Table 1 Medical practitioners and midwifery and nursing professionals by country or region of birth, 2011
From: Foreign-born health workers in Australia: an analysis of census data
Country or region of birth | Medical practitioners | Percentage | Midwifery and nursing professionals | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 32,919 | 47.3% | 157,911 | 66.8% |
South Asia | 8,155 | 11.7% | 8,339 | 3.5% |
Southeast Asia | 6,528 | 9.4% | 13,291 | 5.6% |
United Kingdom and Ireland | 6,328 | 9.1% | 23,052 | 9.8% |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,211 | 4.6% | 6,719 | 2.8% |
Northeast Asia | 2,988 | 4.3% | 6,534 | 2.8% |
North Africa and Middle East | 2,655 | 3.8% | 1,098 | 0.5% |
Southeast and Eastern Europe | 1,785 | 2.6% | 2,540 | 1.1% |
Western and Southern Europe | 1,593 | 2.3% | 3,773 | 1.6% |
New Zealand | 1,529 | 2.2% | 7,335 | 3.1% |
North America | 923 | 1.3% | 1,491 | 0.6% |
Pacific, including Papua New Guinea | 519 | 0.7% | 2,952 | 1.2% |
South and Central America and the Caribbean | 413 | 0.6% | 1,266 | 0.5% |
Central Asia | 120 | 0.2% | 98 | 0.0% |
Total with valid data | 69,666 | 99.2% | 236,399 | 98.8% |
Not stated or inadequately described | 565 | 0.8% | 2,895 | 1.2% |
Total | 70,231 | 239,294 |