From: Is there a crisis in nursing retention in New South Wales?
 | Total working nurses | RNs only | ||||||
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Year | Number working | Average age | % aged <25 | % aged 25–29 | Number working | Average age | % aged <25 | % aged 25–29 |
1993 | 40762 | 38.75 | 6.76 | 12.30 | 33200 | 39.45 | 6.30 | 11.12 |
1994 | 47946 | 39.35 | 4.99 | 10.66 | 40296 | 40.01 | 4.19 | 9.51 |
1995 | 50793 | 39.72 | 5.17 | 10.62 | 43116 | 40.29 | 4.44 | 9.85 |
1996 | 51497 | 40.08 | 4.95 | 10.72 | 44025 | 40.62 | 4.39 | 10.16 |
1997 | 53076 | 40.38 | 5.02 | 10.51 | 44735 | 40.91 | 4.48 | 10.08 |
1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1999 | 53376 | 41.80 | 3.10 | 9.67 | 45100 | 42.25 | 2.76 | 9.34 |
2000 | 54648 | 42.16 | 2.86 | 9.63 | 46249 | 42.54 | 2.63 | 9.47 |