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released: 14 Jul 2005 author: AIHW media release

This report presents statistics on trends in the employment of nurses and midwives in Australia. It is based on the main findings of the 2003 national survey of nursing and midwifery. Information presented in the report includes a national overview of the number and characteristics of nurses, their geographic region and the overall supply of nurses. Also included is a profile for each state and territory showing information such as nurses' age and sex profiles, type of nurse, area of clinical nursing, work setting and hours worked.

ISSN 1327-4309; ISBN 978 1 74024 476 3; Cat. no. HWL 31; 40pp.; Out of print

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Detailed tables

  1. Registered nurses - Demographic overview (128KB XLS)
  2. Registered nurses - Clinical area by selected characteristics (192KB XLS)
  3. Registered nurses - Work setting by selected characteristics (159KB XLS)
  4. Registered nurses time series 1995-01 (318KB XLS)
  5. Enrolled nurses - Demographic overview (131KB XLS)
  6. Enrolled nurses - Clinical area by selected characteristics (187KB XLS)
  7. Enrolled nurses - Work setting by selected characteristics (160KB XLS)
  8. Enrolled nurses time series 1995-01 (332KB XLS)
  9. Registered + enrolled nurses - Demographic overview (130KB XLS)
  10. Registered + enrolled nurses - Clinical area by selected characteristics (202KB XLS)
  11. Registered + enrolled nurses - Work setting by selected characteristics (171KB XLS)
  12. Registered + enrolled nurses time series 1995-01 (317KB XLS)
  13. Supply tables 1995 to 2003 (78KB XLS)

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Recommended citation

AIHW 2005. Nursing and midwifery labour force 2003. AIHW bulletin 15. Cat. no. HWL 31. Canberra: AIHW.