People performance data
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Downer workforce by age group
Age category
Male %
Female %
Percentage of workforce
Under 30 years old
26.08
38.36
30.23
30-50 years old
46.51
38.91
43.91
Over 50 years old
27.41
22.73
25.86
Employee headcount
Region
FY20
FY21
% Change
Australia
39,720
33,704
-15%
New Zealand
11,828
10,234
-13%
Other
516
423
-18%
Note: The significant decrease in employee headcount from FY20 is due predominantly to the sale of the Laundries and Mining businesses, as well as administrative efforts to remove ‘inactive casuals’ from Downer’s Payroll systems. Downer acknowledges there is still more work to be done to clearly define active employees for the purpose of reporting headcount. This will be defined in FY22.
Employees by contract type and gender
Contract Type
FY20
Female
Female
FY20
Male
Male
FY20
Total
Total
FY21
Female
Female
FY21
Male
Male
FY21
Total
Total
Change %
Female
Female
Change %
Male
Male
Change %
Total
Total
Permanent
Full-time
5,577
19,197
24,774
3,969
16,214
20,183
-29%
-16%
-19%
Part-time
2,010
820
2,830
1,562
652
2,214
-22%
-20%
-22%
Temporary
Full-time
1,209
2,184
3,393
1,201
2,185
3,386
-1%
0%
0%
Part-time
838
609
1,447
876
609
1,485
5%
0%
3%
Casual
8,615
11,005
19,620
7,282
9,811
17,093
-15%
-11%
-13%
Total
18,249
33,815
52,064
14,890
29,471
44,361
-18%
-13%
-15%
Percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements
Region
FY20
Number
Number
FY20
Rate (% total
headcount of region)
Rate (% total
headcount of region)
FY21
number
number
FY21
Rate (% total
headcount of region)
Rate (% total
headcount of region)
Australia
20,463
52%
18,322
54%
New Zealand
7,331
62%
4,171
41%
Other
–
0%
–
0%
Total
27,794
53%
22,493
51%
Employee new hires by gender
FY20
Number
Number
FY20
Rate (% of
total employees)
Rate (% of
total employees)
FY21
number
number
FY21
Rate (% of
total employees)
Rate (% of
total employees)
Female
6,617
13%
5,350
12%
Male
10,422
20%
8,464
19%
Total
17,039
33%
13,814
31%
Employee new hires by age
FY20
Number
Number
FY20
Rate (% of
total employees)
Rate (% of
total employees)
FY21
number
number
FY21
Rate (% of
total employees)
Rate (% of
total employees)
Under 30 years old
7,673
15%
6,331
14%
30-50 years old
6,824
13%
5,411
12%
Over 50 years old
2,542
5%
2,072
5%
Total
17,039
33%
13,814
31%
Employee new hires by region
Region
FY20
Number
Number
FY20
Rate (% of
total employees)
Rate (% of
total employees)
FY21
number
number
FY21
Rate (% of
total employees)
Rate (% of
total employees)
Australia
13,029
25%
10,447
24%
New Zealand
3,962
8%
3,310
7%
Other
48
0%
57
0%
Total
17,039
33%
13,814
31%
Employee turnover by gender
FY20
Number
Number
FY20
Rate (% of
employee category)
Rate (% of
employee category)
FY21
number
number
FY21
Rate (% of
employee category)
Rate (% of
employee category)
Female
5,788
32%
3,451
23%
Male
8,935
26%
7,083
24%
Total
14,723
28%
10,534
24%
Employee turnover by age
FY20
Number
Number
FY20
Rate (% of
employee category)
Rate (% of
employee category)
FY21
number
number
FY21
Rate (% of
employee category)
Rate (% of
employee category)
Under 30 years old
5,240
32%
2,694
20%
30-50 years old
6,401
28%
5,200
27%
Over 50 years old
3,082
24%
2,640
23%
Total
14,723
28%
10,534
24%
Employee turnover by region
Region
FY20
Number
Number
FY20
Rate (% of
employee category)
Rate (% of
employee category)
FY21
number
number
FY21
Rate (% of
employee category)
Rate (% of
employee category)
Australia
11,140
28%
8,346
25%
New Zealand
3,583
30%
2,188
21%
Other
–
0%
–
0%
Total
14,723
28%
10,534
24%
