The employment within the local governing bodies in Australia experienced a resurgence in 2019 with a total of 194 thousand employees engaged in this sector. The size of the workforce in this department had otherwise been on the decline since 2014.
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Number of public sector employees in the local governments of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 7, 2019). Number of public sector employees in the local governments of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069296/australia-employment-in-the-state-government/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of public sector employees in the local governments of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069296/australia-employment-in-the-state-government/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Number of public sector employees in the local governments of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069296/australia-employment-in-the-state-government/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Public Sector Employees in The Local Governments of Australia from Financial Year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069296/australia-employment-in-the-state-government/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of public sector employees in the local governments of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069296/australia-employment-in-the-state-government/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Number of public sector employees in the local governments of Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069296/australia-employment-in-the-state-government/
