Table 3 Distribution of the population and registrars in the study’s geographical footprint against key indicators
Indicator | ← Most rural / ‘greatest need’ indicator | Least rural / ‘less need’ indicator → | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Index of Access category | Level 4 (< 1:2000) | Level 3 (< 1:1500 & > 1:2000) | Level 2 (< 1:1250 & > 1:1500) | Level 1 (> 1:1250) | |||
Proportion of the population | 15% | 26% | 38% | 21% | |||
Proportion of GP registrars | 24% | 26% | 40% | 10% | |||
MMM category | MMM-7 | MMM-6 | MMM-5 | MMM-4 | MMM-3 | MMM-2 | MMM-1 |
Proportion of the population | 3% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 49% | 18% |
Proportion of GP registrars | 7% | 3% | 12% | 15% | 7% | 49% | 7% |
ASGC-RA | RA-5 (very remote) | RA-4 (remote) | RA-3 (outer regional) | RA-2 (inner regional) | RA-1 (major cities) | ||
Proportion of the population | 2% | 3% | 38% | 40% | 16% | ||
Proportion of GP registrars | 6% | 4% | 47% | 38% | 5% | ||
DWS (2007–17) | 4: Consistently DWS | 3: Mostly are DWS | 2: Somewhat DWS | 1: Mostly not DWS | 2: 2017 = DWS | 1: 2017 = not DWS | |
Proportion of the population | 19% | 4% | 16% | 61% | 35% | 65% | |
Proportion of GP registrars | 23% | 10% | 12% | 54% | 40% | 60% | |
Proportion of population who are Indigenous | 4: > 15% | 3: 10–15% | 2: 5–10% | 1: < 5% | |||
Proportion of the population | 5% | 4% | 35% | 56% | |||
Proportion of GP registrars | 12% | 5% | 41% | 42% | |||
SEIFA | 4: < 900 | 3: 900–950 | 2: 950–1000 | 1: > 1000 | |||
Proportion of the population | 8% | 23% | 27% | 42% | |||
Proportion of GP registrars | 9% | 34% | 28% | 28% | |||