This data only represents the 87,178 Victorian public sector employees who voluntarily responded to the
People matter survey 2022 .
For most visuals, we’ve included data from previous years. Some visuals only show data from 2022.
This is because the questions are new or can’t be compared to earlier years.
We don’t show the data from 2020 as some organisations couldn’t take part in the 2020 survey as they were responding to the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Therefore, the 2020 data isn’t a true representation of the public sector.
We’ve broken down the data in 3 ways:
Victorian Public Service (VPS) – the 9 departments, Victoria Police and 46 authorities and offices defined to be public service employers under the Public Administration Act 2004
Whole of Public Sector – the VPS combined with all other public sector bodies outside of the VPS that have a public function
Demographic – Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity, age, disability, gender, cultural identity or religion.
Read more about the response rate to the People matter survey 2022 .
Agreement or disagreement questions
For most questions, respondents were asked to choose either:
strongly agree
agree
neither agree no disagree
disagree
strongly disagree.
For the charts, we combined the percentage of responses to agree and strongly agree.
Respondents who selected neither agree nor disagree may account for a significant number of responses where people have not agreed.
We included a ‘prefer not to say’ option for some demographic questions. Respondents may choose ‘prefer not to say’ for a range of reasons.
Demographic-based questions
The Commission uses strict rules to protect the privacy and anonymity of respondents at every stage of the survey.
We don’t release employee opinion results for demographic groups where industries have less than 30 total responses.
Read our privacy policy .
Read more
Read more about the People matter survey 2022 .
For data on the whole Victorian public sector workforce go to Workforce data facts and visuals .
Key findings
The key findings are for the Victorian public sector.
Positive views of respondents show:
77% feel that people work together and support each other in their organisation
73% feel their organisation supports collaboration in the workplace
77% feel their organisation’s culture supports diversity in the workplace.
Barriers to success reported by most respondents:
7.7% said age
7.3% said mental health
7.0% said caring responsibilities.
Workgroup support
Collaboration can lead to higher team satisfaction, performance and effectiveness.
This graph shows the percentage of respondents who agree that people work together and support each other in their organisation.
Year
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2017
Filter by industry
Whole of public sector
Public entities
Victorian Public Service
Creative industries, finance, transport and other
Police and emergency services
Public health care
TAFE and other education
Water and land management
Government schools
Filter by demographic
Overall
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Age
Full-time or part-time
Ongoing, fixed-term or casual
Ongoing or fixed-term
Cultural identity
Disability
Gender
Gender identity
Religion
Headcount
Full-time equivalent
Employers
Percentage of all employees by headcount
Percentage of all full-time equivalent employees
Remuneration
Remuneration gap as an amount
Remuneration gap as a percentage
View as a number or percentage
Percentage
Number
Salary
Percentage of industry
Percentage of total public sector workforce
Workgroup support – survey questions
The results combine agree and strongly agree answers to these statements:
People in my workgroup appropriately manage conflicts of interest
People in my workgroup are honest, open and transparent in their dealings
People in my workgroup are politically impartial in their work
People in my workgroup treat each other with respect
People in my workgroup work together effectively to get the job done.
Collaboration
This graph shows the percentage of respondents who agree their organisation supports collaboration in the workplace.
Year
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2017
Filter by industry
Whole of public sector
Public entities
Victorian Public Service
Creative industries, finance, transport and other
Police and emergency services
Public health care
TAFE and other education
Water and land management
Government schools
Filter by demographic
Overall
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Age
Full-time or part-time
Ongoing, fixed-term or casual
Ongoing or fixed-term
Cultural identity
Disability
Gender
Gender identity
Religion
Headcount
Full-time equivalent
Employers
Percentage of all employees by headcount
Percentage of all full-time equivalent employees
Remuneration
Remuneration gap as an amount
Remuneration gap as a percentage
View as a number or percentage
Percentage
Number
Salary
Percentage of industry
Percentage of total public sector workforce
Collaboration – survey questions
The results combine agree and strongly agree answers to these statements:
I am able to work effectively with others outside my immediate workgroup
Workgroups across my organisation willingly share information with each other.
Inclusion
If employees feel valued and included, it can lead to a positive work environment and higher engagement and productivity.
This graph shows the percentage of respondents who agree their organisation’s culture supports diversity in the workplace.
Year
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2017
Filter by industry
Whole of public sector
Public entities
Victorian Public Service
Creative industries, finance, transport and other
Police and emergency services
Public health care
TAFE and other education
Water and land management
Government schools
Filter by demographic
Overall
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Age
Full-time or part-time
Ongoing, fixed-term or casual
Ongoing or fixed-term
Cultural identity
Disability
Gender
Gender identity
Religion
Headcount
Full-time equivalent
Employers
Percentage of all employees by headcount
Percentage of all full-time equivalent employees
Remuneration
Remuneration gap as an amount
Remuneration gap as a percentage
View as a number or percentage
Percentage
Number
Salary
Percentage of industry
Percentage of total public sector workforce
Inclusion – survey questions
The results combine agree and strongly agree answers to these statements:
I can be myself at work
I feel as if I belong at this organisation.
Barriers to success
Workplace barriers prevent employees from working efficiently and effectively.
This graph shows what respondents feel are the most significant barriers to working in an optimal way.
The results may add up to more than 100% because respondents could choose more than one answer.
Year
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2017
Filter by industry
Whole of public sector
Public entities
Victorian Public Service
Creative industries, finance, transport and other
Police and emergency services
Public health care
TAFE and other education
Water and land management
Government schools
Filter by demographic
Overall
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Age
Full-time or part-time
Ongoing, fixed-term or casual
Ongoing or fixed-term
Cultural identity
Disability
Gender
Gender identity
Religion
Headcount
Full-time equivalent
Employers
Percentage of all employees by headcount
Percentage of all full-time equivalent employees
Remuneration
Remuneration gap as an amount
Remuneration gap as a percentage
View as a number or percentage
Percentage
Number
Salary
Percentage of industry
Percentage of total public sector workforce
Data set
This .CSV file has the data for each survey question on this page.
Workgroup behaviour 2022 (1kb)