National Healthcare Agreement: P12-Bowel cancer screening rates, 2010 QSQuality Statement • September 14th, 2022
Remoteness and socioeconomic status are based on postcode of residential address at the time of screening. These data are only available at the national level. Further breakdown by state and territory would give inaccurate results. Indigenous status is self-reported by participating individuals. However, high non-response by participants means this data item currently does not give meaningful results.
ContractQuality Statement • September 12th, 2022
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 15a-Proportion of Indigenous 20-64 year olds with or working towards a post-school qualification in Certificate level III or above, (Census data) 2020; Quality Statement
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 12a-Attainment of Year 12 or equivalent (Census data), 2019; Quality StatementQuality Statement • September 22nd, 2022
Institutional environment: The Census of Population and Housing is collected by the ABS under the Census and Statistics Act 1905.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 26- Residential and community aged care places per 1000Quality Statement • September 20th, 2022
The data used to calculate this indicator is from an administrative data collection designed for payment of subsidies to service providers and has accurate data on the number and location of funded aged care places.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 33-Full time equivalent employed health practitioners per 1,000 population (by age group), 2017 QSQuality Statement • May 24th, 2022
Due to the differences in data collection, processing and estimation methods, including survey design and questionnaire, it is recommended that comparisons between workforce data from the National Health Workforce Data Set (NHWDS) and the previous Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Labour Force Survey be made with caution and noted in any analyses.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 07-Infant and young child mortality rate, 2017 QSQuality Statement • July 27th, 2022
Institutional environment: These collections are conducted under the Census and Statistics Act 1905. For information on the institutional environment of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), including the legislative obligations of the ABS, financing and governance arrangements, and mechanisms for scrutiny of ABS operations, see ABS institutional environment.
ContractQuality Statement • July 11th, 2022
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 15b- Proportion of Indigenous 20-64 year olds with or working towards a post-school qualification in Certificate level III or above (survey data), 2020; Quality Statement
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 11-Cervical screening rates, 2012 QSQuality Statement • June 18th, 2022
Remoteness and socioeconomic status are based on postcode of residential address at the time of screening, not the location of screening. State/territory disaggregation by remoteness and socioeconomic status is subject to data quality considerations.
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P10- Mortality rates (and excess deaths) for children under 5 by leading causes, 2010 QSQuality Statement • July 22nd, 2022
Institutional environment: These collections are conducted under the Census and Statistics Act 1905. For information on the institutional environment of the Australian Bureau of
ContractQuality Statement • September 6th, 2022
National Disability Agreement: e.3- Proportion of potential population expressing unmet demand for disability support services, 2010 QS
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 59-Age-standardised mortality by major cause of death, 2012 QSQuality Statement • July 22nd, 2022
Institutional environment: These collections are conducted under the Census and Statistics Act 1905. For information on the institutional environment of the ABS, including the legislative obligations of the ABS, financing and governance arrangements, and mechanisms for scrutiny of ABS operations, see ABS Institutional Environment. www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/10ca14cb967e5b83ca2573ae00197b65!OpenDocument
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 68-Proportion of health expenditure spent on health research and development, 2012 QSQuality Statement • July 20th, 2022
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) health expenditure database is a comprehensive collection of expenditure data across all jurisdictions, and the private sector, and encompasses all areas of health expenditure from hospitals to medical services to public health activities.
ContractQuality Statement • July 5th, 2022
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 64a: Indigenous Australians in the health workforce (for selected professions of medical practitioners and nurses/midwives), 2011 QS
National Healthcare Agreement: P64a-Indigenous Australians in the health workforce, 2010 QSQuality Statement • July 15th, 2022
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Labour Force Surveys, which are the data source for the indicator, were conducted with a focus on the overall professions, rather than Indigenous people.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 10-Breast cancer screening rates, 2012 QSQuality Statement • July 5th, 2022
Remoteness and socioeconomic status are based on postcode of residential address at the time of screening, not the location of screening. State/Territory disaggregation by remoteness and socioeconomic status is subject to data quality considerations.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 04-Rates of current daily smokers, 2017 QSQuality Statement • June 26th, 2022
Institutional environment: The 2014–15 National Health Survey (NHS) and 2014–15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) were collected, processed, and published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS operates within a framework of the Census and Statistics Act 1905and theAustralian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975. These ensure the independence and impartiality from political influence of the ABS, and the confidentiality of respondents.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 69-Cost per casemix adjusted separation, 2012 QSQuality Statement • May 19th, 2022
The National Hospital Morbidity Database (NHMD) and National Public Hospital Establishments Database (NPHED) are comprehensive datasets. The NHMD has records for all separations of admitted patients from essentially all public hospitals in Australia. The NPHED contains information on hospital recurrent expenditure for essentially all public hospitals in Australia.
ContractQuality Statement • May 27th, 2022
National Disability Agreement: (h) interim- Proportion of carers of people with disability accessing support services to assist in their caring role, 2012 QS
ContractQuality Statement • September 22nd, 2022
National Disability Agreement: b-Proportion of people with disability who participate in social and community activities, 2010 QS
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 13- Attendance rates Year 1 to Year 10, 2019; Quality StatementQuality Statement • September 15th, 2022
Individual data providers collect information from schools under the relevant legislation/agreement in each state/territory and sector.
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P23a- Labour force participation rate (Census data), 2010 QSQuality Statement • May 21st, 2022
Statistics (ABS), including the legislative obligations of the ABS, financing and governance arrangements, and mechanisms for scrutiny of ABS operations, please see the ABS Institutional Environment.
ContractQuality Statement • May 25th, 2022
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 67-Capital expenditure on health and aged care facilities as a proportion of capital consumption expenditure on health and aged care facilities, 2011 QS
National Healthcare Agreement: P05-Proportion of persons obese, 2010 QSQuality Statement • June 5th, 2022
Institutional environment: The National Health Survey (NHS) and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey (NATSIHS) are collected, processed, and published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS operates within a framework of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 and the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975. These ensure the independence and impartiality from political influence of the ABS, and the confidentiality of respondents.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 08-Major causes of death, 2016 QSQuality Statement • June 12th, 2022
Institutional environment: These collections are conducted under the Census and Statistics Act 1905. For information on the institutional environment of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), including the legislative obligations of the ABS, financing and governance arrangements, and mechanisms for scrutiny of ABS operations, see ABS Institutional Environment.
ContractQuality Statement • June 20th, 2022
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 15a- Proportion of Indigenous 20-64 year olds with or working towards a post-school qualification in Certificate level III or above, (Census data) 2014 QS
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P20- Attendance rates year 1 to year 10, 2010 QSQuality Statement • May 23rd, 2022
Together – Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004, each jurisdiction and sector must provide a report about student attendance at the school, in a manner that is meaningful and allows ready comparisons to be made between states and territories.
ContractQuality Statement • May 13th, 2022
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 10- Proportion of Indigenous children who are enrolled in (and attending, where possible to measure) a preschool program in the year before formal schooling, 2015-16; Quality Statement
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 03-Prevalence of overweight and obesity, 2017 QSQuality Statement • May 23rd, 2022
Institutional environment: The 2014–15 National Health Survey (NHS) was collected, processed, and published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS operates within a framework of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 and the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975. These ensure the independence and impartiality from political influence of the ABS, and the confidentiality of respondents.
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 11-Child under 5 hospitalisation rates by principal diagnosis, 2012 QSQuality Statement • June 30th, 2022
The AIHW is an independent statutory authority within the Health and Ageing portfolio, which is accountable to the Parliament of Australia through the Minister for Health and Ageing. For further information see the AIHW website.
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P24-CDEP participants and off-CDEP job placements, 2010 QSQuality Statement • June 5th, 2022
(Community Development Employment Program (CDEP) participants, CDEP participations and CDEP exits) are administrative data obtained by the CDEP Programme Management Branch of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA). The data are collected for program performance monitoring purposes.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 66-Public health program expenditure as a proportion of total health expenditure, 2012 QSQuality Statement • May 21st, 2022
The AIHW health expenditure database is a comprehensive collection of expenditure data across all jurisdictions, and the private sector, and encompasses all areas of health expenditure from hospitals to medical services to public health activities.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 46: Rates of services: Outpatient occasions of service, 2011 QSQuality Statement • September 20th, 2022
Variations in counting and classification practices, and in admission practices and policies across jurisdictions may affect the comparability of these data.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 12-Bowel cancer screening rates, 2011 QSQuality Statement • September 25th, 2022
The suspension of the NBCSP due to a fault in the FOBT kit, and the subsequent remediation process, greatly affected the COAG participation rates for 2009 and should be taken into account when comparing to previous or future COAG data for this indicator. Participation rates were lower when measured against the estimated resident population because fewer people had an opportunity to participate as a result of:
National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 14a- Level of workforce participation (Census data), 2015-16; Quality StatementQuality Statement • June 25th, 2022
Institutional environment: The Census of Population and Housing is collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) under the Census and Statistics Act 1905.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 33-Full time equivalent employed health practitioners per 1,000 population (by age group), 2015 QSQuality Statement • May 24th, 2022
Due to the differences in data collection, processing and estimation methods, including survey design and questionnaire, it is recommended that comparisons between workforce data from the National Health Workforce Data Set (NHWDS) and the previous Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Labour Force Survey be made with caution and noted in any analyses.
