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released: 20 Dec 2006 author: AIHW

This report presents statistics on trends in the employment of nurses and midwives in Australia. It is based on the main findings of the 2004 national survey of nursing and midwifery.Information presented includes a national and state/territory overview of the number and characteristics of nurses and midwives, their geographical region and overall supply.

ISSN 1327-4309; ISBN 978 1 74024 634 7; Cat. no. HWL 38; 36pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Full publication

  • Nursing and midwifery labour force 2004 1

The full publication is no longer available. The registration and enrolment numbers used for Western Australia were in error in the published report. The data in the additional material (see below) have been revised to reflect the actual registration and enrolment figures, and should be used instead of the data in the report.

Notes and corrections

Previous versions of files that have been updated or corrected are presented below.

  1. (17 August 2007) The AIHW has found that the registration and enrolment numbers used for Western Australia were in error in the published report. The numbers used for Western Australia should be 26,528 nurses (21,884 registered and 4,644 enrolled) rather than 32,204 nurses (27,340 registered nurses and 4,864 enrolled nurses). 

Recommended citation

AIHW 2006. Nursing and midwifery labour force 2004. Cat. no. HWL 38. Canberra: AIHW.