Table 1 Number of orthotist/prosthetists (and proportion of national workforce), practitioner prevalence, and population estimates [13] for each state/territory and national
From: The changing demographics of the orthotist/prosthetist workforce in Australia: 2007, 2012 and 2019
| Number of practitioners (proportion of national workforce, %) | Practitioner prevalence (i.e., number of practitioners per 100,000 population) | Population estimates | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 2007 | 2012 | 2019 | 2007 | 2012 | 2019 | 2007 | 2012 | 2019 | |
| ACT | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 7 (2) | 0.59 | 0.80 | 1.64 | 342,644 | 376,539 | 426,704 | |
| NSW | 48 (27) | 48 (19) | 80 (20) | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.99 | 6,834,156 | 7,304, 244 | 8,089,817 | |
| NT | 0 | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) | 0 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 213,748 | 235,915 | 245,929 | |
| QLD | 23 (13) | 28 (11) | 59 (14) | 0.55 | 0.61 | 1.16 | 4,111,018 | 4,568, 687 | 5,094,510 | |
| SA | 20 (11) | 20 (8) | 31 (8) | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.77 | 1,570,619 | 1,656, 725 | 1,751,963 | |
| TAS | 5 (3) | 9 (4) | 13 (3) | 1.01 | 1.76 | 2.43 | 493,262 | 511,724 | 534,457 | |
| VIC | 70 (39) | 124 (50) | 188 (46) | 1.34 | 2.21 | 2.85 | 5,153,522 | 5,651, 091 | 6,596,039 | |
| WA | 11 (6) | 13 (5) | 30 (7) | 0.52 | 0.53 | 1.14 | 2,106,139 | 2,425, 507 | 2,621,509 | |
| Australia | 179 | 247 | 410 | 0.85 | 1.09 | 1.62 | 20,827,622 | 22,733, 465 | 25,365,571 | |