The Australia benchmark represents people who work in Australia. It covers all industries and functions. The benchmark includes people who work in Australia but their organizations have headquarters in other countries. This benchmark only includes organizations of size 1000–plus employees.
~8.5m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~150
Organizations
These insights represent ~8.5m questions answered from ~150 organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 100,900 people, in the last 12 months.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Computer Software
21%
Information Technology and Services
6%
Food & Beverages
5%
Utilities
4%
Retail
4%
Financial Services
4%
Oil & Energy
4%
Staffing and Recruiting
3%
Internet
3%
Investment Banking
2%
Construction
2%
Insurance
2%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the bottom 13% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 10 and is in the bottom 14% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 63% Same as global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 80% 2% below global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 83% 3% below global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 52% 3% below global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 64% 5% below global average |
People working in Australia 1000+) are more engaged than Professional Services DACH. People working in Australia 1000+) are less engaged than Healthcare Male, Finance Female, Finance 200–500), and Financial Services North America.
The highest scoring question for Australia 1000+) had 87% of People agreeing that they know what they need to do to be successful in their role (+2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Australia 1000+) were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 15% of people disagreeing (+1% above average).
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Australia (1000+) organizations.
[Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development
The factor this relates most closely to is Learning & Development
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Australia (1000+) organizations.
1 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 65% favorable Learning & Development |
2 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 70% favorable Leadership |
3 [Company] really allows us to make a positive difference | 65% favorable Social Connection |
4 Most people here make a good effort to consult other staff where appropriate | 69% favorable Collaboration & Communication |
5 Day-to-day decisions here demonstrate that quality and improvement are top priorities | 62% favorable Service & Quality Focus |
In the short term, 24% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+4% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 12% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+0% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 Most people here make a good effort to consult other staff where appropriate | 69% favorable Collaboration & Communication |
2 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | 75% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
3 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 65% favorable Learning & Development |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.6 stars (-0.2) |
Culture and Values | 3.6 stars (-0.3) |
Work Life Balance | 3.7 stars (-0.1) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.5 stars (-0.1) |
Career Opportunities | 3.3 stars (-0.2) |
Recommend to Friend | 70.0% (-1) |
CEO Approval | 83.0% (-1) |
Organizations in the Australia (1000+) benchmark on average gave 7% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is below the overall average of 10% and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark are more likely to share via offline and traditional formats.
An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).
Global average
10%
Australia (1000+)
7%
People in Australia 1000+) were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making.
On the lower side, People in Australia 1000+) had much lower favorable scores than average in Action, Fairness, and Voice.
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