Table 1 Sample characteristics of the CNSA sample compared with AHPRA 2021 workforce data

Gender

846

7200

Male

43

5.1%

523

7.3%

-

Female

800

94.6%

6677

92.7%

Non-binary

3

0.4%

-

-

Age group

858

7200

20–34

163

19.0%

2679

37.2%

 < 0.001

35–44

226

26.3%

1717

23.8%

45–54

233

27.2%

1539

21.4%

55–64

216

25.2%

1096

15.2%

65 + 

20

2.3%

169

2.3%

State

857

7187

New South Wales

179

20.9%

1875

26.1%

 < 0.001

Victoria

243

28.4%

2068

28.8%

Queensland

200

23.3%

1728

24.0%

South Australia

70

8.2%

497

6.9%

Western Australia

117

13.7%

621

8.6%

Tasmania

37

4.3%

188

2.6%

Northern Territory

4

0.5%

38

0.5%

Australian Capital Territory

7

0.8%

172

2.4%

Remoteness

817

7201

Major cities

557

68.2%

5823

80.9%

 < 0.001

Regional

221

27.1%

1342

18.6%

Remote

39

4.8%

36

0.5%

Main Role

807

7202

Clinician

601

74.5%

6787

94.2%

 < 0.001

Administrator

75

9.3%

174

2.4%

Teacher or educator

53

6.6%

72

1.0%

Researcher

32

4.0%

131

1.8%

Other

46

5.7%

38

0.5%

Intention to stay in (cancer)^a nursing

765

5905

Less than 5 years

225

29.4%

1145

19.4%

 < 0.001

5–9 years

220

28.8%

1315

22.3%

10–19 years

164

21.4%

2093

35.4%

20 years + 

153

20.0%

1352

22.9%