Poultry, Pigs and other livestock farming
Workforce Demographics
Workforce dataset (size and demographics) 
Source: Stats NZ Integrated Data Infrastructure
Ethnicity
There has been an increasing trend in the ethnic diversity of workers in the Poultry, Pigs and Other Livestock Farming industries since 2015. Compared to workers across all Muka Tangata industries (national benchmark), the ethnic composition of the Poultry, Pigs and Other Livestock Farming workforce in 2021 has a higher percentage of people who identify as Māori but a lower percentage of people identifying as Pacific peoples or Asian.
There are differences in the ethnic composition of the industries within the Poultry, Pigs and Other Livestock farming group. There is a high percentage of people who identify as Māori in the Poultry Meat Farming industry, and relatively few in the Pig Farming industry.
Age
Workers in Poultry, Pigs and Other Livestock Farming industries are generally older compared to other Muka Tangata industries and people working in other jobs nationwide (national benchmark). However, the trend shows a shift towards a younger workforce in Poultry, Pigs and Other Livestock Farming over time.
In the Other Livestock Farming industry, workers tend to be older, with one third being 55 or older. For Pig Farming and Poultry Egg Farming, about a quarter of the workers are between 45 and 55 years old. This suggests a potential aging trend in the future. This age distribution is worth keeping in mind for the industries' future.
Regional Distribution
The Poultry, Pig and Other Livestock Farming workforce is mainly concentrated in the Waikato, Canterbury, and the Manawatu-Wanganui regions. Over half of those working in Pig Farming live in Canterbury, whereas Otago and Auckland are key regions for the Poultry Egg Farming workforce with Auckland being an important region for Poultry Meat Farming also.
Gender
In 2021, 43% of people working in Poultry, Pigs and Other Livestock Farming were female, which has remained consistent since 2015. This is higher than the proportion of female workers across Muka Tangata industries (36%) but sits below the national average (national benchmark) of 47%. There are differences in the gender of the workforce between industries. Pig farming has fewer female workers, whereas half of the workers in Poultry egg farming are female.