Public Administration and Safety

Overview

EMPLOYED

941,800

PART-TIME SHARE

15%

WORKFORCE SHARE

6.6%

FEMALE SHARE

50%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,750

MEDIAN AGE

43

About this data

Public Administration and Safety is a large employing industry. Around 6.6% of workers have their main job in this industry.

Organisations in this industry are mainly involved in:

  • Central, State or Local Government activities
  • physical, social, economic and general public safety and security services
  • enforcing regulations.

Median earnings are $1,750 per week, higher than all industries median earnings of $1,600., raw_html

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    Employment

    Employment in the Public Administration and Safety industry grew over the 20 years to May 2024.
    The number of workers grew by 32,100 (or 3.5%) over the last year., raw_html

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, May 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
    Note: Over the COVID-19 pandemic period (highlighted section in the chart above), some industries have censored values, resulting in a broken series for impacted industries. This is due to large quarterly fluctuations in employment resulting in trend data being unreliable for these quarters. Where data are available over the COVID-19 pandemic period, JSA recommends caution when using these trend estimates.
    Quarterly employment, Public Administration and Safety Employment
    591300
    595400
    600000
    603700
    607100
    609700
    612300
    616100
    621700
    627500
    632300
    635700
    637000
    636900
    636800
    638600
    643300
    650700
    658000
    664000
    668400
    671200
    675800
    681400
    687700
    693900
    700100
    706800
    713600
    718800
    720000
    717300
    712600
    710300
    713700
    722300
    733200
    742400
    745500
    743600
    739000
    735100
    733000
    732600
    733800
    736800
    742500
    750700
    759500
    767100
    771900
    772400
    766300
    759000
    757000
    764600
    783400
    805500
    824000
    836100
    840500
    841700
    844000
    848400
    855400
    864000
    872100
    879600
    887500
    894600
    898200
    896700
    892100
    887500
    888500
    897200
    909600
    921400
    929900
    936300
    941800

    Sectors

    State Government Administration is the largest sector in the Public Administration and Safety industry, employing 263,700 workers., raw_html

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, May 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
    Note: the sum of sectoral employment may not equal the industry total as data are trended separately, and “not further defined” (nfd) classifications have been excluded.
    Employment by industry sectors Employment
    State Government Administration 263700
    Public Order and Safety Services 228600
    Central Government Administration 177800
    Local Government Administration 152800
    Defence 45300
    Justice 29900
    Regulatory Services 8800
    Government Representation 1700

    Occupations

    General Clerks is the largest employing occupation in the Public Administration and Safety industry.

    The 10 largest employing occupations are shown below.

    Some occupations are common across a number of industries.

    Largest employing occupations

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, customised report.
    ANZSCO CodeOccupation title
    5311General Clerks
    4413Police
    5111Contract, Program and Project Administrators
    4422Security Officers and Guards
    5995Inspectors and Regulatory Officers
    2244Intelligence and Policy Analysts
    4421Prison Officers
    5412Information Officers
    8999Other Miscellaneous Labourers
    1324Policy and Planning Managers
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