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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 December 2012) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 31 March 2013.

State Number of % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully
ACT 1,343 92.9 92.9 92.7 92.6 0.0 92.4
NSW 23,908 91.5 91.4 91.3 91.0 0.0 90.9
VIC 18,439 92.5 92.4 92.3 92.0 0.0 91.8
QLD 14,854 92.7 92.7 92.6 92.4 0.0 92.3
SA 4,962 91.9 91.9 91.7 91.5 0.0 91.4
WA 7,791 91.5 91.4 91.3 90.7 0.0 90.6
TAS 1,558 92.7 92.7 92.5 92.4 0.0 92.4
NT 864 91.0 91.0 91.0 91.1 0.0 91.0
AUS 73,719 92.0 92.0 91.9 91.6 0.0 91.5

% 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 December 2012) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 31 March 2013.

State Number of % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully
ACT 1,218 95.6 95.6 95.9 95.1 94.2 92.9
NSW 23,671 94.3 94.2 94.8 93.9 93.6 91.9
VIC 17,842 95.2 95.1 95.2 94.7 94.1 92.7
QLD 14,639 94.5 94.5 94.6 94.0 94.1 92.6
SA 4,858 94.4 94.4 94.4 94.1 93.5 92.3
WA 7,908 93.3 93.3 93.4 92.4 92.4 90.4
TAS 1,509 96.3 96.3 96.4 96.2 95.8 94.9
NT 887 95.2 95.2 95.6 94.5 94.4 93.1
AUS 72,532 94.5 94.5 94.7 94.0 93.7 92.2

% 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 December 2012) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 31 March 2013.

State Number of % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully
ACT 1,248 94.0 94.0 0.0 0.0 94.0 93.7
NSW 24,807 92.3 92.3 0.0 0.0 92.0 91.7
VIC 18,797 93.5 93.4 0.0 0.0 93.2 92.9
QLD 15,537 92.4 92.3 0.0 0.0 92.3 91.9
SA 5,054 91.8 91.8 0.0 0.0 91.6 91.1
WA 8,273 90.0 89.9 0.0 0.0 89.8 89.3
TAS 1,639 92.1 92.0 0.0 0.0 92.2 91.8
NT 884 91.7 91.7 0.0 0.0 91.7 91.4
AUS 76,239 92.4 92.3 0.0 0.0 92.1 91.8

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

Coverage Graphs

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

ACIR - Standard Coverage for Australia - 31 March 2013 [DOC, 103Kb]Microsoft Word required

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 31 March 2013.

agegroup State of child
ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA NT UNK All
< 3 Months 887 16,943 11,658 3,395 1,112 12,184 5,508 919 850 53,456
3-4 Months 891 16,027 10,081 3,290 958 12,417 5,427 618 984 50,693
5-6 Months 965 17,261 10,757 3,460 1,000 13,251 5,746 769 529 53,738
7-8 Months 995 17,347 10,985 3,541 1,012 13,117 5,718 878 477 54,070
9-11 Months 1,336 25,564 16,274 5,083 1,466 19,050 8,624 1,274 910 79,581
12-17 Months 2,808 50,039 31,642 10,165 3,086 38,434 16,749 2,152 2,066 157,141
18-23 Months 2,796 50,222 31,732 10,066 3,054 37,267 16,857 1,945 4,477 158,416
2 Years < 3 Years 5,442 99,606 63,211 19,922 6,140 74,708 33,385 3,677 7,757 313,848
3 Years < 4 Years 5,586 101,007 64,903 20,239 6,453 75,596 33,766 3,759 6,735 318,044
4 Years < 5 Years 5,259 100,269 64,892 20,274 6,511 74,412 33,396 3,602 8,848 317,463
5 Years < 6 Years 5,194 100,722 64,922 20,286 6,531 75,110 33,874 3,598 9,530 319,767
>=6 Years 5,082 98,532 63,349 20,039 6,433 74,556 33,139 3,500 9,299 313,929
Total 37,241 693,539 444,406 139,760 43,756 520,102 232,189 26,691 52,462 2,190,146

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 31 March 2013.

Provider Type State of Immunising Provider
ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA NT UNK All
Division Of GP . 43 3 293 . 180 17 13 . 549
Council . 1,133,784 952,259 879,462 164,547 7,600,863 390,493 . . 11,121,408
State Health Dept 168,518 3 1,584 3,182 717 . 433,750 3,872 . 611,626
Flying Doctor Service . 4,457 35,008 4,574 . . 1,328 . . 45,367
Medicare GP 519,096 18,548,475 8,366,332 3,058,339 1,318,068 9,111,217 4,458,898 66,389 . 45,446,814
Nurse Practitioner . . . . . 6 228 . . 234
General Practice . 146,726 3,349,198 283,161 1,278 292,671 53,775 8 . 4,126,817
Midwife . 1 . . . . . . . 1
Community Nurse 72 . . . . 555 . . . 627
Public Hospital 7,432 385,654 414,255 102,372 3,429 111,098 231,821 82,198 4,648 1,342,907
Private Hospital 41 14,550 2,597 . 105 108 77 9,545 . 27,023
Aboriginal Health Service 1,491 107,854 78,361 23,906 45 23,294 37,050 136,721 . 408,722
Community Health Centre 431,963 1,583,113 826,682 405,130 6,492 104,617 1,278,296 794,762 2,368 5,433,423
Aboriginal Health Worker . 7,145 62,007 1,595 . . . 2,359 . 73,106
Public Health Unit . . 1 . . . . . . 1
UNKNOWN . . . . . 3,633 . . . 3,633
Total 1,128,613 21,931,805 14,088,287 4,762,014 1,494,681 17,248,242 6,885,733 1,095,867 7,016 68,642,258

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 31 March 2013.

Provider Type State of Immunising Provider
ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA NT UNK All
Division Of GP . 0.00 0.00 0.01 . 0.00 0.00 0.00 . 0.00
Council . 5.17 6.76 18.47 11.01 44.07 5.67 . . 16.20
State Health Dept 14.93 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.05 . 6.30 0.35 . 0.89
Flying Doctor Service . 0.02 0.25 0.10 . . 0.02 . . 0.07
Medicare GP 45.99 84.57 59.39 64.22 88.18 52.82 64.76 6.06 . 66.21
Nurse Practitioner . . . . . 0.00 0.00 . . 0.00
General Practice . 0.67 23.77 5.95 0.09 1.70 0.78 0.00 . 6.01
Midwife . 0.00 . . . . . . . 0.00
Community Nurse 0.01 . . . . 0.00 . . . 0.00
Public Hospital 0.66 1.76 2.94 2.15 0.23 0.64 3.37 7.50 66.25 1.96
Private Hospital 0.00 0.07 0.02 . 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.87 . 0.04
Aboriginal Health Service 0.13 0.49 0.56 0.50 0.00 0.14 0.54 12.48 . 0.60
Community Health Centre 38.27 7.22 5.87 8.51 0.43 0.61 18.56 72.52 33.75 7.92
Aboriginal Health Worker . 0.03 0.44 0.03 . . . 0.22 . 0.11
Public Health Unit . . 0.00 . . . . . . 0.00
UNKNOWN . . . . . 0.02 . . . 0.01
Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Last updated: 15 April, 2013