Unless stated otherwise, this workforce data shows you numbers as at June 2022.
This data doesn't show the machinery of government changes that came into effect on 1 January 2023.
You can use the dropdown menu at the bottom of each chart to filter the data sets.
For some visuals, we give you a breakdown of the data by:
The industry groups are:
At the end of this page, find Excel datasets for June 2018 to June 2022.
Read more about how we define the public sector or see the full list of public sector agencies.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 16.4% or 56,723 public sector employees would have worked in the Melbourne Central Business District.
In June 2022, around 16% of public sector employees had a primary work location in the Melbourne Central Business District.
The percentage of public sector employees who work from an alternative location such as a home, a regional hub or shared workspace, decreased from 24% in 2021 to 13% in 2022 (source: People Matter Survey 2022).
At June 2022, the public sector comprised:
This graph shows how many public sector employees work in each Victorian location.
You can also view a breakdown by industry.
This graph shows the percentage and number of public sector employees who work in each region.
You can also view a breakdown by industry.
This graph shows the percentage and number of public sector employees who work in each region of Greater Metropolitan Melbourne.
You can also view a breakdown by industry.
This data set covers June 2018 to June 2022.
We source this data from our annual workforce and executive data collections that cover over 1,800 Victorian public sector employers.
This file has the proportion of public sector employees working in each specified Victorian region by industry.