Dairy Farming
Workforce Demographics
- Dairy farming has a relatively young workforce compared to other Muka Tangata industries, with nearly two-thirds aged under 45.
- Compared to the workforce across Muka Tangata, Dairy Farming has a low proportion of workers identifying as Māori and Pacific peoples and has seen a steady increase in workers who identify as Asian over recent years.
- The Waikato region has the highest proportion of Dairy Farming workers at over quarter of the workforce, reflecting the scale of dairy farming in the region.
