Size of the sector
Census period FTE
360,190
+3.4% vs 2020
Employee headcount at census
431,350
+4.3% vs 2020
10.4%
of all NSW employed persons are NSW public sector employees
Public sector employment
Metro vs regional
34.3% of census date headcount based in regional areas
Median salary
$90,394
+0.3% vs 2020
Australian full-time adult average weekly earnings increased by 1.6%
Median tenure
8.1 years
75.3% of roles are ongoing
Public sector diversity
Women
65.7% of employees
+0.2pp vs 2020
Female senior leaders
42.7% of government sector
+1.6pp vs 2020
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
3.7% of employees
+0.2pp vs 2020
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander senior leaders
130
+25 vs 2020
Disability
2.5% of employees
+0.1pp vs 2020
English as a second language
18.5%
+0.4pp vs 2020
Median age
44 years
No change from 2020
27.9% aged under 35, 23.9% aged 55 and over
Note: ‘pp’ stands for percentage points.
- Chapter 2
Size and composition