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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 30 September 2009) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 31 December 2009.

State Number of Children in State % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully Immunised
ACT 1,258 94.0 93.9 93.6 93.2 0.0 93.2
NSW 25,091 92.7 92.6 92.5 92.3 0.0 92.1
VIC 18,341 92.8 92.8 92.3 92.0 0.0 91.9
QLD 15,896 92.2 92.2 92.1 91.9 0.0 91.8
SA 5,083 92.0 92.0 91.6 91.5 0.0 91.3
WA 7,767 90.1 90.1 90.0 89.7 0.0 89.3
TAS 1,678 92.8 92.7 92.7 92.5 0.0 92.5
NT 974 89.8 89.7 92.8 89.7 0.0 88.0
AUS 76,088 92.3 92.2 92.1 91.8 0.0 91.6

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 30 September 2009) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 31 December 2009.

State Number of Children in State % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully Immunised
ACT 1,226 95.4 95.3 95.6 95.1 94.5 93.1
NSW 25,067 94.4 94.4 94.6 93.9 93.3 91.7
VIC 18,408 95.5 95.4 93.9 93.9 94.4 91.7
QLD 16,062 94.3 94.3 91.8 92.8 93.3 89.6
SA 5,066 95.3 95.3 91.4 93.8 94.3 89.5
WA 7,755 94.3 94.2 92.8 93.8 93.6 90.0
TAS 1,701 94.8 94.8 95.1 94.4 94.4 92.8
NT 911 94.3 94.3 92.2 93.6 94.2 90.7
AUS 76,196 94.7 94.7 93.4 93.7 93.7 91.0

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 30 September 2009) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 31 December 2009.

State Number of Children in State % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully Immunised
ACT 1,117 86.2 85.9 0.0 0.0 85.9 85.5
NSW 23,003 81.4 81.3 0.0 0.0 81.2 80.7
VIC 16,857 86.8 86.8 0.0 0.0 86.5 86.2
QLD 14,487 83.1 83.0 0.0 0.0 83.0 82.2
SA 4,524 81.1 81.2 0.0 0.0 80.9 80.5
WA 7,029 82.1 81.9 0.0 0.0 81.5 80.9
TAS 1,571 87.4 87.3 0.0 0.0 87.1 86.2
NT 817 82.3 82.1 0.0 0.0 82.0 81.2
AUS 69,405 83.3 83.2 0.0 0.0 83.1 82.6

% 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, 13Kb]PDF reader required shows a comparison of standard national immunisation coverage for each age group (12-<15 months, 24-<27 months, and 60-<63 months) at a National and State/Territory level.

Disclaimer: view the Medicare Australia statistical information disclaimer.

Child Registration

This table 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 December 2009.

 State of child
Agegroup ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA NT UNK AUS
< 3 Months 839 16,881 10,887 3,513 1,238 12,299 5,193 978 378 52,206
3-4 Months 868 16,278 10,203 3,236 1,100 12,068 5,083 638 445 49,919
5-6 Months 877 16,422 10,563 3,387 1,046 12,166 5,096 692 309 50,558
7-8 Months 834 16,332 10,771 3,230 1,090 11,836 5,297 719 278 50,387
9-11 Months 1,160 24,182 15,801 4,957 1,566 17,752 7,743 1,012 447 74,620
12-17 Months 2,573 50,448 31,499 10,070 3,380 36,762 15,356 1,876 1,571 153,535
18-23 Months 2,334 48,140 31,294 9,746 3,164 35,242 15,793 1,934 3,037 150,684
2 Years < 3 Years 4,819 99,138 62,737 19,873 6,490 72,467 31,123 3,812 5,145 305,604
3 Years < 4 Years 4,867 96,157 60,549 19,123 6,406 70,963 30,627 3,666 5,604 297,962
4 Years < 5 Years 4,661 94,087 60,593 18,641 6,241 68,282 29,479 3,637 5,055 290,676
5 Years < 6 Years 4,467 88,942 56,522 18,073 5,828 65,876 28,180 3,349 6,422 277,659
>=6 Years 4,397 90,064 56,744 18,336 5,871 66,043 27,690 3,524 5,892 278,561
Total  32,696  657,071  418,163  132,185  43,420  481,756  206,660  25,837  34,583 2,032,371

Vaccines

This table identifies the percentage of valid vaccinations administered to children under 7 years of age within Australia as at 31 December 2009.

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

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 December 2009.

State of Immunising Provider
  ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA NT UNK All
Provider Type . 24 3 287 . 156 15 13 . 498
Division Of GP
Council . 987,119 772,108 704,919 145,495 6,204,252 330,442 . . 9,144,335
State Health Dept 164,396 3 1,311 2,990 717 . 332,671 2,629 . 504,717
Flying Doctor
Service
. 3,850 32,099 4,108 . . 488 . . 40,545
Medicare GP 377,256 14,654,798 5,728,806 2,404,883 1,051,214 7,055,848 3,363,250 37,293 . 34,673,348
General Practice . 114,913 3,329,517 212,210 1,278 231,879 49,684 . . 3,939,481
Community Nurse 72 . . . . 475 . . . 547
Public Hospital 6,878 345,834 326,491 95,964 2,307 75,104 208,410 65,626 4,093 1,130,707
Private Hospital 41 14,530 1,966 . 105 108 70 8,038 . 24,858
Aboriginal Health
Service
1,491 84,914 70,770 17,743 12 17,404 31,088 91,039 . 314,461
Community Health
Centre
338,292 1,294,725 636,202 340,953 6,358 94,751 981,429 669,449 2,002 4,364,161
Aboriginal Health
Worker
. 5,697 50,205 1,594 . . . 1,992 . 59,488
UNKNOWN . . . . . 1,602 . . . 1,602
Public Health Unit . . 1 . . . . . . 1
Total  888,426 17,506,407 10,949,479  3,785,651  1,207,486 13,681,579  5,297,547  876,079  6,095 54,198,749

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 December 2009.

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
Council . 5.64 7.05 18.62 12.05 45.35 6.24 . . 16.87
State Health Dept 18.50 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.06 . 6.28 0.30 . 0.93
Flying Doctor Service . 0.02 0.29 0.11 . . 0.01 . . 0.07
Medicare GP 42.46 83.71 52.32 63.53 87.06 51.57 63.49 4.26 . 63.97
General Practice . 0.66 30.41 5.61 0.11 1.69 0.94 . . 7.27
Community Nurse 0.01 . . . . 0.00 . . . 0.00
Public Hospital 0.77 1.98 2.98 2.53 0.19 0.55 3.93 7.49 67.15 2.09
Private Hospital 0.00 0.08 0.02 . 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.92 . 0.05
Aboriginal Health Service 0.17 0.49 0.65 0.47 0.00 0.13 0.59 10.39 . 0.58
Community Health Centre 38.08 7.40 5.81 9.01 0.53 0.69 18.53 76.41 32.85 8.05
Aboriginal Health Worker . 0.03 0.46 0.04 . . . 0.23 . 0.11
UNKNOWN . . . . . 0.01 . . . 0.00
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: 28 January, 2010