People data table

People data included in the 2023 column of this data table is relevant to the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 and was published on 27 February 2024.

Data included in the 2024 column of this data table is relevant to the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 and was published on 25 February 2025. Please note this table is updated annually in conjunction with the release of the corresponding annual report.

People¹^,²	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Number of staff by gender
Male	3,047	3,060	2,938	2,525	2,546
Female	1,555	1,550	1,489	1,239	1,231
Total	4,602	4,610	4,427	3,764	3,777
Employment contract (number of staff by employment type and by gender)³^,⁴
Permanent – Male	2,996	2,951	2,745	2,302	2,315
Permanent – Female	1,497	1,441	1,091	827	819
Permanent total	4,493	4,392	3,836	3,129	3,134
Fixed term – Male	51	109	146	168	179
Fixed term – Female	58	109	143	150	155
Fixed term total	109	218	289	318	334
Part-time – Male	52	50	47	55	52
Part-time – Female	265	251	255	262	257
Part-time total	317	301	302	317	309
Full-time – Male	2,995	3,010	NPR	NPR	NPR
Full-time – Female	1,290	1,299	NPR	NPR	NPR
Full-time total	4,285	4,309	NPR	NPR	NPR
Total	4,602	4,610	4,427	3,764	3,777
Number of staff by employment category⁵
Administration – Male	89	135	139	117	105
Administration – Female	85	122	128	146	145
Technical – Male	911	942	983	986	1,021
Technical – Female	433	431	448	453	470
Supervisory/Professional – Male	1,352	1,319	1,216	935	900
Supervisory/Professional – Female	784	765	701	486	464
Middle Management – Male	653	624	557	462	486
Middle Management – Female	235	215	191	143	140
Senior Management – Male	42	40	43	25	34
Senior Management – Female	18	17	21	11	12
Total	4,602	4,610	4,427	3,764	3,777
Board Members – Male⁶	7	7	7	7	7
Board Members – Female⁶	4	4	4	4	3
Employees in Graduate Program (numbers)
Male employees	64	92	114	154	144
Female employees	56	82	109	168	151
Total	120	174	223	322	295
Employment region (number of staff by region)
Australia	3,662	3,506	3,338	3,660	3,705
Africa and Middle East	29	57	50	35	9
Asia	34	77	71	48	49
Caribbean	107	105	108	NPR	NPR
Europe	8	24	11	8	7
Americas⁷	762	841	849	13	7
Total	4,602	4,610	4,427	3,764	3,777
Total number of contractors (TPCs)	452	474	394	267	235
Woodside staff age distribution (years)
≤30 Male	209	282	328	368	376
≤30 Female	207	262	313	349	363
31-50 Male	1,926	1,877	1,786	1,485	1,503
31-50 Female	1,114	1,055	982	757	748
51+ Male	912	901	824	672	667
51+ Female	234	233	194	133	120
Total	4,602	4,610	4,427	3,764	3,777
Breakdown of employees per category according to Indigenous workforce (number)
Employees	166	163	148	156	144
Pathways	28	41	24	44	32
Total	194	204	172	200	176
Traineeship and apprenticeship program (number)⁸	91	102	109	118	135
Employee turnover (number)
Male employees	176	138	327	147	288
Female employees	99	94	192	101	136
Total	275	232	519	248	424
Voluntary turnover (number)	128	196	238	173	112
Voluntary turnover (percentage)	2.7	4.4	5.4	4.5	2.9
Turnover by region (number)
Australia	218	170	448	247	418
Africa/Middle East	3	1	3	0	0
Asia	3	4	5	1	1
Caribbean	2	7	4	NPR	NPR
Europe	0	0	1	0	4
Americas⁷	49	50	58	0	1
Total	275	232	519	248	424
Returning from parental leave (percentage)	97	96	89	99	99
Employee turnover by age group (number)
≤30 (years)	23	36	83	55	32
31-50 (years)	126	124	249	113	200
51+ (years)	126	72	187	80	192
Total	275	232	519	248	424
Total hours of training by gender⁹
Male employees	133,390	147,836	47,676	64,170	57,647
Female employees	40,307	41,121	15,628	26,331	21,941
Total	173,697	188,957	63,304	90,501	79,588
Average per person hours of training by gender⁹
Male	44	48	16	25	23
Female	26	27	10	21	18
Total	70	41	14	24	21
Average per person hours of training by gender – professional/management⁹
Male	23	46	10	19	17
Female	24	24	8	20	17
Total	47	38	9	20	17
Total hours of training by employee type⁴
Permanent	171,485	183,539	57,542	80,308	70,364
Fixed term	2,212	5,419	3,269	5,692	5,832
Full-time	168,319	183,116	NPR	NPR	NPR
Part-time	5,378	5,841	2,493	4,501	3,392
Total	173,697	188,957	63,304	90,501	79,589
Average per person hours of training by employee type⁹
Permanent	38	42	15	26	22
Fixed term	20	25	11	18	17
Full-time	39	42	NPR	NPR	NPR
Part-time	17	19	8	14	11
Total	58	41	14	24	21
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender (%)¹⁰
Male	98.6	100	100	96	94
Female	97.7	100	100	97	95
Total	98.3	100	100	97	95
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by employee type (%)⁴^,¹⁰^,¹¹
Permanent	98.4	100	100	97	NPR
Fixed term	94.5	100	100	97	NPR
Part-time	96.8	100	100	96	NPR
Total	98.3	100	100	97	NPR

NPR refers to not previously reported.

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