Enrolled Nurse salary in Australia
ANZSCO occupation: Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses
Last reviewed July 2026
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) · 2025 data. Annual figure derived from median weekly earnings × 52.
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- People employed
- 21,800
- Annual employment growth
- -200/yr
- 5-yr projected growth
- +10.6%
- Skills shortage rating
- Regional shortage
- Main industry
- Health Care and Social Assistance
- Works full-time
- 50%
- Avg full-time hours
- 41 hrs/wk
- Works part-time
- 50%
- Female share
- 87%
- Median age
- 38 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025) · Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment Projections (May 2025 to May 2030), produced with Victoria University (2025) · Jobs and Skills Australia — 2025 Occupation Shortage List (unit-group level) (2025)
What does a enrolled nurse do?
Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses provide nursing care to patients in hospitals, aged care and other health care facilities and in the community, and assist parents in providing care to newborn infants under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Midwife.
- Assessing, planning and implementing nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards
- Providing interventions, treatments and therapies such as administering medications, and monitoring responses to treatments and care plans
- Assisting registered nurses and other team members to coordinate and evaluate care provided
- Promoting and assisting in health education activities for the prevention of ill health
- Bathing, feeding, changing and settling newborn infants
- Providing advice and training on infant care to parents of newborn infants
- Providing emotional support to parents of newborn infants
How to become a enrolled nurse
Typical education for this occupation, and courses that lead to it.
Education held by people in this role
Courses to get started
Where enrolled nurses are employed
Share of workers by state and territory (employment distribution, not pay).
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a enrolled nurse earn in Australia?
The median enrolled nurse earns $92,404 per year ($1,777 per week, or about $46/hour), based on Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025).
What qualifications do you need to be a enrolled nurse?
Most enrolled nurses hold a diploma or advanced diploma (70.8% of workers). Pathways vary — see typical courses above.
Is enrolled nurse a job in demand in Australia?
Around 21,800 enrolled nurses are employed in Australia. Employment is changing by about -200 workers per year.
Earnings, employment and education data: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
Employment projections: Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment Projections (May 2025 to May 2030), produced with Victoria University (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
Skills shortage ratings: Jobs and Skills Australia — 2025 Occupation Shortage List (unit-group level) (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
The ABS median refers to full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate; individual pay varies. Annual figures derived from median weekly earnings × 52. Figures are estimates for guidance only.