Size of the sector 2020
Census period FTE
348,508
+3.2% vs 2019
Employee headcount at census
413,567
10.5%
of all NSW employed persons are NSW public sector employees
Public sector employment
Metro/regional
41.3% of census date headcount based in regional areas
Median salary
$90,123
+2.5% vs 2019
Australian full-time adult average weekly earnings increased by 4.3%
Median tenure
8.4 years
75.8% of roles are ongoing
Public sector diversity
Women
65.5% of employees, +0.1pp vs 2019
Female senior leaders
41.1% of government sector
+0.8pp vs 2019
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
3.5% of employees, no change from 2019
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander senior leaders
105
+7 vs 2019
Disability
2.4% of employees, -0.1 pp vs 2019
Median age
44 years
No change from 2019
27.6% aged under 35
24.1% aged 55 or over
English as a second language
18.1% of employees, -0.2pp vs 2019
Note: pp stands for percentage points
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