Table 2 Western Australian public sector entities Dec 2017 Headcount Dec 2017 FTE FTE change from Sep 2017 FTE change from Dec 2016 Department of Education 51 119 37 648 ▼ 2 246 N/A WA Health (North Metropolitan Health Service) 13 725 10 448 ▲ 8 N/A WA Health (WA Country Health Service) 9 480 7 134 ▼ 115 N/A WA Health (South Metropolitan Health Service) 8 732 6 627 ▼ 45 N/A WA Health (East Metropolitan Health Service) 7 408 5 742 ▼ 19 N/A Department of Justice 6 370 5 931 ▲ 14 N/A WA Health and Adolescent Health Service) 4 249 3 001 ▼ 39 N/A Western Australia Police 2 842 2 103 ▲ 4 ▲ 99 Department of Communities 2 801 2 429 ▼ 84 N/A WA Health (Health Support Services) 1 850 1 270 ▼ 100 N/A Housing Authority6 1 814 1 657 ▲ 14 ▲ 28 Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 1 811 1 630 ▼ 40 N/A Public Transport Authority 1 797 1 718 ▲ 56 ▲ 125 Department of Fire and Emergency Services 1 736 1 641 ▼ 10 ▲ 25 Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions 1 699 1 490 ▲ 62 N/A Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety 1 613 1 516 ▲ 40 N/A Disability Services Commission6 1 576 1 412 ▲ 4 ▼ 10 Department of Transport 1 441 1 313 ▼ 19 ▼ 46 North Metropolitan TAFE 1 300 1 099 ▼ 122 ▲ 186
Department of Government, Sport and Cultural Industries 1 168 920 ▲ 18 N/A South Metropolitan TAFE 1 119 977 ▼ 201 ▼ 213 Department of Finance 1 092 1 007 ▼ 9 ▲ 23 Main Roads Western Australia 1 075 1 036 ▲ 5 ▲ 34 Department of Water and Environmental Regulation 896 787 ▼ 9 N/A Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage 856 743 ▼ 21 N/A WA Health (Department of Health) 751 638 ▲ 16 N/A Department of the Premier and Cabinet 536 465 ▲ 9 ▼ 5 Department of Training and Workforce Development 528 477 ▼ 13 ▼ 3 Landgate 523 487 ▼ 41 ▼32 VenuesWest 468 235 ▼ 9 ▼ 21 South Regional TAFE 392 320 ▼ 65 ▲ 16 Mental Health Commission 364 291 ▼ 6 0 Insurance Commission of Western Australia 358 328 ▼ 38 ▼ 21 Central Regional TAFE 342 284 ▼ 55 ▼ 34 Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia 334 286 ▲ 2 ▲ 9 Department of Treasury 281 253 ▼ 4 ▼ 30 Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation 280 250 ▼ 1 N/A North Regional TAFE 277 254 ▼ 31 ▲ 40 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 259 231 ▲ 4 ▲ 3 Lotterywest 244 234 ▼ 17 ▲ 23 Zoological Parks Authority8 219 158 ▼ 10 ▼ 6
Forest Products Commission 202 185 ▲ 17 ▼ 3 Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 163 150 ▼ 8 ▲ 4 Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority8 155 118 ▼ 5 ▼ 9 Public Sector Commission 152 112 ▼ 7 ▼ 11 Office of the Auditor General 149 145 ▼ 2 ▲ 5 ChemCentre 147 138 ▲ 10 ▲ 7 WorkCover Western Australia 135 125 ▼ 3 ▼ 6 Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority 129 118 ▼ 2 ▲ 14 Corruption and Crime Commission 126 122 ▲ 4 ▼ 1 Rottnest Island Authority8 115 100 ▲ 7 0 Ombudsman Western Australia 78 69 ▲ 1 ▲ 2 Animal Resources Centre 63 57 ▲ 2 ▼ 5 Small Business Development Corporation 58 50 ▲ 2 ▼ 2 Economic Regulation Authority 55 53 ▲ 2 ▲ 4 GESB 47 41 ▲ 1 ▼ 2 Western Australian Meat Industry Authority 47 21 ▲ 1 ▼ 4 Practice Board 46 40 0 ▼ 3 Western Australian Electoral Commission 44 42 ▼ 6 ▼ 4 Department of the Registrar Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission 38 34 0 ▲ 2 National Trust of Australia (W.A.) 38 30 ▲ 2 0 Equal Opportunity Commission 24 21 0 0 Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services 18 17 0 ▲ 1 Healthway 18 17 ▼ 2 ▲ 1 Health and Disability Services Complaints Office 18 16 0 ▲ 3
Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People 18 15 ▼ 2 ▼ 1 Construction Training Fund 17 17 0 ▼ 2 Keep Australia Beautiful WA 13 11 0 0 Office of the Information Commissioner 12 11 ▲ 1 ▲ 1 Veterinary Surgeons' Board 6 4 0 0 Burswood Park 5 4 0 0 Salaries and Allowances Tribunal 3 3 0 0 Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) 3 3 0 0 Architects of Western Australia 2 2 0 0 Gascoyne Development Commission7 1 1 0 ▼ 8 Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission7 1 1 0 ▼ 12 Great Southern Development Commission7 1 1 0 ▼ 12 Kimberley Development Commission7 1 1 0 ▼ 6 Mid West Development Commission7 1 1 0 ▼ 14 Peel Development Commission7 1 1 0 ▼ 12 Pilbara Development Commission7 1 1 0 ▼ 20 South West Development Commission7 1 1 0 ▼ 22 Wheatbelt Development Commission7 1 1 0 ▼ 12 Western Australian public sector 137 878 108 371 ▼ 3 101 ▲ 1 542