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  1. Percentage of children in NSW fully immunised at 1 year of age by local health district
  2. Percentage of children in NSW fully immunised at 2 years of age by local health district
  3. Percentage of children in NSW fully immunised at 5 years of age by local health district
  4. Percentage of Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 1 year of age by local health district
  5. Percentage of Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 2 years of age by local health district
  6. Percentage of Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 5 years of age by local health district
  7. Percentage of non-Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 1 year of age by local health district
  8. Percentage of non-Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 2 years of age by local health district
  9. Percentage of non-Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 5 years of age by local health district

Source: Australian Immunisation Register.

Current definitions of fully immunised:

  • 1 year: Fully immunised at 1 year means that a child aged 12 months to less than 15 months received their third vaccination for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and hepatitis B, either their second or third pneumococcal vaccination and either their second or third vaccination for Haemophilus influenzae type b (dependent on the type of vaccine used), all prior to the age of 1 year. It is assumed that all previous vaccinations were received.
  • 2 years: Fully immunised at 2 years means that a child aged 24 to less than 27 months received their fourth vaccination for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, their third or fourth dose of Haemophilus influenzae type b (depending on the vaccine used), their third vaccination for polio, hepatitis B and pneumococcal disease, their second vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella, and their first vaccination for meningococcal C and varicella, all prior to the age of 2 years. It is assumed that all previous vaccinations were received.
  • 5 years: Fully immunised at 5 years means that a child aged 60 to less than 63 months received their fourth or fifth vaccination (dependent on the type of vaccine used) for diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough and their fourth vaccination for polio, all prior to the age of 5 years. It is assumed that all previous vaccinations were received.

Data for percentage of children fully immunised by age group, local health district and Aboriginal status for the year 2017 are also available.

Percentage of children in NSW fully immunised at 1 year of age by local health district

Local health districtMarch 2018June 2018September 2018December 2018
Central Coast94.395.696.393.0
Far West* 99.095.899.089.1
Hunter New England95.495.395.193.7
Illawarra Shoalhaven94.595.294.892.6
Mid North Coast 92.492.392.889.9
Murrumbidgee94.395.096.794.3
Nepean Blue Mountains94.395.094.488.7
Northern NSW87.188.288.986.5
Northern Sydney93.494.393.490.7
South Eastern Sydney93.794.293.990.5
South Western Sydney93.693.293.789.8
Southern NSW96.694.996.893.3
Sydney93.192.994.788.7
Western NSW96.895.595.794.9
Western Sydney92.993.392.688.5
NSW93.793.994.094.0
Australia93.893.894.294.2

*Interpret LHD data with caution as variations can arise where the LHD population is less than 100.

Percentage of children in NSW fully immunised at 2 years of age by local health district

Local health districtMarch 2018June 2018September 2018December 2018
Central Coast92.993.792.993.0
Far West* 96.094.087.289.1
Hunter New England91.092.192.993.7
Illawarra Shoalhaven90.591.793.292.6
Mid North Coast 90.191.589.589.9
Murrumbidgee92.092.693.694.3
Nepean Blue Mountains89.690.790.488.7
Northern NSW85.287.788.586.5
Northern Sydney89.589.291.490.7
South Eastern Sydney88.490.390.290.5
South Western Sydney87.887.989.189.8
Southern NSW90.491.993.893.3
Sydney87.288.689.588.7
Western NSW93.792.394.194.9
Western Sydney88.688.889.188.5
NSW89.490.190.890.7
Australia89.890.791.491.1

*Interpret LHD data with caution as variations can arise where the LHD population is less than 100.

Percentage of children in NSW fully immunised at 5 years of age by local health district

Local health districtMarch 2018June 2018September 2018December 2018
Central Coast96.596.196.1
95.6
Far West98.9100.097.195.6
Hunter New England96.897.696.996.1
Illawarra Shoalhaven96.995.796.796.6
Mid North Coast 93.993.793.293.8
Murrumbidgee96.896.595.495.0
Nepean Blue Mountains95.796.096.895.4
Northern NSW91.390.590.490.5
Northern Sydney93.091.992.193.3
South Eastern Sydney92.792.293.192.7
South Western Sydney94.895.095.295.3
Southern NSW96.194.695.095.0
Sydney91.794.192.692.7
Western NSW97.497.997.597.5
Western Sydney93.895.094.593.6
NSW94.594.694.7
94.4
Australia94.594.794.894.7

Percentage of Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 1 year of age by local health district

Local health districtMarch 2018June 2018September 2018December 2018
Central Coast* 98.897.297.397.8
Far West* 100.0100.095.792.9
Hunter New England94.893.894.593.9
Illawarra Shoalhaven* 96.493.593.596.4
Mid North Coast* 91.090.894.491.2
Murrumbidgee* 93.595.897.893.3
Nepean Blue Mountains* 95.496.494.194.7
Northern NSW* 96.294.693.691.8
Northern Sydney* 88.9100.090.993.3
South Eastern Sydney* 100.087.181.795.1
South Western Sydney* 90.893.194.495.3
Southern NSW* 100.095.292.192.0
Sydney* 100.093.482.591.8
Western NSW95.692.694.994.1
Western Sydney* 94.496.790.096.1
NSW95.194.193.894.2
Australia93.292.093.092.2

*Interpret LHD data with caution as variations can arise where the LHD population is less than 100.

Percentage of Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 2 years of age by local health district

Local health districtMarch 2018June 2018September 2018December 2018
Central Coast* 94.996.292.188.6
Far West* 93.396.281.8100.0
Hunter New England92.891.191.091.5
Illawarra Shoalhaven* 95.587.992.283.2
Mid North Coast* 86.492.989.991.0
Murrumbidgee* 90.595.588.294.3
Nepean Blue Mountains* 78.993.289.385.6
Northern NSW* 96.092.692.588.2
Northern Sydney* 100.093.887.593.3
South Eastern Sydney* 89.588.094.897.7
South Western Sydney* 97.988.286.890.6
Southern NSW* 75.894.286.791.8
Sydney* 87.196.1100.079.5
Western NSW91.988.889.195.3
Western Sydney* 95.290.791.090.2
NSW91.891.490.290.7
Australia87.988.188.588.3

*Interpret LHD data with caution as variations can arise where the LHD population is less than 100.

Percentage of Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 5 years of age by local health district

Local health districtMarch 2018June 2018September 2018December 2018
Central Coast* 98.695.5100.0100.0
Far West* 100.0100.0
100.0100.0
Hunter New England97.398.597.797.5
Illawarra Shoalhaven* 97.296.098.9100.0
Mid North Coast* 98.797.793.6100.0
Murrumbidgee* 97.497.798.895.5
Nepean Blue Mountains* 95.098.9100.098.8
Northern NSW* 96.598.894.894.0
Northern Sydney* 100.083.385.790.9
South Eastern Sydney* 100.092.596.5100.0
South Western Sydney* 96.396.698.093.3
Southern NSW* 89.597.093.994.9
Sydney* 100.093.596.2100.0
Western NSW95.798.996.197.8
Western Sydney* 97.197.598.796.7
NSW96.997.797.397.4
Australia96.996.896.296.8

*Interpret LHD data with caution as variations can arise where the LHD population is less than 100.

Percentage of non-Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 1 year of age by local health district

Local health districtMarch 2018June 2018September 2018December 2018
Central Coast 93.995.496.294.5
Far West* 98.694.9100.098.0
Hunter New England 95.595.595.295.4
Illawarra Shoalhaven 94.395.394.995.6
Mid North Coast 92.792.692.691.5
Murrumbidgee 94.494.996.595.2
Nepean Blue Mountains 94.394.994.595.7
Northern NSW 85.987.588.185.2
Northern Sydney 93.494.393.594.6
South Eastern Sydney 93.794.194.193.9
South Western Sydney 93.693.293.694.2
Southern NSW 96.494.997.293.9
Sydney 93.092.594.893.7
Western NSW 97.196.496.096.9
Western Sydney 92.993.292.792.7
NSW 93.793.994.194.0
Australia 93.994.094.394.3

*Interpret LHD data with caution as variations can arise where the LHD population is less than 100.

Percentage of non-Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 2 years of age by local health district

Local health districtMarch 2018June 2018September 2018December 2018
Central Coast 92.893.592.993.4
Far West* 96.593.288.986.7
Hunter New England 90.892.393.294.0
Illawarra Shoalhaven 90.192.093.393.4
Mid North Coast 90.691.389.589.7
Murrumbidgee 92.292.394.194.3
Nepean Blue Mountains 90.190.590.588.9
Northern NSW 84.087.288.086.3
Northern Sydney 89.589.291.490.6
South Eastern Sydney 88.490.290.290.5
South Western Sydney 87.687.989.189.8
Southern NSW 91.391.794.493.4
Sydney 87.288.489.488.9
Western NSW 94.193.295.494.8
Western Sydney 88.588.889.188.4
NSW 89.290.0

90.8

90.7
Australia 90.090.891.591.2

*Interpret LHD data with caution as variations can arise where the LHD population is less than 100.

Percentage of non-Aboriginal children in NSW fully immunised at 5 years of age by local health district

Local health districtMarch 2018June 2018September 2018December 2018
Central Coast 96.396.295.995.3
Far West* 98.6100.0
96.193.8
Hunter New England 96.897.596.896.0
Illawarra Shoalhaven 96.995.696.696.3
Mid North Coast 93.193.193.192.8
Murrumbidgee 96.796.495.195.0
Nepean Blue Mountains 95.795.896.795.1
Northern NSW 90.789.690.090.2
Northern Sydney 92.991.992.293.3
South Eastern Sydney 92.691.993.092.6
South Western Sydney 94.894.995.195.3
Southern NSW 96.594.595.095.0
Sydney 91.693.292.592.6
Western NSW 97.797.697.997.5
Western Sydney 93.794.994.493.6
NSW 94.494.594.594.3
Australia 94.494.694.894.6

*Interpret LHD data with caution as variations can arise where the LHD population is less than 100.



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