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 2025 column of this data table is relevant to the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 and was published on 24 February 2026. Please note this table is updated annually in conjunction with the release of the corresponding annual report.

People¹	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Number of staff by gender²^,³^,⁴
Male	3,055	3,047	3,060	2,938	2,525
Female	1,638	1,555	1,550	1,489	1,239
Total	4,693	4,602	4,610	4,427	3,764
Employment contract (number of staff by employment type and by gender)²^,³^,⁴^,⁵
Permanent - Male	3,008	2,996	2,951	2,745	2,302
Permanent - Female	1,587	1,497	1,441	1,091	827
Permanent total	4,595	4,493	4,392	3,836	3,129
Fixed term - Male	47	51	109	146	168
Fixed term - Female	51	58	109	143	150
Fixed term total	98	109	218	289	318
Part-time - Male	55	52	50	47	55
Part-time - Female	259	265	251	255	262
Part-time total	314	317	301	302	317
Full-time - Male	3,000	2,995	3,010	NPR	NPR
Full-time - Female	1,379	1,290	1,299	NPR	NPR
Full-time total	4,379	4,285	4,309	NPR	NPR
Total	4,693	4,602	4,610	4,427	3,764
Number of staff by employment category²^,³^,⁶
Administration - Male	80	89	135	139	117
Administration - Female	86	85	122	128	146
Technical - Male	880	911	942	983	986
Technical - Female	462	433	431	448	453
Supervisory/Professional - Male	1,416	1,352	1,319	1,216	935
Supervisory/Professional - Female	835	784	765	701	486
Middle Management - Male	644	653	624	557	462
Middle Management - Female	240	235	215	191	143
Senior Management - Male	35	42	40	43	25
Senior Management - Female	15	18	17	21	11
Total	4,693	4,602	4,610	4,427	3,764
Board Members - Male⁷	7	7	7	7	7
Board Members - Female⁷	3	4	4	4	4
Employees in Graduate Program (numbers)²^,³
Male employees	57	64	92	114	154
Female employees	50	56	82	109	168
Total	107	120	174	223	322
Employment region (number of staff by region)²^,³
Africa and Middle East	25	29	57	50	35
Americas⁸	897	762	841	849	13
Asia	41	34	77	71	48
Australia	3,717	3,662	3,506	3,338	3,660
Caribbean	2	107	105	108	NPR
Europe	11	8	24	11	8
Total	4,693	4,602	4,610	4,427	3,764
Total number of contractors (TPCs)	409	452	474	394	267
Woodside staff age distribution (years)²^,³
Less than or equal to 30 Male	238	209	282	328	368
Less than or equal to 30 Female	259	207	262	313	349
31-50 Male	1,858	1,926	1,877	1,786	1,485
31-50 Female	1,110	1,114	1,055	982	757
51+ Male	959	912	901	824	672
51+ Female	269	234	233	194	133
Total	4,693	4,602	4,610	4,427	3,764
Breakdown of employees per category according to Indigenous workforce (number)
Employees	184	166	163	148	156
Pathways	22	28	41	24	44
Total	206	194	204	172	200
Traineeship and apprenticeship program (number)⁹	78	91	102	109	118
Employee turnover (number)²^,³
Male employees	232	176	138	327	147
Female employees	86	99	94	192	101
Total	318	275	232	519	248
Voluntary turnover (number)	132	128	196	238	173
Voluntary turnover (percentage)	2.8	2.7	4.4	5.4	4.5
Turnover by region (number)²^,³
Africa and Middle East	3	3	1	3	0
Americas⁸	63	49	50	58	0
Asia	5	3	4	5	1
Australia	157	218	170	448	247
Caribbean	89	2	7	4	NPR
Europe	1	0	0	1	0
Total	318	275	232	519	248
Returning from parental leave (percentage)²^,³	97	97	96	89	99
Employee turnover by age group (number)²^,³
Less than or equal to 30 (years)	115	23	36	83	55
31-50 (years)	182	126	124	249	113
51+ (years)	21	126	72	187	80
Total	318	275	232	519	248
Total hours of training by gender¹⁰^,¹¹
Male employees	139,057	133,390	147,836	47,676	64,170
Female employees	49,606	40,307	41,121	15,628	26,331
Total	188,663	173,697	188,957	63,304	90,501
Average per person hours of training by gender¹¹
Male	44	44	48	16	25
Female	30	26	27	10	21
Total	37	35	41	14	24
Average per person hours of training by gender - professional/management¹²
Male	30	23	46	10	19
Female	30	24	24	8	20
Total	30	23	38	9	20
Total hours of training by employee type¹³
Permanent	186,566	171,485	183,539	57,542	80,308
Fixed term	2,097	2,212	5,419	3,269	5,692
Total	188,663	173,697	188,957	63,304	90,501
Full-time	180,429	168,319	183,116	NPR	NPR
Part-time	8,234	5,378	5,841	2,493	4,501
Total	188,663	173,697	188,957	63,304	90,501
Average per person hours of training by employee type¹³
Permanent	39	38	42	15	26
Fixed term	20	20	25	11	18
Total	30	29	41	14	24
Full-time	40	39	42	NPR	NPR
Part-time	26	17	19	8	14
Total	33	28	41	14	24
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender (%)¹⁴
Male	99.3	98.6	100	100	96
Female	97.5	97.7	100	100	97
Total	98.6	98.3	100	100	97
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by employee type (%)¹⁵
Permanent	98.7	98.4	100	100	97
Fixed term	97.7	94.5	100	100	97
Total	98.6	98.3	100	100	97
Full-time¹⁶	98.9	98.4	100	100	97
Part-time	95.6	96.8	100	100	96
Total	98.6	98.3	100	100	97

NPR refers to not previously reported.

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