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Department of Premier and Cabinet

State Service Workforce Report No 2 of 2019

Employees by Agency and Employment Category

In early 2019, a review and validation of coding within agency payroll systems was completed that resulted in adjustments to historical data relating to employee and officer employment categories. As a result, there are minor adjustments to 2018 comparative data shown in this profile.

Paid Headcount as at 30 June 2019

Agency

Fixed-term

Permanent

Part 6

Total

Brand Tasmania

0

2

1

3

Department of Communities Tasmania

98

733

14

845

Department of Education

2,681

8,705

22

11,408

Department of Health

2,351

10,171

29

12,551

Department of Justice

149

1,220

29

1,398

Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management

71

880

9

960

Department of Premier and Cabinet

48

414

17

479

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment

234

1,149

18

1,401

Department of State Growth

86

768

23

877

Department of Treasury and Finance

37

294

16

347

Integrity Commission of Tasmania

4

10

1

15

Macquarie Point Development Corporation

1

6

2

9

Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority

38

134

2

174

Tasmanian Audit Office

17

30

2

49

TasTAFE

100

693

6

799

The Public Trustee

6

47

1

54

Tourism Tasmania

12

56

2

70

Total

5,933

25,312

194

31,439

Compared to the total paid headcount (PHC) of 28,799 as at 31 December 2018, there has been an overall increase of 2,640 PHC in the period. The increase occurred in the fixed-term category (from 3,696 PHC in December), and can be mostly attributed to the seasonal commencement of fixed-term contracts, which occurs at the start of each calendar year.


Paid Full-time Equivalent as at 30 June 2019

Agency

Fixed-term

Permanent

Part 6

Total

Brand Tasmania

0.00

2.00

1.00

3.00

Department of Communities Tasmania

87.64

657.35

14.00

758.99

Department of Education

1,509.97

6,867.60

21.80

8,399.37

Department of Health

1,776.94

7,845.83

29.00

9,651.77

Department of Justice

137.87

1,129.37

28.46

1,295.70

Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management

65.18

830.30

9.00

904.48

Department of Premier and Cabinet

39.66

348.92

16.90

405.48

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment

186.44

1,050.00

18.00

1,254.44

Department of State Growth

76.82

650.71

23.00

750.53

Department of Treasury and Finance

34.81

269.84

16.00

320.65

Integrity Commission of Tasmania

3.00

9.70

0.80

13.50

Macquarie Point Development Corporation

1.00

4.40

2.00

7.40

Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority

15.68

84.95

2.00

102.63

Tasmanian Audit Office

15.60

28.00

2.00

45.60

TasTAFE

76.38

600.29

6.00

682.67

The Public Trustee

5.70

43.39

1.00

50.09

Tourism Tasmania

11.80

47.80

2.00

61.60

Total

4,044.49

20,470.45

192.96

24,707.90

The total paid FTE increased by 1,706.97 in the June quarter from 23,000.93 paid FTE as at 31 December 2018.


Paid Headcount across the State Service

Percentage of total Paid Headcount by Employment Status

Our largest employee group continues to be women working in a part-time capacity (44.06%). There has been a slight decrease in full-time employment (-2.70%) since December 2018.

 
Female %
Male %
Full-time
27.1520.56
Part-time
44.068.22

Paid Headcount by Age and Gender

The gender balance shifted slightly between 31 December 2018 and 30 June 2019, with the percentage of female employees increasing from 70.67% to 71.21%, compared to the percentage of male employees which decreased from 29.32% to 28.79%. The percentage of employees under the age of 30 increased from 10.71% in December 2018 to 12.28% in June.

The average length of service for permanent employees decreased to 13.44 years in June 2019 compared to 13.51 years in December 2018.

Chart showing paid headcount by age and gender, comparing December 2018 to June 2019. Data provided in following table.

June - Female

June - Male

Dec - Female

Dec - Male

19 and under
0.15%0.07%0.11%0.04%
20 to 24
2.90%0.84%2.22%0.62%
25 to 29
6.11%2.21%5.69%2.04%
30 to 34
7.13%2.82%7.07%2.85%
35 to 39
8.16%3.14%7.68%3.18%
40 to 44
8.16%3.37%7.93%3.48%
45 to 49
9.77%4.01%9.85%4.39%
50 to 54
10.03%4.13%10.46%4.23%
55 to 59
10.20%4.34%10.89%4.61%
60 to 64
6.36%2.67%6.58%2.68%
65 to 69
1.73%0.92%1.74%0.96%
70 to 74
0.40%0.23%0.37%0.22%
75 and over
0.09%0.04%0.09%0.03%
Total

71.21%

28.79%

70.67%

29.32%

Paid Headcount by Region and Employment Category

Employee numbers increased by a total paid headcount of 2,640 as at 30 June 2019 when compared to December 2018, an increase in every region across the State can be noted, with the only decreases observed in the Officer category in the North West (-1) and South (-5), and permanent employees on the West Coast  (-5).

Region

Fixed-term

Permanent

Officer

Total

Interstate

-

-

-

-

North

1,403

6,270

15

7,688

North West

988

4,453

2

5,443

South

3,052

13,181

174

16,407

South East

436

1,265

3

1,704

West Coast

54

143

-

197

Total

5,933

25,312

194

31,439


Separations and Commencements

Of the 352 permanent employees who left the State Service in the quarter ending 30 June 2019, a total of 342 (94.32%) resigned. The following charts show the number of permanent employees who left the State Service, and commencements with the State Service in the quarter ending 30 June 2019 by age group, and compared to the quarter ending 31 December 2018.

Two charts showing the number of permanent employees who separated from the State Service, and who commenced in the State Service in June 2019 compared to December 2018, by 10 year age group. Data provided in the preceding paragraph.

Resignations include employees who accepted a Workforce Renewal Incentive Program payment or Voluntary Redundancy package, resigned or retired from the State Service.


Officers

An Officer is anyone appointed under Part 6 of the State Service Act 2000 and includes Heads of Agency, Prescribed Office Holders, members of the Senior Executive Service, and Equivalent Specialists.

As at 30 June 2019 the total number of Officers in the State Service was 194 compared to 198 as at  31 December 2018.

Type

June 2019

Female

Male

Total

Head of Agency

5

11

16

Prescribed Office Holder

1

1

2

Senior Executive Service

65

85

150

Equivalent Specialist

9

17

26

Total

80

114

194

Chart showing the number of officers by their category, in 10 year age groups. Data as provided in table.


More Info

For more information on any of the information contained in this profile, contact the State Service Management Office via email at ssmo@dpac.tas.gov.au.

The next State Service Workforce Report will be published in April 2020.