Rural health workforce
Around 1 in 4 Australians lives in a rural or regional area. We develop policies and run programs to encourage health professionals to train and practise in rural and remote areas.
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About the rural health workforce
Find out about the status of the rural health workforce in Australia. -
What we do
How we support the rural health workforce with policies and programs. -
Stronger Rural Health Strategy
Read about our 10-year strategy to improve the health of people in rural Australia. -
Rural health workforce programs
See a list of our programs to help health professionals in remote and rural locations.
Did you know?
7 million
Australians live in remote and regional areas
3,000
extra doctors and nurses will be working in rural areas by 2028
240
is the number of rotations into rural primary care settings that we fund for junior doctors each year
