18 Appendix: Employment characteristics
Appendix Table 7.1. Unweighted characteristics of survey participants principal place of employment.
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Private |
Public |
Specialist |
Research, Education & |
Other |
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|
N = 216 |
N = 72 |
N = 50 |
N = 18 |
N = 9 |
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n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 30 |
53 (24.5) |
19 (26.4) |
5 (10.0) |
1 (5.6) |
2 (22.2) |
|
30 – 39 |
86 (39.8) |
24 (33.3) |
21 (42.0) |
6 (33.3) |
3 (33.3) |
|
40 – 49 |
41 (19.0) |
10 (13.9) |
12 (24.0) |
6 (33.3) |
2 (22.2) |
|
50 – 59 |
30 (13.9) |
15 (20.8) |
10 (20.0) |
3 (16.7) |
1 (11.1) |
|
60 or more |
6 (2.8) |
4 (5.6) |
2 (4.0) |
2 (11.1) |
1 (11.1) |
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Gender |
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|
|
|
|
|
Male |
16 (7.4) |
4 (5.6) |
6 (12.0) |
2 (11.1) |
1 (11.1) |
|
Female |
200 (92.6) |
68 (94.4) |
44 (88.0) |
16 (88.9) |
8 (88.9) |
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State of primary practice |
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|
52 (24.1) |
12 (16.7) |
8 (16.0) |
6 (33.3) |
3 (33.3) |
|
|
41 (19.0) |
15 (20.8) |
7 (14.0) |
3 (16.7) |
1 (11.1) |
|
|
43 (19.9) |
25 (34.7) |
14 (28.0) |
5 (27.8) |
3 (33.3) |
|
|
50 (23.1) |
8 (11.1) |
8 (16.0) |
4 (22.2) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
22 (10.2) |
4 (5.6) |
9 (18.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (22.2) |
|
|
4 (1.9) |
2 (2.8) |
1 (2.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
1 (0.5) |
3 (4.2) |
3 (6.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
3 (1.4) |
3 (4.2) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
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|
Years practicing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 10 |
108 (50.0) |
34 (47.2) |
19 (38.0) |
2 (11.1) |
5 (55.6) |
|
10-19 |
68 (31.5) |
20 (27.8) |
14 (28.0) |
8 (44.4) |
2 (22.2) |
|
20-29 |
25 (11.6) |
4 (5.6) |
7 (14.0) |
4 (22.2) |
0 (0.0) |
|
30 or more |
15 (6.9) |
14 (19.4) |
10 (20.0) |
4 (22.2) |
2 (22.2) |
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Practitioner division |
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|
|
|
|
|
77 (35.6) |
1 (1.4) |
28 (56.0) |
4 (22.2) |
3 (33.3) |
|
|
9 (4.2) |
10 (13.9) |
7 (14.0) |
2 (11.1) |
1 (11.1) |
|
|
108 (50.0) |
56 (77.8) |
13 (26.0) |
10 (55.6) |
5 (55.6) |
|
|
17 (7.9) |
3 (4.2) |
2 (4.0) |
2 (11.1) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
Other combination |
5 (2.3) |
2 (2.8) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
Appendix Table 8.1. Unweighted characteristics of survey participants secondary place of employment.
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Private |
Public |
Specialist |
Research, |
Other |
|
|
N = 67 |
N = 16 |
N = 27 |
N = 24 |
N = 8 |
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n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
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Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 30 |
13 (19.4) |
8 (50.0) |
4 (14.8) |
5 (20.8) |
4 (50.0) |
|
30 – 39 |
26 (38.8) |
4 (25.0) |
10 (37.0) |
6 (25.0) |
1 (12.5) |
|
40 – 49 |
14 (20.9) |
2 (12.5) |
9 (33.3) |
7 (29.2) |
1 (12.5) |
|
50 – 59 |
13 (19.4) |
2 (12.5) |
3 (11.1) |
3 (12.5) |
2 (25.0) |
|
60 or more |
1 (1.5) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (3.7) |
3 (12.5) |
0 (0.0) |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
10 (14.9) |
2 (12.5) |
3 (11.1) |
1 (4.2) |
0 (0.0) |
|
Female |
57 (85.1) |
14 (87.5) |
24 (88.9) |
23 (95.8) |
8 (100.0) |
|
State of primary practice |
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|
13 (19.4) |
2 (12.5) |
4 (14.8) |
6 (25.0) |
1 (12.5) |
|
|
11 (16.4) |
6 (37.5) |
6 (22.2) |
4 (16.7) |
1 (12.5) |
|
|
13 (19.4) |
2 (12.5) |
9 (33.3) |
7 (29.2) |
2 (25.0) |
|
|
21 (31.3) |
2 (12.5) |
5 (18.5) |
5 (20.8) |
2 (25.0) |
|
|
6 (9.0) |
4 (25.0) |
2 (7.4) |
2 (8.3) |
2 (25.0) |
|
|
2 (3.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
1 (1.5) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (3.7) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
Years practicing |
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|
Less than 10 |
32 (47.8) |
11 (68.8) |
12 (44.4) |
11 (45.8) |
6 (75.0) |
|
10-19 |
20 (29.9) |
2 (12.5) |
6 (22.2) |
7 (29.2) |
1 (12.5) |
|
20-29 |
9 (13.4) |
2 (12.5) |
2 (7.4) |
4 (16.7) |
1 (12.5) |
|
30 or more |
6 (9.0) |
1 (6.3) |
7 (25.9) |
2 (8.3) |
0 (0.0) |
|
Practitioner division |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 (34.3) |
4 (25.0) |
8 (29.6) |
5 (20.8) |
2 (25.0) |
|
|
2 (3.0) |
0 (0.0) |
7 (25.9) |
1 (4.2) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
36 (53.7) |
10 (62.5) |
10 (37.0) |
16 (66.7) |
6 (75.0) |
|
|
4 (6.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (7.4) |
2 (8.3) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
Other combination |
2 (3.0) |
2 (12.5) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
Appendix Table 9.1. Unweighted characteristics of survey participants employed full and part-time.
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|
Full time1 |
Part time1 |
|
|
N = 106 |
N = 164 |
|
|
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
Less than 30 |
32 (30.2) |
29 (17.7) |
|
30 – 39 |
39 (36.8) |
61 (37.2) |
|
40 – 49 |
17 (16.0) |
40 (24.4) |
|
50 – 59 |
14 (13.2) |
28 (17.1) |
|
60 or more |
4 (3.8) |
6 (3.7) |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
Male |
13 (12.3) |
6 (3.7) |
|
Female |
93 (87.7) |
158 (96.3) |
|
State of primary practice |
|
|
|
24 (22.6) |
39 (23.8) |
|
|
21 (19.8) |
38 (23.2) |
|
|
27 (25.5) |
27 (16.5) |
|
|
18 (17.0) |
27 (16.5) |
|
|
7 (6.6) |
24 (14.6) |
|
|
2 (1.9) |
5 (3.0) |
|
|
5 (4.7) |
2 (1.2) |
|
|
2 (1.9) |
2 (1.2) |
|
|
Years practicing |
|
|
|
Less than 10 |
58 (54.7) |
65 (39.6) |
|
10-19 |
27 (25.5) |
63 (38.4) |
|
20-29 |
6 (5.7) |
16 (9.8) |
|
30 or more |
15 (14.2) |
20 (12.2) |
|
Practitioner division |
|
|
|
28 (26.4) |
52 (31.7) |
|
|
9 (8.5) |
10 (6.1) |
|
|
65 (61.3) |
87 (53.0) |
|
|
4 (3.8) |
14 (8.5) |
|
|
Other combination |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.6) |
1 No column not displayed.
‡ Practitioners with other combinations of oral health registrations division were grouped and should be interpreted with caution.
Appendix Table 10.1 Unweighted oral health workforce average usual number of hours worked weekly by demographic characteristics.
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|
Median (IQR) |
|
Age (years) |
|
|
Less than 30 |
38 (36, 40) |
|
30 – 39 |
33 (24, 38) |
|
40 – 49 |
33 (24, 39) |
|
50 – 59 |
32 (26, 37) |
|
60 or more |
24 (21, 33) |
|
Gender |
|
|
Male |
38 (34, 40) |
|
Female |
33 (24, 38) |
|
State of primary practice |
|
|
35 (24, 38) |
|
|
32 (24, 38) |
|
|
34 (25, 38) |
|
|
36 (29, 38) |
|
|
33 (24, 40) |
|
|
35 (30, 37) |
|
|
35 (31, 37) |
|
|
36 (27, 37) |
|
|
Years practicing |
|
|
Less than 10 |
38 (28, 40) |
|
10-19 |
32 (27, 38) |
|
20-29 |
30 (23, 34) |
|
30 or more |
29 (23, 36) |
Appendix Table 11.1 Unweighted oral health workforce average full time equivalent wage by demographics and practice sector.
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|
Median |
(IQR) |
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
Less than 30 |
86,000 |
(72,980, 102,000) |
|
30 – 39 |
100,933 |
(85,000, 120,000) |
|
40 – 49 |
107,833 |
(95,000, 123,625) |
|
50 – 59 |
103,693 |
(80,207, 124,697) |
|
60 or more |
101,786 |
(85,500, 116,735) |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
Male |
110,786 |
(90,300, 142,355) |
|
Female |
100,000 |
(80,000, 118,750) |
|
State of primary practice |
|
|
|
100,000 |
(83,000, 120,000) |
|
|
100,588 |
(87,000, 124,250) |
|
|
100,000 |
(76,500, 114,891) |
|
|
94,743 |
(76,253, 116,420) |
|
|
108,571 |
(82,552, 126,000) |
|
|
100,933 |
(100,380, 107,486) |
|
|
118,750 |
(108,049, 134,528) |
|
|
87,892 |
(82,184, 95,924) |
|
|
Years practicing |
|
|
|
Less than 10 |
90,000 |
(75,509, 108,967) |
|
10-19 |
106,875 |
(91,724, 126,000) |
|
20-29 |
112,882 |
(80,620, 138,386) |
|
30 or more |
103,444 |
(84,000, 118,750) |
|
Principal place of practice sector |
|
|
|
Private |
103,074 |
(83,000, 121,481) |
|
Public |
91,200 |
(77,507, 103,837) |
|
Specialist services |
101,560 |
(84,296, 126,500) |
|
Research, education and management |
120,800 |
(88,250, 140,200) |
|
Other |
105,000 |
(99,155, 122,941) |
Appendix Table 12.1. Unweighted characteristics of survey participants employment benefits at the principal place of employment by division.
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Divisions |
Total |
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|
|
Other combination‡ |
|||||
|
|
N = 132 |
N = 34 |
N = 223 |
N = 25 |
N = 7 |
N = 421 |
|
|
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
Superannuation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
3 (2.7) |
5 (17.2) |
18 (9.4) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (28.6) |
28 (7.7) |
|
Yes |
110 (97.3) |
24 (82.8) |
174 (90.6) |
24 (100.0) |
5 (71.4) |
337 (92.3) |
|
Unpaid overtime |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No |
63 (55.8) |
13 (44.8) |
120 (62.5) |
12 (50.0) |
3 (42.9) |
211 (57.8) |
|
Yes |
50 (44.2) |
16 (55.2) |
72 (37.5) |
12 (50.0) |
4 (57.1) |
154 (42.2) |
|
No additional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
None |
71 (62.8) |
9 (31.0) |
90 (46.9) |
14 (58.3) |
5 (71.4) |
189 (51.8) |
|
Salary sacrifice |
18 (15.9) |
13 (44.8) |
67 (34.9) |
8 (33.3) |
2 (28.6) |
108 (29.6) |
|
Personal expenses |
20 (17.7) |
5 (17.2) |
40 (20.8) |
3 (12.5) |
2 (28.6) |
70 (19.2) |
|
Above mandatory superannuation |
4 (3.5) |
6 (20.7) |
24 (12.5) |
1 (4.2) |
1 (14.3) |
36 (9.9) |
|
Additional paid leave |
7 (6.2) |
11 (37.9) |
37 (19.3) |
4 (16.7) |
2 (28.6) |
61 (16.7) |
|
Other |
9 (8.0) |
3 (10.3) |
15 (7.8) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
27 (7.4) |
1 Participants could select more than one response.
‡ Practitioners with other combinations of oral health registrations division were grouped and should be interpreted with caution.
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
Dental Hygienists
Dental Therapists
Oral Health Therapists
Interquartile range
