Staffing (FTE)

At 30 June 2022, organisations employed around 8,800 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff. During 2021–22, they also had around 288 visiting FTE staff not paid for by the organisations themselves.

Of the employed FTE staff around:

  • 56% (or 5,000 FTE) were health staff
  • 51% (or 4,500 FTE) were Indigenous
  • 26% (or 2,300 FTE) were in Queensland
  • 23% (or 2,000 FTE) were in both Inner reginal areas and Major cities
  • 91% (or 8,100 FTE) were in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs).

Employed FTE staff, by reporting period (number)

This Tableau visualisation shows the number of employed FTE staff for reporting periods 2013–14 to 2021–22.

Data supporting this visualisation are available in Excel supplementary data tables at Data.

Employed FTE staff, by select reporting period, select position type, select state/territory or remoteness or organisation type or Indigenous status (per cent or number)

This Tableau visualisation shows the number or percentage of employed FTE staff by

  • position type (Administrative and clerical staff, Aboriginal health worker/practitioner, CEO/manager/supervisor, doctor, driver/field officer, nurse/midwife, other health, other support staff, social and emotional wellbeing, total)

and either:

  • state/territory (NSW/ACT, Vic, Qld, WA, SA, Tas, NT)
  • remoteness area (Major cities, Inner regional, Outer regional, Remote, Very remote)
  • type of organisation (ACCHO, non-ACCHO)
  • Indigenous status (Indigenous, non-Indigenous, unknown).

Reporting periods between 2013–14 to 2021–22 can be selected.

Data supporting this visualisation are available in Excel supplementary data tables at Data.