| Agency Name: | Department of Employment and Youth Affairs |
| Formed: | 5 December 1978 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (I) Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development |
| Dissolved: | 7 May 1982 |
| Superseding: | Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (II) |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Ian Viner |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs (1978-81) |
| Minister2 Name: | Neil Brown |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs (1981-82) |
| Chief1 Name: | Brian Tregillis |
| Chief1 Position: | Acting Secretary (1978) |
| Chief2 Name: | Rae Taylor |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1978-82) |
The Department of Employment and Youth Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between December 1978 and May 1982.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs.