Our workforce in profile
Highlights
- 270,883.71 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions as at March 2025.
- Nine out of ten roles are frontline or frontline support.
- The sector workforce grew by 12,871.58 FTE (March 2024 to March 2025).
- 56% of this increase was in the health sector.
- Key frontline roles increased by 6,419.61 FTE (March 2024 to March 2025).
- Frontline and frontline support roles increased by 5,620.07 FTE (March 2024 to March 2025).
- Corporate roles increased by 831.90 FTE (March 2024 to March 2025).
- 20.91% of employees are located in the Brisbane Inner City statistical area.
- 63.55% work in the regions.
- 82.89% are employed permanently.
- 61.35% are full time.
Sector workforce profile
Find out about the legislation and strategy that guide the way we work, make decisions and operate.
Workforce composition over time
Analysis of key sector workforces, earnings data, and leadership and executive numbers.
Workforce by occupation type
Analysis of key sector workforces, earnings data, and leadership and executive numbers by occupation type