The table and charts give information about doctors in Australia between 1986 and 2006.

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in Australia and their distribution by gender and birthplace across the years 1986, 1996, and 2006.

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, the number of

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showed a higher rate in 2006,

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in terms of gender, males experienced a downward trend and the proportion of Australian-born

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was

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higher than that of overseas-born

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. In 1986, the number of

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stood at 23,720. It grew considerably each decade, reaching 35,450 Australian

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. In the beginning, a lot of

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were Australians, whose proportion was just over 60%

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overseas

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accounted for approximately 37%.

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, after a two-decade

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,

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, there was a rapid increase in the part of non-Australians and

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, by 2006, both categories comprised 50% each. Regarding gender, the majority of

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were male, levelling off around 75% in 1986,

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females made up about half the part of male

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.

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, female

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rose from around 25% in 1986 to 35% in 1996, and nearly 40%

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,

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males experienced a gradual decline over the

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, reaching roughly 68% and 60% in the years 1996 and 2006, respectively.