National Workforce Profile Report
ESSA has developed a National Workforce Profile Report which provides a range of new insights into its accredited exercise professionals, utilising data from the 2022 member renewal process.
This valuable resource will help better understand the make-up of the diverse national workforce, identify gaps and also opportunities, to inform priorities at the local level.
There is increasing demand from stakeholders for workforce data to assist in decision making to meet future population health needs and this report, the first of its kind produced by ESSA, will guide that process.
The report considers demographic make-up, workplace location, client populations, common areas of practice, and funding sources for the delivery of services.
Key points
- Nationally, the average age of accredited exercise professionals in Australia is 32 years of age and 54.3% of the clients they help are aged 18-64.
- ¼ of all accredited exercise professionals work in private allied health clinics.
- ¼ of all clients being serviced live with musculoskeletal injuries and conditions.
- 64% of accredited exercise professionals assist vulnerable and marginalised communities.
- The average working week of accredited exercise professionals is 33 hours.
- Just under 80% of accredited exercise professionals work in major cities, 20% in regional areas and less than 1% work in remote areas.
- Medicare, private health insurance & NDIS funding schemes are those most accessed by accredited exercise professionals.
- The location of accredited exercise professionals is broadly consistent with the distribution of the Australian population, though over-represented in the ACT and under-represented in VIC and TAS.
- The distribution of accredited exercise professionals is similar to the results from the 2022 Allied Health Professional Association (AHPA) annual member survey.
Download the full report here