Diversity in Australia's agricultural, fishing and forestry industry workforce

These information sheets provide statistics and trends in employment participation and workforce demographics. \r\n\r\n There is no 'typical' picture of someone engaged or employed in our primary industries. \r\n\r\n The Australian agricultural, fisheries and forestry workforce is made up of a diverse range of people of varying ages, genders, cultural backgrounds who contribute significantly to these primary industries. \r\n In addition to being an important source of labour, women, youth, Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse people have been fundamental to the sustainability, competiveness and productivity of primary industries in Australia over many years.