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Australia's average age of the aps was 43.2 years as of June 2026. The mean age of all Australian Public Service employees at 30 June each year. An ageing public service concentrates experience — and future retirements. The average age shows how much of the workforce will turn over in the years ahead. Data is sourced from APS Employment Data (APSED) - Table 87, mean age of all employees and updated annually.
The mean age of all Australian Public Service employees at 30 June each year.
An ageing public service concentrates experience — and future retirements. The average age shows how much of the workforce will turn over in the years ahead.
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Source: APS Employment Data (APSED) - Table 87, mean age of all employees
This data is sourced programmatically from official statistical APIs and data feeds (APS Employment Data (APSED) - Table 87, mean age of all employees), updated annually. Our pipeline fetches the machine-readable version automatically and converts it to the standardised format shown here.
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