Table 1 Demographic details of participants and comparisons with all registered Australian podiatrists

Total registered, n (endorsed)

5783 (162)

168

33

24

General registration

5604

168

29

24

Podiatric surgeon

36

4

Sex

 Male

2370

52

15

8

 Female

3413

116

18

15

Age

  < 25

344

14

0

4

 25–29

1204

31

2

5

 30–34

1104

29

8

6

 35–39

793

29

7

2

 40–44

613

21

1

1

 45–49

587

15

1

4

 50–54

459

13

5

2

 55–59

347

11

6

0

  > 60

223

5

3

0

State, n (endorsed)

 ACT

76 (2)

1

0

0

 NSW

1631 (11)

29

2

0

 NT

30 (1)

1

0

1

 QLD

999 (41)

18

11

0

 SA

534 (18)

60

7

5

 TAS

119 (4)

1

0

2

 VIC

1818 (49)

55

12

8

 WA

512 (31)

3

1

8

Work sector

 Public and Private

12

4

1

 Private sector-employee

44

4

7

 Private-other

5

1

0

 Private-self-employed

67

15

8

 Public sector

40

9

10

Location*

 Major Cities of Australia

108

25

15

 Inner regional Centre

25

4

6

 Outer regional Centre

24

4

3

 Remote

10

0

0

 Very remote community

1

0

0

Years of practice

 0–4

42

1

13

 5–9

27

6

2

 10–14

32

10

3

 15–19

24

2

  > 20

43

14

21

Years of endorsement

  < 1 year

n/a

4

n/a

 1–4 years

n/a

10

n/a

 5–9 years

n/a

10

n/a

 10–15 years

n/a

4

n/a

Setting most often prescribe

 Private practice

n/a

15

n/a

 Community health care service

n/a

1

n/a

 Outpatient service

n/a

6

n/a

 Aged care

n/a

0

n/a

 Hospital

n/a

4

n/a

 Education facility

n/a

1

n/a

 Sports center

n/a

0

n/a

 Locum private practice

n/a

0

n/a

 Aboriginal health service

n/a

0

n/a