The estimated proportion of employees who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is:
Overall, 1% of the Victorian population identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Data note:
In 2017, the Victorian public sector launched the 5-year Aboriginal Employment Strategy, Barring Djinang.
In 2025, Barring Djinang: First Peoples Workforce Development Framework was launched as the new 4-year strategy to enhance Aboriginal employment outcomes across the Victorian public sector.
Since June 2017, the number of Victorian Public Service employees who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander:
This graph shows the percentage of People Matter Survey respondents who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
This is different from the 1.41% estimate for the whole public sector, which is calculated using both workforce data and People Matter Survey data.
Public health and overall public sector results are not available for 2025, as some organisations did a shorter People matter survey that did not include these questions.