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released: 31 Oct 2008 author: AIHW media release

This report presents demographic and labour force statistics on the medical profession in Australia and trends in the number of employed doctors. It is based on the main findings of the 2006 national survey of registered medical practitioners. Information presented includes a national and state/territory overview of the number of medical practitioners (including age and sex, field of medicine, working hours and where they work), their geographic region and overall supply.

ISSN 1327-4309; ISBN 978 1 74024 836 5; Cat. no. HWL 42; 80pp.; $26.00

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Additional material

Medical labour force detailed tables

  • All employed medical practitioners: Table 1.1-1.13 (217KB XLS) 1
  • Employed medical practitioners by region: Table 2.1-2.8 (130KB XLS) 1
  • Hospital non-specialists: Table 4.1-4.10 (132KB XLS)
  • Primary care practitioners: Table 3.1-3.13 (186KB XLS)
  • Specialists and specialists-in-training: Table 5.1-5.11 (175KB XLS)

Medical Labour Force Survey questionnaires

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Recommended citation

AIHW 2008. Medical labour force 2006. Cat. no. HWL 42. Canberra: AIHW.