During the 2018-19 reporting year, the age profile of ACTPS employees remained consistent with previous years. Graph 1 shows the distribution of the ACTPS workforce by age group and highlights that the majority of ACTPS workers are aged between 30 and 59 years old.
Of the 23,208 ACTPS employees, 17.1 per cent per cent were 29 years old or younger, 53.1 per cent were between the ages of 30 and 49 years old, and 29.9 per cent were 50 years old or older.
Graph 1 – Age Profile of the ACTPS Workforce (30 June 2019)
Graph 2 below illustrates the change in the age of the ACTPS workforce over the previous five-year period. Consistent with previous years there have been slight variations in the proportion of each age group from June 2015 to June 2019. That is, the trend continues to show a pattern of gradual ageing of the ACTPS workforce.
The ACTPS workforce experienced the highest growth in headcount during the last twelve months in employees between the ages of 30 to 49 years old with a total increase of 530 employees. The 30 to 39 age group increased by 356 employees and the 40 to 49 age group increased by 174 employees. All other age groups had minimal change in their growth.
Graph 2 – Change in ACTPS Age Profile (June 2015 – June 2019)
