Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Inclusion Action Plan: Where are we for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusion?

Victoria Police participates in the Victorian Public Sector Commission’s People Matter Survey.

The survey is for all Victorian Public Service organisations and provides valuable insight into the culture and safety of organisations from employee perspectives.

In 2021, 6,889 Victoria Police employees responded to the People Matter Survey. Of these employees, 64 self-identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Their responses included:

Survey responses to "There is a positive culture within my organisation in relation to employees who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander"

A pie chart with responses from Victoria Police's 2021 People Matter Survey. For the prompt "Positive culture", 6% of employees disagreed, 36% responded with 'neutral' and 58% agreed.

Survey responses to "Being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is not a barrier to success in my organisation"

A pie chart with responses from Victoria Police's 2021 People Matter Survey. For the prompt "Being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is not a barrier to success in my organisation", 9% of employees disagreed, 27% responded with 'neutral' and 64% agreed.

In 2021, Victoria Police’s primary human resources IT system was enhanced to capture data about each employee’s:

  • sex
  • gender
  • sexuality
  • languages
  • culture
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status
  • and if a person has a disability.

Data prior to 2021 was drawn from data collated at induction.

Because this is a new feature, diversity figures currently appear lower than might be expected. However, as more employees report their diversity data Victoria Police will obtain a greater understanding of the diversity and needs of our employees.

This data provides a valuable benchmark to monitor our future progress.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees: head count June 2019 to June 2022

A line graph showing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employee headcount at Victoria Police from June 2019 to June 2022. Between June 2019 and June 2022, there has been a variance of +32 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander police; a variance of -1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorian Public Sector staff; a variance of -5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protective services officers; and a variance of 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recruits.

HR Assist – Prepared by: Workforce Reporting and Analysis, HRC, 2022

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