Employment

Wesfarmers is committed to increasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our workforce and to support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team members. The size, geographic spread and diverse nature of the divisions means Wesfarmers is uniquely placed to provide employment opportunities at scale to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

During the 2024 financial year, we were pleased to maintain proportional representation, at around 4,172 team members or 3.8 per cent of the Australian workforce identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This includes all full-time and part-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team members and casual team members who have worked a shift within the 30-day period prior to reporting.   

Of the 4,172 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team members employed, around 60 per cent are female.  

Career progression

Despite having employment parity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous team members, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people remain underrepresented in management and leadership positions across the Group. 

To help close this gap, in 2021, Wesfarmers partnered with the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre to further support the career progression of Indigenous team members, through the Wesfarmers Indigenous Leadership Program (WILP).