Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Statistics

Statistics revealing the differences in age and the number of men in nursing have been released by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
The figures show that, as may have been predicted, the profession is still very heavily dominated by women, with 225163 registered female nurses nationwide versus the 30105 male registered nurses.
For nurses working in midwifery, the statistics saw even less men in the position: there were a total of 3165 women doing midwifery and a mere 11 men, with none in the ACT or WA.
In a state-by-state breakdown, the states with the highest portion of men-to-women as enrolled and registered nurses were NSW and SA.
In terms of the most common age group among general registered nurses and midwives, the 50-54 age group made up 13.54%, with the 55-59 group following closely behind at 13.26%.
There were more nurses aged 25-29 (11.03%) compared to those aged 30-39, but only marginally.
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