How many people are in the Parliament house at one time?

Australian Parliament House is a very busy and exciting place to work. When the Parliament is sitting – meeting –  about 4000 to 5000 people work in the building every day, including:

• members of parliament and their staff
• parliamentary officers, such as the Clerks, the Serjeant-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod
• public servants, such as advisers and researchers
• the press gallery – media – who report about the work of Parliament 
• employees who provide services such as broadcasting, computing, cleaning and catering and
• business employees  providing specialist services such as banking staff, travel agents and hairdressers.

All of these people help the Parliament to work and make decisions for the country.