Legislative Council
Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Parliament of South Australia
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Answers to Questions
Answers to Questions
Public Sector Employees
Public Sector Employees
The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO
Legislative Council
Public Sector Employees
322 The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO ().6 February 2024).
1.	As at 1 January 2023 how many people worked for the South Australian public sector?
2.	Please provide a table showing the number of public sector employees by department or agency for 2023.
3.	As at 1 January 2024 how many people worked for the South Australian public sector?
4.	Please provide a table showing the number of public sector employees by department or agency?
The Hon. K.J. MAHER
Legislative Council
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Attorney-General
Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector
Public Sector Employees
The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): I am advised:
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment has provided the headcount of public sector employees as at 30 June 2022 and 30 June 2023 in line with the respective Workforce Information Reports available on their website. Some public sector agencies (approximately 20 per cent) only report data annually. Providing this data as at 1 January 2023 and 1 January 2024 is possible, however it would not accurately reflect a whole-of-government response.
There were 113,050 employees working in the South Australian public sector as at 30 June 2022, and 114,735 employees as at 30 June 2023.
The number of public sector employees by department or agency as at 30 June 2022 is as follows:
| Agency |
Headcount |
| Adelaide Cemeteries Authority |
59 |
| Adelaide Festival Centre Trust |
294 |
| Adelaide Festival Corporation |
28 |
| Adelaide Venue Management Corporation |
632 |
| Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board |
15 |
| Art Gallery of South Australia |
80 |
| Attorney-General's Department |
1,523 |
| Auditor-General's Department |
133 |
| Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network |
2,605 |
| Carclew Youth Arts Centre Incorporated |
24 |
| Carrick Hill |
12 |
| Central Adelaide Local Health Network |
15,924 |
| Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health |
42 |
| Country Arts SA |
109 |
Courts Administration Authority |
710 |
| CTP Regulator |
25 |
| Dairysafe |
4 |
| Defence SA |
29 |
| Department for Child Protection |
2,476 |
| Department for Correctional Services |
2,015 |
| Department for Education |
31,268 |
| Department for Energy and Mining |
339 |
| Department for Environment and Water |
1,350 |
| Department for Health and Wellbeing |
1,899 |
| Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
2,237 |
| Department for Innovation and Skills |
318 |
| Department for Trade and Investment |
133 |
| Department of Human Services |
3,182 |
| Department of Primary Industries and Regions |
865 |
| Department of the Premier and Cabinet |
536 |
| Department of Treasury and Finance |
1,473 |
| Education Standards Board |
43 |
| Electoral Commission of South Australia |
34 |
| Electorate Services |
259 |
| Environment Protection Authority |
197 |
| Essential Services Commission of South Australia |
40 |
| Eyre and Far North Local Health Network |
1,075 |
| Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board |
27 |
| Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network |
1,003 |
| ForestrySA |
60 |
| Funds SA |
63 |
| Government House |
26 |
| Green Industries SA |
29 |
| Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner |
11 |
| Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board |
48 |
| History Trust of South Australia |
66 |
| HomeStart Finance |
118 |
| Independent Commission Against Corruption |
50 |
| Infrastructure SA |
11 |
| Jam Factory Contemporary Craft and Design |
39 |
| Kangaroo Island Landscape Board |
38 |
| Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner |
20 |
| Legal Services Commission |
236 |
| Legislature (Including Members) |
190 |
| Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia |
101 |
| Limestone Coast Landscape Board |
51 |
| Limestone Coast Local Health Network |
1,449 |
| Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board |
72 |
| Northern Adelaide Local Health Network |
5,479 |
| Northern and Yorke Landscape Board |
34 |
| Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing |
78 |
| Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment |
54 |
Office of the South Australian Productivity Commission |
13 |
| Premier's Delivery Unit |
4 |
| Public Trustee |
188 |
| Renewal SA |
140 |
| ReturnToWorkSA |
264 |
| Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network |
1,560 |
| SA Ambulance Service |
1,970 |
| SA Housing Authority |
811 |
| SA Water |
1,584 |
| SACE Board of South Australia |
96 |
| South Australia Arid Lands Landscape Board |
25 |
| South Australia Police |
6,056 |
| South Australian Country Fire Service |
204 |
| South Australian Film Corporation |
18 |
| South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission |
78 |
| South Australian Government Financing Authority |
87 |
| South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service |
1,239 |
| South Australian Museum |
83 |
| South Australian State Emergency Services |
99 |
| South Australian Tourism Commission |
117 |
| Southern Adelaide Local Health Network |
8,294 |
| State Library of South Australia |
131 |
| State Opera of South Australia |
17 |
| State Theatre Company of South Australia |
26 |
| Study Adelaide |
10 |
| Super SA |
205 |
| TAFE SA |
2,245 |
| Teachers Registration Board |
26 |
| Veterinary Surgeons Board |
2 |
| Vinehealth Australia |
4 |
| Wellbeing SA |
164 |
| West Beach Parks |
151 |
| Women's and Childrens Health Network |
4,132 |
| Yorke and Northern Local Health Network |
1,667 |
The number of public sector employees by department or agency as at 30 June 2023 is as follows:
| Agency |
Headcount |
| Adelaide Cemeteries Authority |
61 |
| Adelaide Festival Centre Trust |
372 |
| Adelaide Festival Corporation |
31 |
| Adelaide Venue Management Corporation |
813 |
| Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board |
17 |
| Art Gallery of South Australia |
84 |
| Attorney-General's Department |
1,506 |
| Auditor-General's Department |
129 |
| Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network |
2,777 |
| Carclew Youth Arts Centre Incorporated |
26 |
Carrick Hill |
12 |
| Central Adelaide Local Health Network |
15,616 |
| Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health |
39 |
| Country Arts SA |
151 |
| Courts Administration Authority |
677 |
| CTP Regulator |
21 |
| Dairysafe |
5 |
| Defence SA |
28 |
| Department for Child Protection |
2,481 |
| Department for Correctional Services |
2,098 |
| Department for Education |
32,073 |
| Department for Energy and Mining |
334 |
| Department for Environment and Water |
1,393 |
| Department for Health and Wellbeing |
1,650 |
| Department for Industry, Innovation and Science |
168 |
| Department for Infrastructure and Transport |
2,221 |
| Department for Trade and Investment |
345 |
| Department of Human Services |
3,134 |
| Department of Primary Industries and Regions |
830 |
| Department of the Premier and Cabinet |
503 |
| Department of Treasury and Finance |
1,195 |
| Education Standards Board |
40 |
| Electoral Commission of South Australia |
30 |
| Electorate Services |
279 |
| Environment Protection Authority |
206 |
| Essential Services Commission of South Australia |
46 |
| Eyre and Far North Local Health Network |
1,061 |
| Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board |
25 |
| Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network |
953 |
| ForestrySA |
40 |
| Funds SA |
67 |
| Government House |
23 |
| Green Industries SA |
33 |
| Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner |
7 |
| Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board |
47 |
| History Trust of South Australia |
77 |
| HomeStart Finance |
138 |
| Independent Commission Against Corruption |
41 |
| Infrastructure SA |
20 |
| Jam Factory Contemporary Craft and Design |
72 |
| Kangaroo Island Landscape Board |
41 |
| Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner |
18 |
| Legal Services Commission |
222 |
| Legislature (Including Members) |
214 |
| Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia |
108 |
| Limestone Coast Landscape Board |
47 |
| Limestone Coast Local Health Network |
1,475 |
| Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board |
82 |
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network |
5,761 |
| Northern and Yorke Landscape Board |
35 |
| Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing |
80 |
| Office of Hydrogen Power South Australia |
23 |
| Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment |
57 |
| Office of the South Australian Productivity Commission |
9 |
| Premier's Delivery Unit |
7 |
| Public Trustee |
187 |
| Renewal SA |
145 |
| ReturnToWorkSA |
271 |
| Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network |
1,617 |
| SA Ambulance Service |
2,097 |
| SA Housing Authority |
833 |
| SA Water |
1,596 |
| SACE Board of South Australia |
95 |
| South Australia Arid Lands Landscape Board |
28 |
| South Australia Police |
6,134 |
| South Australian Country Fire Service |
201 |
| South Australian Film Corporation |
19 |
| South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission |
83 |
| South Australian Government Financing Authority |
86 |
| South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service |
1,253 |
| South Australian Motor Sport Board |
17 |
| South Australian Museum |
73 |
| South Australian State Emergency Services |
88 |
| South Australian Tourism Commission |
140 |
| Southern Adelaide Local Health Network |
8,627 |
| State Library of South Australia |
117 |
| State Opera of South Australia |
18 |
| State Theatre Company of South Australia |
32 |
| Study Adelaide |
13 |
| SuperSA |
228 |
| TAFE SA |
2,315 |
| Teachers Registration Board |
33 |
| Veterinary Surgeons Board |
1 |
| Vinehealth Australia |
3 |
| Wellbeing SA |
101 |
| West Beach Parks |
168 |
| Women's and Childrens Health Network |
4,220 |
| Yorke and Northern Local Health Network |
1,722 |