In 2014, there were 28,751 registered pharmacists. 22,500 were employed in the pharmacy field (excluding provisional registrants).
6 in 10
(59%) of employed pharmacists were women, about the same as in 2011 (58%).
About 1 in 6
(16%) of employed pharmacists were aged 55 or older, slightly down from 17% in 2011.
9 in 10
(88%) of employed pharmacists worked in a clinical role.
35.7 hours
was the average number of hours worked weekly by pharmacists, about the same as in 2011 (35.9).
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FTE per 100,000 population was 90.0
an increase from 87.1 in 2011.
Source: AIHW National Health Workforce Data Set.
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