Overview

The health and welfare workforces deliver diverse services through many private and public organisations. Combined, there are more than 1 million people employed in delivery of health and welfare services in Australia. Some occupations, for example nurses, are represented in both workforces. 

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102,805 medical practitioners were registered in 2015, with 88,040 employed in medicine 3,210 domestic students commenced medical undergraduate training in 2015 About 1 in 4 medical practitioners were aged 55 or older (27.2%) In 2015, there were 360,008 nurses and midwives registered, with 331,015 employed in nursing and midwifery In 2015, 2 in 5 employed medical practitioners were women (40.1%) On average, medical practitioners worked 42.4 hours per week in 2015: for men, 44.9 hours and for women, 38.6 hours 9 in 10 employed nurses and midwives were women (90.3%). Among midwives, almost all were women (98.6%) 95.1% of all employed practitioners worked in a clinical role About 2 in 5 nurses and midwives were aged 50 and over in 2015 (39.0%). Their average age was 44.4 years

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