Immunisation Coverage

The City of Onkaparinga offers free immunisation for babies and adolescents as recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). The NHMRC Immunisation Schedule is designed to protect children against the following infectious diseases:

Diptheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough)
Measles, mumps and rubella
Poliomyelitis
Adult diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis for older children
Hepatitis B
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
Meningococcal C
Pneumococcal
Chicken pox
Hepatitis A (Indigenous population)

Other vaccines, such as Adult Diptheria, Influenza and Tetanus are available for a nominal fee. This program protects the community from the serious complications of common diseases that can be prevented.

Immunisation clinics operate four days per week at various locations across the city. For further information telephone Noarlunga 8384 0681 or Willunga 8384 0002 or access the details on our website.

Immunisations provided by City of Onkaparinga

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	TOTAL
Clinic vaccines	8,602	10,727	8,444	11,332	11,889	50,994
Clinic clients	4,118	7,450	3,982	5,781	5,708	27,039
School / Kindy vaccines	14,159	11,011	4,742	13,916	8,889	52,717
School / Kindy clients	10,911	8,855	2,934	9,864	7,199	39,763
No. schools	86	71	27	62	60	306
No. kindys	24	16	16	15	14	85
*Work vaccines	765	767	857	1,265	1,440	5,094
Work clients	758	760	846	1,257	1,432	5,053
TOTAL	41,427	41,662	23,854	45,499	38,639

Source:

City of Onkaparinga, City Development Unit, Public Health and Safety - Immunisation

* Influenza, Boostrix, Hepatitis

In the five calendar years from 2004 to 2008, the City of Onkaparinga Immunisation service delivered 108,805 immunisations to 71,855 clients: 27,039 babies, 39,763 school and kindergarten children and 5,053 adults in their work places.

Immunisation Coverage State Comparison

The table and chart below show how South Australia compared to the rest of Australia in terms of immunisation coverage in the calendar year of 2008. The highest percentages of immunised children were in the ACT (92.9%), Victoria (92.7%) and Tasmania (91.3%). Of the eight states and territories, South Australia ranked 7th in terms of immunisation coverage (89.8%).

	12-15 months old	24-27 months old	60-63 months old	Average
ACT	94.8%	93.9%	90.1%	92.9%
NSW	92.2%	92.3%	89.1%	91.2%
VIC	92.4%	93.6%	92.0%	92.7%
QLD	91.2%	92.2%	88.1%	90.5%
SA	91.5%	91.9%	86.1%	89.8%
WA	89.1%	90.9%	84.3%	88.1%
TAS	92.2%	93.4%	88.4%	91.3%
NT	90.0%	93.8%	88.6%	90.8%
AUS	91.7%	92.5%	88.9%	91.0%

Immunised Children Comparison Graph

Source:

Medicare Australia, Australian Childhood Immunisation Register,
www.medicareaustralia.gov.au. Viewed 23 June 2009