Nursing and midwifery workforce 2014

The total number of all nurses and midwives registered in Australia increased from 330,680 in 2011 to 352,838 in 2014 (6.7%) according to this recently published web report on the nursing and midwifery workforce, from the AIHW.

In 2014 the overall supply of employed nurses and midwives was 1,134 FTEs for every 100,000 people, slightly higher than the last report in 2011. There were more employed nurses and midwives in the 50-54 year age group than any other age group, and the proportion aged 50 and over grew from 38.3% to 39.4% over the past three years.