For 10 years, the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association has conducted a survey to learn the hourly rates of primary care nurses (who often work in a medical centre) and total wage compensation they received as compared to previous years. In the 2013 survey, 1070 nurses responded to questions about their working conditions and their intentions to either stay at their current institution or leave and look for other positions.

According to the 2013 survey:

• the mean hourly rate for nurses $32.90, which increased from the $32.24 rate from 2012.
• 42% expressed their interest in looking for another position within the next 6 months.
• 60% of the nurses were satisfied or very satisfied with their leave entitlements
• more than a half of the total survey population also stated that they received additional pay for overtime work.