Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Australia

Australia: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 610 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
610
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
18th
of 30 countries
All-time high
665
in 2011
All-time low
337
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Australia, 2001–2015

02004006002001200820152001: 3372002: 3462003: 4512004: 4742005: 4812006: 4912007: 4732008: 5672009: 5042010: 5282011: 6652012: 6422013: 6192014: 5812015: 610

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Australia is 610, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Australia peaked at 665 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 337, in 2001.

That places Australia 18th out of 30 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 337
2002 346 +2.7%
2003 451 +30.3%
2004 474 +5.1%
2005 481 +1.5%
2006 491 +2.1%
2007 473 -3.7%
2008 567 +19.9%
2009 504 -11.1%
2010 528 +4.8%
2011 665 +25.9%
2012 642 -3.5%
2013 619 -3.6%
2014 581 -6.1%
2015 610 +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 458.22 337 567 9
2010s 607.5 528 665 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Australia?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Australia was 610 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 665 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 337 in 2001.
How does Australia rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Australia ranks 18th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 330 data points, 2000–2021
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