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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.

Child Registration

This table identifies the number of children under 7 years of age within each State and Territory who are registered on the ACIR. The figures represent the total base population of the ACIR as at 30 June 2008.

State of child
agegroup ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA NT UNK AUS
< 3 Months 889 18 105 12 186 3 967 1 321 12 647 5 764 874 461 54 214
3-4 Months 779 15,883 10,155 3,289 1,047 11,586 5,107 656 419 48,921
5-6 Months 790 15,878 10,076 3,251 1,066 11,763 5,256 688 337 49,105
7-8 Months 789 16,433 9,935 3,279 1,089 12,335 5,060 674 276 49,870
9-11 Months 1,215 25,014 15,923 5,015 1,708 18,524 7,656 938 601 76,594
12-17 Months 2,327 48,583 30,872 9,635 3,119 34,980 15,074 1,984 2,461 149,035
18-23 Months 2,359 48,681 29,679 9,642 3,327 36,129 15,068 1,762 1,771 148,418
2 Years < 3 Years 4,717 93,225 58,719 18,296 6,212 67,451 28,613 3,741 5,422 286,396
3 Years < 4 Years 4,432 90,844 57,047 18,111 6,013 65,924 27,714 3,452 3,612 277,149
4 Years < 5 Years 4,430 89,146 56,069 18,392 5,783 65,628 27,411 3,489 3,710 274,058
5 Years < 6 Years 4,246 88,875 54,783 17,854 5,862 64,714 26,784 3,711 5,347 272,176
>=6 Years 4,223 88,562 55,934 18,513 6,045 64,733 27,308 3,533 4,368 273,219
Total 31,196 639,229 401,378 129,244 42,592 466,414 196,815 25,502 28,785 1,961,155

Vaccines

This table identifies the number of valid vaccinations administered to children under 7 years of age within Australia, as at 30 June 2008.

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 30 June 2008.

State of Immunising Provider
Provider Type ACT NSW QLD SA TAS VIC WA NT UNK All
Division Of GP

24

3

283

144

15

13

482
Council   906,401 685,230 616,773 134,590 5,539,647 304,157     8,186,798
State Health Dept 164,354 3 984 2,784 717   278,087 2,269   449,198
Flying Doctor Service   3,671 30,124 3,903     8     37,706
Medicare GP 323,016 12,948,813 4,595,612 2,128,550 927,804 6,213,893 2,875,552 26,488   30,039,728
General Practice   100,057 3,313,930 174,419 1,249 202,867 46,956     3,839,478
Community Nurse 72         383       455
Public Hospital 6,324 326,714 288,999 93,415 1,770 59,372 245,219 58,064 3,641 1,083,518
Private Hospital 39 14,528 1,693   105 98 70 7,194   23,727
Aboriginal Health Service 1,491 74,286 66,529 15,255 4 14,803 28,341 72,006   272,715
Community Health Centre 294,134 1,146,974 548,876 312,882 6,318 90,873 804,172 604,478 1,899 3,810,606
Aboriginal Health Worker   5,285 44,737 1,593       1,808   53,423
UNKNOWN           456       456
Total 789,430 15,526,756 9,576,717 3,349,857 1,072,557 12,122,536 4,582,577 772,320 5,540 47,798,290

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 2008.

State of Immunising Provider
Provider Type 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   5.84 7.16 18.41 12.55 45.70 6.64     17.13
State Health Dept 20.82 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.07   6.07 0.29   0.94
Flying Doctor Service   0.02 0.31 0.12     0.00     0.08
Medicare GP 40.92 83.40 47.99 63.54 86.50 51.26 62.75 3.43   62.85
General Practice   0.64 34.60 5.21 0.12 1.67 1.02     8.03
Community Nurse 0.01         0.00       0.00
Public Hospital 0.80 2.10 3.02 2.79 0.17 0.49 5.35 7.52 65.72 2.27
Private Hospital 0.00 0.09 0.02   0.01 0.00 0.00 0.93   0.05
Aboriginal Health Service 0.19 0.48 0.69 0.46 0.00 0.12 0.62 9.32   0.57
Community Health Centre 37.26 7.39 5.73 9.34 0.59 0.75 17.55 78.27 34.28 7.97
Aboriginal Health Worker   0.03 0.47 0.05       0.23   0.11
UNKNOWN           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

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 31 March 2008) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing as at 30 June 2008.

State Number of % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully
ACT 1,156 93.7 93.8 95.8 95.6 0.0 93.5
NSW 24,042 91.6 91.5 94.7 94.7 0.0 91.3
VIC 17,530 92.8 92.8 94.8 94.7 0.0 91.8
QLD 15,365 91.6 91.6 93.9 93.8 0.0 90.8
SA 4,880 91.8 91.8 94.3 94.2 0.0 91.0
WA 7,558 90.5 90.5 94.2 93.9 0.0 90.1
TAS 1,596 91.4 91.3 94.0 94.0 0.0 91.0
NT 960 92.4 92.3 95.6 96.1 0.0 91.6
AUS 73,087 91.8 91.8 94.5 94.4 0.0 91.2

% 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 31 March 2008) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing as at 30 June2008.

State Number of % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully
ACT 1,204 96.7 96.6 96.6 97.2 95.5 94.8
NSW 22,941 94.9 94.8 95.4 95.7 93.7 92.5
VIC 16,598 95.9 95.8 94.6 96.4 95.0 93.6
QLD 14,687 94.9 94.8 93.9 95.6 94.0 92.6
SA 4,608 95.4 95.3 94.4 96.2 94.7 93.3
WA 7,182 93.8 93.7 93.6 94.8 92.9 91.2
TAS 1,601 95.1 95.1 95.4 96.2 94.5 93.4
NT 932 96.1 96.1 95.4 97.3 96.4 94.7
AUS 69,753 95.1 95.0 94.6 95.9 94.2 92.8

% 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 31 March 2008) assessed as fully immunised. Date of processing as at 30 June 2008.

State Number of % DTP % Polio % HIB % Hep B % MMR % Fully
ACT 1,028 89.9 89.6 0.0 0.0 89.0 88.9
NSW 21,494 87.4 87.2 0.0 0.0 86.9 86.4
VIC 15,502 91.1 91.0 0.0 0.0 90.8 90.5
QLD 13,525 88.0 87.8 0.0 0.0 87.8 87.3
SA 4,293 84.7 84.7 0.0 0.0 84.7 84.2
WA 6,615 85.2 84.9 0.0 0.0 85.1 84.1
TAS 1,420 90.5 90.5 0.0 0.0 90.3 89.8
NT 942 88.5 88.5 0.0 0.0 88.3 87.9
AUS 64,819 88.1 87.9 0.0 0.0 87.8 87.3

% 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.

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Last updated: 15 July, 2008

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