Demographic data
| AHPRA-registered physiotherapists n (%) | |
| Total participants | 883 (100) |
| Gender (n=883 answered) | |
| Male | 366 (41.4) |
| Female | 517 (58.6) |
| Age (n=883 answered) (years) | |
| 17–29 | 258 (29.2) |
| 30–39 | 260 (29.4) |
| 40–49 | 173 (19.6) |
| 50–59 | 124 (14.0) |
| 60+ | 68 (7.7) |
| Number of years qualified as a physiotherapist (n=883 answered) | |
| 0–4 | 192 (21.7) |
| 5–9 | 178 (20.1) |
| 10–14 | 109 (12.4) |
| 15–19 | 101 (11.5) |
| 20+ | 303 (34.3) |
| Country of primary qualification (n=883 answered) | |
| Australia | 781 (88.4) |
| Overseas (Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, UK and USA) | 102 (11.6) |
| Predominant physiotherapy practice specialties: (max of 3 specialties identified per participant, n=865 answered) | |
| Amputees | 10 (1.1) |
| Burns/plastics | 9 (1.0) |
| Cardiorespiratory | 132 (14.9) |
| Chronic disease management | 100 (11.3) |
| Education | 58 (6.6) |
| Emergency department | 65 (7.4) |
| Gerontology/aged care | 115 (13.0) |
| Health promotion/public health | 10 (1.1) |
| Lymphoedema | 11 (1.2) |
| Mental health | 4 (0.5) |
| Musculoskeletal/orthopaedics | 536 (60.7) |
| Neurology | 81 (9.2) |
| Occupational health | 21 (2.4) |
| Paediatrics | 37 (4.2) |
| Pain | 105 (11.9) |
| Palliative care | 6 (0.7) |
| Rheumatology | 10 (1.1) |
| Rural generalist | 39 (4.4) |
| Women’s health/continence | 53 (6.0) |
| Veterinary | 2 (0.2) |
| Health sector (n=872 answered) | |
| Public sector | 325 (37.3) |
| Private sector | 449 (51.5) |
| Educational/research institute or university | 49 (5.6) |
| Not-for-profit organisation | 36 (4.1) |
| Other | 13 (1.5) |
| Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas classification39
(n=783 answered) | |
| Major cities of Australia | 679 (77.8) |
| Inner regional Australia | 113 (12.9) |
| Regional Australia | 58 (6.6) |
| Remote Australia | 20 (2.3) |
| Very remote Australia | 3 (0.3) |
| State or territory (n=879 answered) | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 19 (2.2) |
| New South Wales | 299 (34.0) |
| Northern Territory | 7 (0.8) |
| Queensland | 115 (13.1) |
| South Australia | 64 (7.3) |
| Tasmania | 11 (1.3) |
| Victoria | 234 (26.6) |
| Western Australia | 130 (14.8) |