National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Immunisation rates for children, 2012–13

Collection and usage attributes

Number of children who are fully immunised in the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR), for each age group.

For each age it is assumed that earlier vaccinations in the series have been given.

By Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status

and

by Medicare Local catchments and Statistical Areas Level 3, which have been derived from   Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}.

Medicare Locals are primary health care organisations established to improve responsiveness, coordinate primary health care delivery and tackle local health care needs and service gaps. A Medicare Local catchment refers to the geographical area of a Medical Local.

Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3s) are geographic areas defined in the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). The aim of SA3s is to create a standard framework for the analysis of ABS data at the regional level through clustering groups of SA2s that have similar regional characteristics. There are 333 spatial SA3s covering the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. They are designed to provide a regional breakdown of Australia. SA3s generally have a population of between 30,000 and 130,000 people. There are approximately 50 with fewer than 30,000 people and 35 with more than 130,000 as at 30 June 2011. For further information see the ABS publication, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 – Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011 (cat. no. 1270.0.55.001).

Representational attributes

Indicator conceptual framework

Data source attributes

Accountability attributes

Source and reference attributes

National Health Performance Authority-Performance and Accountability Framework

Healthy Communities: Immunisation rates for children in 2012–13, Technical Supplement.

Relational attributes