- Title
- Profile of the Australian dietetic workforce: 1991-2005
- Creator
- Brown, Leanne; Capra, Sandra; Williams, Lauren
- Relation
- Nutrition & Dietetics Vol. 63, Issue 3, p. 166-178
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-0080.2006.00064.x
- Publisher
- Dieticians Association of Australia
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2006
- Description
- Objective: The present study aims to review current available data that describe the dietetics workforce in Australia. Design: A literature search was conducted using CIHNAL and hand searches. Following this, a review of the current available dietetics workforce data was conducted. Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) membership data were analysed. Subjects and setting: Sources of workforce data included: the Australian Bureau of Statistics Census data, DAA membership database, state health department and national workforce reports, reports by allied health organisations and independent research. Main outcome measures: Descriptive data profiling the Australian dietetic workforce and employment trends. Statistical analysis: A descriptive analysis of DAA membership data was undertaken. The DAA membership data were mapped by postcode with the Australian Standard Geographical Classification for remoteness. Counts and proportions were used to summarise and compare available data. Results: There has been a growth and diversity of the dietetics profession in Australia in recent years, despite a lower proportion of qualified dietitians working as dietitians. The dietetic workforce is relatively young, predominantly female and unevenly distributed across the country. The available data are complex and difficult to interpret. Conclusions: The present review of currently available dietetic workforce data provides a profile of the dietetics profession in Australia. Further workforce data are required in order to adequately describe the dietetics workforce in Australia and to determine future needs for the profession. National monitoring and systematic workforce data collection are urgently required.
- Subject
- allied health; dietitian; workforce; Australia
- Identifier
- uon:1113
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/26770
- Identifier
- ISSN:1446-6368
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