The provided table illustrates the number of doctors in Australia, while the bars chart categorize them in gender and birth place in the three decades, from 1986 to 2006
Looking from an overall perspective, Australia had had a significantly more doctors over the years, with the majority of them working from the home country. Additionally, the gender gap in medical workforce was also diminished.
In 1986, there were 300 thousand doctors working in Australia, this figure then icreased to 640 thousand 1996, doubled the number of its in 1986. This rising trend cotinued to thrive in the next decade and peaked at 800 thounsand doctors in 2006.
Regarding the gender proportion, men was the dominant sex in the year 1986, at 55% of the Australia medical workforce. This predominant then reversed over the next 10 years , with 55 percent of workers being female. Finally, in 2006, both genders were quite balanced with no noticeable difference.
In term of the origin, the number of native doctors account for the majority throughout the period of three decades. However, 1986 and 2006 recorded a much higher variation than 1996, with the proportion of Australia doctors were 65% and the percentage of overseas doctors was 35%; while there were 60% and 40% in 1996 respectively.