Indigenous Employment in the APS — methodology

What this metric measures

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees as a share of ongoing Australian Public Service employees, at 30 June each year.

Why it matters: The APS is one of the country's largest employers. Its Indigenous employment share shows whether the public service reflects the community it serves.

Source & provenance

Publisher

APS Employment Data (APSED) - Table 77, self-reported diversity data

Update frequency

annual

Licence

CC BY 4.0

How the score is computed

The score is a 0–100 normalisation of the latest observation, compared to a baseline window. The traffic-light rating (RAG) reflects both the absolute level and the recent trend.

Direction

Higher is better

Trend window

24 months

Baseline

Last 10 years

{
  "red_max_pct_of_baseline": 95,
  "amber_min_pct_of_baseline": 95,
  "green_min_pct_of_baseline": 102
}