $66,469 $68,038 78.9% -6.3% $1.06
Linen Production & Maintenance $54,052 $44,406 50.0% 10.9% $0.89
Medical Officers $130,939 $118,117 47.6% 11.1% $0.89
Nursing and Midwifery $80,778 $81,301 88.5% -5.1% $1.05
Professional Officers $90,097 $90,475 66.0% -5.8% $1.06
Prosecutors $109,155 $107,045 64.9% 18.2% $0.82
Rangers $66,884 $67,451 25.5% -4.3% $1.04
School Leaders $122,265 $112,972 71.5% 3.8% $0.96
Senior Officers $117,415 $107,103 53.3% 1.8% $0.98
Statutory Office Holders $242,686 $270,213 53.8% 2.7% $0.97
Teachers $88,377 $97,889 77.0% 0.4% $1.00
Technical Officers $70,398 $67,177 49.2% 16.4% $0.84
Trainees and Apprentices $43,530 $42,548 31.6% 8.9% $0.91
Transport Officers $90,233 $91,191 9.5% 1.9% $0.98
ACTPS Averages$86,471 $81,379 65.0% 2.4% $0.98

Table 49 – Annual Leave Usage by Classification Group and Gender (FTE Days, 2015-16)

Classification Group Female Male Total
Administrative Officers 16.9 17.6 17.0
Ambulance Officers 36.0 40.2 38.7
Bus Operators 15.7 14.4 14.6
Correctional Officers 27.7 29.1 28.8
Dentists/Dental Officers 18.2 10.5 15.8
Disability Officers 20.4 21.3 20.8
Executive Officers 21.4 18.6 19.7
Fire and Rescue Officers 44.4 38.3 38.4
General Service Officers and Equivalent 17.8 19.5 19.1
Health Assistants 18.4 13.8 17.9
Health Professional Officers 18.1 18.3 18.1
Information Technology Officers 18.0 17.5 17.6
Judicial Officers 9.9 7.9 8.9
Legal Officers 17.9 19.6 18.4
Legal Support 20.2 8.7 18.3
Linen Production & Maintenance 21.9 17.7 19.9
Medical Officers 14.9 15.3 15.1
Nursing and Midwifery 24.5 23.0 24.4
Professional Officers 16.8 18.1 17.3
Prosecutors 21.1 21.4 21.2
Rangers 17.4 20.1 19.4
School Leaders 19.2 19.8 19.3
Senior Officers 19.7 19.4 19.6
Statutory Office Holders 22.3 15.6 18.7
Teachers 17.3 18.0 17.4
Technical Officers 16.1 19.9 18.0
Trainees and Apprentices 5.3 12.0 10.4
Transport Officers 13.3 18.4 18.0
ACTPS Averages19.1 19.8 19.3

Table 50 – Age and Length of Service by Classification Group and Gender (June 2016)
*Note: Average length of service excludes casuals.

Classification GroupFemale Male Age (Average) Female Male Length of Service (Average)
Administrative Officers 42.5 39.6 41.8 7.9 7.0 7.7
Ambulance Officers 39.4 42.5 41.4 9.8 10.3 10.1
Bus Operators 47.1 49.1 48.9 8.4 10.4 10.2
Correctional Officers 43.0 44.4 44.2 7.4 7.6 7.5
Dentists/Dental Officers 41.2 34.8 39.2 11.9 6.2 10.1
Disability Officers 49.3 45.0 47.1 10.1 11.4 10.8
Executive Officers 50.1 49.6 49.8 12.5 10.9 11.5
Fire and Rescue Officers 37.7 45.4 45.2 8.9 17.8 17.5
General Service Officers and Equivalent 45.1 45.8 45.7 10.8 9.1 9.5
Health Assistants 38.3 29.3 37.3 6.4 2.4 6.0
Health Professional Officers 39.8 41.3 40.1 7.3 7.0 7.2
Information Technology Officers 38.0 35.9 36.2 7.9 6.0 6.3
Judicial Officers 57.8 57.2 57.5 11.9 13.3 12.7
Legal Officers 36.4 43.5 38.4 5.9 9.3 6.8
Legal Support 30.7 30.5 30.6 5.3 5.1 5.2
Linen Production & Maintenance 49.2 45.1 47.2 13.3 10.4 11.8
Medical Officers 36.5 40.1 38.4 3.7 5.0 4.4
Nursing and Midwifery 42.3 39.3 42.0 8.5 6.0 8.2
Professional Officers 44.4 42.1 43.6 6.8 7.0 6.9
Prosecutors 32.3 37.0 33.9 3.4 6.8 4.6
Rangers 34.2 40.1 38.6 5.5 8.8 7.9
School Leaders 46.0 44.4 45.6 16.1 16.1 16.1
Senior Officers 44.8 47.2 45.9 10.2 10.6 10.4
Statutory Office Holders 56.1 57.7 56.8 6.8 14.8 10.5
Teachers 41.2 42.1 41.4 9.2 8.9 9.1
Technical Officers 44.5 45.1 44.8 9.9 11.5 10.8
Trainees and Apprentices 29.7 24.6 26.2 0.8 1.4 1.2
Transport Officers 47.5 52.9 52.4 16.3 17.8 17.7
ACTPS Averages42.2 43.5 42.7 8.7 9.2 8.8

Table 51 – Diversity by Directorate (June 2016)

Directorates Females Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People with Disability Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development 49.9% 17.3% 3.1% 1.1%
ACT Insurance Authority 68.8% 0.0% 6.3% 0.0%
Gambling and Racing Commission 47.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission 66.7% 16.7% 16.7% 0.0%
Land Development Agency 54.5% 12.1% 6.1% 2.0%
Long Service Leave Authority 75.0% 33.3% 0.0% 8.3%
Capital Metro Agency 70.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Community Services 69.2% 16.0% 3.3% 3.3%
Education 77.2% 10.3% 1.5% 1.4%
ACT Teacher Quality Institute 76.9% 7.7% 0.0% 0.0%
Environment and Planning 56.7% 15.9% 3.4% 1.5%
Health 75.5% 25.4% 2.0% 1.1%
Justice and Community Safety 43.9% 8.7% 1.4% 2.4%
Territory and Municipal Services 23.8% 23.5% 3.1% 1.7%
Total 65.0% 17.7% 2.2% 1.5%

Table 52 - Headcount by Classification Group and Directorate (June 2016)

Classification GroupACTIA ACT TQI CMA CMTEDD CSD EDU EPD GRC Health ICRC JACS LDA LSLA TAMS TOTAL
Administrative Officers 8 8 10 1,223 430 1,624 127 12 982 2 463 23 9 249 5,170
Ambulance Officers           213     213
Bus Operators              692 692
Correctional Officers              62 62
Dentists/Dental Officers           199     199
Disability Officers         16       16
Executive Officers     81           81
Fire and Rescue Officers 1 1 8 73 21 17 9 1 27 1 39 9 1 21 229
General Service Officers and Equivalent           342     342
Health Assistants    76 3 122    515   10    468 1,194
Health Professional Officers     5     97       102
Information Technology Officers     284 6    1,105   18     1,413
Judicial Officers    132   30 1   1       164
Legal Officers           15     15
Legal Support    4 1     1   100     106
Linen Production & Maintenance           19     19
Medical Officers         904       904
Nursing and Midwifery         2,973       2,973
Professional Officers    32 2 97 15   15   4 2   64 231
Prosecutors           37     37
Rangers    4           43 47
School Leaders      762          762
Senior Officers 7 4 12 922 215 138 165 10 396 3 230 65 2 193 2,362
Statutory Office Holders       1     10     11
Teachers      3,516          3,516
Technical Officers    25 4   9   156   4    82 280
Trainees and Apprentices    18   4 1   7   28    20 78
Transport Officers              42 42
Total16 13 30 2,509 1,046 6,316 328 23 7,195 6 1,731 99 12 1,936 21,260
  • ACTIA = ACT Insurance Authority
  • TQI = ACT Teacher Quality Institute
  • CMA = Capital Metro Agency
  • CMTEDD = Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
  • CSD = Community Services Directorate
  • ED = Education Directorate
  • EPD = Environment and Planning Directorate
  • G&R = Gambling and Racing Commission
  • HD = Health Directorate
  • ICRC = Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission
  • JACSD = Justice and Community Safety Directorate
  • LDA = Land Development Agency
  • LSLA = Long Service Leave Authority
  • TAMSD = Territory and Municipal Services Directorate

Table 53 – FTE by Directorate and Employment Mode (June 2016)

DirectoratesPermanent Temporary Casual Total
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development 2,009.2 403.5 9.8 2,422.5
ACT Insurance Authority 14.6 1.0 0.0 15.6
Gambling and Racing Commission 19.2 1.6 0.0 20.8
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission 5.0 1.0 0.0 6.0
Land Development Agency 76.3 20.6 0.0 96.8
Long Service Leave Authority 9.0 3.0 0.0 12.0
Capital Metro Agency 20.0 9.1 0.0 29.1
Community Services 805.6 142.6 23.4 971.6
Education 4,182.0 705.6 357.7 5,245.3
ACT Teacher Quality Institute 8.6 3.0 0.3 12.0
Environment and Planning 235.3 71.2 0.8 307.3
Health 4,722.7 1,411.6 190.0 6,324.2
Justice and Community Safety 1,413.8 243.3 8.0 1,665.1
Territory and Municipal Services 1,483.0 215.2 77.9 1,776.1
Total 15,004.2 3,232.3 668.0 18,904.5

Table 54 – Full Time Employee Salaries by Length of Service, Generation and Gender (June 2016) (Full time employees, average per annum)

  Female Male Average Remuneration
Length of Service
<5 years $80,182 $84,522 $81,871
5-9 years $91,158 $90,276 $90,766
10-19 years $98,825 $98,186 $98,563
20 years or more $103,096 $97,906 $100,560
Generation
Generation Y $80,199 $78,505 $79,601
Generation X $95,013 $96,303 $95,603
Baby Boomers $96,179 $96,391 $96,275
Pre-Baby Boomers $98,428 $85,241 $90,587
ACTPS Average$89,189 $90,754 $89,872

Table 56 – Part Time Employee Salaries by Length of Service, Generation and Gender (June 2016)

 Female Male Aggregate
Average Salary Average Part time Load Average Salary Average Part Time Load Average Salary Average Part Time Load
Length of Service
<5 years $75,436 0.70 $75,880 0.67 $75,541 0.69
5-9 years $80,117 0.70 $86,123 0.71 $80,957 0.70
10-19 years $85,272 0.70 $92,768 0.68 $85,898 0.70
20 years or more $88,870 0.71 $85,103 0.69 $88,417 0.71
Generation
Generation Y $77,980 0.68 $69,340 0.69 $76,417 0.68
Generation X $83,528 0.70 $88,956 0.70 $84,223 0.70
Baby Boomers $78,638 0.71 $84,355 0.66 $79,700 0.70
Pre-Baby Boomers $81,523 0.62 $76,197 0.60 $79,805 0.61
Average$80,791 0.70 $81,426 0.68 $80,892 0.70

Table 57 – Separation Rate by Generation (2015-16)

Generation Female Male Total
Pre-Baby Boomers 20.7% 23.2% 28.5%
Baby Boomers 11.4% 10.3% 11.5%
Generation X 5.0% 5.8% 5.4%
Generation Y 7.9% 9.2% 8.4%
Average Separation Rate 7.8% 7.3% 7.9%

Table 58 – Separation Rate by Directorate (2015-16)

DirectoratesSeparation Rate
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development 9.4%
ACT Insurance Authority 7.4%
Gambling and Racing Commission 21.9%
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission 0.0%
Land Development Agency 7.9%
Long Service Leave Authority 13.4%
Capital Metro Agency 31.8%
Community Services 23.1%
Education 5.5%
ACT Teacher Quality Institute 10.5%
Environment and Planning 6.0%
Health 7.8%
Justice and Community Safety 5.2%
Territory and Municipal Services 6.8%
Total 7.9%

Table 59 – Separation Rates by Classification Group

Classification Group Separation Rate Average Permanent Officer Headcount
Administrative Officers 7.9% 3,852
Ambulance Officers 1.9% 212
Bus Operators 6.9% 637
Correctional Officers 3.8% 184
Dentists/Dental Officers 0.0% 12
Disability Officers 104.3%43 97
Executive Officers 0.0% 25
Fire and Rescue Officers 2.7% 332
General Service Officers and Equivalent 6.7% 900
Health Assistants 8.1% 62
Health Professional Officers 12.1% 1,169
Information Technology Officers 5.5% 144
Judicial Officers 0.0% 12
Legal Officers 11.9% 92
Legal Support 13.3% 15
Linen Production & Maintenance 3.9% 51
Medical Officers 5.7% 297
Nursing and Midwifery 7.9% 2,324
Professional Officers 8.9% 157
Prosecutors 10.3% 29
Rangers 6.1% 33
School Leaders 4.5% 752
Senior Officers 8.2% 2,072
Statutory Office Holders 32.5% 3
Teachers 5.7% 2,543
Technical Officers 4.7% 234
Trainees and Apprentices 18.6% 16
Transport Officers 9.4% 43
ACTPS Average Separation Rate and Average Headcount7.9% 16,299

Table 60 – Headcount of Generation and Gender (June 2016)

Generation Female Male Total
Generation Y 4,881 2,329 7,210
Generation X 5,238 2,855 8,093
Baby Boomers 3,638 2,219 5,857
Pre-Baby Boomers 53 47 100
Total 13,810 7,450 21,260

Table 61 – Age and Length of Service by Directorate and Gender (June 2016)
*Note: Average length of service excludes casuals

DirectorateFemale Male Age (Average) Female Male Length of Service (Average)
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development 40.5 42.7 41.6 8.1 8.4 8.2
ACT Insurance Authority 41.3 51.0 44.3 9.5 8.5 9.2
Gambling and Racing Commission 39.9 44.2 42.1 8.4 10.5 9.5
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - - - - - -
Land Development Agency 40.9 46.0 43.2 8.4 9.6 8.9
Long Service Leave Authority - - - 5.2 - -
Capital Metro Agency 39.2 35.2 38.0 4.5 3.2 4.1
Community Services 42.7 44.0 43.1 8.2 8.8 8.3
Education 43.5 42.8 43.3 9.9 9.9 9.9
ACT Teacher Quality Institute - - - - - -
Environment and Planning 42.5 44.5 43.4 8.5 8.8 8.6
Health 41.5 41.0 41.4 8.0 6.9 7.7
Justice and Community Safety 40.2 44.1 42.4 7.5 11.5 9.7
Territory and Municipal Services 44.1 47.1 46.3 9.1 10.5 10.2
Total 42.2 43.5 42.7 8.7 9.2 8.8

Table 62 – Annual Leave Usage by Directorate and Gender (FTE days)

Directorates Female Male Aggregate (average days per person) *processing lag time
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development 18.7 18.6 18.7
ACT Insurance Authority 21.4 23.6 22.2
Gambling and Racing Commission 15.3 21.5 18.7
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission44 - - -
Land Development Agency 16.3 20.7 18.5
Long Service Leave Authority - - -
Capital Metro Agency 11.4 11.8 11.5
Community Services 19.9 19.8 19.8
Education 16.7 17.6 16.9
ACT Teacher Quality Institute - - -
Environment and Planning 18.4 20.3 19.2
Health 20.9 18.4 20.3
Justice and Community Safety45 20.3 29.9 25.7
Territory and Municipal Services 17.5 17.5 17.5
Total FTE19.1 19.8 19.3

Table 63 – Personal Leave Usage and Absence Rate by Classification Group (2015-16)
*Note: Personal leave usage for these classifications does not take into account shift work and varying leave accruals.

Classification Group Female Male Total Days Total Absence Rate
Administrative Officers 13.5 13.6 13.5 5.5%
Ambulance Officers* 16.2 19.0 18.0 7.0%
Bus Operators 18.4 14.2 14.6 5.6%
Correctional Officers* 15.3 15.4 15.4 5.7%
Dentists/Dental Officers 18.0 11.5 16.0 6.9%
Disability Officers 20.9 20.9 20.9 8.7%
Executive Officers 8.8 7.0 7.8 2.9%
Fire and Rescue Officers* 16.1 16.4 16.4 6.1%
General Service Officers and Equivalent 15.9 16.6 16.4 6.4%
Health Assistants 17.0 12.9 16.6 6.9%
Health Professional Officers 10.2 10.7 10.3 4.3%
Information Technology Officers 13.2 13.1 13.1 5.0%
Judicial Officers 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.1%
Legal Officers 9.7 6.2 8.7 3.4%
Legal Support 14.6 30.0 17.1 6.9%
Linen Production & Maintenance 15.9 12.0 14.1 5.4%
Medical Officers 5.3 3.7 4.5 1.9%
Nursing and Midwifery 14.8 14.4 14.7 6.2%
Professional Officers 13.4 12.3 13.1 5.4%
Prosecutors 7.2 11.7 8.9 3.4%
Rangers 8.5 6.9 7.3 2.8%
School Leaders 13.9 12.1 13.4 5.1%
Senior Officers 13.0 10.4 11.8 4.5%
Statutory Office Holders 3.5 10.3 7.2 2.9%
Teachers 10.4 10.5 10.4 4.2%
Technical Officers 13.5 13.1 13.3 5.3%
Trainees and Apprentices 12.6 11.7 11.9 4.5%
Transport Officers 9.5 9.5 9.5 3.6%
ACTPS Averages12.6 12.5 12.6 5.1%

Table 64 – Personal Leave Usage and Absence Rate by Directorate and Gender (2015-16)

Directorate Female Male Total
  Days Absence Rate Days Absence Rate Days Absence Rate
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development 14.1 5.5% 11.8 4.4% 12.9 4.9%
ACT Insurance Authority 18.6 7.6% 8.4 3.1% 15.0 5.9%
Gambling and Racing Commission 14.1 5.7% 13.1 5.1% 13.5 5.3%
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission46 - - - - - -
Land Development Agency 10.0 3.9% 7.7 2.9% 8.9 3.4%
Long Service Leave Authority - - - - - -
Capital Metro Agency 8.5 3.4% 5.5 2.1% 7.4 2.9%
Community Services 15.1 6.0% 15.4 5.9% 15.2 6.0%
Education 11.2 4.7% 11.3 4.4% 11.2 4.7%
ACT Teacher Quality Institute - - - - - -
Environment and Planning 11.9 4.9% 10.0 3.8% 11.1 4.4%
Health 13.0 5.5% 10.6 4.2% 12.4 5.1%
Justice and Community Safety47 13.2 5.2% 14.7 5.6% 14.0 5.4%
Territory and Municipal Services 13.9 5.5% 14.6 5.6% 14.4 5.6%
ACTPS Average Personal Leave Usage 12.6 5.2% 12.5 4.8% 12.6 5.1%

Table 65 – Diversity by Classification Group (June 2016)

Classification Group Females Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People with Disability Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Administrative Officers 75.3% 15.6% 3.2% 2.5%
Ambulance Officers 35.2% 2.3% 0.5% 0.9%
Bus Operators 9.7% 40.8% 0.1% 1.0%
Correctional Officers 21.1% 8.5% 1.0% 2.0%
Dentists/Dental Officers 68.8% 56.3% 0.0% 6.3%
Disability Officers 48.1% 24.7% 4.9% 0.0%
Executive Officers 41.5% 3.9% 3.1% 1.3%
Fire and Rescue Officers 3.2% 0.9% 0.3% 1.2%
General Service Officers and Equivalent 21.8% 22.3% 3.7% 1.7%
Health Assistants 89.2% 26.5% 2.9% 1.0%
Health Professional Officers 80.1% 17.1% 1.7% 1.1%
Information Technology Officers 15.9% 23.2% 2.4% 0.6%
Judicial Officers 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Legal Officers 71.7% 16.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Legal Support 78.9% 15.8% 0.0% 0.0%
Linen Production & Maintenance 50.0% 22.6% 1.6% 0.0%
Medical Officers 47.6% 30.8% 1.1% 0.6%
Nursing and Midwifery 88.5% 28.4% 1.7% 0.7%
Professional Officers 67.1% 20.3% 2.2% 1.3%
Prosecutors 64.9% 10.8% 2.7% 0.0%
Rangers 25.5% 6.4% 2.1% 2.1%
School Leaders 71.5% 7.9% 1.2% 0.9%
Senior Officers 53.1% 14.1% 2.8% 1.4%
Statutory Office Holders 54.5% 0.0% 9.1% 0.0%
Teachers 77.0% 10.1% 1.3% 0.9%
Technical Officers 50.7% 19.6% 2.9% 1.4%
Trainees and Apprentices 32.1% 3.8% 3.8% 26.9%
Transport Officers 9.5% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0%
ACTPS Total65.0% 17.7% 2.2% 1.5%

Table 66 – Time to Hire Statistics

Time-to-Hire(average, work days)
Financial Year 2015-16 Panel Selection Time-to-hire
Directorate (excl. Processing by Shared Services & Gazettal) (incl. Processing by Shared Services & Gazettal)
Capital Metro 24.2 40.9
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development 31.0 45.7
Community Services 36.2 51.1
Environment and Planning 26.8 42.2
Education 28.8 44.8
Health n/a 32.5
Justice and Community Safety 34.2 50.3
Territory and Municipal Services 40.2 56.5
Time-to-hire48 31.8 41.9

In relation to the time-to-hire information please note the following:

  • ACTION is included in TAMSD;
  • Health directorate has a separate online application system and as such panel selection information is unavailable; and
  • a total of 2,291 vacancies were advertised during 2015-16.

Table 67 – Higher Duties Status and Per cent of Workforce by Length (2015-16 financial year)

Category
  Less than 3 months 3-6 Months 6-12 Months Greater than 12 Months Total
Number of Staff 744 384 369 332 1,829
Percentage of Workforce 3.6% 1.9% 1.8% 1.6% 8.9%

Table 68 – Age Range of the ACTPS (June 2012 – June 2016)

Age Range 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Less than 20 129 130 101 73 78
20-29 3,256 3,495 3,558 3,569 3,521
30-39 4,696 4,877 5,006 5,280 5,433
40-49 4,934 5,093 5,309 5,380 5,508
50-59 4,662 4,720 4,789 4,781 4,807
60-69 1,547 1,609 1,682 1,724 1,801
70 and over 87 93 106 106 112

Table 69 – Salary by Diversity June 2012 - June 2016
*Note: figures in this table include salaries of ACTPS Senior Executives and hence may not be the same as those reported in previous editions of the State of the Service report.

Year Females Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People with Disability Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ACTPS
2012 $74,739 $ 73,260 $74,410 $66,482 $75,843
2013 $77,779 $76,098 $74,865 $69,957 $78,793
2014 $80,642 $78,398 $78,112 $75,188 $81,534
2015 $83,611 $81,102 $81,171 $77,137 $84,590
2016 $86,442 $84,091 $85,019 $78,330 $87,584

Graph 16 – Higher Duties, Percentage of Workforce by Directorate

Higher Duties, Percentage of Workforce by Directorate

Graph 17 – Headcount by Superannuation Scheme (June 2016)

Headcount by Superannuation Scheme (June 2016)

  • CSSDB – Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme – Defined Benefit
  • PSSDB – Public Sector Superannuation – Defined Benefit
  • PSSAP – Public Sector Superannuation – Accumulation Plan

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38. Full time average remuneration includes the salaries of ACTPS Senior Executives and hence will differ from time series figures reported in previous editions of the State of the Service report.
39. Gender pay gap includes the salaries of ACTPS Senior Executives and hence will differ from time series figures reported in previous editions of the State of the Service report.
40. Due to financial arrangements of the ACTPS Graduate Program the FTE & Headcount figures for Corporate are inclusive of 23 Graduates.
41. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Average Weekly Earnings Australian Capital Territory 6302.0, Australia, 2015
42. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Average Weekly Earnings Australia 6302.0, Australia, 2015
43. The significant separation rate of Disability Officers is due to the implementation of the NDIS.
44. The annual leave usage of the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission, Long Service Leave Authority and ACT Teacher Quality Institute are not shown separately. The small number of employees within these organisations meant that the data in regard to leave usage was not statistically meaningful when viewed in isolation.
45. JACSD annual leave usage does not take into account shift work and varying leave accruals.
46. The personal leave rates of the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission, Long Service Leave Authority and ACT Teacher Quality Institute are not shown separately. The small number of employees within these organisations meant that the data in regard to leave usage was not statistically meaningful when viewed in isolation.
47. Personal Leave Usage for JACSD does not take into account shift work and varying leave accruals.
48. Overall time-to-hire results include CIT due to the reporting system used.