Data dictionary - Public sector employment - Employment and financial security - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Attributes

Outcome area	Employment and financial security
Priority	Economic independence
Measure	Proportion of Australian Public Service employees with disability.¹
Most recent data	June 2025
Baseline data	December 2021
Population	APS employees, aged 15 and over
Numerator	Number of Australian Public Service employees with disability.
Denominator	Number of APS employees.
Computation description	Number of APS employees with disability, divided by the number of APS employees. Expressed as a percentage.
Computation	100 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator)
Notes	The Strategy would like to see the following tracked – proportion of public sector employees with disability. Available data do not currently allow reporting on the wider public sector. A person has a disability if they report that they have a limitation, restriction or impairment, which has lasted, or is likely to last, for at least 6 months and restricts everyday activities. Disability status is voluntarily self-reported. Disability status was unknown for 25.7% of Australian Public Service employees in June 2025. Between June 2011 and June 2025, disability status was unknown for between 22.1% and 26.1% of these employees. Data are for employees aged 15 and over.

Source Name	Australian Public Service Employment Database (APSED)

Measure	Public sector employment