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Web update: Immunisation rates for children in 2016–17 - Technical Note - Indicator specification

Web update: Immunisation rates for children in 2016–17

Web update released 22 March 2018

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Indicator specification

Immunisation rates for children in 2016–17

This measure compares the percentage of children fully immunised that reside in a geographic area.

Summary
Name
  • Percentage of 1 year old children fully immunised
  • Percentage of 2 year old children fully immunised
  • Percentage of 5 year old children fully immunised
  • Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 1 year old children fully immunised
  • Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 2 year old children fully immunised
  • Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 5 year old children fully immunised
Description The percentage of all children fully immunised
Indicator disaggregation

The indicator is reported by:

  • Primary Health Network (PHN) area
  • Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3)
  • Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4)
  • Postcode
Results Web update: Immunisation rates for children in 2016–17
Data sources
Data sources Immunisation data aggregated at the postcode level were extracted from the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) on 5 September 2017.
Indicator description and calculation
Numerator The number of children in the population fully immunised for each age according to the definition of fully immunised as per the National Immunisation Program Schedule. The current definition of fully immunised for measuring coverage rates includes vaccination against: hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type b, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, pneumococcal disease, varicella and meningococcal C. For each age it is assumed that earlier vaccinations in the series have been received.
Denominator Number of children who turned each age in the eligible population i.e. those children who are registered with Medicare on the AIR.
Calculation 100 × (Numerator ÷ denominator)
Suppression rules

The following suppression rules were applied:

  • If the area had an eligible population of fewer than 26 registered children (denominator), the result is suppressed and reported as NP
  • If the area had between 1 and 5 children not fully immunised, the result is published while additional values are suppressed and reported as NP
  • If the area had an eligible population of 26–100 registered children (denominator), the result is marked as interpret with caution (#).

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