Age Profiles of the PSA, NSW Public Sector, & NSW Workforce Compared

Central Council, 8 August 2005

Report adopted

Sources: PSA Membership system (2005) & NSW Public Sector Workforce Profile (2004)

Age Band	PSA Members %	NSW Public Sector %	NSW Employed Persons %
Unknown	4.70	-	-
Under 25	1.30	4.70	17.13
25-34	13.00	20.90	23.20
35-44	25.70	27.07	23.93
45-54	35.30	32.38	22.01
55+	20.00	14.92	13.72
TOTAL	100.00	100.00	100.00

COMPARISON OF THE REPRESENTATION OF >45 YR OLDS

PSA Members %	NSW Public Sector %	NSW Employed Persons %
55.30	47.30	35.73

Assuming that the 4.7% Unknowns joined at least 14 years ago, before the current membership system, the figure for over 45 years of age would increase beyond 55.3%.

Compared to both the NSW Public Sector and "NSW employed persons", the PSA's membership is considerably older.

In addition the under-25 year old age group is considerably underrepresented in the PSA's membership.