Key facts
We have estimated the number of employees with disability. To do this, we removed the ‘prefer not to say’ answers from the raw data.
We estimate:
- 7.0% of overall public sector workforce employees identify as a person with disability (up from 6.1% in 2023)
- 9.4% of Victorian Public Service employees identify as a person with disability (up from 8.5% in 2023).
Estimates are based on People matter survey respondents who said they had a disability.
People matter survey 2024 results showed:
- 28.5% of the overall public sector workforce requested a workplace adjustment.
- 30.2% of Victorian Public Service employees requested a workplace adjustment.
The most common type of workplace adjustments requested were:
- flexible working arrangements
- physical modifications or improvements to the workplace.
Employees with disability
The Victorian Government has a plan to increase the number of people with disability in the public sector called Getting to work.
Getting to work is Victoria’s long-term employment plan for people with disability in the public sector.
The plan supports a target of 6% representation of people with disability in the Victorian Public Service by 2020 and 12% by 2025.
Workplace adjustments
Workplace adjustments allow employees to work safely and effectively.
They can include adjustments:
- to working hours
- regular breaks
- non-standard equipment (e.g. standing desk, screen reader, vertical mouse, access to an Auslan interpreter, accessible lift, lighting, or ramps).