❓ Mr Hort's question seeks FTE staffing allocation and actual FTE numbers for WA Police across different districts. The answer provides the requested data, noting fluctuations due to officer movement and vacancies.
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(1) As at the date of this question, what is the full-time equivalent (FTE) staffing allocation for WA Police in each district? (2) As at the date of this question, what is the actual number of FTE police officers employed in each district?
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Answered
14 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
7 days
Note: Statistics 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.
1.
District
Authorised FTE
Armadale District
292.75
Cannington District
301.00
Fremantle District
297.65
Goldfields-Esperance District
242.00
Great Southern District
211.00
Joondalup District
303.00
Kimberley District
292.00
Mandurah District
342.00
Metropolitan Regional Office
5.00
Mid West-Gascoyne District
277.00
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
175.00
2. Actual FTE is a standardised unit of measure for all employees directly paid by the WA Police Force through its payroll. It is calculated from the number of normal hours paid on the last pay day. The figures provided relate to the date of the question – as at 9 October 2025 there are 7,338 Police Officers in the Western Australia Police Force.
District
Actual FTE
Armadale District
278.66
Cannington District
277.50
Fremantle District
285.55
Goldfields-Esperance District
198.48
Great Southern District
195.33
Joondalup District
280.35
Kimberley District
265.28
Mandurah District
336.68
Metropolitan Regional Office
11.00
Mid West-Gascoyne District
251.00
Midland District
287.28
Mirrabooka District
270.70
Perth District
394.35
Pilbara District
231.70
Regional WA Regional Office
35.40
South West District
280.60
Wheatbelt District
153.65
1.
District
Authorised FTE
Armadale District
292.75
Cannington District
301.00
Fremantle District
297.65
Goldfields-Esperance District
242.00
Great Southern District
211.00
Joondalup District
303.00
Kimberley District
292.00
Mandurah District
342.00
Metropolitan Regional Office
5.00
Mid West-Gascoyne District
277.00
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
175.00
2. Actual FTE is a standardised unit of measure for all employees directly paid by the WA Police Force through its payroll. It is calculated from the number of normal hours paid on the last pay day. The figures provided relate to the date of the question – as at 9 October 2025 there are 7,338 Police Officers in the Western Australia Police Force.
District
Actual FTE
Armadale District
278.66
Cannington District
277.50
Fremantle District
285.55
Goldfields-Esperance District
198.48
Great Southern District
195.33
Joondalup District
280.35
Kimberley District
265.28
Mandurah District
336.68
Metropolitan Regional Office
11.00
Mid West-Gascoyne District
251.00
Midland District
287.28
Mirrabooka District
270.70
Perth District
394.35
Pilbara District
231.70
Regional WA Regional Office
35.40
South West District
280.60
Wheatbelt District
153.65
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