Immunisation coverage in the City of Onkaparinga, 2002 - 2006
Of the 15,976 children in the City of Onkaparinga in 2005, over 88% were immunized.
Immunisation rates range from 80% in Sellicks Beach to 94% in O’Sullivan Beach.
The City of Onkaparinga offers free immunization for babies and adolescents. Other immunizations, such as Adult Diptheria, Influenza and Tetanus are available for a nominal fee. Immunisation clinics operate four days per week at locations across the city. For further information ring 8384 0681 or search our website.
In the three years from 2004 to 2006, the City of Onkaparinga Immunisation service delivered over 60,000 immunisations to over 40,600 clients: 15,550 babies, 22,700 school and kindergarten children and 2,364 workers. This equates to an average of over 20,000 immunisations to over 13,500 clients annually.
Immunisations provided by City of Onkaparinga, 2002 - 2006 |
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Clinic vaccines |
Clinic clients |
School /Kindy vaccines |
School /Kindy clients |
No. schools |
No. kindys |
Work vaccines* |
Work clients |
2004 |
8,602 |
4,118 |
14,159 |
10,911 |
86 |
24 |
765 |
758 |
2005 |
10,727 |
7,450 |
11,011 |
8,855 |
71 |
16 |
767 |
760 |
2006 |
8,444 |
3,982 |
4742 |
2934 |
27 |
16 |
857 |
846 |
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27,773 |
15,550 |
29,912 |
22,700 |
184 |
56 |
2,389 |
2,364 |
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Source: City of Onkaparinga, City Compliance |
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Immunisation coverage, South Australia and other states, 2006
The table and chart below show how South Australia compares to the rest of Australia in terms of immunization coverage. The highest percentages of immunized children are in the ACT (92.7%), Victoria (90.6%) and Tasmania (90.1%). Of the eight states and territories, South Australia ranks 6th in terms of immunization coverage (89.1%).
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www.medicareaustralia.gov.au Divisions of General Practice Immunisation Coverage data Australian Childhood Immunisation Register 2005 |
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