Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009) Nursing and midwifery labour force 2007, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 23 April 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2009). Nursing and midwifery labour force 2007. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Nursing and midwifery labour force 2007. AIHW, 2009.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Nursing and midwifery labour force 2007. Canberra: AIHW; 2009.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2009, Nursing and midwifery labour force 2007, AIHW, Canberra.
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In 2007, the total number of registered and enrolled nurses estimated by the Nursing and Midwifery Labour Force Survey was 305,834, an increase of 12% since 2003. The nursing workforce continued to age between 2003 and 2007; the proportion of nurses aged 50 years or over increased from 28% to 33%. The number of full time equivalent nurses per 100,000 population increased by 8% since 2003, and the profession continued to be predominantly female, with females comprising 90% of employed nurses in 2007.
