Pharmacy workforce data
September 10, 2013
THE Australian Institute of Health
and Welfare has today released a
new report on Allied Health staff
in Australia in 2012, showing that
the number of pharmacists in the
workforce grew 3.7% to 22,676.
There were a total of 27,025
registered pharmacists across
the country, with 2,404 not in
the workforce and 1,945 being
provisional registrants.
About 60% of the total number of
pharmacists in Australia are female.
In 2012 the average age of
employed pharmacists was 39.7,
and on average they worked 35.9
hours per week.
Of those in the workforce, 17,097
were in clinical roles, while 4,234
worked in non-clinical positions
such as administrators, teachers,
researchers or other roles.
Just 36 employed pharmacists
identified themselves as Aboriginal
or Torres Strait Islanders,
representing about 0.2%.
The supply of pharmacists was
highest in major cities (95.4 per
100,000 population) and lowest in
remote areas (56.3 per 100,000).
In terms of pharmacy training,
commencements in university
courses leading to qualification as
a pharmacist have increased by
21.1% over the last five years, from
1,629 in 2007 to 1,973 in 2011.
The full AIHW report can be
viewed by CLICKING HERE.
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