The Industry Benchmark Report will help you understand how your workplace compares to your industry peers. Your nominated WGEA report contact can generate and download your Industry Benchmark Report from the WGEA Portal, when advised by WGEA. This is usually some months after the end of the submission period.
To download your Industry Benchmark Report, you will need to:
- Login to the WGEA Portal using your myGovID.
- Click on the ‘Data & Insights’ tab and then the ‘Reports’ section.
- Generate your Executive Summary and Industry Benchmark Report
- Download the report.
Remaining compliant: sharing your report with your governing body
It is now a statutory requirement to share your Industry Benchmark Report with your board or governing body as soon as practicable after receiving the document.
You will be required to confirm that you shared your reports with your governing body when you next report to WGEA.
Understanding your report
The below guide shared information on where the data in your report comes from.
You can also watch the webinar below. It covers:
- the data contained in your Executive Summary and Industry Benchmark Report
- the requirements to share these reports with your governing body and
- next steps you can take to analyse and act on your data.
Frequently asked questions
When will I receive my Industry Benchmark Report?
Your Industry Benchmark Report for 2022 data can be downloaded now.
Where does the data in my Industry Benchmark Report come from?
Your agency may have enabled some data to be transferred automatically from the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) to the WGEA. This includes all data which would otherwise come from the Workplace Profile, as well as data that would otherwise come from questions 1-4 of the Workforce Management Statistics. All agencies (regardless of whether they had their data transferred) would have completed the Questionnaire and questions 5-7 of the Workforce Management Statistics.
Can I customise the Industry Benchmark Report to compare my data to that of a specific industry?
Industry Benchmark Reports are based on the primary Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) industry class or division and the total employee count reported by the employer.
Which agencies are included in the Industry Benchmark Report?
Industry Benchmark Reports contain data for all employees from your Comparison Group—your Comparison Group includes other Commonwealth public sector agencies within the same employee size range.
When do we need to the two report with my governing body?
As soon as practicable after being notified that you can generate and download the Executive Summary and Industry Benchmark Reports.
Do I provide the report to the governing body as is?
Yes. The two documents are not editable.
Do I need to provide evidence of sharing the report with my governing body?
You must declare that you have shared your Executive Summary and Industry Benchmark Reports with your governing body in the Questionnaire for the 2023 reporting period, i.e. the next reporting period (commencing late 2024).