6248.0.55.001 - Wage and Salary Earners, Public Sector, Australia, Mar 2006  
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MARCH KEY FIGURES

Feb 2006
Nov 2005 to Feb 2006
Feb 2005 to Feb 2006
'000
% change
% change
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES
Trend estimates
Commonwealth Government
255.5
0.7
2.7
State Government
1 202.7
0.4
2.2
Local Government
164.3
-0.9
-0.6
Total Public Sector
1 622.5
0.3
2.0
Seasonally Adjusted estimates
Commonwealth Government
255.7
0.7
2.9
State Government
1 203.6
0.6
3.1
Local Government
164.1
-0.9
-0.1
Total Public Sector
1 623.4
0.5
2.7

Mar Qtr 2006
Dec Qtr 2005 to Mar Qtr 2006
Mar Qtr 2005 to Mar Qtr 2006
$m
% change
% change
PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS
Original estimates
Commonwealth Government
3 725.7
-10.5
10.1
State Government
15 600.7
-4.5
10.5
Local Government
1 712.4
-1.1
7.7
Total Public Sector
21 038.7
-5.4
10.2

Public sector employees
Graph: Public sector employees (000), Seasonally adjusted and Trend



MARCH KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES
  • From February 2005 to February 2006 the number of public sector employees increased by 31,900 (2.0%) to 1,622,500.
  • In the same period the number of employees increased in Commonwealth government by 2.7% and in state government by 2.2% and decreased in local government by 0.6%.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER) Release Date
June 2006 14 September 2006
September 2006 14 December 2006


INQUIRIES

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TABLES



1. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES, Level of government - States & territories
November 2005
February 2006
C'wealth
State
Local
Total
C'wealth
State
Local
Total
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
Trend
New South Wales
60.9
374.5
49.9
485.3
61.5
378.2
48.9
488.6
Victoria
57.3
265.0
38.8
361.1
57.8
264.9
38.4
361.1
Queensland
32.4
247.1
42.8
322.3
32.2
247.6
42.9
322.7
South Australia
15.1
102.5
10.4
128.0
15.3
102.3
10.4
128.0
Western Australia
16.3
134.8
16.6
167.7
16.3
135.4
16.6
168.3
Tasmania
6.0
36.3
na
46.5
5.9
36.3
na
46.6
Northern Territory
3.4
19.7
na
26.3
3.4
19.7
na
26.3
Australian Capital Territory
62.4
18.3
. .
80.7
63.1
18.3
. .
81.4
Australia
253.8
1 198.2
165.8
1 617.8
255.5
1 202.7
164.3
1 622.5
Seasonally Adjusted
New South Wales
60.9
372.5
49.8
483.2
61.5
380.7
48.7
490.9
Victoria
57.3
263.9
38.6
359.8
57.9
264.9
38.3
361.1
Queensland
32.4
247.5
42.9
322.8
32.2
246.6
42.7
321.5
South Australia
15.0
103.5
10.4
128.9
15.5
101.4
10.3
127.2
Western Australia
16.7
134.4
16.2
167.3
16.0
135.7
17.0
168.7
Tasmania
5.8
36.7
na
46.7
6.0
35.8
na
46.3
Northern Territory
3.4
19.4
na
26.0
3.4
19.8
na
26.7
Australian Capital Territory
62.4
18.1
. .
80.5
63.2
18.7
. .
81.9
Australia
253.9
1 196.0
165.5
1 615.4
255.7
1 203.6
164.1
1 623.4
Original
New South Wales
60.9
378.2
49.9
489.0
61.4
366.8
48.7
477.0
Victoria
57.4
265.3
38.9
361.6
58.1
257.7
38.4
354.2
Queensland
32.4
249.4
42.8
324.6
32.3
239.4
42.5
314.2
South Australia
15.1
105.1
10.5
130.7
15.4
98.6
10.3
124.3
Western Australia
16.7
137.5
16.2
170.4
16.0
130.6
17.1
163.7
Tasmania
5.8
37.4
4.4
47.6
6.1
33.7
4.4
44.2
Northern Territory
3.3
19.6
3.2
26.1
3.4
19.4
3.4
26.2
Australian Capital Territory
62.3
18.8
. .
81.1
63.0
17.4
. .
80.4
Australia
254.0
1 211.3
165.9
1 631.2
255.6
1 163.7
164.8
1 584.2
. . not applicable
na not available

2. PUBLIC SECTOR GROSS EARNINGS, Level of government - States & territories: Original
December Quarter 2005
March Quarter 2006
C'wealth
State
Local
Total
C'wealth
State
Local
Total
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
New South Wales
974.4
5 727.8
572.5
7 274.7
864.4
5 298.5
559.9
6 722.8
Victoria
950.1
3 367.4
356.1
4 673.6
876.6
3 282.7
349.6
4 508.9
Queensland
492.6
3 199.4
470.6
4 162.7
443.4
3 295.8
460.7
4 199.9
South Australia
239.1
1 274.2
110.8
1 624.0
213.3
1 272.7
116.0
1 602.0
Western Australia
241.1
1 710.9
158.1
2 110.2
209.9
1 538.1
162.4
1 910.4
Tasmania
87.8
473.9
43.3
605.0
80.6
400.7
44.8
526.0
Northern Territory
51.7
300.4
19.5
371.6
47.0
265.1
19.0
331.2
Australian Capital Territory
1 124.6
281.8
. .
1 406.4
990.4
247.1
. .
1 237.5
Australia
4 161.4
16 335.8
1 731.1
22 228.3
3 725.7
15 600.7
1 712.4
21 038.7
. . not applicable

3. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES AND GROSS EARNINGS, Industry: Original
Employees
Gross earnings
November 2005
February 2006
December Quarter 2005
March Quarter 2006
'000
'000
$m
$m
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
3.3
6.6
46.3
89.4
Manufacturing
4.9
4.9
103.6
81.9
Electricity, gas and water supply
44.3
45.4
855.5
812.7
Construction
3.8
3.9
55.1
58.1
Transport and storage
40.0
43.2
771.8
708.5
Communication services
73.1
73.1
1 152.5
1 088.1
Finance and insurance
10.6
10.7
179.8
171.6
Property and business services
29.2
26.1
466.7
389.7
Government administration and defence
436.4
442.5
5 997.5
5 713.1
Education
505.0
442.1
6 178.3
5 348.9
Health and community services
341.4
346.4
4 361.7
4 635.0
Cultural and recreational services
28.5
28.9
401.2
367.9
Personal and other services
109.4
109.4
1 646.5
1 563.7
All industries(a)
1 631.2
1 584.2
22 228.3
21 038.7
(a) Includes Mining, Wholesale trade, Retail trade and Accommodation, cafes and restaurants.