Vacancies (FTE)

At 30 June 2022, organisations had around 780 vacant full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. Of these around:

  • 77% (or 598) were for health positions
  • 34% (or 265) were in the Northern Territory
  • 29% (or 223) were in Very remote areas
  • 87% (or 680) were at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs).

Vacant FTE positions, by reporting period (number)

This Tableau visualisation shows the number of vacant FTE positions for reporting periods 2013–14 to 2021–22.

Data supporting this visualisation are available in Excel supplementary data tables at Data.

There has been an increase in the number of vacant FTE positions reported in the most recent OSR collection periods (that is, in the number of vacant FTEs as at 30 June 2021 and as at 30 June 2022 compared with those reported for previous periods). While it is difficult to be definitive about the reasons for this, as many of the organisations with increased vacancies also had an increase in employed FTEs, it is likely that these vacancies relate to the delivery of new services rather than an increase in delivery of existing services. Some of this change may have been a result (direct or indirect) of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, not all comments organisations provided in 2020–21 and 2021–22 for variations in these numbers (reported for organisations with a 20% or more increase or decrease) clearly linked the increase in vacancies to COVID-19. These increases may also be the result of other unrelated factors, for example, general changes in funding, direction, structure or size resulting in more or different services being delivered.

Vacant FTE positions, by select reporting period, select position type, select state/territory or remoteness or organisation type or Indigenous status (per cent or number)

This Tableau visualisation shows the number or percentage of vacant FTE positions by

  • position type (Administrative and clerical staff, Aboriginal health worker/practitioner, CEO/manager/supervisor, doctor, driver/field officer, nurse/midwife, other health, other support staff, social and emotional wellbeing, total)

and either:

  • state/territory (NSW/ACT, Vic, Qld, WA, SA, Tas, NT)
  • remoteness area (Major cities, Inner regional, Outer regional, Remote, Very remote)
  • type of organisation (ACCHO, non-ACCHO).

Reporting periods between 2013–14 to 2021–22 can be selected.

Data supporting this visualisation are available in Excel supplementary data tables at Data.