Analysis of budget data by The Australian shows that the number of full-time workers in Queensland’s public service has risen by 57,000 to 266,999 since the state government took office in early 2015.
The wage bill for full-time public service workers has blown out by around 75%, from $19.96 billion in 2015-16 to $35.22 billion in the 2024 state budget.
Queensland’s population has grown by about 850,000 people to 5.63 million over that time, equating to around one new public servant for every 15 new residents.
