Medical labour force 2002

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This report presents demographic and labour force statistics on the medical profession in Australia. It is based on the main findings of the 2002 national survey of registered medical practitioners. Information presented in the report includes the number of registered practitioners in each state and territory, their age and sex profiles, areas of practice, medical specialties and hours worked. The report also includes comparisons with the medical profession five years earlier using data from the 1997 national survey of registered medical practitioners.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 25 November 2004; AIHW cat. no. HWL 30; 26pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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  • Preliminary material 
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols and other usages
  • Sections
    1. Main findings
    2. Composition of the medical labour force 
      • Size 
      • Age and sex 
      • Occupation
    3. Working hours
      • Occupation
      • Sex 
      • Overall supply of practitioners
    4. Geographic comparisons
      • Regions
        • Distribution
        • Inter-regional service delivery in 2002
        • Regional supply in 2002 
      • States and territories
        • Distribution
        • Supply of practitioners
        • Primary care practitioners 
  • End Matter 
    • Appendix A: Detailed tables 
    • Appendix B: Explanatory notes 
      • Method 
      • Scope and coverage 
      • Response rate
      • Break in series
      • Notes on the AIHW labour force estimates 
    • Glossary
    • References

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  • Additional tables

    • List of additional tables (16K PDF)
      1. All employed practitioners (112K XLS)
      2. Employed practitioners by region (86K XLS)
      3. Primary care practitioners (121K XLS)
      4. Hospital non-specialists (94K XLS)
      5. Specialists and specialists-in-training (127K XLS - revised June 2005)
      6. FTE Supply time series 1997-2002 (66K XLS)
    • List of tables, time series 1997-2001(11K PDF) Note 1
      1. All employed practitioners (169K XLS) Note 2
      2. All employed practitioners by region (105K XLS)
      3. Primary care practitioners and hospital non-specialists (156K XLS)
      4. Specialists and specialists-in-training (176K XLS)

Notes and corrections:

  • Significant changes were made to the survey design in 2000. Data from the 1997 to 1999 surveys have been revised to enable time series comparisons.
  • New table added August 2005.
  • 20 November 2006: In Table 5 the number of practitioners per 100,000 population has been amended for each main occupation in major cities and inner regional areas.

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