19 Appendix: Geographic distribution of workforce
Appendix Table 13.1. Population of state and territories of Australia by regions.
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Population of region from Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 |
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All regions |
Major City |
Inner Regional |
Outer Regional |
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Australia |
25,422,756+ |
18,475,360 |
4,486,275 |
2,408,188 |
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State |
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8,096,541 |
6,209,514 |
1,531,525 |
355,502 |
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6,496,322 |
5,036,708 |
1,208,330 |
251,284 |
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5,142,085 |
3,368,599 |
990,718 |
782,768 |
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1,775,803 |
1,351,788 |
171,123 |
252,892 |
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2,650,367 |
2,092,686 |
230,956 |
326,725 |
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556,121 |
– |
353,725 |
353,623 |
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416,065 |
416,065 |
– |
– |
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232,046 |
– |
– |
232,046 |
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+ Total includes populations classified as Migratory – Offshore – Shipping, and No usual address. Figures are obtained form the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The Australia population total are inclusive of populations classified as Migratory – Offshore – Shipping, and No usual address. |
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Appendix Table 13.2. Number of practitioners by region and characteristic.
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Number of respondents and weighted number of practitioners (95% CI) |
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All regions |
Major City# |
Inner Regional# |
Outer Regional & |
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Australia |
414 5052 |
312 4036 (3740, 4332) |
64 762 (567, 957) |
38.3 468 (295, 641) |
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State |
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NSW |
89 1372 (951, 1793) |
69.5 1082 (834, 1329) |
18.2 266 (137, 394) |
1.3 24 (-21, 70) |
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VIC |
78 1170 (777, 1564) |
61.7 929 (703, 1154) |
13.2 191 (90, 302) |
3.2 51 (-6, 108) |
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QLD |
103 954 (639, 1270) |
75.5 695 (538, 851) |
15.4 134 (6, 204) |
12.2 126 (37, 215) |
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SA |
82 751 (482, 1020) |
65.9 582 (447, 717) |
6.9 54 (8, 101) |
9.3 115 (28, 201) |
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WA |
39 786 (406, 1167) |
32.2 647 (423, 870) |
2.6 45 (-17, 106) |
4.3 95 (-1, 190) |
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TAS |
9 88 (12, 164) |
– |
7.9 78 (20, 136) |
1.2 10 (-9, 28) |
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ACT |
7 99 (6, 192) |
7.0 99 (6, 192) |
– |
– |
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NT |
7 45 (8, 82) |
– |
– |
7.0 45 (8, 82) |
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Gender |
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Female |
383 4843 (4597, 5089) |
284.2 3680 (3369, 3991) |
61.6 753 (559, 947) |
37.3 410 (242, 578) |
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Male |
31 423 (271, 575) |
27.6 359 (222, 495) |
2.4 36 (-12, 84) |
1.1 28 (-27, 83) |
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Age group |
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Less than 30 |
98 1328 (1081, 1575) |
78.7 1082 (848, 1316) |
12.8 170 (64, 275) |
6.6 77 (5, 148) |
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30 – 39 |
154 1876 (1627, 2130) |
112.1 1391 (1156, 1625) |
27.3 327 (200, 454) |
14.6 158 (65, 252) |
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40 – 49 |
80 942 (743, 1141) |
61.3 707 (531, 884) |
14.4 192 (87, 297) |
4.4 43 (-1, 87) |
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50 – 59 |
64 714 (535, 893) |
42.1 521 (356, 686) |
9.5 100 (28, 172) |
9.4 93 (21, 165) |
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60+ |
18 406 (199, 613) |
14.7 338 (143, 533) |
– |
3.4 68 (-21, 156) |
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Practitioner division |
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DH |
132 1438 (1216, 1660) |
101.6 1135 (923, 1347) |
21.9 236 (131, 342) |
8.6 67 (15, 119) |
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DT |
34 664 (432, 896) |
22.7 446 (248, 643) |
5.8 97 (19, 183) |
5.6 121 (6, 236) |
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OHT |
223 2787 (2506, 3068) |
166.6 2130 (1850, 2409) |
36.3 456 (303, 608) |
20.2 202 (97, 306) |
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DT/DH |
25 377 (222, 532) |
21.0 328 (180, 477) |
– |
4.0 49 (0, 97) |
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# Multiple imputation was used to increase responses due to missing postcode data. Decimal places and confidence intervals are caused by multiple imputation of region for responses. |
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Appendix Table 14.1. Predicted number of years until practitioner retirement by characteristics and region in Australia. Statistics are reported as mean (95% CI).
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Mean predicted years until retirement (95% CI) |
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All regions |
Major City# |
Inner Regional# |
Outer Regional |
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Australia |
18.6 (17.3, 19.9) |
18.9 (17.4, 20.4) |
19.7 (16.7, 22.7) |
13.7 (9.8, 17.6) |
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State |
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NSW |
20.7 (17.9, 23.4) |
20.8 (17.5, 24.2) |
21.0 (16.6, 25.4) |
9.9 (8.7, 11.0) |
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VIC |
19.1 (16.7, 21.5) |
19.9 (17.1, 22.7) |
15.5 (10.1, 20.9) |
17.4 (7.7, 27.1) |
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QLD |
18.2 (15.8, 20.5) |
17.6 (15.1, 20.2) |
23.4 (14.6, 32.2) |
15.5 (9.3, 21.6) |
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SA |
18.8 (15.9, 21.7) |
20.5 (17.5, 23.5) |
17.9 (10.3, 25.5) |
10.8 (3.1, 18.5) |
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WA |
16.4 (15.9, 21.7) |
16.1 (11.6, 20.5) |
24.1 (4.2, 43.9) |
14.8 (4.7, 24.9) |
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TAS |
16.6 (10.0, 23.2) |
– |
16.8 (9.5, 24.1) |
14.2 (11.8, 16.7) |
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ACT |
8.7 (1.4, 16.0) |
8.7 (1.4, 16.0) |
– |
– |
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NT |
12.1 (0.5, 23.7) |
– |
– |
12.1 (0.5, 23.6) |
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Gender |
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Female |
18.4 (17.2, 19.7) |
18.6 (17.1, 20.2) |
19.8 (16.7, 22.9) |
14.5 (10.5, 18.4) |
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Male |
20.2 (14.6, 25.8) |
21.9 (16.2, 27.6) |
16.7 (1.1, 32.2) |
2.1 (1.2, 3.0) |
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Age (years) |
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Less than 30 |
27.5 (25.2, 29.8) |
27.8 (25.2, 30.4) |
28.4 (22.9, 33.9) |
20.2 (10.5, 30.0) |
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30 – 39 |
21.3 (19.6, 22.9) |
21.5 (19.7, 23.4) |
21.9 (17.8, 26.0) |
17.6 (10.9. 24.2) |
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40 – 49 |
15.2 (13.1, 17.3) |
15.3 (12.8, 17.9) |
13.8 (8.4, 19.2) |
18.8 (14.7, 22.8) |
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50 – 59 |
8.4 (7.5, 9.3) |
8.4 (7.4, 9.5) |
8.7 (5.8, 11.6) |
8.0 (5.8, 10.1) |
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60+ |
3.0 (2.1, 3.9) |
3.0 (2.1, 4.0) |
– |
2.7 (0.1, 5.4) |
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Practitioner division |
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DH |
15.9 (14.0, 17.8) |
16.0 (13.7, 18.3) |
15.1 (10.1, 20.2) |
15.7 (9.9, 21.5) |
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DT |
7.3 (5.2, 9.4) |
7.8 (4.9, 10.7) |
9.5 (5.4, 13.6) |
4.0 (1.2, 6.7) |
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OHT |
23.5 (21.9, 25.1) |
23.8 (21.8, 25.7) |
23.9 (20.3, 27.6) |
19.8 (15.4 24.3) |
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DT/DH |
12.6 (8.9, 16.4) |
10.2 (15.4, 24.3) |
13.0 (8.8, 17.1) |
10.2 (1.5, 18.8) |
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# Multiple imputation of 56 from 414 respondents was used to increase responses due to missing postcode data. + Estimates based on responses less than 5. |
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New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory
Confidence interval
