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Department of Premier and Cabinet

State Service Workforce Report No 1 of 2022

Employees by Agency and Employment Category

Paid Headcount as at 31 December 2021

The total paid headcount (PHC) decreased by 1,112 from 33,416 in June 2021. The increase occurred mainly in the fixed-term category (from 5,943 in June), and within the Department of Education.

From 1 December 2021, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, and the Environment Protection Authority were established. These agencies replaced the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Environment.

Agency

Fixed-term

Permanent

Part 6

Total

Department of Communities Tasmania

137

769

14

920

Department of Education

700

9,076

25

9,801

Department of Health

2,398

11,788

38

14,224

Department of Justice

209

1,361

28

1,598

Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management

88

984

10

1,082

Department of Premier and Cabinet

80

371

19

470

Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania

456

1,093

17

1,566

Department of State Growth

101

802

29

932

Department of Treasury and Finance

41

313

22

376

Tasmanian Audit Office

15

34

1

50

Brand Tasmania

1

3

2

6

Environment Protection Authority

3

91

2

96

Integrity Commission of Tasmania

6

12

1

19

Macquarie Point Development Corporation

5

6

2

13

Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority

11

119

1

131

TasTAFE

69

818

5

892

The Public Trustee

6

52

-

58

Tourism Tasmania

10

58

2

70

Total

4,336

27,750

218

32,304


Paid Full-time Equivalent as at 31 December 2021

The total paid FTE decreased by 722 in the December 2021 quarter from 26,274.54 paid FTE in June 2021.

Agency

Fixed-term

Permanent

Part 6

Total

Department of Communities Tasmania

116.82

693.60

13.80

824.22

Department of Education

388.85

6,857.57

24.20

7,270.62

Department of Health

1,824.86

8,990.89

37.50

10,853.25

Department of Justice

194.46

1,269.79

26.78

1,491.03

Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management

80.76

940.98

10.00

1,031.74

Department of Premier and Cabinet

66.07

315.36

18.90

400.33

Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania

339.78

1,002.89

17.00

1,359.67

Department of State Growth

89.36

691.57

28.80

809.73

Department of Treasury and Finance

38.60

287.47

21.89

347.96

Tasmanian Audit Office

14.60

31.13

1.00

46.73

Brand Tasmania

1.00

3.00

2.00

6.00

Environment Protection Authority

2.80

83.01

2.00

87.81

Integrity Commission of Tasmania

5.26

11.10

1.00

17.36

Macquarie Point Development Corporation

5.00

4.80

2.00

11.80

Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority

8.24

92.92

1.00

102.16

TasTAFE

55.67

719.14

5.00

779.81

The Public Trustee

5.60

46.98

-

52.58

Tourism Tasmania

9.00

48.93

2.00

59.93

Total

3,246.73

22,091.13

214.87

25,552.73


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 (42.89%). There has been a small increase in full-time employment (1.71%) since June 2021.

Full-time

Part-time

Female %

Male %

Female %

Male %

27.76

20.90

42.89

8.41

Paid Headcount by Age and Gender

The gender balance shifted slightly between June 2021 and December 2021, with the percentage of female employees decreasing from 70.86% to 70.64%, compared to the percentage of male employees which increased to 29.32%. The remaining 0.04% represents employees who do not identify as either male or female or who have not disclosed their gender to their agency.

The percentage of employees under the age of 30 decreased from 13.11% in June 2021 to 12.66% in December. The average length of service for permanent employees decreased to 12.55 years as at December 2021 from 12.87 years as at June 2021.

A graph showing the percentage of employees in age groups

 

June - Female

June - Male

December - Female

December - Male

19 and under

0.13%

0.05%

0.07%

0.03%

20 to 24

3.06%

0.86%

2.71%

0.76%

25 to 29

6.45%

2.54%

6.61%

2.46%

30 to 34

7.57%

3.04%

7.76%

3.23%

35 to 39

8.30%

3.43%

8.27%

3.53%

40 to 44

8.29%

3.32%

8.35%

3.47%

45 to 49

9.09%

3.70%

8.75%

3.62%

50 to 54

9.63%

4.15%

9.74%

4.26%

55 to 59

9.46%

3.81%

9.53%

3.82%

60 to 64

6.34%

2.77%

6.25%

2.81%

65 to 69

2.14%

1.04%

2.06%

1.01%

70 to 74

0.42%

0.24%

0.44%

0.23%

75 and over

0.08%

0.05%

0.10%

0.08%

Total

70.96%

29.00%

70.64%

29.32%

Paid Headcount by Region and Employment Category

Employee numbers increased in every region across the State in the quarter ending December 2021.

Region

Fixed-term

Officer

Permanent

Total

North

995

11

6,745

7,751

North West

637

4

4,716

5,357

South

2,530

201

14,825

17,556

South East

161

2

1,322

1,485

West Coast

13

-

142

155

Total

4,336

218

27,750

32,304

Separations and Commencements

Of the 523 permanent employees who left the State Service in the quarter ending December 2021, a total of 512 (97.90%) 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 December 2021 by age group and compared to the quarter ending June 2021.

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 December 2021 the total number of Officers in the State Service was 218, this is an increase from 214 in June 2021.

Type

December 2021

Female

Male

Total

Head of Agency

4

13

17

Prescribed Office Holder

1

-

1

Senior Executive Service

82

89

171

Equivalent Specialist

9

20

29

Total

96

122

218

 

30 to 39

40 to 49

50 to 59

60 to 69

Total

Head of Agency

0

4

11

2

17

Prescribed Officer Holder

0

0

1

0

1

Senior Executive

8

55

82

26

171

Equivalent Specialist

1

12

11

5

29

Total

9

71

105

33

218


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 at the end of October 2022.