Table 2.
Australian population and number of practitioners state by state.
| Population at the end of June 2013 (in thousands) |
% population of each state | Number of registered CM at the end of December 2013 | % CM of each state | Number of people per CM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 7408 | 32 | 1662 | 41 | 4457 |
| Victoria | 5738 | 25 | 1150 | 28 | 4989 |
| Queensland | 4659 | 20 | 780 | 19 | 5973 |
| South Australia | 1671 | 7 | 155 | 4 | 10,779 |
| Western Australia | 2517 | 11 | 202 | 5 | 12,461 |
| Tasmania | 513 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 15,088 |
| Northern Territory | 240 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 19,958 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 383 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 6184 |
| Total or average | 23,131 | 4093 | 5651 |
Note. Modified from “Chinese Medicine Registrant Data: December 2013,” by the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia, 2012, http://www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.au/About/Statistics.aspx.
CM, Chinese medicine practitioners.