❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed staffing information for the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, including FTE numbers, hiring, resignations, and staff tenure. The answer provides the requested data, noting some estimation due to the department's integrated structure.
AnsweredQoN 749Legislative Council
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I refer to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, and I ask: (a) how many full time equivalent (FTE) staff work for the Department as part of the Minister's Agriculture portfolio? Understanding that there may be some crossover, please provide by number with purely Agriculture focus as well as the number of others who fall at least partially within the portfolio, by FTE; (b) how many staff work for the Department in total; (c) how many FTE staff were hired in: (i) 2024-25; (ii) 2023-24; (iii) 2022-23; and (iv) 2021-22; (d) how many FTE staff resigned, per year, in each of the years asked for in (c); (e) for each of the years in (c) as of 30 June, how many FTE staff had been working at the Department for less than 2 years; and (f) for each of the years in (c) as of 30 June, how many FTE staff had been working at the Department for more than 10 years?
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Answered
2 December 2025
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
9 days
(a) The Department estimates that there are 884 FTE who work for the Department as part of the Minister’s Agriculture and Food portfolio. This number is an estimate as DPIRD operates under an integrated structure and is not arranged by Ministerial portfolio. This number it does not include corporate support staff.
(b) 1961.1 FTE.
(c) FTE staff hired in:
(i) 2024-25: 238.6 FTE
(ii) 2023-24: 364.3 FTE
(iii) 2022-23: 327.6 FTE
(iv) 2021-22: 267.3 FTE
(d) FTE staff left (for any reason, not only resignation):
(i) 2024-25: 293.1 FTE
(ii) 2023-24: 294.0 FTE
(iii) 2022-23: 298.6 FTE
(iv) 2021-22: 282.6 FTE
(e) FTE staff had been working at the Department for less than 2 years as at 30 June in:
(i) 2024-25: 484.3 FTE
(ii) 2023-24: 585.1 FTE
(iii) 2022-23: 519.9 FTE
(iv) 2021-22: 443.8 FTE
(f) FTE staff working at the Department for more than 10 years in:
(i) 2024-25: 754.8 FTE
(ii) 2023-24: 775.5 FTE
(iii) 2022-23: 799.1 FTE
(iv) 2021-22: 808.6 FTE
(b) 1961.1 FTE.
(c) FTE staff hired in:
(i) 2024-25: 238.6 FTE
(ii) 2023-24: 364.3 FTE
(iii) 2022-23: 327.6 FTE
(iv) 2021-22: 267.3 FTE
(d) FTE staff left (for any reason, not only resignation):
(i) 2024-25: 293.1 FTE
(ii) 2023-24: 294.0 FTE
(iii) 2022-23: 298.6 FTE
(iv) 2021-22: 282.6 FTE
(e) FTE staff had been working at the Department for less than 2 years as at 30 June in:
(i) 2024-25: 484.3 FTE
(ii) 2023-24: 585.1 FTE
(iii) 2022-23: 519.9 FTE
(iv) 2021-22: 443.8 FTE
(f) FTE staff working at the Department for more than 10 years in:
(i) 2024-25: 754.8 FTE
(ii) 2023-24: 775.5 FTE
(iii) 2022-23: 799.1 FTE
(iv) 2021-22: 808.6 FTE
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