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❓ This parliamentary Question on Notice seeks detailed information on police staffing levels (FTE allocation, actual FTE, and headcount) across metropolitan and regional WA policing districts, as well as overall totals.

AnsweredQoN 1656Legislative Council

Asked

14 May 2026

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Police

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I refer to policing in WA, and I ask:(a) what is the current FTE police staffing allocation:(i) in total;(ii) for each policing district in the metropolitan area; and(iii) for each policing district in regional WA;(b) what is the current actual FTE police staffing:(i) in total;(ii) for each policing district in the metropolitan area; and(iii) for each policing district in regional WA; and(c) what is the current actual police headcount:(i) in total;(ii) for each policing district in the metropolitan area; and(iii) for each policing district in regional WA?
I refer to policing in WA, and I ask:
(a) what is the current FTE police staffing allocation:
(i) in total;
(ii) for each policing district in the metropolitan area; and
(iii) for each policing district in regional WA;
(b) what is the current actual FTE police staffing:
(i) in total;
(ii) for each policing district in the metropolitan area; and
(iii) for each policing district in regional WA; and
(c) what is the current actual police headcount:
(i) in total;
(ii) for each policing district in the metropolitan area; and
(iii) for each policing district in regional WA?

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Answered

16 June 2026

Responded by

Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Police

Response time

4 days

Statistics in Tables 1 & 2 do not include police officers in other portfolios including Specialist Policing Services.
Police officers regularly move across the agency and there will always be a varying number of positions, at any time, where the incumbent has vacated a position and the newly selected officer is yet to arrive, creating a vacancy for a period of time.
(a) As at 7 May 2026:
(i) 7,331 Authorised FTE (police officers).
(ii-iii)
Table 1: Authorised FTE (police officers) by policing district
District
Authorised FTE
Armadale District
292.75
Cannington District
301.00
Fremantle District
297.65
Goldfields-Esperance District
242.00
Great Southern District
212.00
Joondalup District
303.00
Kimberley District
296.00
Mandurah District
343.00
Metropolitan Regional Office
5.00
Mid West-Gascoyne District
278.00
Midland District
300.50
Mirrabooka District
300.00
Perth District
462.50
Pilbara District
261.00
Regional WA Regional Office
7.00
South West District
307.00
Wheatbelt District
174.00
(b-c) As at 7 May 2026, the Western Australia Police Force had a headcount of 7,401 and an Actual FTE of 7,144.94 (police officers).
Table 2: Headcount and Actual FTE (police officers) by policing district (as at 7 May 2026).
District
Headcount
Actual FTE
Armadale District
280
277.01
Cannington District
275
271.58
Fremantle District
285
278.34
Goldfields-Esperance District
206
201.50
Great Southern District
205
197.33
Joondalup District
289
282.05
Kimberley District
268
260.55
Mandurah District
336
321.60
Metropolitan Regional Office
37
16.00
Mid West-Gascoyne District
259
253.06
Midland District
278
270.78
Mirrabooka District
282
274.88
Perth District
407
403.44
Pilbara District
251
244.35
Regional WA Regional Office
50
28.80
South West District
283
269.05
Wheatbelt District
163
157.70

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