RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND SERVICE

This section on Recognition of Outstanding Achievement and Service includes the Key and Related series for the following Indicator:

Order of Australia awards



ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AWARDS


Key series

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
% % % % % % % % % % Males 68.9 66.7 77.5 83.3 81.1 80.7 73.0 77.3 68.6 71.1 Females 31.1 33.3 22.5 16.7 18.9 19.3 27.0 22.7 31.4 28.9 no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no.
Males	62	56	55	55	43	46	27	68	48	81
Females	28	28	16	11	10	11	10	20	22	33
Source: Unpublished data, Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat, Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General.

Related series

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
% % % % % % % % % %
Males	71.1	68.7	72.8	72.2	70.9	72.1	69.3	72.7	71.9	70.5
Females	28.9	31.3	27.2	27.8	29.1	27.9	30.7	27.3	28.1	29.5
no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no.
Males	1,381	1,519	1,473	1,217	1,281	1,115	1,029	1,220	1,268	1,268
Females	562	693	551	469	527	432	455	459	495	530

(a) Nominations considered by the Council for the Order of Australia.

Source: Unpublished data, Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat, Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General.

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
% % % % % % % % % %
Males	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Females	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no.
Males	4	5	5	5	3	6	4	6	5	6
Females	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Source: Unpublished data, Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat, Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General.

For a historical commentary on this indicator, refer to the January 2013 release.

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