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Appendix 1:
Staffing overview

Table 10: APS Employees by Classification and Gender 2016–17 and 2017–18
2016–17 2017–18
Ongoing Non-Ongoing Casual Total Ongoing Non-Ongoing Casual Total
F M F M F M F M Total F M F M F M F M Total
Secretary 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
Dir Safeguards 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1
SES Band 3 5 6 4 5 10 15 7 6 4 7 10 17
SES Band 2 18 43 4 18 47 65 15 37 1 4 16 41 57
SES Band 1 53 105 4 53 109 162 72 113 1 3 73 116 189
Medical Officer Cl 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
SES unattached 6 7 6 7 13 7 14 7 14 21
Medical Officer Cl 4 4 0 4 4 1 5 1 5 6
Medical Officer Cl 3 1 3 2 4 2 6 2 2 4 0 4
EL 2 255 265 3 4 258 269 527 265 253 3 4 268 257 525
EL 1 602 513 11 12 1 613 526 1,139 577 474 6 5 1 583 480 1,063
APS 6 384 238 13 7 397 245 642 404 253 4 4 408 257 665
APS 5 551 239 31 1 582 240 822 569 257 25 4 594 261 855
APS 4 67 51 7 2 74 53 127 43 24 5 48 24 72
APS 3 34 11 2 2 36 13 49 36 14 36 14 50
APS 2 3 0 3 3 1 0 1 1
APS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Graduates 44 30 44 30 74 54 44 54 44 98
Cadets 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-SES unattached 147 58 1 148 58 206 93 66 93 66 159
Gender X 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,169 1,570 71 46 0 1 2,240 1,617 3,857 2,147 1,557 47 33 0 1 2,194 1,591 3,785
Table 11: Employment type by location 2016–17 and 2017–18
2016–17 2017–18
Location Ongoing Non-ongoing Casual Total Ongoing Non-ongoing Casual Total
Australia 2,859 100 1 2,960 2,851 64 1 2,916
Canberra 2,550 92 1 2,643 2,555 61 1 2,617
New South Wales 69 1 70 73 73
Northern Territory 10 1 11 8 1 9
Queensland 52 1 53 47 47
South Australia 20 20 20 20
Tasmania 19 19 20 20
Victoria 101 4 105 95 2 97
Western Australia 38 1 39 33 33
Overseas Posts 880 17 0 897 853 16 0 869
Americas 76 2 78 75 3 78
Asia 389 7 0 396 368 6 374
North Asia 95 1 96 88 1 89
South Asia 79 79 71 71
Southeast Asia 215 6 221 209 5 214
Europe 99 2 101 104 2 106
Middle East and Africa 120 120 117 117
Multilateral 42 1 43 41 1 42
New Zealand and the South Pacific 154 5 159 148 4 152
TOTAL 3,739 117 1 3,857 3,704 80 1 3,785
Table 12: Employees by location and gender as at 30 June 2018
Location Female % Male % Total
Australia 1,752 60 1,164 40 2,916
Canberra 1,528 58 1,089 42 2,617
State and territory offices-including Australian Passport Office 224 75 75 25 299
New South Wales 56 77 17 23 73
Northern Territory 6 67 3 33 9
Queensland 37 79 10 21 47
South Australia 16 80 4 20 20
Tasmania 11 55 9 45 20
Victoria 73 75 24 25 97
Western Australia 25 76 8 24 33
Overseas Posts 442 51 427 49 869
Americas 37 47 41 53 78
Asia 195 52 179 48 374
North Asia 38 43 51 57 89
South Asia 37 52 34 48 71
Southeast Asia 120 56 94 44 214
Europe 50 47 56 53 106
Middle East and Africa 56 48 61 52 117
Multilateral 26 62 16 38 42
New Zealand and the South Pacific 78 51 74 49 152
TOTALS 2,194 57 1,591 42 3,785
Table 13: Employees by location and gender as at 30 June 2018
Canberra State offices Overseas Total
Classification F M F M F M 2018 2017
Secretary 1 1 1
Dir Safeguards 1 1 1
SES Band 3 4 2 6 5
SES Band 2 9 27 1 2 39 46
SES Band 1 38 66 2 17 21 144 123
HOM – SES Band 3 3 8 11 10
HOM – SES Band 2 6 12 18 19
HOM – SES Band 1 16 29 45 39
Medical Officer Cl 5 1 1 1
SES unattached 7 14 21 13
Medical Officer Cl 4 1 1 4 6 4
Medical Officer Cl 3 4 4 6
EL 2 185 175 4 4 79 78 525 527
EL 1 451 340 9 8 123 132 1,063 1,138
APS 6 309 192 18 6 81 59 665 642
APS 5 327 135 160 47 107 79 855 822
APS 4 37 18 9 5 2 1 72 127
APS 3 14 9 22 5 50 49
APS 2 1 1 3
APS 1 0 0
Graduates 52 42 2 2 98 74
Cadets 0 0
Non-SES unattached 93 66 159 206
Gender X 0 0
TOTAL 1,528 1,089 224 75 442 427 3,785 3,857
Table 14: Locally engaged staff by location and gender as at 30 June 2018
Location Female Male Total
2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Americas 113 106 80 80 193 186
Asias 586 651 489 552 1,075 1,203
South Asia 87 88 148 152 235 240
Southeast Asia 382 391 295 328 677 719
North Asia 117 172 46 72 163 244
Europe 162 153 133 122 295 275
Middle East and Africa 138 142 123 144 261 286
Multilateral 38 40 21 21 59 61
New Zealand and the South Pacific 238 238 177 170 415 408
Total 1,275 1,330 1,023 1,089 2,298 2,419
Table 15: Salary ranges by classification level 2017–18
Classification Minimum Maximum
SES 3 242,426 389,839
SES 2 232,378 254,625
SES 1 170,956 237,786
Medical Officer Cl 5 170,956 188,319
Medical Officer Cl 4 194,673 239,895
Medical Officer Cl 3 184,973 199,973
EL 2** 123,749 188,319
EL 1* 102,432 159,540
APS 6* 82,255 128,782
APS 5 74,605 113,186
APS 4 67,657 82,255
APS 3 60,377 74,605
APS 2 53,279 57,537
APS 1
Graduates 65,808 67,657
Cadets

* Salary ranges include base salary and a combination of allowances as listed in the Enterprise Agreement.

** Includes Executive Level 2 staff deployed to head of mission SES positions overseas.

***The Secretary and the Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office have not been included in the above figures as their remuneration is set by Prime Ministerial Determinations and the Remuneration Tribunal respectively

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