Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia
Industry, Science and Resources portfolio
Verified figures
- Contracts (all years): 3,551
- Contract value (all years): 2,587,216,525 AUD
- Contract value (2026): 73,088,779 AUD
- APS headcount: 746
- Budget 2026-27: 357,032 thousand AUD
- Highest total remuneration: 475,729 AUD
- Directory roles: 21
Figures use publishable matches only (alias, abn, exact, case, punct, trading_name, wide_exact). Retrieved 2026-09-01.
Coverage — named in the headline (4)
- 2026-03-24 — Geoscience Australia launches 10-year strategy
- 2025-01-30 — Movers & Shakers: Geoscience Australia’s new CEO
- 2023-08-18 — Why Geoscience Australia is the bedrock of APS science know-how
- 2022-07-21 — Geoscience Australia reports on the nation’s energy generation status
Passing mentions (10 shown)
Mentioned in the text but not the headline, so often not about this agency.
- 2026-07-24 — Southern Space 2026
- 2026-07-16 — Bargaining, budgets, and fat cats: A perfect storm is on the way
- 2026-06-07 — Spotlight on strength of public service in King’s Birthday honours 2026
- 2026-05-13 — Budget 2026: Federal agency ups and downs
- 2026-02-26 — Government outsourcer DXC faces industrial action over zombie deals
- 2026-01-25 — Australia Day 2026 honours the best of public service
- 2025-12-15 — Top of their game: Senior public service appointments of 2025
- 2025-12-09 — Australia’s 10-year science vision needs the framework to deliver it
- 2025-10-03 — Bureau of Meteorology CEO appointed
- 2024-11-13 — APS Data Awards winners for 2024
Names over time
What each source called this agency, and in which years. Taken from the sources themselves, not from a register of establishment dates — those are not published.
| Reported as | Source | Years | Rows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoscience Australia | APSC APS Employment Data | 2010-11 to 2025-26 | 96 |
| Geoscience Australia | APSC agency metrics | 2018-19 to 2025-26 | 186 |
| Geoscience Australia | Annual report KMP disclosure | 2018-19 to 2023-24 | 75 |
| Geoscience Australia | Annual report governance tables | 2018-19 to 2023-24 | 36 |
| Geoscience Australia | AusTender (names as at today, not as at the contract) | 2019-20 to 2026-27 | 3,551 |
| Geoscience Australia | Annual report expenditure | 2020-21 to 2023-24 | 32 |
| Geoscience Australia | Portfolio Budget Statements | 2024-25 to 2028-29 | 20 |
| GeoScience Australia ⚠️ | Portfolio Budget Statements | 2025-26 to 2029-30 | 20 |
⚠️ This agency has not always carried its current name. Figures in the earlier years were reported as GeoScience Australia (2025-26 to 2029-30). They are shown here because the series is continuous, not because the agency is.
Payments to organisations — as reported by the agency
| Category | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Non-consultancy contracts | 14 | $46,930,594 |
| Consultancy | 18 | $4,347,707 |
Largest recipients across all reported years
| Organisation | ABN | Reported total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cirrus Networks (ACT) Pty Ltd (85 143 561 291) | — | $17,836,882 | 2020-21, 2021-22 |
| Terrex Pty Ltd (41 090 147 274) | — | $6,597,894 | 2021-22 |
| Geoplex Pty Ltd (16 146 227 965) | — | $5,380,446 | 2020-21, 2021-22 |
| Sander Geophysics Australia Pty Ltd (19 153 480 276) | — | $5,000,000 | 2020-21 |
| CSIRO (41 687 119 230) | — | $4,841,471 | 2021-22 |
| CGG Aviation (Australia) Pty Ltd (71 008 685 336) | — | $2,562,945 | 2020-21 |
| NEC Australia Pty Ltd (86 001 217 527) | — | $2,558,848 | 2020-21 |
| SkyTEM Australia Pty Ltd (36 600 367 440) | — | $2,402,400 | 2020-21 |
| The Aerospace Corporation (ABN exempt) | — | $2,000,000 | 2021-22 |
| Synergy Group Australia (65 119 369 827) | — | $600,000 | 2020-21 |
| DFC 1 Pty Ltd (74 490 121 060) | — | $481,360 | 2021-22 |
| ACIL Allen Consulting Pty Ltd (68 102 652 148) | — | $330,000 | 2021-22 |
From the expenditure disclosures in each annual report — a separate source from the AusTender contract figures above, and not directly comparable with them.
Workforce profile — as at 2023-12-31
| Measure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| % Female | 43.7% | at this date |
| % Indigenous | 0.7% | at this date |
| % NESB | 20.7% | at this date |
| % at the APS classification level | 50.1% | at this date |
| % non-ongoing | 10.4% | at this date |
| % part-time (ongoing employees) | 5.6% | at this date |
| % who have worked in only one agency (ongoing employees) | 68.8% | at this date |
| % with a bachelors degree or higher | 81.5% | at this date |
| % with a disability | 3.6% | at this date |
| Exit rate (ongoing employees) | 11.4% | Year ending December 2023 |
| Headcount | 701 | at this date |
| Mean Age (years) | 44.8 years | at this date |
| Median LOS in APS (years) | 10.2 years | at this date |
APSC APS Employment Data, counting this agency including any bodies beneath it. Headcount, not FTE — the APSED release does not publish FTE.
Year by year
| Measure | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contracts | 580 | 547 | 633 | 524 | 390 | 445 | 393 | 39 |
| Contract value | $65,113,177 | $130,526,995 | $189,758,217 | $1,286,631,423 | $637,129,358 | $113,181,691 | $137,560,191 | $27,315,472 |
| Budget ($000) | 402,784 | 357,032 | ||||||
| KMP disclosed | 18 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Top total pay | $410,056 | $398,932 | $439,562 | $458,677 | $475,729 |
An empty cell means no publishable row for that year — unknown, not nil. Never read a blank as a fall to zero. ⚠️ This agency has not always carried its current name. Figures in the earlier years were reported as GeoScience Australia (2025-26 to 2029-30). They are shown here because the series is continuous, not because the agency is.
Sources — annual reports
Each link opens transparency.gov.au — the published source the figures were read from. The label names the table to look for.
° The portal does not publish a path for this report, so the link opens the agency's reports on transparency.gov.au rather than that year directly. Pick the year from there.
