Census details
Responses: 15,851 of 19,669, which is a response rate of 81%.
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Demographics
Gender
How do you describe your gender?
- Man or male 43%
- Woman or female 52%
- Non-binary 0%
- I use a different term 0%
- Prefer not to say 5%.
First Nations
Do you identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person?
- Yes 3%
- No 97%.
Disability
Do you have an ongoing disability?
- Yes 12%
- No 88%.
Carers
Do you have carer responsibilities?
- Yes 47%
- No 53%.
Identity
Do you identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and/or gender diverse, Intersex, Queer, Questioning and/or Asexual (LGBTIQA+)?
- Yes 7%
- No 93%.
Do you identify as culturally or linguistically diverse?
- Yes 35%
- No 65%.
Cultural background
How would you describe your cultural background (Multiple Responses)?
- Australian (excluding Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) 63%
- Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 3%
- New Zealander (excluding Maori) 1%
- Maori, Melanesian, Papuan, Micronesian, and Polynesian 1%
- Anglo-European 11%
- North-West European (excluding Anglo-European) 2%
- Southern and Eastern European 7%
- South-East Asian 19%
- North-East Asian 5%
- Southern and Central Asian 7%
- North American 0%
- South and Central American and Caribbean Islander 1%
- North African and Middle Eastern 2%
- Sub-Saharan African 1%.
Neurodiversity
Do you consider yourself to be neurodivergent?
- Yes 11%
- No 73%
- Maybe 11%
- I am unsure of what neurodivergent means 5%.
Agency position
This is our score and the overall APS score for the indices. These show where the ATO sits in comparison to the overall APS index score and the scores of other agencies.
Employee engagement
The ATO ranks 35th out of 112 agencies, with a rating of 76. The range across the APS is 65 to 86 and the overall APS score is 74.
Leadership – immediate supervisor
The ATO ranks 34th out of 112 agencies, with a rating of 79. The range across the APS is 67 to 86 and the overall APS score is 77.
Leadership – SES manager
The ATO ranks 45th out of 112 agencies, with a rating of 71. The range across the APS is 57 to 86 and the overall APS score is 69.
Communication
The ATO ranks 14th out of 112 agencies, with a rating of 73. The range across the APS is 53 to 83 and the overall APS score is 69.
Enabling innovation
The ATO ranks 30th out of 112 agencies, with a rating of 70. The range across the APS is 57 to 79 and the overall APS score is 67.
Speak up culture
The ATO ranks 69th out of 112 agencies, with a rating of 74. The range across the APS is 67 to 88 and the overall APS score is 74.
Wellbeing policies and support
The ATO ranks 37th out of 112 agencies, with a rating of 73. The range across the APS is 56 to 89 and the overall APS score is 70.