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

RECIPIENTS OF THE COMPANION OR OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA (AC/ AO) (GENERAL DIVISION)
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Males	56	55	55	43	46	27	68	48	81	72
Females	28	16	11	10	11	10	20	22	33	24
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Males	66.7	77.5	83.3	81.1	80.7	73.0	77.3	68.6	71.1	75.0
Females	33.3	22.5	16.7	18.9	19.3	27.0	22.7	31.4	28.9	25.0
Source: Unpublished data, Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat, Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General

Related series

TOTAL NOMINATIONS CONSIDERED FOR THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA (GENERAL DIVISION) (a)
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Males	1,519	1,473	1,217	1,281	1,115	1,029	1,220	1,268	1,268	1,110
Females	693	551	469	527	432	455	459	495	530	500
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Males	68.7	72.8	72.2	70.9	72.1	69.3	72.7	71.9	70.5	68.9
Females	31.3	27.2	27.8	29.1	27.9	30.7	27.3	28.1	29.5	31.1
(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 Source: Unpublished data, Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat, Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General.

RECIPIENTS OF THE COMPANION OR OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA (AC/ AO) (MILITARY DIVISION)
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Males	5	5	5	3	6	4	6	5	6	3
Females	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
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
Source: Unpublished data, Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat, Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General.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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