Table 1 2017 UCINet / Netdraw analyses of tie characteristics for each Rural Clinical School of Western Australia node. (Town size data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, SLA 2/Significant Urban Area level data, 2016 Census data, AHPRA 2017 workplace location data)
RCSWA SITE | Year site established | Total RCS placements (PGY2–15) N = 706 | Number in rural Australia. (% total) | Number recruited to RCS site in 2017 | Remoteness (ASGC-RA) | Remoteness (MMM) | Town population | Degree | Between-ness | Closeness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broome | 2002 | 84 | 28 (33) | 26 | RA4 | 6 | 13,984 | 18 | 570.769 | 144.000 |
Albany | 2005 | 84 | 14 (16) | 15 | RA3 | 3 | 33,145 | 13 | 396.893 | 161.000 |
Geraldton | 2002 | 96 | 17 (18) | 5 | RA3 | 3 | 37,432 | 14 | 378.462 | 159.000 |
Kalgoorlie | 2002 | 117 | 17 (14.5) | 0 | RA3 | 3 | 29,873 | 8 | 198.000 | 165.000 |
Bunbury | 2007 | 83 | 15 (18) | 15 | RA2 | 2 | 72,402 | 8 | 112.700 | 166.000 |
Esperance | 2004 | 32 | 10 (31) | 2 | RA4 | 6 | 12,107 | 7 | 115.393 | 195.000 |
Port Hedland | 2002 | 55 | 11 (20) | 3 | RA4 | 6 | 15,828 | 7 | 118.467 | 170.000 |
Kununurra | 2011 | 12 | 4 (33) | 4 | RA4 | 6 | 7155 | 6 | 63.036 | 175.000 |
Narrogin | 2007 | 27 | 7 (26) | 3 | RA3 | 5 | 4725 | 6 | 198.000 | 176.000 |
Derby | 2005 | 27 | 6 (22) | 3 | RA5 | 7 | 7705 | 6 | 103.200 | 180.000 |
Busselton | 2009 | 36 | 9 (25) | 5 | RA2 | 3 | 36,616 | 5 | 53.200 | 181.000 |
Carnarvon | 2008 | 19 | 5 (26) | 0 | RA3 | 6 | 5160 | 4 | 113.000 | 186.000 |
Karratha | 2006 | 30 | 5 (16) | 0 | RA4 | 6 | 15,828 | 4 | 51.000 | 186.000 |
Northam | 2014 | 4 | 1 (25) | 1 | RA2 | 4 | 11,112 | 2 | 0.000 | 195.000 |