Cultural backgrounds are classified in the following way:
Indigenous designates those who have an
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural
background.
Anglo-Celtic describes those cultural
backgrounds that are English, Scottish, Welsh
and Irish.
European includes all European
backgrounds other than Anglo-Celtic – including
North-West European (e.g. German, French,
Dutch) and Southern and Eastern European
(e.g. Italian, Greek, Polish).
Non-European encompasses all other cultural
backgrounds, including South-East Asian
(e.g. Vietnamese, Malaysian), North-East Asian
(e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean), Southern and
Central Asian (e.g. Indian, Sri-Lankan, Afghani),
Latin American (e.g. Mexican, Colombian),
Middle Eastern and North African (e.g. Egyptian,
Turkish), Sub-Saharan African (e.g. Nigerian,
Zimbabwean) and Oceanic and Pacific Islander
(e.g. Maori, Tongan).
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Representation cultural background chief executives and equivalents Australia 2018
This statistic displays a representation of chief executives and equivalents in Australia in 2018, broken down by cultural background. That year, around **** percent of the chief executives in Australia were from Anglo-Celtic background, compared to ** percent of the total Australian population that was of Anglo-Celtic background. This shows that Anglo-Celtic Australians are overrepresented in chief executive positions by **** percent.
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Australian Human Rights Commission. (April 1, 2018). Cultural background representation of chief executive officers (CEOs) and equivalents in Australia in 2018, by cultural background [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/939242/australia-ceo-cultural-background-representation/
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Australian Human Rights Commission. "Cultural Background Representation of Chief Executive Officers (Ceos) and Equivalents in Australia in 2018, by Cultural Background." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 Apr 2018, /statistics/939242/australia-ceo-cultural-background-representation/
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Cultural background representation of chief executive officers (CEOs) and equivalents in Australia in 2018, by cultural background [Graph], Australian Human Rights Commission, April 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/939242/australia-ceo-cultural-background-representation/