Childhood Immunisation Coverage estimates
Tables 1, 2 and 3 provide the latest quarterly report on childhood immunisation coverage from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR). The tables show the percentage of children fully immunised at three milestones: at age 1 year for the cohort born between 1 October to 31 December 2008; at age 2 years for the cohort born between 1 October to 31 December 2007; and at age 5 years for the cohort born between 1 October to 31 December 2004, according to the National Immunisation Program schedule.
A full description of the basic methodology used can be found in Communicable Diseases Intelligence 1998;22:36-37.
See more information on the vaccination schedule and national due rules for childhood immunisation.
Table 1. Percentage of children immunised at 1 year of age, preliminary results by disease and state or territory for the birth cohort 1 April to 30 June 2007; assessment date 30 September 2008
| Jurisdiction | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccine | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | Australia |
| Total number of children | 1258 | 24814 | 887 | 15241 | 4896 | 1691 | 17861 | 7428 | 74076 |
| Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (%) | 93.5 | 92.2 | 90.9 | 92.0 | 91.4 | 93.3 | 92.9 | 90.0 | 92.1 |
| Poliomyelitis (%) | 93.4 | 92.2 | 90.8 | 92.0 | 91.4 | 93.3 | 92.8 | 89.9 | 92.0 |
| Haemophilus influenzae type b (%) | 93.5 | 92.0 | 93.1 | 91.8 | 90.9 | 93.1 | 92.5 | 89.9 | 91.9 |
| Hepatitis B (%) |
92.8 |
91.9 | 91.0 | 91.7 | 90.8 | 93.0 | 92.2 | 89.6 | 91.6 |
| Fully immunised (%) | 92.8 | 91.7 | 89.4 | 91.5 | 90.6 | 93.0 | 92.0 | 89.2 | 91.4 |
Table 2. Percentage of children immunised at 2 years of age, preliminary results by disease and state or territory for the birth cohort 1 April to 30 June 2006; assessment date 30 September 2008
| Jurisdiction | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccine | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | Australia |
| Total number of children | 1205 | 24383 | 927 | 15078 | 4924 | 1616 | 18090 | 7678 | 73901 |
| Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (%) | 95.9 | 95.1 | 94.4 | 94.1 | 94.5 | 94.9 | 95.6 | 93.3 | 94.8 |
| Poliomyelitis (%) | 95.9 | 95.0 | 94.4 | 94.1 | 94.5 | 94.9 | 95.6 | 93.2 | 94.8 |
| Hepatitis B (%) | 95.4 | 94.6 | 94.3 | 93.6 | 93.8 | 94.7 | 94.7 | 92.8 | 94.2 |
| Haemophilus influenzae type b (%) | 95.9 | 95.2 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.2 | 95.1 | 94.8 | 92.9 | 94.4 |
| Measles, mumps, rubella (%) | 94.9 | 93.6 | 94.3 | 93.7 | 93.5 | 94.4 | 94.6 | 92.4 | 93.8 |
| Fully immunised (%) | 93.9 | 92.3 | 92.0 | 91.6 | 91.5 | 93.5 | 92.6 | 89.9 | 92.0 |
Table 3. Percentage of children immunised at 5 years of age, preliminary results by disease and state or territory for the birth cohort 1 April to 30 June 2003; assessment date 30 September 2008
| Jurisdiction | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccine | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | Australia |
| Total number of children | 1122 | 21923 | 776 | 13501 | 4467 | 1495 | 16366 | 6736 | 66386 |
| Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (%) | 87.3 | 83.7 | 84.7 | 83.1 | 81.6 | 85.2 | 88.0 | 83.3 | 84.6 |
| Poliomyelitis (%) | 87.4 | 83.7 | 84.7 | 82.9 | 81.6 | 85.2 | 87.9 | 83.2 | 84.5 |
| Measles, mumps, rubella (%) | 86.7 | 83.5 | 87.6 | 82.7 | 81.4 | 84.8 | 87.6 | 82.8 | 84.2 |
| Fully immunised (%) | 86.3 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 82.2 | 81.0 | 84.4 | 87.3 | 82.3 | 83.8 |
Acknowledgment: These figures were provided by Medicare Australia to specifications provided by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. For further information on these figures or data on the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, please contact the Immunisation Section of Medicare Australia: Telephone 1800 653 809.
