Key findings | Workforce composition Industry segregation Across the workforce, many industries are dominated by employees of one gender. Chart 4: Gender composition by industry Women (%) 80.2% Health Care and Social Assistance 63.4% Education and Training 58.4% Retail 55.7% Trade Financial and Insurance 51.8% Services Accommodation and 50.1% Food Services Arts and 43.5% Recreation Services 43.4% Other 43.8% Services Administrative and 39.4% Support Services Rental, Hiring 39.0% and Real Estate Services 36.8% Professional, Scientific and Technical 35.5% Services Information Media and 26.6% Telecommunications 26.0% Wholesale 25.1% Trade Agriculture, Forestry 20.4% and Fishing 15.9% 15.8% Transport, Postal and Warehousing 49.7% Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services Public Administration and Safety Construction Mining All industries Proportion that one Workforce of are composition by workforce working in gender dominance male, female and Around six in 10 employees work in industries by 5:
Key findings | Workforce composition Industry segregation Across the workforce, many industries are dominated by employees of one gender. Chart 4: Gender composition by industry Women (%) Health Care and Social Assistance Education and Training Retail Trade Financial and Insurance Services Accommodation and Food Services Arts and Recreation Services Other Services Administrative and Support Services Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Information Media and Telecommunications Wholesale Trade Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Transport, Postal and Warehousing Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services Public Administration and Safety Construction Mining All industries 80.2% 63.4% 58.4% 55.7% 51.8% 50.1% 43.5% 43.4% 43.8% 39.4% 39.0% 36.8% 35.5% 26.6% 26.0% 25.1% 20.4% 15.9% 15.8% 49.7% Workforce composition by gender dominance Around six in 10 employees work in industries that are by one 5: Proportion of workforce working in male, female and