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Australian Public Service Employee Census

Each year, the Commission’s staff participate in the Australian Public Service (APS) Employee Census - an opinion survey conducted between May and June and invites all APS employees across Australia to participate.

The Commission's Australian Public Service Employee Census Highlights Report can be viewed below.

2023 Census Report and Action Plan

The Commission's 2023 Australian Public Service Employee Census Report and Action Plan can be viewed here.


2022 Census Highlights Report

The Commission's 2022 Australian Public Service Employee Census Highlights Report can be viewed here.


2021 Census Highlights Report

The Commission's 2021 Australian Public Service Employee Census Highlights Report can be viewed here.


2020 Census Highlights Report

The Commission's 2020 Australian Public Service Employee Census Highlights Report can be viewed here.


2019 Census Highlights Report

The Commission's 2019 Australian Public Service Employee Census Highlights Report can be viewed here.


Extra small specialist agency

The APS is made up of more than 100 agencies of varying sizes and functions. The Commission falls within the group known as extra small agencies (20 – 100 employees) and sits within the functional cluster known as Specialist Agencies which provide specialist support to government.

Australian Public Service Commission

Further information about opinion-style surveys, survey methodology, how to interpret neutral results, response rates and representativeness of data is available on the Australian Public Service Commission website.

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