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Definition

Proportion of children fully vaccinated and proportion of older adults vaccinated against specific infections

Indicator Summary

Numerator

Children: Number of children aged 5 years who have been fully vaccinated according to the National Immunisation Program Schedule.

Adults: Number of Indigenous Australians aged 50 years or over, and non-Indigenous Australians aged 65 years or over, who have been vaccinated for influenza and pneumococcal disease.

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Denominator

Children: Number of children aged 5 years on the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.

Adults: Population of Indigenous Australians aged 50 years or over, and non-Indigenous Australians aged 65 years or over.

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Computation

Fully vaccinated 5 year old children: Children aged 60—63 months vaccinated against hepatitis B, diptheria, tetanus and pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, poliomyelitis, pneumococcal disease, rotavirus, measles, mumps, rubella, meningococcal C, and varicella.

For Indigenous children in Qld, WA, SA and NT, fully vaccinated is defined as vaccinated against all the conditions listed above, plus hepatitis A.

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Disaggregation

As at 30 June 2010—Nationally (children) by SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) deciles

As at 30 June 2010—State and territory (children) by:

  • Indigenous status
  • remoteness
  • SEIFA IRSD quintiles

2009—Nationally (adults) by SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) deciles

2009—State and territory (adults) by:

  • remoteness
  • SEIFA IRSD quintiles

2009—State and territory (adults) by Indigenous status (no data)

Disaggregations within individual jurisdictions are subject to data quality considerations. Some disaggregations …

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Calculation rules

Computation Rule
Description

Fully vaccinated 5 year old children: Children aged 60—63 months vaccinated against hepatitis B, diptheria, tetanus and pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, poliomyelitis, pneumococcal disease, rotavirus, measles, mumps, rubella, meningococcal C, and varicella.

For Indigenous children in Qld, WA, SA and NT, fully vaccinated is defined as vaccinated against all the conditions listed above, plus hepatitis A.

Analysis by remoteness and SEIFA Indicator of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of person.

Report by each disease vaccinated against.

Adults: Rates directly age-standardised.

Presented as a percentage.

Numerators

Children: Number of children aged 5 years who have been fully vaccinated according to the National Immunisation Program Schedule.

Adults: Number of Indigenous Australians aged 50 years or over, and non-Indigenous Australians aged 65 years or over, who have been vaccinated for influenza and pneumococcal disease.

Denominators

Children: Number of children aged 5 years on the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.

Adults: Population of Indigenous Australians aged 50 years or over, and non-Indigenous Australians aged 65 years or over.

Disaggregation

As at 30 June 2010—Nationally (children) by SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) deciles

As at 30 June 2010—State and territory (children) by:

  • Indigenous status
  • remoteness
  • SEIFA IRSD quintiles

2009—Nationally (adults) by SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) deciles

2009—State and territory (adults) by:

  • remoteness
  • SEIFA IRSD quintiles

2009—State and territory (adults) by Indigenous status (no data)

Disaggregations within individual jurisdictions are subject to data quality considerations. Some disaggregations may result in numbers too small for publication.

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