This data only represents the 87,178 Victorian public sector employees who voluntarily responded to the People matter survey 2022.
For most visuals, we’ve included data from previous years. Some visuals only show data from 2022.
This is because the questions are new or can’t be compared to earlier releases.
We don’t show the data from 2020 as some organisations couldn’t take part in the 2020 survey as they were responding to the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Therefore, the 2020 data isn't a true representation of the public sector.
We’ve broken down the data in 3 ways:
Read more about the response rate to the People matter survey 2022.
For most questions, respondents were asked to choose either:
For the visuals, we combined the percentage of responses to agree and strongly agree.
Respondents who selected neither agree nor disagree may account for a significant number of responses where people have not agreed.
We included a ‘prefer not to say’ option for some demographic questions. Respondents may choose ‘prefer not to say’ for a range of reasons.
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.
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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.
The key findings are for the Victorian public sector.
Positive views of respondents show:
Great managers can act as role models for an organisation’s strategy and values.
This graph shows the percentage of respondents who agree their direct manager demonstrates leadership and fosters an environment for engagement.
The results combine agree and strongly agree answers to these statements:
Supportive managers can give employees clarity, appreciation, positive feedback and coaching.
This can lead to higher satisfaction, performance and capacity to do work.
This graph shows the percentage of respondents who feel supported by their direct manager.
The results combine agree and strongly agree answers to these statements:
Supportive senior leaders who communicate well mean employees may feel more connected to their work and organisation.
This graph shows the percentage of respondents who feel supported by senior leaders in their organisation and how well they believe senior leaders communicate.
The results combine agree and strongly agree answers to these statements:
This .CSV file has the data for each survey question on this page.