Appendix 2 – ACTPS Workforce Profile Information

Table 42 – ACT Public Service Workforce Indicators (2012-13 – 2016-17)

Financial year (FY)

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Employee Numbers

ACTPS total FTE (end FY)

17848.5

18280.9

18573.9

18904.5

19276.7

ACTPS Average

17329.2

17932.3

18341.1

18629.3

18958.3

Percentage increase from previous year

3.9%

3.5%

2.3%

1.6%

1.8%

ACTPS total headcount (end FY)

20017

20551

20913

21260

21791

ACTPS Average

19441

20127

20678

20986

21344

Percentage increase from previous year

3.3%

3.5%

2.7%

1.5%

1.7%

Executives total FTE (end FY)

196.7

211.5

210.6

225.9

232.6

Proportion of ACTPS workforce

1.1%

1.2%

1.1%

1.2%

1.2%

Executives Total Headcount (end FY)

197

213

212

229

235

Employment modes (Proportion of total workforce, end FY, based on Headcount)  

Permanent

77.6%

77.4%

77.6%

76.7%

75.9%

Temporary

15.3%

15.6%

15.9%

16.8%

17.4%

Full time

70.5%

70.1%

69.9%

69.6%

68.9%

Part time

22.4%

22.9%

23.5%

23.8%

24.4%

Casual

7.1%

7.1%

6.5%

6.5%

6.8%

Age profile (Av. years, includes casuals, end FY)

42.4

42.5

42.6

42.7

42.5

Generations (Proportion of workforce, based on Headcount)

Generation Y

26.9%

29.2%

31.6%

33.9%

37.0%

Generation X

37.4%

37.5%

37.8%

38.1%

37.7%

Baby Boomers

34.6%

32.5%

30.0%

27.5%

24.9%

Pre-Baby Boomers

1.1%

0.8%

0.6%

0.5%

0.4%

Length of Service (Av. years, excludes casuals, end FY)

8.4

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.8

Separation Rate (permanent staff only)

6.6%

6.3%

6.9%

8.1%

7.9%

Leave Usage (Based on Full-time Equivalent Work Days) 

Annual Leave (Average in days)

19.3

19.7

18.8

19.5

18.9

Personal Leave (Average in days)

11.9

12.1

12.2

13.4

12.5

Personal Leave Absence Rate

4.7%

4.8%

5.1%

5.4%

5.2%

Remuneration

Full time Average

$81,044

$83,805

$86,818

$89,870

$92,677

Percentage increase from previous year

15.5%

3.4%

3.6%

3.5%

3.1%

Full time Median

$71,578

$74,082

$76,606

$78,914

$81,301

Part time

$71,789

$74,638

$77,971

$80,892

$83,782

Part time FTE (average)

0.69

0.69

0.69

0.70

0.70

Gender pay gap45

3.6%

3.0%

3.2%

3.6%

3.1%

Table 43 – ACTPS FTE and Headcount by Classification Group (June 2015 - June 2017)

Classification group

FTE

Headcount

June 2015

June 2016

June 2017

June 2015

June 2016

June 2017

Administrative Officers

4,363.1

4,500.2

4,635.7

5,013

5,170

5,391

Ambulance Officers

198.9

201.5

219.8

212

213

233

Bus Operators

588.4

598.1

626.1

672

692

716

Correctional Officers

185.8

194.0

207.4

192

199

213

Dentists/Dental Officers

18.1

13.3

14.1

22

16

17

Disability Officers

187.0

61.6

3.8

216

81

4

Executives

210.6

225.9

232.6

212

229

235

Fire and Rescue Officers

335.5

337.6

329.6

337

342

334

General Service Officers & Equivalent

1,079.8

1,105.9

1,109.6

1,166

1,194

1,206

Health Assistant

70.0

89.3

105.5

81

102

123

Health Professional Officers

1,267.5

1,252.9

1,259.6

1,451

1,413

1,430

Information Technology Officer

163.8

160.7

160.1

167

164

164

Judicial Officers

12.0

13.0

12.0

15

15

15

Legal Officers

94.7

101.1

112.4

101

106

119

Legal Support

21.0

17.6

19.2

23

19

20

Linen Production & Maintenance

47.3

58.7

55.8

49

62

58

Medical Officer

790.1

807.3

819.8

876

904

914

Nursing and Midwifery

2,458.5

2,529.5

2,627.7

2,884

2,973

3,108

Professional Officers

144.2

200.3

200.6

166

231

228

Prosecutors

36.2

36.6

37.2

38

37

39

Rangers

36.4

46.5

40.4

38

47

41

School Leaders

754.4

744.2

725.5

771

762

750

Senior Officers

2,192.3

2,274.0

2,325.3

2,273

2,362

2,422

Statutory Office Holders

10.0

10.1

11.5

11

11

12

Teacher

2,945.3

2,960.9

3,051.4

3,515

3,516

3,626

Technical Officers

277.0

246.8

244.3

322

280

280

Trainees and Apprentices

40.4

77.0

46.7

42

78

48

Transport Officers

45.7

39.7

43.1

48

42

45

Total

18,573.9

18,904.5

19,276.7

20,913

21,260

21,791

Table 44 – FTE by directorate (June 2016 & June 2017)

Directorates

June 2016

June 2017

Percentage change (%)

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development

2,443.3

2,362.3

-3.3%

ACT Insurance Authority

15.6

17.6

12.8%

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission

6.0

9.6

60.7%

Land Development Agency

96.8

109.6

13.2%

Long Service Leave Authority

12.0

13.7

13.8%

Community Services

971.6

835.9

-14.0%

Education

5,245.3

5,438.0

3.7%

ACT Teacher Quality Institute

12.0

11.8

-1.2%

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

307.3

561.1

82.6%

Health

6,324.2

6476.3

2.4%

Justice and Community Safety

1,665.1

1,729.5

3.9%

Transport Canberra and City Services

1,805.3

1,711.3

-5.2%

ACTPS  Directorates Total

18,904.5

19,276.7

2.0%

Table 45 – Headcount by Directorate and Employment Mode (June 2017)

ACTPS Directorates

Permanent

Temporary

Casual

Total

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development

2,035

404

18

2,457

ACT Insurance Authority

17

1

0

18

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission

5

5

0

10

Land Development Agency

95

17

0

112

Long Service Leave Authority

10

4

0

14

Community Services

756

123

13

892

Education

4,644

1,040

894

6,578

ACT Teacher Quality Institute

9

3

0

12

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

436

152

7

595

Health

5,469

1,546

388

7,403

Justice and Community Safety

1,510

279

29

1,818

Transport Canberra and City Services

1,548

211

123

1,882

ACTPS  Directorates Total

16,534

3,785

1,472

21,791

Table 46 – Headcount and FTE by Directorate and Business Unit (2016-17)

Directorate

Division

FTE

Headcount

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate

GRADUATE PROGRAM

16.0

16

 

ACCESS CANBERRA

552.2

571

 

CORPORATE

35.5

39

 

COMMUNICATIONS

23.6

25

 

WORKFORCE CAPABILITY & GOVERNANCE

44.3

47

 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER

12.9

13

 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL

3.0

3

 

POLICY & CABINET

43.7

45

 

STRATEGIC FINANCE

23.5

24

 

ECONOMICS & FINANCIAL GROUP

36.5

38

 

EXPENDITURE REVIEW DIVISION

9.7

10

 

FINANCE & BUDGET DIVISION

42.6

44

 

INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE & ADVISORY DIVISION

8.0

8

 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER TREASURER

5.0

5

 

REVENUE MANAGEMENT

115.7

120

 

SHARED SERVICES

804.0

831

 

WORKPLACE SAFETY & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

59.7

61

 

ENTERPRISE CANBERRA

178.4

193

 

LAND DEVELOPMENT & CORPORATE

40.3

42

 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

15.8

16

 

PROCUREMENT & CAPITAL WORKS

141.4

147

 

SALES, MARKETING & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

150.5

159

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate Total

2,362.3

2,457

ACT Insurance Authority

17.6

18

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission

9.6

10

Land Development Agency

LAND DEVELOPMENT

100.6

102

 

LAND DEVELOPMENT & CORP

9.0

10

Land Development Agency Total

109.6

112

Long Service Leave Authority

 

13.7

14

Community Services Directorate

CHILD & YOUTH PROTECT SERVICES

329.1

354

 

CORPORATE

56.5

58

 

DISABILITY ACT

26.2

28

 

HOUSING & COMM SERVICES

232.6

240

 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL

7.0

7

 

STRAT, PARTIC & EARLY INT

184.5

205

Community Services Directorate Total

835.9

892

Education Directorate

BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION

144.8

154

 

DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL

3.0

3

 

DIRECTOR-GENERAL

3.1

4

 

NULL

390.2

874

 

OFFICE FOR SCHOOLS

4,540.3

5,144

 

SCHOOL PERFORM & IMPROVEMENT

305.4

346

 

SCHOOL PERFORM & SUPPORT

0.6

1

 

SYSTEM POLICY & REFORM

50.5

52

Education Directorate Total

5,438.0

6,578

ACT Teacher Quality Institute

11.8

12

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate

ASBESTOS RESPONSE TASKFORCE

41.0

43

 

ENVIRONMENT

261.9

278

 

FINANCE & OPERATION SUPP

27.0

27

 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL

56.2

61

 

PLANNING DELIVERY

81.1

86

 

STRATEGIC PLANNING

38.5

42

 

SUSTAINABILITY & CLIMATE CHANGE

55.5

58

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate Total

561.1

595

Health Directorate

CANB HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES

5,497.9

6,343

 

CORPORATE

518.7

559

 

INNOVATION

117.8

126

 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL

39.5

42

 

POPULATION HEALTH P&P

170.1

184

 

QUALITY, GOVERNANCE & RISK

125.6

138

 

SPECIAL PURPOSE ACC TCH

6.8

11

Health Directorate Total

 

6,476.3

7,403

Justice and Community Safety Directorate

ACT GOVERNMENT SOLICITOR

114.2

121

 

CORPORATE

71.3

75

 

ACT CORRECTIVE SERVICES

402.6

418

 

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS

72.4

76

 

EMERGENCY SERVICES AGENCY

661.3

683

 

OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR-GENERAL FOR FAMILY SAFETY

5.6

6

 

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

50.6

57

 

ACT LAW COURTS AND TRIBUNAL

175.5

194

 

LEGISLATION, POLICY AND PROGRAMS

72.6

80

 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL

6.9

7

 

PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL’S OFFICE

21.3

23

 

PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND GUARDIAN

52.1

54

 

SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BRANCH

10.6

11

 

STRATEGIC FINANCE

12.4

13

Justice and Community Safety Directorate Total

1,729.5

1,818

Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

100.0

103

 

CITY SERVICES

636.7

687

 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL

3.0

3

 

PARKS & TERRITORY SERVICES

1.0

1

 

STRAT INNOVAT & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

50.6

51

 

TRANSPORT CANBERRA

920.1

1,037

Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate Total

1,711.3

1,882

ACTPS Total

 

19,276.7

21,791

Table 47 – Part Time Employee Salaries by Length of Service and Gender (June 2017)

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

$76,846

0.69

$77,588

0.67

$77,031

0.69

5 to 9 years

$84,486

0.70

$90,424

0.72

$85,384

0.70

10 to 19 years

$87,954

0.70

$99,298

0.69

$88,885

0.70

20 years or more

$91,680

0.71

$89,988

0.72

$91,476

0.71

Salary (average)

$83,607

0.70

$84,664

0.69

$83,782

0.70

Table 48 – Pay Gap in the ACTPS, ACT and Australia (June 2017)

Workforce

Gender Pay Gap

ACTPS

3.1%

ACT labour force

12.5%46

Australian labour force

15.3%47

Table 49 – Gender Pay Gap by Classification Group (June 2017)

Classification group

Average Remuneration

Median Remuneration

Proportion of females

Gender pay gap

Average female earnings(per dollar earned by males)

Administrative Officers

$71,830

$70,092

74.9%

3.6%

$0.96

Ambulance Officers

$85,447

$87,091

36.5%

7.8%

$0.92

Bus Operators

$72,152

$72,481

9.6%

0.2%

$1.00

Correctional Officers

$70,344

$71,422

24.9%

3.4%

$0.97

Dentists/Dental Officers

$126,720

$135,899

64.7%

6.2%

$0.94

Disability Officers

$51,370

$51,370

50.0%

0.0%

$1.00

Executives

$201,689

$180,188

44.7%

-1.6%

$1.02

Fire and Rescue Officers

$82,287

$78,053

3.0%

9.8%

$0.90

General Service Officers & Equivalent

$57,281

$51,509

21.3%

11.6%

$0.88

Health Assistant

$61,738

$63,225

78.9%

1.3%

$0.99

Health Professional Officers

$94,050

$93,801

79.0%

3.0%

$0.97

Information Technology Officer

$82,918

$83,413

18.9%

-1.7%

$1.02

Legal Officers

$128,134

$126,959

73.9%

15.4%

$0.85

Legal Support

$69,241

$69,045

70.0%

-1.4%

$1.01

Linen Production & Maintenance

$56,534

$45,756

48.3%

8.8%

$0.91

Medical Officer

$135,490

$121,697

47.9%

10.6%

$0.89

Nursing and Midwifery

$83,068

$83,766

87.3%

-5.2%

$1.05

Professional Officers

$94,483

$93,214

62.7%

-6.6%

$1.07

Prosecutors

$110,821

$94,877

59.0%

16.0%

$0.84

Rangers

$69,435

$71,207

24.4%

-5.4%

$1.05

School Leaders

$126,007

$116,376

71.9%

2.7%

$0.97

Senior Officers

$121,383

$110,331

53.6%

2.0%

$0.98

Statutory Office Holders

$235,526

$245,340

46.7%

11.3%

$0.89

Teacher

$91,277

$100,843

77.0%

-0.4%

$1.00

Technical Officers

$72,978

$71,344

49.7%

16.3%

$0.84

Trainees and Apprentices

$45,243

$49,571

29.2%

12.2%

$0.88

Transport Officers

$92,182

$93,947

8.9%

-1.9%

$1.02

ACTPS Averages

$90,350

$83,844

64.9%

3.1%

$0.97

Table 50 – Annual Leave Usage by Classification Group and Gender (FTE Days, 2016-17)

Classification group

Female

Male

Total

Administrative Officers

16.3

16.2

16.2

Ambulance Officers

33.4

38.2

36.5

Bus Operators

0.0

0.0

16.8

Correctional Officers

30.0

28.4

28.8

Dentists/Dental Officers

15.6

16.7

16.0

Disability Officers

13.0

13.6

13.3

Executives

20.3

17.1

17.9

Fire and Rescue Officers

28.7

35.2

35.0

General Service Officers and Equivalent

16.7

17.4

17.3

Health Assistants

16.5

16.7

16.6

Health Professional Officers

17.1

18.0

17.3

Information Technology Officers

23.3

18.8

19.6

Judicial Officers

9.9

2.7

5.9

Legal Officers

17.7

19.9

18.3

Legal Support

10.1

16.1

11.7

Linen Production and Maintenance Officers

17.3

13.7

15.4

Medical Officers

14.1

16.4

15.3

Nursing and Midwifery

24.0

22.6

23.8

Professional Officers

16.8

19.3

17.4

Prosecutors

19.7

19.1

19.5

Rangers

16.4

20.7

19.7

School Leaders

20.0

19.4

19.8

Senior Officers

18.9

19.5

18.6

Statutory Office Holders

10.2

15.0

11.5

Teachers

17.7

18.0

17.7

Technical Officers

15.7

18.5

17.2

Trainees and Apprentices

12.8

16.0

15.2

Transport Officers

14.3

16.3

16.1

ACTPS  Average Annual Leave Usage

18.6

19.3

18.9

Table 51 – Age and Length of Service by Classification Group and Gender (June 2017)

Classification group

Female

Male

Age (Average)

Female

Male

Length of Service (Average)

Administrative Officers

42.3

39.0

41.5

7.8

6.7

7.5

Ambulance Officers

38.3

42.5

40.9

8.9

10.1

9.7

Bus Operators

46.5

49.0

48.8

9.0

10.3

10.2

Correctional Officers

40.8

44.5

43.6

6.5

7.6

7.4

Dentists/Dental Officers

38.8

40.3

39.4

9.8

5.3

8.2

Disability Officers

48.0

51.0

49.5

16.2

19.2

17.7

Executives

50.7

49.9

50.3

11.3

11.4

11.4

Fire and Rescue Officers

38.0

46.1

45.9

9.3

18.4

18.1

General Service Officers & Equivalent

45.6

46.0

45.9

10.9

9.2

9.5

Health Assistant

39.6

35.1

38.6

7.3

4.4

6.7

Health Professional Officers

39.9

40.5

40.0

7.5

6.8

7.4

Information Technology Officers

38.5

37.3

37.5

9.1

6.7

7.1

Judicial Officers

58.8

60.1

59.6

12.9

8.9

10.8

Legal Officers

37.0

45.2

39.1

5.5

9.5

6.5

Legal Support

34.6

28.3

32.8

6.0

3.9

5.3

Linen Production & Maintenance

50.0

45.7

47.8

14.5

11.1

12.8

Medical Officers

36.6

40.2

38.5

3.8

5.4

4.6

Nursing and Midwifery

42.0

39.5

41.7

8.5

5.9

8.2

Professional Officers

44.0

42.5

43.5

7.2

7.6

7.3

Prosecutors

31.6

39.0

34.6

3.8

6.9

5.0

Rangers

35.7

40.8

39.5

6.3

10.1

9.2

School Leaders

46.0

44.4

45.5

16.2

16.4

16.3

Senior Officers

44.8

46.7

45.7

10.1

10.6

10.3

Statutory Office Holders

56.0

56.3

56.1

6.4

13.5

10.2

Teacher

41.3

41.4

41.3

9.4

8.5

9.2

Technical Officers

44.0

45.3

44.7

10.0

11.4

10.8

Trainees and Apprentices

26.9

23.5

24.5

0.7

2.0

1.6

Transport Officers

48.8

51.3

51.1

17.1

17.1

17.1

ACTPS  Averages

42.1

43.3

42.5

8.7

9.1

8.8

Table 52 – Diversity by Directorate (June 2017)

Directorates

Females

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

People with Disability

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development

49.8%

18.8%

4.0%

1.1%

ACT Insurance Authority

83.3%

5.6%

5.6%

0.0%

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission

20.0%

30.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Land Development Agency

52.7%

16.1%

4.5%

0.9%

Long Service Leave Authority

71.4%

28.6%

0.0%

0.0%

Community Services

70.5%

16.0%

4.1%

4.1%

Education

77.0%

10.4%

1.8%

1.5%

ACT Teacher Quality Institute

66.7%

16.7%

0.0%

0.0%

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

50.6%

12.1%

3.4%

3.5%

Health

74.8%

26.2%

1.9%

1.0%

Justice and Community Safety

46.1%

9.2%

2.1%

2.8%

Transport Canberra and City Services

23.8%

25.1%

3.3%

2.1%

ACTPS Total

64.9%

18.2%

2.4%

1.6%

Table 53 – Headcount by Classification Group and Directorate (June 2017)

Classification Group

ACT IA

ACT  TQI

CMTEDD

CSD

ED

EPSDD

Health

ICRC

JACS

LDA

LSLA

TCCS

Total

Administrative Officers

11

6

1,182

417

1763

186

1,008

4

501

26

11

276

5,391

Ambulance Officers

        

233

   

233

Bus Operators

           

716

716

Capital Linen Service Officers

           

58

58

Custodial-Correctional Officers

        

213

   

213

Dental

      

17

     

17

Disability Officers

   

4

        

4

Executives

1

1

72

21

16

12

30

1

40

9

1

31

235

Fire Brigade Officers

        

334

   

334

General Service Officers & Equivalent

  

70

1

120

65

503

 

11

  

436

1,206

Health Assistants

   

3

5

 

115

     

123

Health Professional Officers

   

259

24

 

1,133

 

14

   

1,430

Information Technology Officers

  

137

 

25

1

1

     

164

Judicial Officers

        

15

   

15

Legal Officers

  

4

1

  

1

 

113

   

119

Legal Support

        

20

   

20

Medical Officers

      

914

     

914

Nursing Staff

      

3,108

     

3,108

Professional Officers

  

41

2

98

21

8

 

3

3

 

52

228

Prosecutors

        

39

   

39

Rangers

  

4

  

37

      

41

School Leaders

    

750

       

750

Senior Officers

6

5

911

182

149

217

408

5

268

74

2

195

2,422

Statutory Office Holders

  

1

  

1

  

10

   

12

Teacher

    

3,626

       

3,626

Technical Officers

  

21

2

 

55

145

 

4

  

53

280

Trainees and Apprentices

  

14

 

2

 

12

    

20

48

Transport Officers

           

45

45

Total

18

12

2,457

892

6,578

595

7,403

10

1,818

112

14

1,882

21,791

ACTIA = ACT Insurance Authority

HEALTH = Health Directorate

TQI = ACT Teacher Quality Institute

ICRC = Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission

CMTEDD = Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate

JACS = Justice and Community Safety Directorate

CSD = Community Services Directorate

LDA = Land Development Agency

ED = Education Directorate

LSLA = Long Service Leave Authority

EPSDD = Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate

TCCS = Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate

Table 54 – FTE by Directorate and Employment Mode (June 2017)

ACTPS Directorates

Permanent

Temporary

Casual

Total

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development

1,978.5

376.8

7.0

2,362.3

ACT Insurance Authority

16.6

1.0

0.0

17.6

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission

5.0

4.6

0.0

9.6

Land Development Agency

93.4

16.2

0.0

109.6

Long Service Leave Authority

10.0

3.7

0.0

13.7

Community Services

715.3

114.8

5.8

835.9

Education

4,173.1

866.2

398.7

5,438.0

ACT Teacher Quality Institute

8.8

3.0

0.0

11.8

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

417.0

141.0

3.1

561.1

Health

4,878.2

1,413.6

184.6

6,476.3

Justice and Community Safety

1,463.6

257.2

8.7

1,729.5

Transport Canberra and City Services

1,423.2

205.5

82.7

1,711.3

ACTPS  Directorates Total

15,182.5

3,403.6

690.6

19,276.7

Table 55 – Full Time Employee Salaries by Length of Service, Generation and Gender (June 2017) (Full Time Employees, Average per Annum)

 

Female

Male

Average remuneration

Length of service

   

< 5 years

$83,469

$86,399

$84,600

5 - 9 years

$93,656

$92,101

$92,951

10 - 19 years

$101,358

$101,742

$101,517

20 years or more

$107,090

$101,167

$104,209

Generation

   

Generation Y

$83,439

$82,300

$83,024

Generation X

$98,693

$98,953

$98,803

Baby Boomers

$99,298

$98,641

$98,994

Pre-Baby Boomers

$99,440

$93,804

$96,018

ACTPS Average

$92,270

$93,216

$92,677

Table 56 – Part Time Employee Salaries by Length of Service, Generation and Gender (June 2017)

 

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

$76,846

0.69

$77,588

0.67

$77,031

0.69

5 - 9 years

$84,486

0.70

$90,424

0.72

$85,384

0.70

10 - 19 years

$87,954

0.70

$99,298

0.69

$88,885

0.70

20 years or more

$91,680

0.71

$89,988

0.72

$91,476

0.71

Generation

Generation Y

$81,299

0.68

$72,959

0.70

$79,747

0.69

Generation X

$85,991

0.71

$93,459

0.69

$86,984

0.71

Baby Boomers

$82,197

0.70

$88,607

0.67

$83,444

0.69

Pre-Baby Boomers

$73,021

0.64

$86,905

0.61

$77,438

0.63

Average

$83,607

0.70

$84,664

0.69

$83,782

0.70

Table 57 – Separation Rate by Generation (2016-17)

Generation

Female

Male

Total

Pre-Baby Boomers

22.1%

23.4%

24.6%

Baby Boomers

13.2%

9.0%

12.2%

Generation X

5.4%

5.2%

5.5%

Generation Y

7.1%

6.3%

6.9%

Average Separation Rate

8.1%

6.8%

7.9%

Table 58 – Separation Rate by Directorate (2016-17)

Directorate

Separation rate

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development

8.2%

ACT Insurance Authority

19.6%

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission

48.1%

Land Development Agency

7.0%

Long Service Leave Authority

0.0%

Community Services

19.6%

Education

6.5%

ACT Teacher Quality Institute

11.3%

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

5.7%

Health

7.6%

Justice and Community Safety

7.9%

Transport Canberra and City Services

7.0%

ACTPS  Separation Rate

7.9%

Table 59 – Separation Rate by Classification Group (2016-17)

Classification group

Separation rate

Average permanent officer headcount

Administrative Officers

8.6%

3,882

Ambulance Officers

2.3%

220

Bus Operators

6.7%

654

Correctional Officers

4.3%

209

Dentists/Dental Officers

16.4%

12

Disability Officers

256.8%48

12

Executives

3.3%

30

Fire and Rescue Officers

3.3%

336

General Service Officers & Equivalent

7.4%

884

Health Assistant

6.9%

73

Health Professional Officers

9.3%

1,183

Information Technology Officers

2.7%

148

Judicial Officers

17.7%

11

Legal Officers

12.4%

97

Legal Support

8.9%

11

Linen Production & Maintenance

5.2%

58

Medical Officers

4.8%

311

Nursing and Midwifery

7.7%

2,401

Professional Officers

8.4%

179

Prosecutors

24.8%

32

Rangers

2.7%

37

School Leaders

5.1%

739

Senior Officers

9.5%

2,105

Statutory Office Holders

0.0%

2

Teacher

7.1%

2,544

Technical Officers

4.3%

232

Trainees and Apprentices

13.0%

8

Transport Officers

7.1%

43

ACTPS  Separation Rate and Average Headcount

7.9%

16,453

Table 60 – Headcount of Generation and Gender (June 2017)

Generation

Female

Male

Total

Generation Y

5,415

2,652

8,067

Generation X

5,341

2,881

8,223

Baby Boomers

3,343

2,081

5,424

Pre-Baby Boomers

40

37

77

Total

14,139

7,651

21,791

Table 61 – Age and Length of Service by Directorate and Gender (June 2017)49

ACTPS Directorates

Female

Male

Age (average)

Female

Male

Length of service (average)

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development

40.9

42.7

41.8

8.1

8.6

8.3

ACT Insurance Authority

38.9

54.7

41.7

8.3

11.9

9.0

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission

39.0

40.9

40.5

0.7

1.2

1.1

Land Development Agency

41.0

46.4

43.5

7.8

9.5

8.6

Long Service Leave Authority

40.1

51.8

43.4

5.6

10.2

6.9

Community Services

42.3

44.7

43.0

7.9

8.3

8.0

Education

43.3

41.7

42.9

9.9

9.5

9.8

ACT Teacher Quality Institute

54.5

38.3

49.1

17.2

5.3

13.2

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

40.6

43.1

41.8

7.7

9.3

8.5

Health

41.5

41.0

41.4

8.1

6.9

7.8

Justice and Community Safety

40.2

44.5

42.5

7.4

11.7

9.7

Transport Canberra and City Services

44.2

47.3

46.5

9.0

10.4

10.1

ACTPS  Averages

42.1

43.3

42.5

8.7

9.1

8.8

Table 62 – Annual Leave Usage by Directorate and Gender (FTE Days, 2016-17)

Directorate

Female

Male

Aggregate (average days per person) *processing lag time

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development

18.0

18.6

18.3

ACT Insurance Authority

23.9

33.9

26.4

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission 50

-

-

-

Land Development Agency

18.8

17.2

18.0

Long Service Leave Authority

-

-

-

Community Services

18.6

18.1

18.5

Education

17.0

17.1

17.0

ACT Teacher Quality Institute

-

-

-

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

17.1

18.9

18.1

Health

20.3

18.4

19.8

Justice and Community Safety 51

19.0

28.3

24.1

Transport Canberra and City Services

17.6

17.4

17.5

ACTPS  Average Annual Leave Usage

18.6

19.3

18.9

Table 63 – Personal Leave Usage and Absence Rate by Classification Group and Gender (2016-17)

Classification group

Female

Male

Total Days

Total Absence Rate

Administrative Officers

13.2

13.6

13.3

5.6%

Ambulance Officers*

15.3

15.4

15.4

6.2%

Bus Operators

0.0

0.0

13.2

5.3%

Correctional Officers*

16.5

15.2

15.5

6.0%

Dentists/Dental Officers

11.8

8.4

10.6

4.9%

Disability Officers

16.2

15.4

15.8

7.4%

Executives

10.4

9.5

9.4

3.7%

Fire and Rescue Officers*

17.7

16.6

16.6

6.5%

General Service Officers and Equivalent

16.5

17.1

17.0

6.8%

Health Assistants

19.2

12.8

18.2

7.9%

Health Professional Officers

10.4

10.3

10.4

4.5%

Information Technology Officers

13.9

12.4

12.7

5.0%

Judicial Officers

1.5

0.0

0.7

0.3%

Legal Officers

8.4

6.4

7.9

3.2%

Legal Support

11.4

29.1

16.1

6.7%

Linen Production and Maintenance Officers

18.9

10.3

14.5

5.8%

Medical Officers

5.1

3.9

4.5

2.0%

Nursing and Midwifery

14.9

14.2

14.8

6.5%

Professional Officers

10.9

11.3

10.8

4.7%

Prosecutors

5.8

4.6

5.4

2.1%

Rangers

9.3

9.6

9.6

3.7%

School Leaders

12.8

12.6

12.7

5.0%

Senior Officers

12.3

10.6

11.1

4.4%

Statutory Office Holders

3.5

1.3

2.4

1.0%

Teachers

11.0

10.7

11.0

4.6%

Technical Officers

12.8

12.9

12.8

5.3%

Trainees and Apprentices

12.9

12.1

12.3

4.9%

Transport Officers

9.4

7.7

7.9

3.1%

ACTPS  Average Personal Leave Usage

12.6

12.3

12.5

5.2%

* Personal leave usage for these classifications does not take into account shift work and varying leave accruals.

Table 64 – Personal Leave Usage and Absence Rate by Directorate and Gender (2016-17)

Directorate

Female

Male

Total

Days

Absence Rate

Days

Absence Rate

Days

Absence Rate

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development

12.4

5.0%

12.0

4.7%

12.2

4.8%

ACT Insurance Authority

13.6

5.4%

27.3

10.6%

17.1

6.8%

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission 52

-

-

-

-

-

-

Land Development Agency

14.3

5.8%

10.5

4.1%

12.5

4.9%

Long Service Leave Authority

-

-

-

-

-

-

Community Services

15.8

6.6%

15.1

6.0%

15.6

6.4%

Education

11.4

5.0%

11.2

4.6%

11.4

4.9%

ACT Teacher Quality Institute

-

-

-

-

-

-

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

11.1

4.7%

9.7

3.8%

10.4

4.2%

Health

13.1

5.7%

10.8

4.4%

12.5

5.4%

Justice and Community Safety 53

12.7

5.2%

14.6

5.7%

13.7

5.5%

Transport Canberra and City Services

14.4

5.8%

14.1

5.7%

14.2

5.7%

ACTPS  Average Personal Leave Usage

12.6

5.4%

12.3

4.9%

12.5

5.2%

Table 65 – Diversity by Classification Group (June 2017)

Classification group

Females

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

People with Disability

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Administrative Officers

74.9%

16.6%

3.6%

2.6%

Ambulance Officers

36.5%

2.6%

0.4%

1.3%

Bus Operators

9.6%

40.4%

0.3%

0.8%

Correctional Officers

24.9%

8.9%

1.9%

4.7%

Dentists/Dental Officers

64.7%

52.9%

0.0%

0.0%

Disability Officers

50.0%

25.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Executives

44.7%

5.1%

6.0%

1.7%

Fire and Rescue Officers

3.0%

0.9%

0.3%

1.2%

General Service Officers & Equivalent

21.0%

23.3%

3.2%

2.6%

Health Assistant

78.9%

26.0%

2.4%

0.0%

Health Professional Officers

79.0%

16.8%

1.6%

1.3%

Information Technology Officer

18.9%

27.4%

2.4%

0.6%

Judicial Officers

40.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Legal Officers

73.9%

16.0%

2.5%

0.0%

Legal Support

70.0%

20.0%

0.0%

5.0%

Linen Production & Maintenance

48.3%

22.4%

1.7%

0.0%

Medical Officer

47.9%

30.0%

1.5%

0.3%

Nursing and Midwifery

87.3%

29.8%

1.4%

0.9%

Professional Officers

63.6%

21.1%

2.6%

0.4%

Prosecutors

59.0%

12.8%

0.0%

0.0%

Rangers

24.4%

4.9%

2.4%

7.3%

School Leaders

71.9%

6.8%

1.3%

1.1%

Senior Officers

53.2%

14.3%

3.5%

1.6%

Statutory Office Holders

50.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Teacher

77.0%

10.0%

1.7%

1.0%

Technical Officers

51.4%

22.9%

3.2%

1.4%

Trainees and Apprentices

29.2%

8.3%

2.1%

18.8%

Transport Officers

8.9%

42.2%

2.2%

0.0%

ACTPS Total

64.9%

18.2%

2.4%

1.6%

Table 66 – Time to Hire Statistics (2016-17)54

Time-to-Hire
(average, work days)

Financial Year 2016-17

Panel Selection

Time-to-hire

Directorate

(excl. Processing by Shared Services & Gazettal)

(incl. Processing by Shared Services & Gazettal)

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development

28.7

43.7

Community Services

35.2

50.7

Education

28.5

44.3

Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development

27.1

43.9

Health

 

32.3

Justice and Community Safety

34.4

51.0

Transport Canberra and City Services

31.6

48.2

Time-to-hire

30.1

40.7

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

  • Health directorate’s time-to-Hire figure is supplied from their own eRecruitment system; and
  • a total of 2586 vacancies were advertised during 2016/2017.

Table 67 – Higher Duties Status and Per Cent of Workforce by Length (2016-17)

Category

 

Less than 3 months

3 to 6 months

6 to 12 months

Greater than 12 months

Total

Number of Staff

762

432

325

298

1,817

Percentage of Workforce

3.6%

2.1%

1.5%

1.4%

8.6%

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

Age Range

June 2013

June 2014

June 2015

June 2016

June 2017

Less than 20

130

101

73

78

121

20-29

3,495

3,558

3,569

3,521

3,594

30-39

4,877

5,006

5,280

5,433

5,692

40-49

5,093

5,309

5,380

5,508

5,627

50-59

4,720

4,789

4,781

4,807

4,795

60-69

1,609

1,682

1,724

1,801

1,836

70 and over

93

106

106

112

126

Table 69 – Salary by Diversity (June 2013 – June 2017)55

Year

Females

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse

People with Disability

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

ACTPS

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

2017

$89,356

$86,295

$90,504

$79,838

$90,350

Graph 14 - Higher Duties, Percentage of Workforce by Directorate (2016-17)

Graph displaying the percentage of each directorate in higher duties during 2016-17. The graph shows that percentage Transport and City Services Directorate’s workforce that was acting in higher duties; for less than 3 months was 3.8%, for 3 to 6 months was 2.2%, for 6 to 12 months was 1.7% and for greater than 12 months was 0.9%. The percentage Justice and Community Safety Directorate’s workforce that was acting in higher duties; for less than 3 months was 5.8%, for 3 to 6 months was 2.4%, for 6 to 12 months was 2.1% and for greater than 12 months was 2.9%. The percentage of Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission’s workforce that was acting in higher duties; for less than 3 months was 10%. The percentage of Health Directorate’s workforce that was acting in higher duties; for less than 3 months was 3.7%, for 3 to 6 months was 1.5%, for 6 to 12 months was 1.2% and for greater than 12 months was 0.9%. The percentage of the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate’s workforce that was acting in higher duties; for less than 3 months was 5.9%, for 3 to 6 months was 6.4%, for 6 to 12 months was 5.5% and for greater than 12 months was 3.7%. The percentage of the Education Directorate’s workforce that was acting in higher duties; for less than 3 months was 1.7%, for 3 to 6 months was 1.5%, for 6 to 12 months was 0.7% and for greater than 12 months was 0.8%. The percentage of the Community Services Directorate’s workforce that was acting in higher duties; for less than 3 months was 7.8%, for 3 to 6 months was 2.6%, for 6 to 12 months was 3.3% and for greater than 12 months was 2.5%. The percentage of the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate’s workforce that was acting in higher duties; for less than 3 months was 4.8%, for 3 to 6 months was 3.6%, for 6 to 12 months was 2.7% and for greater than 12 months was 2.7%. The percentage of ACT Teacher Quality Institute’s workforce that was acting in higher duties; for less than 3 months was 8.3%, and for greater than 12 months was 8.3%.

Graph 15 - Headcount by Superannuation Scheme (June 2017)

Graph displaying the headcount and percentage of the ACTPS workforce by superannuation scheme as at June 2017. The graph shows that fourteen thousand and two hundred employees, equivalent to 67.6% of the workforce, are with the ‘Fund of Choice’ superannuation scheme. Five thousand, six hundred and twelve employees, equivalent to 27.7% of the workforce, are with the ‘Public Sector Superannuation Defined Benefit’ superannuation scheme. Six hundred and fifty seven employees, equivalent to 3.1% of the workforce, are with the ‘Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme Defined Benefit’ superannuation scheme. Five hundred and forty seven employees, equivalent to 2.6% of the workforce are with the ‘Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan’ superannuation scheme.


45 Gender pay gap includes the salaries of ACTPS Senior Executives.
46 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Average Weekly Earnings Australian Capital Territory 6302.0, Australia, 2017
47 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Average Weekly Earnings Australia 6302.0, Australia, 2017
48 The significant separation rate of Disability Officers is due to the implementation  of the NDIS.
49 Average length of service excludes casuals.
50 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 means that data in regard to leave usage is not statistically meaningful when viewed in isolation
51 JACS annual leave usage does not take into account shift work and varying leave accruals.
52 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 means that data in regard to leave usage is not statistically meaningful when viewed in isolation.
53 JACS annual leave usage does not take into account shift work and varying leave accruals
54 Overall time-to-hire results include CIT due to the reporting system used.
55 Salaries are inclusive of ACTPS Senior Executives and hence may differ from those reported in previous editions of the State of the Service report.