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released: 6 Mar 2009 author: AIHW media release

In 2006, over 9% of Australia's workforce was employed in health and community services occupations - a 26% increase from 2001. Between 2001 and 2006 the health workforce and community services workforce increased by 22.8% and 35.6% respectively. Over the same period, the health and community services workforce aged with the proportion of workers in the 55 to 64 years age bracket increasing by 4 percentage points. This report also contains information on geographical distribution, country of birth and qualifications held.

ISSN 1327-4309; ISBN 978 1 74024 891 4; Cat. no. HWL 43; 80pp.; Internet only

Additional material

Appendix 5 tables 1

Note: Table titles have been updated to accurately reflect the table content.

  1. General characteristics
    1. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), age group by sex, 2006 (133KB XLS)
    2. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), weekly hours worked (in ranges) by sex, 2006 (107KB XLS)
    3. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO) by Indigenous status, 2006 (56KB XLS)
    4. Indigenous persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO) by average age, 2006 (51KB XLS)
    5. Indigenous persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO) average weekly hours worked, 2006 (52KB XLS)
    6. Persons employed in health and community services occupations who reported a post-school qualification: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), qualification level, 2006 (65KB XLS)
    7. Persons who reported a post-school qualification in a health and community services related field: field of study qualification (6-digit ASCED), labour force status, 2006 (55KB XLS)
    8. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), weekly income (in ranges), 2006 (86KB XLS)
  2. State and territory
    1. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), birthplace, states and territories, 2006 (273KB XLS)
    2. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), age group by sex, states and territories, 2006 (976KB XLS)
    3. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), average age, states and territories, 2006 (275KB XLS)
    4. Indigenous persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), weekly hours worked (in ranges) by sex, states and territories, 2006 (1MB XLS)
    5. Indigenous persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), age group, states and territories, 2006 (827KMB XLS)
    6. Persons employed in health and social assistance industries: sex, states and territories, 2006 (1.2MB XLS)
    7. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO): industry, states and territories, 2006 (3.1MB XLS)
  3. Remoteness area
    1. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), birthplace, Remoteness Areas, 2006 (4.6MB XLS)
    2. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), age group, Remoteness Areas, 2006 (4.6MB XLS)
    3. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), sex, Remoteness Areas, 2006 (4.6MB XLS)
    4. Persons employed in health and social assistance industries: industry, occupation group, age group, Remoteness Areas, 2006 (4.5MB XLS)
  4. State and territory by remoteness area
    1. Persons employed in health and community services occupations: occupation (6-digit ANZSCO), states and territories by Remoteness Areas, 2006 (4.7MB XLS)

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Recommended citation

AIHW 2009. Health and community services labour force 2006. Cat. no. HWL 43. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 13 June 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442468220>.