Australian Public Service Employee Census 2022

Summary

This report gives highlights from Austrade in the Australian Public Service Employee Census for 2022.

This year, 89% of Austrade staff completed the survey (1194 of 1348 people). This is a new record for Austrade.

Census results cover:

• employee engagement
• leadership
• communication and change
• workplace conditions
• inclusion
• innovation
• wellbeing
• performance
• retention
• unacceptable behaviour
• demographics

Key findings

Our staff continue to express a strong commitment to Austrade and belief in our mission and purpose. Of those who responded:

• 95% felt Austrade has a diverse and inclusive culture
• 93% were happy to go the extra mile at work when required
• 83% were proud to work at Austrade.

Most staff expressed positive views about:

• Austrade
• their immediate supervisor
• workplace conditions
• health and wellbeing policies
• inclusion.

Areas for further improvement remain:

• manageable workload
• planned and consultative change management
• effective communication across teams.