Table 6 Univariate predictors of capital city based graduates currently in practice in an outer metropolitan versus inner metropolitan practice address (N = 2473)

 ATAR or GPA alone

218/1488 (14.7%)

1.0

 ATAR or GPA, UMAT or GAMSAT and Interview score

153/985 (15.5%)

1.07 (0.86, 1.34)

0.547

No quota-based entry

340/2354 (14.4%)

1.0

Quota-based entry

31/119 (26.1%)

2.09 (1.36, 3.19)

0.001

 No Medical rural bonded scholarship

363/2444 (14.9%)

1.0

 Medical rural bonded scholarship

8/29 (27.6%)

2.18 (0.96, 4.97)

0.063

 No bonded medical place

359/2419 (14.8%)

1.0

 Bonded medical place

12/54 (22.2%)

1.64 (0.86, 3.14)

0.137

 Up to 24 years

276/1923 (14.4%)

1.0

 25 years and older

95/550 (17.3%)

1.25 (0.97, 1.61)

0.091

 Male

187/1175 (15.9%)

1.0

 Female

184/1298 (14.2%)

1.15 (0.92, 1.43)

0.227

 Government

136/839 (16.2%)

1.0

 Independent

154/1154 (13.3%)

0.80 (0.62, 1.02)

0.074

 Oceania

210/1268 (16.6%)

1.0

 UK and Ireland

24/142 (16.9%)

1.03 (0.65, 1.63)

0.918

 NE and SE Asia

57/484 (11.8%)

0.67 (0.49, 0.92)

0.011

 Southern Asia

12/82 (14.6%)

0.86 (0.46, 1.62)

0.599

 Other

34/226 (15.0%)

0.89 (0.60, 1.32)

0.686

 Specialist Practice

105/1033 (10.2%)

1.0

 General Registration

160/951 (16.8%)

1.79 (1.37, 2.33)

<0.001

 General Practice

106/489 (21.7%)

2.45 (1.82, 3.29)

<0.001

 Deciles 1-2

9/20 (45.0%)

5.45 (2.24, 13.28)

<0.001

 Deciles 3-4

20/62 (32.3%)

3.17 (1.83, 5.49)

<0.001

 Deciles 5-6

39/187 (20.9%)

1.76 (1.20, 2.56)

0.004

 Deciles 7-8

59/335 (17.6%)

1.42 (1.04, 1.94)

0.026

 Deciles 9-10

244/1869 (13.1%)

1.0