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Staffing summary

The following tables present a summary of Parliamentary Service staffing as at 30 June 2005. The figures exclude staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 who are paid from departmental administered funds. Detailed staffing statistics can be found in each department's annual report.

Numbers are actual staff numbers at 30 June 2005, except where shown otherwise.

	DEPARTMENT
CATEGORY	Senate	House of Representatives	Parliamentary Services	Total
Categories of employment
Ongoing	145	135	800	1080
Non-ongoing	21	25	160	206
Total	166	160	960	1286
Full-time and Part-time employment (includes casual)
Full-time	145	137	773	1055
Part-time	21	23	187	231
Total	166	160	960	1286
Employment by work group
Sec/SES	6	5	9	20
Executive*	44	56	189	289
Other	116	99	762	977
Total	166	160	960	1286

*Groups 7 and 8 of the Classification Rules

Total staff numbers at 30 June
Year	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Number	1568	1431	1333	1341	1342	1310	1295	1313	1259	1311

Staff turnover (ongoing employees)

There were 123 separations of ongoing employees during the year. representing 11.39% of ongoing staff.

Staff numbers by classification and gender at 30 June
Year	2001		2002		2003		2004		2005
No/%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
SES/Secretary:
Male	17	65	16	73	15	68	13	62	10	50
Female	9	35	6	27	7	32	8	38	10	50
Executive:
Male	193	65	188	62	189	62	168	59	177	61
Female	102	35	115	38	117	38	118	41	112	39
Other:
Male	499	51	523	53	497	53	544	54	526	54
Female	475	49	465	47	434	47	460	46	451	46
Total:
Male	709	55	72⁷	55	701	56	725	55	713	55
Female	586	45	586	45	558	44	586	45	573	45

Workplace Diversity

Department Senate House of Representatives Parliamentary Services Total

Gender:

Male 64 67 582 713

Female 102 93 378 573

English not first language spoken' 12 8 75 95

ATSI origin* - 1 2 3

Staff who have identified a disability - 4 27 31

Workplace Diversity
Gender:
Male	64	67	582	713
Female	102	93	378	573
English not first language spoken'	12	8	75	95
ATSI origin*	-	1	2	3
Staff who have identified a disability	-	4	27	31

*Information provided on a voluntary basis.

Ongoing staff- age distribution
Under 25	25-34	35-44	45-54	Over 55
32	230	270	344	204
3%	21%	25%	32%	19%

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