Victorian Board and board member profile

Public sector boards are responsible for the strategic direction, governance and risk management of Victorian public sector entities in line with the relevant legislation. They can include boards of governance of public entities and advisory bodies.

Victorian Public Sector Commission publishes board and board member profile data from over 3,500 boards and about 31,000 board members. Figures are sourced from the Government Appointments and Public Entities Database (GAPED).

This file shows the number of Victorian public sector boards and the number of board members for each portfolio department and ministerial portfolio.

A list of Victorian public sector boards is provided showing each board's:

  • classification

  • status as a major board

  • status as an employer

  • number of board members

Please note that school councils, small cemetery trusts and small land management committees are reported in aggregate form only.

The file also has a profile of boards members for each portfolio department and ministry portfolio from June 2018 to 2022 showing numbers by:

  • gender

  • age

  • residential location (Melbourne metropolitan or regional Victoria)

  • volunteer status

  • diversity groups of board members who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, have disability and are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)

Data and Resources

Additional Information

Field Value
Published (Metadata Record) 28/07/2020
Last updated 20/01/2026
Organisation Victorian Public Sector Commission
Category
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Update Frequency Asneeded