Australian Defence Force Demographic Data and Challenges
Abstract
An organisation is made of people, people determine whether an organisation or company is a good or bad and hence, if it is a successful or a failed company. With technology getting cheaper by the day and easily available, many companies either win or loose because of the human edge. Therefore, the big challenge is to keep and attract talented people. Understanding the characteristics of the internal workforce and analysing them against the external environment will enable an organisation to develop effective personnel policies or strategies. This report will provide an overview of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) demographics, social and other issues that will affect the supply and retention of personnel. A significant part of the report will look at the gender issues, as females are significantly under-represented in the ADF when compared with both the Australian population and labour force. Although the other significantly under-represented groups are the ethnic minorities in Australia, this report could not cover the subject in detail as the only available data is from the ADF Census 1999.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA420201
Entities
People
- P. C. P Ong
- P. Kristian
Organizations
- Department of Defence