This data only represents the 87,178 Victorian public sector employees who voluntarily responded to the People matter survey 2022.
The order of the data doesn't reflect a preference for any demographic group.
Read more about the response rate to the People matter survey 2022.
The Commission uses strict rules to protect the privacy and anonymity of respondents at every stage of the survey.
We don’t release employee opinion results for demographic groups where industries have less than 30 total responses.
We included a 'prefer not to say' option for some demographic questions.
Respondents may choose 'prefer not to say' for a range of reasons.
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Read more about the People matter survey 2022.
For data on the whole Victorian public sector workforce go to Workforce data facts and visuals.
This chart shows the percentage of respondents who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
This chart shows the percentage of respondents who shared their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity with their organisation.
This chart shows the cultural identity of respondents.
The results may add up to more than 100% because respondents could choose more than one answer.
This chart shows the percentage of respondents who were born in Australia.
This chart shows the religion of respondents.
This chart shows the percentage of respondents who speak a language other than English with their family or community.
This chart shows what language respondents speak other than English.
It shows the top 20 most common languages other than English in Australia as reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016.
The results may add up to more than 100% because respondents could choose more than one answer.
This data shows the languages with 30 or more responses.
| Languages spoken | Percentage of respondents |
| Hindi | 9.9% |
| Mandarin | 9.5% |
| Italian | 8.9 |
| Cantonese | 7.5% |
| Greek | 6.6% |
| Filipino | 5.1% |
| Spanish | 4.5% |
| Vietnamese | 4.3% |
| Arabic | 3.9% |
| Punjabi | 3.6% |
| French | 3.5% |
| Tamil | 3.4% |
| German | 3% |
| Sinhalese | 2.9% |
| Malayalam | 2.3% |
| Urdu | 2.1% |
| Tagalog | 2% |
| Macedonian | 1.9% |
| Indonesian | 1.8% |
| Polish | 1% |
| Turkish | 1% |
| Croatian | 0.9 |
| Russian | 0.9% |
| Korean | 0.8% |
| Australian Indigenous Language | 0.8% |
| Telugu | 0.8% |
| Dutch | 0.7% |
| Serbian | 0.7% |
| Japanese | 0.6% |
| Nepali | 0.6% |
| Maltese | 0.6% |
| Malay | 0.6% |
| Bengali | 0.6% |
| Gujarati | 0.6% |
| Portuguese | 0.6% |
| Afrikaans | 0.5% |
| AUSLAN | 0.5% |
| Thai | 0.5% |
| Farsi | 0.4% |
| Marathi | 0.4% |
| Hungarian | 0.4% |
| Samoan | 0.3% |
| Khmer | 0.3% |
| Persian | 0.3% |
| Kannada | 0.3% |
| Shona | 0.2% |
| Hakka | 0.2% |
| Hebrew | 0.2% |
| Romanian | 0.2% |
| Nepalese | 0.2% |
This chart shows the caring responsibilities respondents have.
The Carers Recognition Act 2021 helps protect care relationships and the role of carers in the community.
The results may add up to more than 100% because respondents could choose more than one answer.