Updates and notes

AIHW Health Expenditure database^(a)

2019–20

11 tables (11 updated, 0 new)

3.21 Expenditure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health compared to need

Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry data

2021

10 tables (10 updated, 0 new)

1.10 Kidney disease

Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

2022

6 tables (6 updated, 0 new)

3.02 Immunisation

Census of Population and Housing^(b)

2021

60 tables (54 updated, 6 new)

1.14 Disability

2.01 Housing

2.05 Education outcomes for young people

2.06 Educational participation and attainment of adults

2.07 Employment

2.08 Income

3.12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the health workforce

Child Protection Collection

2020–21

14 tables (12 updated, 2 reinstated)

2.12 Child protection

Department of Health and Aged Care expenditure data

2019–20

1 table (1 updated, 0 new)

3.21 Expenditure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health compared to need

National Health Workforce Data Set

2021

30 tables (30 updated, 0 new)

3.12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the health workforce

3.22 Recruitment and retention of staff

National Key Performance Indicators for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care (nKPI)^(c)

June 2022

1 table (1 updated, 0 new)

3.02 Immunisation

National VET in Schools Collection/ National VET Provider Collection

2021

28 tables (28 updated, 0 new)

2.06 Educational participation and attainment of adults

3.20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples training for health-related disciplines

Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

2021–22

1 table (1 updated, 0 new)

3.13 Competent governance

Online Services Report Data OSR Collection ^(d)

2021–22

12 tables (11 updated, 1 new)

3.12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the health workforce

3.13 Competent governance

3.22 Recruitment and retention of staff

Specialist Homelessness Services Collection

2021–22

7 tables (7 updated, 0 new)

2.01 Housing

ABS National Prisoner Census

2021

8 tables (8 updated, 0 new)

2.11 Contact with the criminal justice system

Australian Cancer Database

2018

7 tables (7 updated, 0 new)

1.08 Cancer

BreastScreen Australia

2020

3 tables (3 updated, 0 new)

3.04 Early detection and early treatment

Deadly Ears Program data

2021

2 tables (2 updated, 0 new)

1.15 Ear health

National Assessment Program–Literacy and Numeracy

2021

14 tables (14 updated, 0 new)

2.04 Literacy and numeracy

National Deaths in Custody Program

2020–21

2 tables (2 updated, 0 new)

2.11 Contact with the criminal justice system

National Elective Surgery Waiting Times Data Collection

2017–19

2 tables (2 updated, 0 new)

3.14 Access to services compared with need

National Hospital Morbidity Database

2017–19

416 tables (415 updated, 1 new)

1.02 Top reasons for hospitalisation

1.03 Injury and poisoning

1.04 Respiratory disease

1.05 Cardiovascular disease

1.06 Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

1.07 High blood pressure

1.08 Cancer

1.09 Diabetes

1.10 Kidney disease

1.11 Oral health

1.15 Ear health

1.16 Eye health

1.18 Social and emotional wellbeing

2.10 Community safety

2.16 Risky alcohol consumption

2.17 Drug and other substance use including inhalants

3.06 Access to hospital procedures

3.07 Selected potentially preventable hospital admissions 

3.09 Discharge against medical advice

3.10 Access to mental health services

3.14 Access to services compared with need

National Hospital Morbidity Database and National Public Hospitals Establishment Database

2017–19

4 tables (4 updated, 0 new)

3.19 Accreditation

National Non-admitted Patient Emergency Department Care Database

2017–19

15 tables (11 updated, 4 new)

3.09 Discharge against medical advice

3.14 Access to services compared with need

3.16 Access to after-hours primary health care

National Schools Statistics Collection

2021

4 tables (4 updated, 0 new)

2.05 Education outcomes for young people

Youth Justice National Minimum Dataset

2020–21

7 tables (7 updated, 0 new)

2.11 Contact with the criminal justice system

National Mortality Database (NMD)

2019

75 tables (75 updated, no new)

1.03 Injury and poisoning
1.04 Respiratory disease
1.05 Circulatory disease
1.08 Cancer
1.09 Diabetes
1.10 Kidney disease
1.18 Social and emotional wellbeing
1.20 Infant and child mortality
1.22 All-cause age-standardised death rates
1.23 Leading causes of mortality
1.24 Avoidable and preventable deaths
2.10 Community safety
2.16 Risky alcohol consumption

National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC)

2019

62 tables (46 updated, 16 new)

1.01 Birthweight
2.21 Health behaviours during pregnancy
3.01 Antenatal care

National Perinatal Mortality Data Collection (NPMDC)^(a)

2019

7 tables (6 updated, 1 new)

1.21 Perinatal mortality

Youth Justice National Minimum Dataset (YJ NMDS)

2019–20

9 tables (7 updated, 2 new)

2.11 Contact with the criminal justice system

1.04 Respiratory disease

D1.04.20: Indigenous persons reporting asthma, by remoteness, age, sex and state/territory, 2018–19 (new table)

1.07 High blood pressure

D1.07.2: High blood pressure, measured and reported, by Indigenous status, persons aged 18 and over, 2017–18 and 2018–19 (expanded table)

1.15 Ear health

D1.15.4: Indigenous persons reporting ear/hearing problems, by remoteness, by age, sex and state/territory, 2018–19 (expanded table)

1.16 Eye health

D1.16.3: Eye/sight problems, by age, sex and Indigenous status, 2017–18 and 2018–19 (expanded table)

1.18 Social and emotional wellbeing

D1.18.41: Social and Emotional Wellbeing items, by sex, Indigenous persons aged 18 and over living in non-remote areas, 2018–19 (new table)
D1.18.42: Social and Emotional Wellbeing items, by sex and remoteness, Indigenous persons aged 18 and over, 2018–19 (new table)
D1.18.43: History of mental health condition diagnosis, by selected conditions, sex and remoteness, Indigenous people aged 18 and over, 2018–19 (new table)

2.10 Community safety

D2.10.41: Whether experienced physical or threatened physical harm, and support services accessed after physical harm incidents, by sex and remoteness, Indigenous persons aged 15 and over, 2018–19 (new table)
D2.10.42: Whether experienced physical or threatened physical harm, whether most recent incident reported to police, and reasons most recent incident not reported to police, by sex, Indigenous persons aged 15 and over, 2018–19 (new table)

2.16 Risky alcohol consumption

D2.16.24: Indigenous persons aged 15 and over reporting the frequency of average daily intake of alcohol, by remoteness, 2018–19 (number) (new table)
D2.16.25: Indigenous persons aged 15 and over reporting the frequency of average daily intake of alcohol, by remoteness, 2018–19 (proportion and mean)

2.19 Dietary behaviour

D2.19.14: Consumption of sugar sweetened drinks, Indigenous persons aged 2 and over, 2018–19 (new table)

2.20 Breastfeeding practice

D2.20.1: Breastfeeding status, by remoteness, Indigenous Australian infants aged 0–3, 2018–19 (expanded table)

2.22 Overweight and obesity

D2.22.5: Measured Body Mass Index (BMI), by age and sex, Indigenous persons aged 2 and over, 2018–19 (new table)

3.14 Access to services compared with need

D3.14.4: Indigenous persons accessing health care, by remoteness, 2018–19
(expanded table)

3.15 Access to prescription medicines

D3.15.6: Use of medications or supplements, by sex and age group, Indigenous persons aged 15 and over, non-remote areas only, 2018–19 (new table)

• Table D1.04.4: Indigenous persons (15 years and over) reporting respiratory disease, by selected socioeconomic and health characteristics, 2018–19
• Table D1.04.5: Selected socioeconomic and health characteristics by Indigenous persons (15 years and over) reporting respiratory disease, 2018–19
• Table D1.04.6: People reporting respiratory disease by Indigenous status and remoteness, 2017–18 and 2018–19

• Table D1.07.6: Selected household and health risk factors by Indigenous persons (aged 18 years and over), with high blood pressure, 2018–19
• Table D1.07.8: Indigenous persons reporting hypertension (high blood pressure), by sex and remoteness, 2001, 2004–05, 2012–13 and 2018–19

• Table D1.08.4: Selected population characteristics by proportion of Indigenous persons reporting cancer, remoteness, 2018–19
• Table D1.08.5: Persons reporting cancer, by Indigenous status, by age, sex, jurisdiction and remoteness, 2017–18 and 2018–19
• Table D1.08.6: Indigenous persons (15 years and over) reporting cancer, by selected socioeconomic and health characteristics, 2018–19
• Table D1.08.7: Selected household and health risk factors by Indigenous persons (15 years and over) reporting cancer, 2018–19

• Table D1.09.1: Indigenous persons (18 years and over) reporting diabetes/high sugar levels, by selected household and health risk factors, 2018–19
• Table D1.09.3: Health actions, Indigenous persons reporting diabetes/high blood sugar levels, by age group, sex and remoteness, 2018–19

• Table D1.10.3: Indigenous Australians (18 years and over) reporting kidney disease, by selected household and health risk factors, 2018–19

• Table D1.14.6: Disability status by selected socioeconomic and health characteristics, Indigenous persons (15 years and over), 2018–19
• Table D1.14.7: Disability status by selected household and health risk factors, Indigenous persons (15 years and over), 2018–19
• Table D1.14.8: Disability status by selected household and health risk factors, Indigenous persons (15 years and over), 2018–19
• Table D1.14.9: Family and culture characteristics by disability status, Indigenous persons (18 years and over), 2018–19

• Table D1.15.1: Proportion of Indigenous children (0–14 years) reporting ear/hearing problems, by jurisdiction, 2018–19
• Table D1.15.8: Selected household characteristics, by Indigenous children (0–14 years) reporting ear/hearing problems, 2018–19

• Table D1.16.5: Selected population characteristics, by Indigenous persons aged 15 and over reporting eye/sight problems, jurisdiction and remoteness 2018–19
• Table D1.16.8: Selected household and health risk factors by Indigenous persons (15 years and over) reporting eye/sight problems, 2018–19

• Table D1.17.7: Age-standardised self-assessed health status, people aged 15 and over, by sex and Indigenous status, 2004–05, 2008, 2011–13, 2014–15, 2017–18 and 2018–19

• Table D1.18.34: Long-term mental health condition, by selected type of condition, by sex, by age, people aged 18 and over, 2018–19 (proportion)
• Table D1.18.37: K5 level of psychological distress, people aged 18 years and over, by age group, 2004–05, 2008, 2011–13, 2014–15, 2017–18 and 2018–19

• Table D2.01.4: Selected socioeconomic characteristics by Indigenous persons (15 years and over) living in overcrowded households, 2018–19
• Table D2.01.25: Persons (aged 18 and over) who were living in homes someone in their household owned, by Indigenous status and remoteness, 2002, 2007–2008, 2011–13, 2014–15, 2017–18 and 2018–19

• Table D2.06.2: Educational institution currently attended, by Indigenous status and sex, persons aged 15 and over, 2017–18 and 2018–19
• Table D2.06.3: Educational institution currently attending, by Indigenous status and jurisdiction, persons aged 15 and over, 2017–18 and 2018–19
• Table D2.06.4: Educational institution currently attending, by Indigenous status and remoteness, persons aged 15 and over, 2017–18 and 2018–19
• Table D2.06.5: Highest level of school completed, by Indigenous status and age group, persons aged 18 and over, 2017–18 and 2018–19
• Table D2.06.6: Highest level of school completed, by Indigenous status and sex, persons aged 18 and over, 2017–18 and 2018–19
• Table D2.06.7: Highest level of school completed, by Indigenous status and jurisdiction, persons aged 18 and over, 2017–18 and 2018–19
• Table D2.06.20: Educational institution currently attended, by Indigenous status, persons aged 15 and over, 2002, 2004–05, 2008, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18 and 2018–19
• Table D2.06.32: Equivalised household gross weekly income, by whether has a non-school qualification, Indigenous persons aged 18 and over, 2018–19
• Table D2.06.34: Level of current study, by Indigenous status and sex, persons aged 15 and over, 2017–18 and 2018–19

• Table D2.07.1: Changes in employment rates of Indigenous Australians by remoteness, 2008 to 2018–19

• Table D2.08.10: Percentage of persons in equivalised gross weekly household income quintiles, by Indigenous status, 2018–19

• Table D2.10.23: Proportion of Indigenous people (aged 15 and over) who experienced physical and/or threatened physical harm in last 12 months, by remoteness and sex, Australia (crude rates), 2002, 2008, 2014–15 and 2018–19

• Table D2.15.6: Rate ratios (Indigenous: non-Indigenous), by age group, 2017–18 and 2018–19
• Table D2.15.9: Quitting status of current smokers, by age, sex, remoteness area and jurisdiction, Indigenous Australians aged 15 and over, 2018–19
• Table D2.15.14: Number and proportion of smoker status for Indigenous persons aged 15–17 and 18 and over, 2018–19

• Table D2.16.3: Selected socioeconomic characteristics by Indigenous persons (15 years and over) reporting alcohol risk level, 2018–19
• Table D2.16.4: Selected health risk factors by Indigenous persons (15 years and over) reporting alcohol risk level, 2018–19 (number)
• Table D2.16.5: Selected health risk factors by Indigenous persons (15 years and over) reporting alcohol risk level, 2018–19 (%)
• Table D2.16.6: Selected health outcomes by Indigenous persons (15 years and over) reporting alcohol risk level, 2018–19
• Table D2.16.8: Indigenous persons aged 15 and over reporting the frequency of exceeding single occasion risk guidelines over the last 12 months, by remoteness, 2018–19 (number)

• Table D3.05.15: Health actions for persons not reporting diabetes or high sugar levels, by age group and Indigenous status, 2017–18 and 2018–19

• Table D3.08.1: Discrimination toward Indigenous Australians aged 18 and over by sex, remoteness and age group, 2018–19
• Table D3.08.2: Most recent situation Indigenous people aged 18 and over felt discriminated against in last 12 months, by remoteness, 2018–19
• Table D3.08.9: Patient experience in last 12 months, Indigenous persons (15 and over) by selected socioeconomic characteristics (non-remote), 2018–19
• Table D3.08.10: Patient experience, Indigenous persons aged 15 and over, by selected health outcomes (non remote), 2018–19 (%)
• Table D3.08.11: Patient experience, Indigenous persons aged 15 and over, by selected health outcomes (non remote), 2018–19 (number)
• Table D3.08.12: Unfair treatment and whether avoided seeking health care, by types of regular health care used, Indigenous Australians aged 18 and over, 2018–19 (%)
• Table D3.08.13: Unfair treatment and whether avoided seeking health care, by types of regular health care used, Indigenous Australians aged 18 and over, 2018–19 (number)
• Table D3.08.16: Unfair treatment and whether avoided seeking health care in the last 12 months, Indigenous Australians aged 15 and over, by remoteness, 2018–19 (%)

• Table D3.14.5: Indigenous persons 15 years and over who accessed health care, by selected socioeconomic characteristics, 2018–19 (%)
• Table D3.14.6: Indigenous persons 15 years and over, access to health care for selected socioeconomic characteristics, 2018–19
• Table D3.14.7: Indigenous persons 15 years and over who accessed health care, by selected socioeconomic characteristics, 2018–19 (number)
• Table D3.14.8: Indigenous persons aged 15 years and over, type of health care accessed for selected health risk factors, 2018–19
• Table D3.14.9: Indigenous persons aged 15 and over, selected health risk factors by type of health care accessed (number), 2018–19
• Table D3.14.11: Indigenous persons 15 years and over, access to health care, for selected health outcomes, 2018–19
• Table D3.14.15: Indigenous Australians requiring co-payment for last visit to GP/specialist or other health professional (non-remote), 2018–19
• Table D3.14.16: Private health insurance, Indigenous persons 15 years and over by sex (non-remote), 2018–19 (numbers)
• Table D3.14.18: Private health insurance, Indigenous persons 15 years and over by sex (non-remote), 2018–19 (%)
• Table D3.14.19: Private health insurance, by Indigenous status (non-remote), 2018–19

• Table D3.17.3: Type of regular health care used by Indigenous Australians aged 15 and over, by selected socioeconomic characteristics, 2018–19 (rate)
• Table D3.17.4: Type of regular health care used by Indigenous Australians aged 15 and over, by selected socioeconomic characteristics, 2018–19 (number)
• Table D3.17.5: Type of regular health care used by Indigenous Australians aged 15 and over, by selected health risk factors, 2018–19
• Table D3.17.7: Type of regular health care used by Indigenous Australians aged 15 and over, by selected health risk factors, 2018–19
• Table D3.17.9: Type of regular health care used by Indigenous Australians aged 15 and over, by selected health outcomes, 2018–19
• Table D3.17.11: Preferred sources of health care by usual sources of health care used by Indigenous Australians, 2018–19

Under the heading Injuries and poisoning—increase in hospitalisation rate among Indigenous Australians in New South Wales:

• First sentence under this heading: Age-standardised rate of hospitalisations due to injury or poisoning among Indigenous Australians in New South Wales for 2016–17 corrected from “56” to “41”, for 2004–05 corrected from “36” to “22”.
• Last sentence under this heading: Percentage of deaths corrected from “15%” to “14%”, number of deaths corrected from “940” to “600” and “injuries” corrected to “injuries and poisoning”.

Under the heading No change in the employment rate among Indigenous Australians in New South Wales, last sentence in the second paragraph changed from:

“Nationally, there was a small increase in the employment rate for non-Indigenous Australians over this period.”

to

“Nationally, the employment rate for Indigenous Australians changed little over this period, while for non-Indigenous Australians there was a small increase.”

At the end of 1st paragraph after the mid-page heading Decrease in the proportion of Indigenous Australians in New South Wales living in low income households:

“40%” corrected to “44%”

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Under the heading No change in the employment rate among Indigenous Australians in Queensland, last sentence in the second paragraph changed from:

“Nationally, there was a small increase in the employment rate for non-Indigenous Australians over this period.”

to

“Nationally, the employment rate for Indigenous Australians changed little over this period, while for non-Indigenous Australians there was a small increase.”

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Under the heading No change in the employment rate among Indigenous Australians in Western Australia, last sentence in the second paragraph changed from:

“Nationally, there was a small increase in the employment rate for non-Indigenous Australians over this period.”

to

“Nationally, the employment rate for Indigenous Australians changed little over this period, while for non-Indigenous Australians there was a small increase.”

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Under the heading No change in the employment rate among Indigenous Australians in South Australia, last sentence in the second paragraph changed from:

“Nationally, there was a small increase in the employment rate for non-Indigenous Australians over this period.”

to

“Nationally, the employment rate for Indigenous Australians changed little over this period, while for non-Indigenous Australians there was a small increase.”

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Under the heading No change in the employment rate among Indigenous Australians in Tasmania, last sentence in the second paragraph changed from:

“Nationally, there was a small increase in the employment rate for non-Indigenous Australians over this period.”

to

“Nationally, the employment rate for Indigenous Australians changed little over this period, while for non-Indigenous Australians there was a small increase.”

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Under the heading No change in the employment rate among Indigenous Australians in the Australian Capital Territory, last sentence in the second paragraph changed from:

“Nationally, there was a small increase in the employment rate for non-Indigenous Australians over this period.”

to

“Nationally, the employment rate for Indigenous Australians changed little over this period, while for non-Indigenous Australians there was a small increase.”

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Under the heading No change in the employment rate among Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory, last sentence in the second paragraph changed from:

“Nationally, there was a small increase in the employment rate for non-Indigenous Australians over this period.”

to

“Nationally, the employment rate for Indigenous Australians changed little over this period, while for non-Indigenous Australians there was a small increase.”

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