Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) statistics

Overview

The major functions of the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (the ACIR) are to:

• provide an accurate measure of the immunisation coverage of children in Australia under 7 years of age
• provide an effective management tool for monitoring immunisation coverage and service delivery.

A range of reports has been developed to inform the general public about the current operation of the ACIR and immunisation in Australia. Authorised immunisation providers can access detailed reports via the secured area of this site.

Coverage

The following ACIR coverage reports show the percentage of children vaccinated with highest level appropriate for their age group.

Percentage of children 12-<15 months of age (age calculated at 31 March 2010) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 30 June 2010.

State	Number of Children in State	% DTP	% Polio	% HIB	% Hep B	% MMR	% Fully Immunised
ACT	1,172	93.2	93.2	93.0	92.3	0.0	92.2
NSW	23,898	91.7	91.7	91.5	91.4	0.0	91.2
VIC	17,335	92.7	92.7	92.5	92.2	0.0	92.1
QLD	15,576	92.3	92.3	92.1	92.0	0.0	91.9
SA	4,917	91.9	91.9	91.7	91.4	0.0	91.3
WA	7,697	90.5	90.5	90.3	90.3	0.0	90.1
TAS	1,563	92.2	92.1	91.9	91.9	0.0	91.7
NT	975	91.6	91.6	93.5	91.5	0.0	90.3
AUS	73,133	92.0	92.0	91.8	91.6	0.0	91.5

Note: The HIB and Hep B rules where amended for the 12-<15 month as at 31 December 2009.

% Fully Immunised = No.children vaccinated/No. children in register x 100. Only vaccines administered before 12 months are included in the coverage calculation.

Percentage of children 24-<27 months of age (age calculated at 31 March 2010) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 30 June 2010.

State	Number of Children in State	% DTP	% Polio	% HIB	% Hep B	% MMR	% Fully Immunised
ACT	1,188	95.8	95.7	95.4	95.1	94.9	93.8
NSW	24,333	94.9	94.9	95.1	94.5	93.8	92.5
VIC	17,966	95.4	95.3	95.1	94.7	94.5	93.0
QLD	15,823	94.5	94.5	94.3	94.0	93.8	92.2
SA	4,940	94.7	94.6	94.4	94.3	93.9	92.5
WA	8,019	93.9	93.8	93.2	93.2	92.8	90.5
TAS	1,619	94.7	94.6	94.6	94.2	94.5	92.8
NT	972	96.7	96.6	94.5	96.1	95.2	93.4
AUS	74,860	94.9	94.8	94.7	94.3	93.9	92.4

Note: The HIB and Hep B rules where amended for the 24-<27 month as at 31 December 2009.

% Fully Immunised = No. children vaccinated/No. children in register x 100. Only vaccines administered before 24 months are included in the coverage calculation.

Percentage of children 60-<63 months of age (age calculated at 31 March 2010) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 30 June 2010.

State	Number of Children in State	% DTP	% Polio	% HIB	% Hep B	% MMR	% Fully Immunised
ACT	1,124	89.9	90.1	0.0	0.0	89.2	89.0
NSW	22,746	90.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	89.8	89.5
VIC	16,244	91.6	91.6	0.0	0.0	91.4	91.2
QLD	14,854	91.0	90.9	0.0	0.0	90.7	90.2
SA	4,652	87.6	87.6	0.0	0.0	87.5	87.2
WA	7,308	87.5	87.5	0.0	0.0	87.1	86.6
TAS	1,442	91.1	91.0	0.0	0.0	91.0	90.6
NT	869	88.0	88.0	0.0	0.0	87.7	87.3
AUS	69,239	90.2	90.1	0.0	0.0	89.9	89.6

% Fully Immunised = No. children vaccinated/No. Children in register x 100. Only vaccines administered before 60 months are included in the coverage calculation.

Note: As at 31 March 2008, National Immunisation Coverage is no longer produced for the 72-<75 month age cohort. This has been replaced by the 60-<63 month age cohort, as requested by the Department of Health and Ageing.

Coverage Graphs

The Immunisation Coverage graph [PDF, 22Kb] shows a comparison of standard national immunisation coverage for each age group (12-<15 months, 24-<27 months, and 60-<63 months).

Disclaimer: view the Medicare Australia statistical information disclaimer.

Child Registration

Identifies the number of children registered on the Immunisation register under 7 years of age within each State and Territory. 

The figures represent the total base population of the Immunisation register as at 30 June 2010.

 State of child

Agegroup	ACT	NSW	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	NT	UNK	AUS
< 3 Months	888	17,716	12,057	3,697	1,206	12,034	5,494	991	536	54,619
3-4 Months	870	15,936	10,786	3,289	994	11,910	5,237	771	621	50,414
5-6 Months	874	16,368	10,367	3,308	1,011	12,225	5,181	695	340	50,369
7-8 Months	855	16,588	10,1090	3,361	1,134	12,605	5,176	676	314	50,818
9-11 Months	1,335	25,336	15,868	5,035	1,627	18,745	7,860	954	412	77,172
12-17 Months	2,491	48,770	31,912	9,927	3,214	35,709	15,736	2,005	1,160	150,924
18-23 Months	2,618	50,473	31,534	10,128	3,381	37,021	15,435	1,844	2,184	154,618
2 Years < 3 Years	4,882	98,652	63,380	19,940	6,584	72,869	31,809	3,768	4,306	306,190
3 Years < 4 Years	4,880	98,934	62,344	19,714	6,583	72,916	31,510	3,748	5,099	305,728
4 Years < 5 Years	4,921	95,108	61,364	18,909	6,322	69,772	30,187	3,682	4,848	295,113
5 Years < 6 Years	4,585	91,844	58,794	18,443	6,096	67,175	28,845	3,434	6,083	285,299
>=6 Years	4,525	90,197	57,804	18,654	5,857	66,890	28,557	3,456	6,075	282,015
Total	33,724	665,922	426,319	134,405	44,009	489,871	211,027	26,024	31,978	2,063,279

Vaccines

Identifies the percentage of valid vaccinations administered to children under 7 years of age within Australia as at 30 June 2010.

To determine which services have been provided age appropriately, this table should be read in conjunction with the appropriate immunisation schedule.

• Immunisation Schedule
• Vaccinations administered [PDF, 326Kb]

Provider

Identifies the number of valid vaccinations supplied to the Immunisation register by the type and State or Territory of the immunising provider. 

This information is current as at 30 June 2010.

State of Immunising Provider

	ACT	NSW	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	NT	UNK	All
Provider Type	.	24	3	287	.	179	17	13	.	523
Division Of GP
UNKNOWN	.	.	.	.	.	2,200	.	.	.	2,200
Council	.	1,012,753	799,259	735,260	148,781	6,427,107	339,174	.	.	9,462,334
State Health Dept	164,414	3	1,396	3,006	718	.	347,676	3,175	.	520,388
Flying Doctor Service	.	3,919	32,671	4,154	.	.	693	.	.	41,437
Medicare GP	399,435	15,261,752	6,152,713	2,501,478	1,095,882	7,352,668	3,532,113	41,911	.	36,337,952
General Practice	.	120,404	3,332,723	224,381	1,278	243,155	50,415	.	.	3,972,356
Community Nurse	72	.	.	.	.	524	.	.	.	596
Public Hospital	6,973	352,529	340,041	96,678	2,438	80,158	211,106	68,608	4,150	1,162,681
Private Hospital	41	14,534	2,058	.	105	108	70	8,288	.	25,204
Aboriginal Health Service	1,491	89,103	72,119	18,687	20	18,231	31,650	97,895	.	329,196
Community Health Centre	355,447	1,343,566	666,175	350,304	6,385	96,191	1,025,068	690,050	2,056	4,535,212
Aboriginal Health Worker	.	5,903	51,936	1,594	.	.	.	2,106	.	61,539
Public Health Unit	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	1
Total	927,873	18,204,490	11,451,095	3,935,829	1,255,607	14,220,491	5,537,982	912,046	6,206	56,451,619

Identifies the percentage of valid vaccinations supplied to the Immunisation register by the type and State or Territory of the immunising provider. 

This information is current as at 30 June 2010.

State of Immunising Provider

	ACT	NSW	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	NT	UNK	All
Provider Type	.	0.00	0.00	0.01	.	0.00	0.00	0.00	.	0.00
Division of GP
UNKNOWN	.	.	.	.	.	0.02	.	.	.	0.00
Council	.	5.56	6.98	18.68	11.85	45.20	6.12	.	.	16.76
State Health Dept	17.72	0.00	0.01	0.08	0.06	.	6.28	0.35	.	0.92
Flying Doctor Service	.	0.02	0.29	0.11	.	.	0.01	.	.	0.07
Medicare GP	43.05	83.84	53.73	63.56	87.28	51.70	63.78	4.60	.	64.37
General Practice	.	0.66	29.10	5.70	0.10	1.71	0.91	.	.	7.04
Community Nurse	0.01	.	.	.	.	0.00	.	.	.	0.00
Public Hospital	0.75	1.94	2.97	2.46	0.19	0.56	3.81	7.52	66.87	2.06
Private Hospital	0.00	0.08	0.02	.	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.91	.	0.04
Aboriginal Health Service	0.16	0.49	0.63	0.47	0.00	0.13	0.57	10.73	.	0.58
Community Health Centre	38.31	7.38	5.82	8.90	0.51	0.68	18.51	75.66	33.13	8.03
Aboriginal Health Worker	.	0.03	0.45	0.04	.	.	.	0.23	.	0.11
Public Health Unit	.	.	0.00	.	.	.	.	.	.	0.00
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

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Last updated: 22 July, 2010