Table 2 Western Australian public sector entities Sep 2017 Headcount Sep 2017 FTE FTE change from Jun 2017 FTE change from Sep 2016 Department of Education 53 578 39 894 N/A N/A Department of Health (North Metropolitan Health Service) 13 766 10 440 N/A N/A Department of Health (WA Country Health Service) 9 587 7 249 N/A N/A Department of Health (South Metropolitan Health Service) 8 724 6 672 N/A N/A Department of Health (East Metropolitan Health Service) 7 370 5 761 N/A N/A Department of Justice 6 403 5 917 N/A N/A Department of Communities 6 274 5 564 N/A N/A Department of Health (Child and Adolescent Health Service) 4 256 3 040 N/A N/A Western Australia Police 2 819 2 099 N/A N/A Department of Health (Health Support Services) 1 929 1 370 N/A N/A Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 1 864 1 670 N/A N/A Public Transport Authority 1 760 1 662 ▲ 27 ▲ 76 Department of Fire and Emergency Services 1 723 1 651 ▲ 35 ▲ 66 Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 1 700 1 428 N/A N/A Department of Industry Regulation and Safety 1 604 1 476 N/A N/A North Metropolitan TAFE 1 512 1 221 ▲ 50 ▲ 214 Department of Transport 1 478 1 332 ▼ 21 ▼ 3 Metropolitan TAFE 1 412 1 178 ▲ 69 ▼ 200 Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries 1 166 902 N/A N/A
Department of Finance 1 089 1 016 ▲ 5 ▲ 28 Main Roads Western Australia 1 079 1 031 ▲ 16 ▲ 37 Department of and Environmental Regulation 902 796 N/A N/A Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage 886 764 N/A N/A Department of Health (Central office) 750 622 N/A N/A Landgate 565 528 0 ▲ 4 Department of the Premier and Cabinet 544 456 ▲ 2 ▼ 21 Department of Training and Workforce Development 538 490 ▼ 6 ▼ 1 South Regional TAFE 521 385 ▲ 44 ▲ 37 VenuesWest 501 243 ▲ 2 ▼ 13 Central Regional TAFE 413 339 ▲ 11 ▲ 4 Insurance Commission of Western Australia 410 366 ▲ 9 ▲ 23 Mental Health Commission 368 297 ▲ 5 ▲ 6 Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia 336 284 ▲ 6 ▲ 16 North Regional TAFE 318 285 ▲ 26 ▲ 46 Department of Treasury 284 257 ▼ 7 ▼ 31 Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation 275 251 N/A N/A Lotterywest 261 251 ▲ 7 ▲ 25 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 254 227 ▲ 1 ▲ 8 Zoological Parks Authority8 227 168 ▲ 8 ▲ 9 Forest Products Commission 183 167 ▼ 36 ▼ 1 Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 169 158 ▲ 10 ▲ 11 Public Sector Commission 167 119 ▲ 4 ▼ 4
Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority8 159 123 ▼ 2 ▼ 1 Office of the Auditor General 151 146 ▲ 6 ▲ 8 WorkCover Western Australia 144 128 ▼ 2 ▼ 5 ChemCentre 138 128 ▼ 5 ▲ 15 Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority 134 119 ▼ 6 ▼ 11 Corruption and Commission 122 118 ▲ 3 ▲ 3 Rottnest Island Authority8 108 93 ▼ 3 ▼ 3 Ombudsman Western Australia 77 68 ▼ 2 ▲ 3 Animal Resources Centre 63 55 ▼ 3 ▼ 5 Small Business Development Corporation 55 49 ▲ 1 ▼ 4 Western Australian Electoral Commission 55 48 ▼ 6 ▲ 1 Economic Regulation Authority 52 50 ▼ 2 ▲ 4 Legal Practice Board 48 40 0 ▼ 2 Western Australian Meat Industry Authority 48 20 ▼ 7 ▼ 9 GESB (Government Employees Superannuation Board) 47 41 ▲ 1 ▼ 5 National Trust of Australia (W.A.) 38 28 0 ▼ 5 Department of the Registrar Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission 37 34 0 ▲ 2 Equal Opportunity Commission 24 21 0 ▲ 2 Healthway 20 19 ▲ 2 ▲ 4 Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People 20 17 0 ▲ 1 Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services 18 17 ▲ 1 ▼ 1 Health and Disability Services Complaints Office 18 16 0 ▲ 2
Construction Training Fund 17 17 ▼ 2 ▼ 2 Keep Australia Beautiful WA 12 11 ▲ 1 ▲ 1 Office of the Information Commissioner 11 10 ▼ 1 ▼ 1 Veterinary Surgeons' Board 6 4 0 0 Burswood Park Board 5 4 0 0 Salaries and Allowances Tribunal 3 3 ▲ 1 0 Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) 3 3 0 0 Architects Board of Western Australia 2 2 0 0 Gascoyne Development Commission7 1 1 ▼ 10 ▼ 8 Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission7 1 1 ▼ 11 ▼ 13 Great Southern Development Commission7 1 1 ▼ 10 ▼ 12 Kimberley Development Commission7 1 1 ▼ 6 ▼ 7 Mid West Development Commission7 1 1 ▼ 13 ▼ 14 Peel Development Commission7 1 1 ▼ 12 ▼ 9 Pilbara Development Commission7 1 1 ▼ 18 ▼ 18 South West Development Commission7 1 1 ▼ 18 ▼ 22 Wheatbelt Development Commission7 1 1 ▼ 13 ▼ 12 Western Australian public sector total 141 609 111 472 ▲ 810 ▲ 2 177