Focus area 2: Drive diversity and inclusion across the public sector
The Queensland Government remains committed to ensuring all government initiatives and services (including funded services), are culturally responsive, accessible and inclusive of all people across Queensland.
Our action and status for 2024-25
We delivered on the following action:
- Monitor data related to culturally and linguistically diverse employee representation and deliver strategies to achieve the whole-of-government target of 12% for employees who speak a language other than English at home.
Our outcome we achieved:
- CDSB is proud of its culturally and linguistically diverse workforce.10.6% of our employees speak a language other than English at home, compared with the whole-of-government target of 12%. The department’s Data and Digital Government division has extended the Digital Career Pathways Graduate Program to international students, resulting in 26% of the 2025 whole-of-sector digital graduate cohort with international working rights.
Our action and status for 2024-25
We delivered on the following action:
- Monitor the Working for Queensland Survey results relevant to cultural diversity and inclusion and deliver strategies to improve inclusion for culturally and linguistically diverse employees, including Australian South Sea Islander peoples.
Our outcome we achieved:
- CDSB formed in November 2024 and will participate as a new department in the 2025 Working for Queensland survey. Results relevant to cultural diversity and inclusion will be monitored and supporting action plans developed and delivered.
Our action and status for 2024-25
We did not deliver on the following action:
- Using the Diversity and Inclusion on Boards Toolkit, implement targeted actions to increase the cultural and linguistic diversity of representation on Queensland Government boards.
Our outcome:
- CDSB does not currently have any Queensland Government Boards in its portfolio.
Our action and status for 2024-25
We delivered on the following action:
- Agencies will provide the Department of Premier and Cabinet with data on the cultural and linguistic diversity of Queensland Government boards to enable government to monitor and report on the diversity of Queensland Government bodies.
Our outcome we achieved:
- CDSB provided 2024-2025 data on the cultural and linguistic diversity of boards under its remit to Department of Premier and Cabinet in July 2025 to support government to monitor and report on the diversity of Queensland Government bodies.