Notes
Amendments
20 Feb 2013 - Supplementary tables added to 'additional material' tab.
28 Mar 2013 - Table 3.2 on page 13-14 updated.
9 Apr 2013 - Data correction.
15 Apr 2013 - Data correction. All employed practitioners supplementary table.
Medical workforce 2011
Publication
Release Date:
Topic: Workforce
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2013) Medical workforce 2011, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 June 2026.
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The supply of employed medical practitioners in Australia increased from 344.6 to 381.4 full-time equivalent practitioners per 100,000 population between 2007 and 2011, which reflected a 10.7% rise in practitioner numbers. The gender balance continued to shift, with women making up 37.6% of practitioners in 2011 compared with 34% in 2007. Specialists-in-training in the public sector worked the most average hours per week (47.6) while general practitioners in the public sector worked the least (20.5).
- ISSN: 1446 9820
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-396-1
- Cat. no: HWL 49
- Pages: 79