Australian Bureau of Statistics Annual Report 2024-25

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity · Commonwealth · Published 22 October 2025

Total expenses: $613.8 million
Ongoing staff: 3,611
Non-ongoing staff: 306
Consultancy contracts: $3.2 million; 42 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts: $173 million; 496 contracts

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses: $613.8 million (613,801 in $'000)
Employee benefits: $422.9 million (422,903 in $'000)
Suppliers: $145 million (145,014 in $'000)
Revenue from government: $522.7 million (522,744 in $'000)
Own-source income: $60.7 million (60,677 in $'000)

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Staff

Ongoing staff: 3,611 people
Ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)
Non-ongoing staff: 306 people
Non-ongoing staff table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $3.2 million (3,201 in $'000)
Contracts: 42
New contracts: 21
Ongoing contracts: 21

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure: $173 million (173,006 in $'000)
Contracts: 496
New contracts: 194
Ongoing contracts: 302

Non-consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel5 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · Licence CC BY 4.0

Key management personnel remuneration is reported on an accrual basis for the period each person held the role, so part-year amounts are not annual salaries.

Name	Position	Base salary	Other benefits	Superannuation	Long service leave	Total
David Gruen	Australian Statistician	715,451	4,595	105,943	36,191	862,180
Phillip Gould	Deputy Australian Statistician	257,516	3,539	38,230	23,980	323,265
Teresa Dickinson	Deputy Australian Statistician	104,480	1,056	15,102	-3,204	117,434
Brenton Goldsworthy	Deputy Australian Statistician	373,533	4,595	68,372	20,220	466,720
Kylie Bryant	Deputy Australian Statistician	353,946	4,595	60,317	20,117	438,975

Information about remuneration for senior executives8 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average termination	Average total
0 - 220000	29	78,500	5,600	14,663	4,775	0	103,538
220001 - 245000	8	162,787	3,723	31,560	6,940	29,064	234,074
245001 - 270000	3	210,729	4,408	35,947	15,166	0	266,250
270001 - 295000	12	224,342	4,607	40,201	13,227	0	282,377
295001 - 320000	8	229,178	4,260	40,711	16,234	13,584	303,967
320001 - 345000	6	267,664	9,905	45,326	14,599	0	337,494
345001 - 370000	4	291,203	4,607	48,729	14,961	0	359,500
370001 - 395000	3	239,078	3,575	38,990	9,036	81,661	372,340

Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff1 row · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

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Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay band	People	Average base salary	Average bonuses	Average other benefits	Average superannuation	Average long service leave	Average other long term	Average termination	Average total
270001 - 295000	3	153,521	0	37,084	28,601	2,785	0	57,621	279,612

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

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Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
KPMGABN 51194660183	1,018
ORIMA Research Pty LtdABN 77076347914	488
Ernst & YoungABN 75288172749	397
BDO Services Pty LtdABN 45134242434	256
Indigenous Professional Services Pty LtdABN 32608918252	204

Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25) · Licence CC BY 4.0

Organisation	Expenditure$'000 GST inclusive
Evolve FM Pty LtdABN 52605472580	21,692
Slalom Australia Pty LtdABN 71635861004	16,454
Amazon Web Services Australia Pty LtdABN 63605345891	15,713
Data#3 LimitedABN 31010545267	11,425
Chalfont Consulting Pty LtdABN 79648842111	8,409