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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 2008) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 31 March 2009.

State Number of Children % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully Immunised
ACT 1,194 95.0 95.0 96.6 96.6 0.0 94.8
NSW 23,966 92.5 92.5 95.2 95.1 0.0 92.2
VIC 17,779 92.9 92.9 95.4 95.2 0.0 92.4
QLD 14,795 91.6 91.5 94.1 93.9 0.0 91.2
SA 4,830 91.9 91.8 94.3 94.1 0.0 91.5
WA 7,471 89.6 89.6 93.2 93.3 0.0 89.1
TAS 1,621 92.2 92.2 94.6 94.6 0.0 92.2
NT 922 90.3 90.3 93.8 94.3 0.0 90.0
AUS 72,578 92.1 92.0 94.7 94.6 0.0 91.7

% 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 2008) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 31 March 2009.

State Number of Children % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully Immunised
ACT 1,111 96.0 96.1 95.9 96.3 95.0 93.9
NSW 23,522 94.6 94.6 94.8 95.5 93.4 92.3
VIC 17,539 95.7 95.7 94.6 96.3 94.7 93.6
QLD 14,375 94.5 94.4 93.8 95.4 93.5 92.2
SA 4,663 94.0 94.0 92.8 94.9 93.4 91.9
WA 7,266 93.8 93.7 93.6 94.4 92.8 90.9
TAS 1,613 95.0 94.9 95.0 96.0 94.5 93.4
NT 896 96.1 96.1 94.5 97.2 95.0 93.8
AUS 70,985 94.8 94.7 94.3 95.5 93.8 92.5

% 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 2008) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing 31 March 2009.

State Number of Children % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully Immunised
ACT 1,144 91.3 90.8 0.0 0.0 90.7 90.1
NSW 22,083 89.8 89.7 0.0 0.0 89.5 89.1
VIC 16,487 92.6 92.5 0.0 0.0 92.4 92.0
QLD 13,781 88.9 88.7 0.0 0.0 88.7 88.1
SA 4,526 86.7 86.5 0.0 0.0 86.4 86.1
WA 6,759 85.2 85.1 0.0 0.0 85.1 84.3
TAS 1,539 89.5 89.3 0.0 0.0 88.6 88.4
NT 817 89.2 89.1 0.0 0.0 89.1 88.6
AUS 67,136 89.6 89.5 0.0 0.0 89.4 88.9

% 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 following graphs show 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 March 2009.

State of child
Agegroup ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA NT UNK AUS
< 3 Months 784 16 568 11 564 3 788 1 200 12 027 5 337 947 477 52 692
3-4 Months 782 16 117 9 983 3 151 1 103 11 470 4 704 655 511 48 476
5-6 Months 886 16 678 10 561 3 399 1 116 12 452 5 211 746 297 51 346
7-8 Months 854 17 037 10 712 3 430 1 127 12 330 5 120 669 374 51 653
9-11 Months 1 156 23 853 15 693 4 871 1 588 17 293 7 783 1 000 518 73 755
12-17 Months 2 378 48 329 30 545 9 805 3 237 35 614 15 500 1 889 2 644 149 941
18-23 Months 2 405 49 439 31 515 9 820 3 245 35 822 15 404 1 897 2 749 152 296
2 Years < 3 Years 4 714 95 825 60 181 19 097 6 357 70 601 30 258 3 672 7 059 297 764
3 Years < 4 Years 4 726 94 267 60 289 18 553 6 399 68 464 29 243 3 699 4 690 290 330
4 Years < 5 Years 4 467 89 318 56 662 18 015 5 875 65 449 27 956 3 349 4 289 275 380
5 Years < 6 Years 4 408 89 769 56 655 18 485 5 807 65 893 27 648 3 478 6 543 278 686
>=6 Years 4 355 88 906 55 620 17 956 5 995 65 461 27 322 3 634 5 210 274 459
Total 31 915 646 106 409 980 130 370 43 049 472 876 201 486 25 635 35 361 1 996 778

Vaccines

This table identifies the percentage of valid vaccinations administered to children under 7 years of age within Australia with age calculated to 31 December 2008 and processed on 31 March 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 March 2009.

State of Immunising Provider
  ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA NT UNK All
Provider Type   24 3 286   155 15 13   496
Division Of GP
Council   948 000 723638 661 770 140 055 5 867 336 316 954     8 657 753
State Health Dept 164 368 3 1 224 2 909 717   301 799 2 ;475   473 495
Flying Doctor
Service		   3 740 31 ;201 4 000     187     39 128
Medicare GP 350 197 13 799 315 5 161 822 2 264 475 988 509 6 633 677 3 098 834 31 369   32 328 198
General Practice   107 284 3 324 966 194 264 1 277 217 361 48 482     3 893 634
Community Nurse 72         427       499
Public Hospital 6 628 335 730 307 437 94 805 1 927 67 177 204 623 61 878 3 822 1 084 027
Private Hospital 39 14 527 1 817   105 101 70 7 494   24 153
Aboriginal Health
Service		 1 491 79 719 69 038 16 571 7 16 063 29 896 80 908   293 693
Community Health
Centre		 315 766 1 221 418 592 220 326 835 6 335 92 793 912 636 637 641 1 944 4 107 588
Aboriginal Health
Worker		   5 456 47 391 1 594       1 892   56 333
UNKNOWN           855       855
Total 838 561 16 515 216 10 260 757 3 567 509 1 138 932 12 895 945 4 913 496 823 670 5 766 50 959 852

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 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   5.74 7.05 18.55 12.30 45.50 6.45     16.99
State Health Dept 19.60 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.06   6.14 0.30   0.93
Flying Doctor Service   0.02 0.30 0.11     0.00     0.08
Medicare GP 41.76 83.56 50.31 63.47 86.79 51.44 63.07 3.81   63.44
General Practice   0.65 32.40 5.45 0.11 1.69 0.99     7.64
Community Nurse 0.01         0.00       0.00
Public Hospital 0.79 2.03 3.00 2.66 0.17 0.52 4.16 7.51 66.29 2.13
Private Hospital 0.00 0.09 0.02   0.01 0.00 0.00 0.91   0.05
Aboriginal Health Service 0.18 0.48 0.67 0.46 0.00 0.12 0.61 9.82   0.58
Community Health Centre 37.66 7.40 5.77 9.16 0.56 0.72 18.57 77.41 33.71 8.06
Aboriginal Health Worker   0.03 0.46 0.04       0.23   0.11
UNKNOWN           0.01       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: 5 May, 2009