Australia: share of female and male CEOs by industry

In financial year 2019, about 95.5 percent of the chief executive officers in the construction industry in Australia were men. Whereas, in the health care and social assistance industry over 41 percent of the executive officers were women.

Share of male and female chief executive officers in Australia in financial year 2019, by industry

Characteristic	Male	Female
Construction	95.5%	4.5%
Public Administration and Safety	94.1%	5.9%
Mining	94%	6%
Wholesale Trade	93.9%	6.1%
Manufacturing	93.7%	6.3%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	93%	7%
Information Media and Telecommunications	91.9%	8.1%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	90.7%	9.3%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	90.7%	9.3%
Financial and Insurance Services	90.5%	9.5%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	90.4%	9.6%
Accommodation and Food Services	89.7%	10.3%
Retail Trade	88.6%	11.4%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	86.6%	13.4%
Arts and Recreation Services	86%	14%
Other Services	83.3%	16.7%
Administrative and Support Services	80.4%	19.6%
Education and Training	64.2%	35.8%
Health Care and Social Assistance	58.6%	41.4%

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

financial year 2019

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Australia's financial years run from July to June of the following year. For example, FY 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.

The CEO (chief executive officer) is also known as head of business in Australia. It usually refers to the highest ranking corporate officer (executive) or an administrator who is in charge of the management of an organization. The CEO might be also known under different titles, such as vice chancellor, managing director, general manager, managing partner or principal.

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