Western NSW Remains a National Leader of Childhood Immunisation
Western NSW children are amongst the most prepared in the country to combat preventable diseases according to the latest national immunisation data.
According to the latest Australian Immunisation Register Coverage Report, immunisation rates in Western NSW remain amongst the best anywhere in the nation.
For the third-straight reporting period, Western NSW has the highest rates of immunisation in children aged 12 to 15 months in Australia, at 96.14%.
Western NSW also has the second-highest rates of immunisation in children aged 24 to 27 months at 94.94%, and for children aged 60 to 63 months at 96.92%.
Immunisation rates in Aboriginal children have continued to be successful across the region, having the third-highest rates for children aged 12 to 15 months at 95.09% and second-highest rates in the nation for the 60 to 63 months age group at 98%.
Immunisation rates in Aboriginal children aged 24 to 27 months have also risen over the past 12 months to 93.23%
Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) CEO, Andrew Coe, is thrilled with the results.
“It is wonderful news that our region’s children are getting such a vitally important start to their lives, and these results are testament to the brilliant work of the region’s immunisation providers as well as the Local Health Districts’ Aboriginal Health Immunisation Officers. I am also proud of the work of the WNSW PHN in ensuring this latest data’s validity and precision.”
“However, while the region’s results are above the national averages and above the aspirational goal of 95% in most instances, we will continue to work with the region’s health professionals and parents to ensure we can continue to grow immunisation rates to be as high as achievable and continue to give our kids the best start chances to combat vaccine-preventable diseases well into the future.”
The Australian Immunisation Register Coverage Report can be found on the Australian Government’s Department of Health website, at https://www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/childhood-immunisation-coverage-data-phn-and-sa3#phn-data-by-year.
WNSW PHN AIR Coverage Rates annualized data % by age groups Quarterly data as at 30/06/2022
|
Age |
|
June 2021 |
Sept. 2021 |
Dec. 2021 |
March 2022 |
June 2022 |
|
12–15 months |
Total children |
*97.05 |
**96.51
|
*96.4 |
*96.54 |
*96.14 |
|
|
Aboriginal children |
95.39 |
95.35
|
95.25 |
***95.66 |
***95.09 |
|
24-27 months |
Total children
|
***94.50 |
94.33 |
94.32 |
**94.99 |
**94.94 |
|
|
Aboriginal children |
93.06 |
93.10 |
93.05 |
92.71 |
93.23 |
|
0-63 months |
Total children |
**97.14 |
*97.33 |
*97.23 |
**96.96 |
**96.92 |
|
|
Aboriginal children |
97.50 |
97.89 |
98.05 |
**98.31 |
**98.0 |
*Indicates highest coverage rate by age in Australia by PHN
**Indicates second-highest coverage rate by age by PHN
***Indicates third-highest coverage rate by age by PHN