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3.14 Access to services compared with need

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List of tables in measure 3.14


  • Table D3.14.1: Indigenous persons accessing health care, by age, 2018–19


  • Table D3.14.2: Indigenous persons accessing health care, by sex, 2018–19




  • Table D3.14.3: Indigenous persons accessing health care, by jurisdiction, 2018–19




  • Table D3.14.4: Indigenous persons accessing health care, 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 D3.14.10: Indigenous persons 15 years and over who accessed health care, by selected health outcomes, 2018–19




  • Table D3.14.11: Indigenous persons 15 years and over, access to health care, for selected health outcomes, 2018–19




  • Table D3.14.12: Access to dental treatment, Indigenous Australians aged 2 years and over, by jurisdiction, 2018–19 (number)




  • Table D3.14.13: Access to dental treatment, Indigenous Australians aged 2 years and over, by jurisdiction, 2018–19 (%)




  • Table D3.14.14: Indigenous persons who did not access health services when needed and why, by remoteness, sex and age, 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 (number)




  • Table D3.14.17: Private health insurance, Indigenous persons 15 years and over by sex, (non-remote), 2012–13 and 2018–19




  • 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 D3.14.20: VII adjusted, selected MBS services and patients, 2003–04 to 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.22: VII adjusted, MBS services claimed for psychologists and psychiatrists, by Indigenous status, Australia, 2003–04 to 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.23: VII adjusted, MBS services claimed, by Indigenous status, Australia, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.24: VII adjusted, MBS services, people who claimed, by Indigenous status, Australia, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.25: VII adjusted, number of MBS services claimed by age-group, by Indigenous status, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.26: VII adjusted, rate of MBS services claimed, by age group, by Indigenous status, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.27: VII adjusted, rate ratio (Indigenous:non-Indigenous) services claimed by age-group, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.28: VII adjusted, rate difference (Indigenous minus non-Indigenous) services claimed, by age-group, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.29: VII adjusted, number of MBS services claimed by Indigenous status and jurisdiction, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.30: VII adjusted, crude Indigenous rate of MBS services (per 1,000 population) by jurisdiction, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.31: VII adjusted, age-standardised rate of MBS services (per 1000 population) by Indigenous status and jurisdiction, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.32: VII adjusted, age-standardised rate ratios and rate differences of services claimed, by jurisdiction, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.34: VII adjusted, proportion of MBS benefits paid by fees charged, Indigenous Australians, by jurisdiction, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.35: VII adjusted, number of MBS services claimed by remoteness area, by Indigenous status, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.36: VII adjusted, crude Indigenous rate of MBS services (per 1000 population), by remoteness area, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.37: VII adjusted, age-standardised rate of MBS services (per 1000 population) by remoteness area, by Indigenous status, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.38: VII adjusted, age-standardised rate ratios and rate differences of services claimed, by remoteness, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.40: VII adjusted, number of MBS services claimed by sex, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.42: VII adjusted, age-standardised rate of MBS services claimed (per 1000 population) by sex, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.45: PIP-IHI Indigenous patient services - selected MBS services claimed (15 years and over), 2003–04 to 2015–16




  • Table D3.14.46: PIP-IHI Indigenous patient services - MBS follow-up items claimed (15 years and over), 2003–04 to 2015–16




  • Table D3.14.47: Number of organisations, FTE staff, and episodes of care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services, 1999–00 to 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.48: Hospitalisations for palliative care, by Indigenous status, sex and jurisdiction, Australia, July 2017 to June 2019




  • Table D3.14.49: Hospitalisations for palliative care, by Indigenous status and remoteness, Australia, July 2017 to June 2019




  • Table D3.14.50: Proportion of emergency presentations seen on time, by triage category and Indigenous status, by jurisdiction, July 2017 to June 2019




  • Table D3.14.51: Waiting time statistics for admissions from waiting lists for elective surgery, by Indigenous status, by jurisdiction, July 2017 to June 2019




  • Table D3.14.52: Hospitalisations involving surgery, by urgency of admission and Indigenous status, Australia, July 2017 to June 2019




  • Table D3.14.53: Number and proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health-care services reporting 'access to services' as a top 5 health service gap for their community, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.54: Number and proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services reporting 'access to services' as a top 5 health service gap for their community, by state/territory 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.55: Health service gaps in organisations funded for primary health care, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.56: Health service challenges in organisations funded for primary health care, 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.57: Median waiting time (days) to admission for elective surgery, by intended surgical procedure and Indigenous status, public hospitals, Australia, July 2017 to June 2019




  • Table D3.14.58: Patient days and average length of stay, for overnight acute hospitalisations, by broad category of service, and Indigenous status, July 2017 to June 2019




  • Table D3.14.59: VII adjusted MBS services and patients, allied health services, by sex and remoteness, 2005–06, 2009–10, and 2017–18




  • Table D3.14.60: VII adjusted MBS services, selected services and patients, by remoteness, 2009–10 and 2017–18



Data sources

This measure was last updated on 31 January 2023. See table below for details of updates by data source.

Updates to measure content by data source

Topic

Data source

Latest time period reported

Measure content last updated

Access to health care (survey) Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Health Survey (AATSIHS) 2012–13 8 Dec 2020
Reported barriers, patient experience (survey) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2018–19 8 Dec 2020
Medicare use Medicare data (VII) 2017–18 8 Dec 2020
Service gaps for Indigenous specific services Online Services Report Data Collection 2017–18 8 Dec 2020
Hospital care, palliative care National Hospital Morbidity Database 2017–19 31 Jan 2023
Elective surgery National Elective Surgery Waiting Times Data Collection 2017–19 31 Jan 2023
Emergency care National Non-admitted Patient Emergency Department Care Database 2017–19 31 Jan 2023
Service/provider availability Service Activity Reporting 2017–18 8 Dec 2020

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