Average Age of the APS — methodology

What this metric measures

The mean age of all Australian Public Service employees at 30 June each year.

Why it matters: An ageing public service concentrates experience — and future retirements. The average age shows how much of the workforce will turn over in the years ahead.

Source & provenance

Publisher

APS Employment Data (APSED) - Table 87, mean age of all employees

Update frequency

annual

Licence

CC BY 4.0

How the score is computed

The score is a 0–100 normalisation of the latest observation, compared to a baseline window. The traffic-light rating (RAG) reflects both the absolute level and the recent trend.

Direction

Context-dependent

Trend window

24 months

Baseline

Last 10 years

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