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 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. Please note this table is updated annually in conjunction with the release of the corresponding annual report.

People1,220232022202120202019
Number of staff by gender
Male3,060
2,9382,5252,5462,676
Female1,550
1,4891,2391,2311,286
Total4,610
4,4273,7643,7773,962
Employment contract (number of staff by employment type and by gender)3,4
Permanent – Male2,951
2,7452,3022,315NPR
Permanent – Female1,441
1,091827819NPR
Permanent total4,392
3,8363,1293,1343,276
Fixed term – Male109
146168179NPR
Fixed term – Female109
143150155NPR
Fixed term total218
289318334337
Full-time – Male3,010
NPRNPRNPRNPR
Full-time – Female1,299
NPRNPRNPRNPR
Full-time total4,309
NPRNPRNPRNPR
Part-time – Male50
475552NPR
Part-time – Female251
255262257NPR
Part-time total301
302317309349
Total 4,610
4,4273,7643,7773,962
Number of staff by employment category5
Administration – Male135
139117105107
Administration – Female122
128146145158
Technical – Male942
9839861,0211,040
Technical – Female431
448453470516
Supervisory/Professional – Male1,319
1,216935900978
Supervisory/Professional – Female765
701486464465
Middle Management – Male 624
557462486515
Middle Management – Female215
191143140136
Senior Management – Male40
43253436
Senior Management – Female17
21111211
Total4,610
4,4273,7643,7773,962
Board Members – Male67
7777
Board Members – Female64
4433
Employees in Graduate Program (numbers)
Male employees92
114154144143
Female employees82
109168151150
Total174
223322295293
Employment region (number of staff by region)
Australia3,506
3,3383,6603,7053,874
Africa and Middle East57
503598
Asia77
71484923
Caribbean105
108NPRNPRNPR
Europe24
118742
United States and Canada841
84913715
Total4,610
4,4273,7643,7773,962
Total number of contractors474
394267235337
Woodside staff age distribution (years)
≤30 Male282
328368376386
≤30 Female262
313349363388
31-50 Male1,877
1,7861,4851,5031,547
31-50 Female1,055
982757748764
51+ Male901
824672667743
51+ Female233
194133120134
Total4,610
4,4273,7643,7773,962
Breakdown of employees per category according to Indigenous workforce (number)
Employees163
148156144140
Pathways41
24443247
Total204
172200176189
Traineeship and apprenticeship program (number) 7,8102109118135135
Employee turnover (number)
Male employees138
32714728874
Female employees94
19210113644
Total232
519248424118
Voluntary turnover (number)196
238173112112
Voluntary turnover (percentage)4.4
5.44.52.93.0
Turnover by region (number)
Australia170
448247418117
Africa/Middle East1
3000
Asia45110
Caribbean74NPRNPRNPR
Europe01041
Americas950
58010
Total232
519248424118
Returning from parental leave (percentage)96
89999997
Employee turnover by age group (number)
≤30 (years)36
83553227
31-50 (years)124
24911320050
51+ (years)72
1878019241
Total232
519248424118
Total hours of training by gender10 
Male employees147,836
47,67664,17057,64770,626
Female employees41,121
15,62826,33121,94133,742
Total188,957
63,30490,50179,588104,368
Average per person hours of training by gender10
Male48
16252326
Female27
10211826
Total4114242126
Average per person hours of training by gender – professional/management10
Male46
10191720
Female24
8201723
Total38
9201721
Total hours of training by employee type4,10
Permanent183,539
57,54280,30870,36491,000
Fixed term5,419
3,2695,6925,8327,533
Full-time183,116
NPRNPRNPRNPR
Part-time5,841
2,4934,5013,3925,835
Total188,957
63,30490,50179,589104,368
Average per person hours of training by employee type 4,10
Permanent42
15262228
Fixed term25
11181722
Full-time42
NPRNPRNPRNPR
Part-time19
8141117
Total41
14242126
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender (%)11, 12
Male100
100969498
Female100
100979595
Total100
100979597
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by employee type (%)4,11,12
Permanent10010097NPRNPR
Fixed term100
10097NPRNPR
Part-time100
10096NPRNPR
Total10010097NPRNPR

1. In 2023, the calculation method has been adjusted to no longer include scholarship students, cadets, interns and vacation students. Please note these groups were previously included in the people data from 2019-2022.

2. Secondees In are excluded from these metrics; Secondees Out are included.

3.Employment contract now includes gender to align with GRI 102-8.

4.Part-time and Full-time numbers are independent of Permanent and Fixed term employment groupings for 2023.

5.Woodside determines employment category based on job level.

6.Diversity categories have been provided where appropriate. However, some information has not been included due to privacy reasons.

7.Traineeship and Apprenticeship Program (number) is based on third party data.

8.The 2023 Traineeship and Apprentice Program (number) total was updated on 17 July 2024 (previously was 95). This was due to a transcription error.

9.The United States and Canada region has been retitled Americas and includes Mexico.

10.Training data for 2023 is a combination of Woodside's Learning Management System and Navigator's third-party program coordinator information. The latter was not previously reported.

11.Includes performance review completed for permanent and fixed term employees who have worked at Woodside for more than three months during the period. The performance review completion rate metric excludes vacation and scholarship students, cadets, trainees, secondees, employees on parental leave, and senior leader roles.

12. Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by employee type align with GRI 405-3.

NPR refers to not previously reported.