| Mean (range) | n (%) | |
| Sex (n = 25) | ||
| Male | 13 (52) | |
| Female | 12 (48) | |
| Age, years (n = 25) | ||
| 30–39 | 51 (34–62) | 3 (12) |
| 40–49 | 7 (28) | |
| 50–59 | 11 (44) | |
| 60–69 | 4 (16) | |
| Practice location (n = 25) | ||
| Major city | 7 (28) | |
| Inner regional | 13 (52) | |
| Outer regional | 4 (16) | |
| Remote | 1 (4) | |
| Years practising as GP (n = 2 4 ) | ||
| <10 | 19 (3–38) | 7 (29) |
| 10–19 | 4 (17) | |
| 20–29 | 5 (21) | |
| ≥30 | 8 (33) | |
| Hours worked per week (n = 25) | ||
| <35 | 39 (21–60) | 9 (36) |
| 35–44 | 7 (28) | |
| 45–54 | 6 (24) | |
| ≥55 | 3 (12) | |
| Travel time to work, one way, minutes (n = 25) | ||
| <10 | 16 (3–75) | 9 (36) |
| 10–29 | 12 (48) | |
| 30–59 | 3 (12) | |
| ≥60 | 1 (4) | |
| Employment (n = 25) | ||
| Principal | 10 (40) | |
| Employee | 5 (20) | |
| Associate or contractor | 10 (40) | |
| Language spoken when practising (n = 25) | ||
| English only | 21 (84) | |
| English and other | 4 (16) | |
| Postgraduate education in palliative care (n = 25) | ||
| Yes | 1 (4) | |
| No | 24 (96) | |
| Country of medical degree (n = 25) | ||
| Australia | 19 (76) | |
| Other | 6 (24) | |
| GP fellowships (n = 25)a | ||
| Royal Australian College of GPs | 19 (76) | |
| Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine | 2 (8) | |
| None | 6 (24) | |
↵a Totals add to more than 100% as GPs may be fellows of more than one college (that is, associations that bring together medical practitioners of a particular medical subspecialty or geographical area).