Current coverage data tables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

The data tables below show the percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children fully immunised at one, two and five years of age. The data are for the most recent period available (annual period ending September 2023) and include the percentages for Australia as a whole.

About these tables

These tables provide the latest annualised quarterly report on childhood immunisation coverage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders from the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR), which combines the December 2022, March 2023, June 2023 and September 2023 assessment quarters.

One year olds

This data table is for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander one year old cohort (12 to less than 15 months old).

Analysis of data: The rolling annualised percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children 'fully immunised' by 12 months of age is 90.39%.

For individual antigens due by 12 months of age, all states and territories had coverage levels equal to or above 84.89%.

State

% DTP

% Polio

% HIB

% Hep B

% Pneumo

% Fully Immunised

ACT

92.31

92.31

92.31

92.79

95.19

91.83

NSW

92.80

92.80

92.78

93.50

96.13

92.55

VIC

92.14

92.14

92.14

93.11

95.26

91.71

QLD

89.90

89.89

89.87

91.76

95.00

89.82

SA

89.77

89.77

89.77

92.00

95.53

89.77

WA

84.93

84.93

84.89

88.93

93.66

84.85

TAS

94.38

94.23

94.38

94.54

97.04

93.76

NT

87.57

87.57

87.48

88.87

96.94

87.38

AUS

90.58

90.58

90.56

92.13

95.45

90.39

Two year olds

This data table is for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander two year old cohort (24 to less than 27 months old).

Analysis of data: The rolling annualised percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children 'fully immunised' by 24 months of age is 88.82%.

For individual antigens due by 24 months of age, all states and territories had coverage levels equal to or above 83.97%.

State

% DTP

% Polio

% HIB

% Hep B

% MMR

% Pneumo

% MenC

% Varicella

% Fully

 Immunised

ACT

91.87

97.61

93.30

98.09

92.82

94.74

94.74

92.82

89.95

NSW

91.91

96.81

93.55

96.99

92.66

95.61

96.29

92.80

91.08

VIC

89.26

95.76

91.94

95.86

90.49

93.88

95.27

90.87

88.67

QLD

90.13

95.82

92.53

95.88

91.13

95.48

95.35

91.28

89.19

SA

90.46

95.86

91.90

95.95

90.38

95.78

95.53

90.89

88.95

WA

83.97

94.46

88.47

94.61

85.64

93.53

95.16

85.57

81.06

TAS

96.30

99.23

96.91

99.23

95.83

97.53

97.69

96.60

94.75

NT

87.90

96.82

90.81

97.26

89.49

96.64

96.20

89.13

85.95

AUS

90.04

96.17

92.37

96.31

90.98

95.28

95.76

91.13

88.82

Five year olds

This data table is for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander five year old cohort (60 to less than 63 months old).

Analysis of data: The rolling annualised percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children 'fully immunised' by 60 months of age is 95.69%.

For individual antigens due by 60 months of age all jurisdictions achieved coverage greater than or equal to 93.79%.

State

% DTP

% Polio

% Fully Immunised

ACT

97.16

97.16

97.16

NSW

96.81

96.70

96.67

VIC

95.92

95.62

95.62

QLD

95.82

95.77

95.67

SA

95.70

95.15

94.96

WA

93.99

93.79

93.67

TAS

96.94

96.78

96.78

NT

94.37

94.18

94.09

AUS

95.90

95.76

95.69

Date last updated:

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