An Employer of Choice

This image shows ABS’s Employee Value Proposition and what our people can expect under our four employment offerings of Purpose, People, Place and Partnerships. 

Under ‘Purpose’, you can expect to understand Australia’s data needs and inform important decisions about our future, work with some of the nation’s most important and influential data, contribute to the adoption of cloud-based technologies and the transformation of our environment to ensure the right data is available at the right time, collect and analyse a broad range of social, economic and environmental data to inform key decision-makers who determine how public funds are spent, help set electorate boundaries, set the standard for what good data looks like and promote best practice to unlock the potential of Australia’s public data.

Under ‘People’, you can expect to work with smart people from different backgrounds and apply your professional or technical expertise, be valued, empowered and accountable in your role, know that you play an important part in helping ABS deliver on its purpose, be part of a supportive team of trusted experts who love working together to deliver meaningful solutions, and immerse yourself in a culture that encourages flexibility and work life balance to support your wellbeing.

Under ‘Place’, you can expect to take ownership of your own development, work with others to foster a culture of continuous learning, actively create and take advantage of learning opportunities to realise your short and long-term career aspirations, apply and advance your expertise across all skill sets so you can thrive and make a difference, enjoy our office locations across the country and the ability to work flexibly from home, be part of our journey to modernise our workplace technology and elevate how we go about our business.

Under ‘Partnerships’, you can expect to become a recognised expert and build close partnerships with all levels of government, academia, business and the not-for-profit sector, work with others to assess the impact of economic, social and environmental policies and deliver insights to inform their development, partner with other statistical and technology experts to guide, advise and shape the data and digital landscape both in Australia and around the world, and help grow strong and sustainable talent pipelines through the APS data and digital professional streams.

This image shows a visual summary of ABS’s results from the APS Employee Census, where 85% of us shared our insights and experiences.

Our demographic profile includes 55% of people who are co-located with their supervisor, 13% of sections which work from a single office, 17% of sections located across two offices, 47% of sections located across three or four offices, and 20% of sections located across five or more offices. 

Many of our people utilise flexible working arrangements. 83% of staff work away from the office or work from home, 49% work flexible hours and 16% work part-time.

91% of staff believe strongly in the purpose and objectives of our agency.

For the question “I have a clear understanding of how my workgroup’s role contributes to my agency’s strategic direction”, 91% responded strongly agree or agree, 7% responded neither agree nor disagree, and 1% responded disagree or strongly disagree.

89% of us strongly agree or agree that our agency supports and actively promotes an inclusive workplace culture.

79% of us are satisfied with the policies and practices in place to help us manage our health and wellbeing.

For the question “I feel connected with ABS colleagues outside of my immediate workgroup”, 68% responded strongly agree or agree, 19% responded neither agree nor disagree, and 13% responded disagree or strongly disagree.

For the question “I have opportunities to develop my career at the ABS (for example, opportunities to develop professionally within my role, within other roles at level and/or seek promotion or higher duties)”, 69% responded strongly agree or agree, 19% responded neither agree nor disagree, and 12% responded disagree or strongly disagree. 

91% of us strongly agree or agree that our workgroup considers the people and businesses affected by what we do.

79% of us strongly agree or agree that the ABS is a customer focused organisation (for example, we connect with, understand and respond to the needs of our stakeholders, customers and providers).