Australian
Public Sector Jobs
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The public sector is a major employer in Australia.
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the year ending 30 June 2020 showed that the public sector employed 2,041,200 people.
The Commonwealth Government employed 246,000 people, state governments 1,609,100 people, and local governments 186,000 people.
ABS figures show that people employed in the public sector worked across the following industries in 2019–20:
- 50,500 in electricity, gas, water and waste services
- 6,200 in construction
- 79,300 in transport, postal and warehousing
- 16,500 in information media and telecommunications
- 14,000 in financial and insurance services
- 4,900 in rental, hiring and real estate services
- 26,600 in professional, scientific and technical services
- 637,400 in public administration and safety
- 634,000 in education and training
- 543,300 in health care and social assistance
- 14,900 in arts and recreation services
- 13,600 in other industries, including agriculture, forestry and fishing, mining, manufacture, wholesale trade, retail trade, accommodation and food services, administrative and support services, and other services.
Finding
A Public Sector Job
Each government in Australia advertises its new job opportunities online:
- The Australian Government advertises employment opportunities on APS Jobs
- The New South Wales Government advertises on I Work For NSW
- The Victorian Government advertises on Careers.Vic
- The Queensland Government advertises on its Employment and Jobs webpage
- The ACT Government advertises on its Careers and Employment website
- The South Australian Government advertises on I Work for SA
- The Government of Western Australia advertises on Jobs WA
- The Northern Territory Government advertises on its Work for Government webpage
- The Tasmanian Government advertises on Jobs Tas.
At a national level, Mandarin Careers also provides a centralised career development platform with Australia-wide senior leadership opportunities.
Each Council advertises its Local Government jobs on its respective website. A broader cross section of local government jobs are advertised by various employment websites.