APS Census results

Page last updated:18 November 2025

APS Employee Census results

The Australian Public Service (APS) Employee Census is an annual employee perception survey conducted across the APS. The survey is designed to collect employee opinions and perspectives on a range of topics, such as employee engagement, leadership, communication, innovation, and wellbeing. Between May and June 2025, 87% of our people responded to the Census.

Geoscience Australia is committed to listening to and valuing all voices in our organisation and are proud to make our 2025 Employee Census results and Action Plan publicly available.

Our results

Our Employee Census results demonstrate our commitment to fostering workplace flexibility, a supportive and diverse workplace and that our people are proud of the work we do.

Here is what our people say about working for Geoscience Australia

Question Geoscience AustraliaAPS
I am confident that if I requested a flexible work arrangement, my request would be given reasonable consideration 93% 86%
I believe my immediate supervisor cares about my health and wellbeing 90% 87%
My agency supports and actively promotes an inclusive workplace culture 87% 84%
I am proud to work in my agency 86% 81%
I would recommend my agency as a good place to work 83% 77%

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Action plans

We are committed to listening to and amplifying our people’s voice. The perspectives shared through the census help inform our strategies and policies to ensure we remain both a world-class science organisation and a great place to work. Explore how we plan to continuously improve our results through our action plan:

Are you interested in joining Geoscience Australia?

Geoscience Australia is committed to providing our people with a workplace culture that truly values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging. Testament to this work, our agency has received four Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Cygnet Awards to commend our action on workplace inclusion.

While we know there’s more work to do, we are proud of our progress to date in this space and will continue to promote an inclusive work environment that supports our people to deliver on our strategic priorities and deliver value for the nation. Learn more about working with us and the benefits available to our people.

Explore the exciting opportunities we currently have available on our vacancies and temporary register page.