Immunisation coverage rates for all children
The coverage rates for all children at one year of age decreased by 0.25 percentage points to 94.18% compared to the four quarters to June 2022. Coverage for local areas varies. You can explore local rates by Primary Health Networks (PHN) or Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3).
National coverage rates
Immunisation coverage for five year olds has missed the target of 95% for this quarterly report.
At June 2022, the national coverage rates were:
- 94.18% for all one year olds
- 92.58% for all two year olds
- 94.54% for all five year olds.
State and territory coverage rates
Coverage rates for one year olds
Two jurisdictions (Australian Capital Territory, and Tasmania) have exceeded the 95% target rate for one year old immunisation coverage.
Coverage rates for two year olds
One territory (Australian Capital Territory) has achieved the aspirational target of 95% for two year old immunisation coverage.
Coverage rates for five year olds
Three jurisdictions (Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Victoria) have exceeded the 95% target rate for five year old immunisation coverage.
For detailed data, take a look at:
Local area coverage rates
Coverage rates for local areas can be quite different to the state or territory rates. To explore coverage in your local area, take a look at:
- our childhood immunisation coverage data by Primary Health Networks (PHN) and Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3)
- the immunisation interactive data table on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s website, where you can explore historical data by PHN.
What are PHNs? The Australian Government set up 31 PHNs across the country to improve the coordination of health services. Find your PHN by using the PHN map locator.
What are SA3s? The Australian Bureau of Statistics uses SA3s to group data by region. Australia is divided into 358 SA3s. You can find out more about SA3s by visiting the ABS website.