How many employees work at Austal?
Austal Ltd. has 3,529 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 5.1%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About Austal
Austal is an Australian shipbuilder and global defence prime contractor which designs, constructs and sustains some of the world’s most advanced commercial and defence vessels. Austal successfully balances commercial and defence projects and celebrated 35 years of success in 2023. As of FY2023, Austal has been contracted to design and construct 356 commercial and defence vessels for more than 121 operators in 59 countries worldwide. Austal is Australia’s largest defence exporter and first ASX-listed shipbuilder. Austal has industry leading shipyards in Australia, the United States of America, The Philippines, Vietnam and service centres worldwide. Austal delivers iconic monohull, catamaran and trimaran commercial vessel platforms – including the world’s largest trimaran ferry and multiple defence programs such as the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) for the United States Navy. Austal has grown to become the world’s largest aluminium shipbuilder.
As of December 2025
Austal
workforce metrics
Headcount
3.5k
Avg. Salary
$72.6k
Tenure
3.8yr
Growth Rate
5.1%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Austal annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Austal total number of employees in 2025 was 3,531, a 5.1% increase from 2024.
- Austal total number of employees in 2024 was 3,354, a 3.7% increase from 2023.
- Austal total number of employees in 2023 was 3,231, a 0.9% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Austal annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Austal active job postings in 2025 was 244, a 17.9% increase from 2024.
- Austal active job postings in 2024 was 204, a 14.7% increase from 2023.
- Austal active job postings in 2023 was 176, a 40.4% decline from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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