IP Australia
IP Australia
Industry, Science and Resources portfolio
Verified figures
- Contracts (all years): 1,614
- Contract value (all years): 588,758,853 AUD
- Contract value (2026): 37,742,818 AUD
- APS headcount: 1,196
- Budget 2026-27: 286,054 thousand AUD
- Highest total remuneration: 534,913 AUD
- Directory roles: 10
Figures use publishable matches only (alias, abn, exact, case, punct, trading_name, wide_exact). Retrieved 2026-09-01.
Coverage — named in the headline (4)
- 2022-03-24 — Emails first, then meetings: an insight into the work of a mandarin at IP Australia
- 2018-08-09 — Deborah Anton named as the interim National Data Commissioner, leaving IP Australia
- 2018-06-07 — IP Australia is looking for a Director General
- 2015-11-30 — IP Australia steps into the future with govCMS platform
Passing mentions (10 shown)
Mentioned in the text but not the headline, so often not about this agency.
- 2026-06-30 — APS AI early adopter gets auditor-general treatment
- 2026-06-10 — Public servants called in to fix ANU
- 2026-06-03 — Balancing AI adoption with accountability in government agencies
- 2026-05-13 — Budget 2026: Federal agency ups and downs
- 2026-03-19 — APS Data Awards winners for 2026
- 2026-02-18 — Yu-Lan Chan: An operational gun who keeps ACT government wheels turning
- 2025-11-27 — Movers & Shakers: Groundbreaker to lead NIAA
- 2025-11-23 — Services Australia among agencies celebrated for workplace inclusion
- 2025-09-28 — How to unlock AI’s potential for better government services
- 2025-08-14 — Movers & Shakers: NLA boss to exit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP AUSTRALIA ⚠️ | APSC APS Employment Data | 2010-11 to 2024-25 | 90 |
| IP AUSTRALIA ⚠️ | APSC agency metrics | 2018-19 to 2024-25 | 172 |
| IP Australia | Annual report KMP disclosure | 2018-19 to 2024-25 | 38 |
| IP Australia | Annual report governance tables | 2018-19 to 2024-25 | 35 |
| IP Australia | AusTender (names as at today, not as at the contract) | 2019-20 to 2026-27 | 1,614 |
| IP Australia | Annual report expenditure | 2022-23 to 2024-25 | 30 |
| IP Australia | Portfolio Budget Statements | 2024-25 to 2029-30 | 55 |
| IP Australia | APSC APS Employment Data | 2025-26 | 4 |
| IP Australia | APSC agency metrics | 2025-26 | 14 |
⚠️ This agency has not always carried its current name. Figures in the earlier years were reported as IP AUSTRALIA (2010-11 to 2024-25). 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 | 15 | $93,688 |
| Consultancy | 15 | $3,234 |
Largest recipients across all reported years
| Organisation | ABN | Reported total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Lang Lasalle Pty Ltd | 69008585260 | $50,778 | 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd | 63605345891 | $12,851 | 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| MTP Services Pty Ltd | 61610143863 | $8,743 | 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| The Boston Consulting Group Pty Ltd | 70007347131 | $6,050 | 2022-23 |
| Data#3 Limited | 31010545267 | $5,617 | 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| HP PPS Australia Pty Ltd | 16603480628 | $5,042 | 2022-23 |
| Ignite Limited | 43002724334 | $4,607 | 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| Bevington Consulting Pty Ltd | 12080534005 | $502 | 2024-25 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting | 20607773295 | $472 | 2022-23 |
| KPMG Australia Pty Ltd | 51194660183 | $297 | 2024-25 |
| Sayers Advisory Pty Ltd | 31645516472 | $233 | 2023-24 |
| Gartner Australasia Pty Ltd | 69003708601 | $231 | 2023-24 |
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 | 47.6% | at this date |
| % Indigenous | 1.2% | at this date |
| % NESB | 24.5% | at this date |
| % at the APS classification level | 67.4% | at this date |
| % non-ongoing | 1.8% | at this date |
| % part-time (ongoing employees) | 10.9% | at this date |
| % who have worked in only one agency (ongoing employees) | 75.6% | at this date |
| % with a bachelors degree or higher | 77.3% | at this date |
| % with a disability | 4.4% | at this date |
| Exit rate (ongoing employees) | 10.1% | Year ending December 2023 |
| Headcount | 1,190 | at this date |
| Mean Age (years) | 42.1 years | at this date |
| Median LOS in APS (years) | 10.8 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 | 284 | 252 | 309 | 253 | 180 | 163 | 147 | 26 |
| Contract value | $79,521,423 | $64,802,305 | $141,170,681 | $86,128,008 | $62,148,963 | $67,935,925 | $72,388,140 | $14,663,408 |
| Budget ($000) | 279,658 | 286,054 | ||||||
| KMP disclosed | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Top total pay | $403,980 | $528,470 | $478,811 | $534,913 |
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 IP AUSTRALIA (2010-11 to 2024-25). 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.
