Empowering

Australians

To Thrive

At Work.

Workplaces that Lead the World.

The Australian Workplace Index is a benchmarking project that delivers executives future-focused business insights and intelligence in the areas of leadership, wellbeing, and productivity.

Leadership
Wellbeing
Productivity

Understand how your Business Performance Stacks up against the Rest.

The Australian Workplace Index offers a unique way to measure your workplace productivity and performance.

The Index provides for unmatched benchmarking against two databases including the renowned World Management Survey.

how it works

All data collected from participating organisations, as part of the Australian Workplace Index, will remain anonymous and confidential at all times. This project has received research ethics approval from The University of Newcastle and complies with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. Approval No. H-2021-0382.

The latest results: q1 2022

Leadership
27%

Staff empowered by their leader are 27% more satisfied with their life.

Wellbeing
50%

Over half of employees feel lonely in their work, with 15% feeling “extremely lonely”.

Productivity
76%

Employees report they accomplish only three quarters (76%) of their daily tasks at work.

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What they say about us

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John Smith
John Smith
Marketing Officer
Lake Macquarie Council

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Guy Parry
Guy Parry
Chief Information Officer
Newcastle Council

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Ella Bella
Ella Bella
Administration Officer
Newcastle Airport

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Trudy Cameron
Trudy Cameron
HR Manager
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Gerard Cutler
Gerard Cutler
Technology Officer
NSW Government

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Lucy Paul
Lucy Paul
Partnership Manager
Bupa

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Michelle Morgan
Michelle Morgan
Membership Manager
Paramatta Council

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Terri Taylor
Terri Taylor
Information Architect
NSW Government

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Buddy Barry
Buddy Barry
CEO
Golf Australia

The Australian Workplace Index Steering Committee

Morven Cameron
Morven Cameron
Chief Executive Officer
Lake Macquarie City Council
Professor Alex Zelinsky
Professor Alex Zelinsky
Vice Chancellor
University of Newcastle
Captain Angus PoRter
Captain Angus PoRter
Officer Commanding 42 Wing
Royal Australian Airforce
Professor Roberta Ryan
Professor Roberta Ryan
Director
Institute for Regional Futures