Table 2.

MS crude prevalence rates per 100,000 population by age and state for Four States of Australia, with age-adjusted (US1960) rates; UKI immigrants 1981

Age	NSW			Queensland			South Australia
	Pop	N	Rate	Pop	N	Rate	Pop	N	Rate
0–9	12,586	0	–	5,741	0	–	6,110	0	–
10–9	27,221	1	3.67	12,042	0	–	17,459	0	–
20–9	47,203	17	36.01	18,887	2	10.59	26,786	3	11.20
30–9	68,154	50	73.36	28,043	14	49.92	27,567	7	25.39
40–9	50,189	40	79.70	22,130	10	45.19	24,975	19	76.08
50–9	45,961	16	34.81	19,719	13	65.93	21,958	8	36.43
60–9	39,810	15	37.68	18,450	6	32.52	15,074	6	39.80
70+	46,391	2	4.31	22,091	6	27.16	12,205	1	8.19
Total	337,515	141	41.78	147,103	51	34.67	152,134	44	28.92
Age adjusted rate			31.52			24.37			21.45

Age	Western Australia			Four states
	Pop	N	Rate	Pop	N	Rate
0–9	10,397	0	–	34,834	0	–
10–9	22,526	1	4.44	79,248	2	2.52
20–9	28,357	2	7.05	121,233	24	19.80
30–9	37,223	15	40.30	160,987	86	55.28
40–9	29,714	21	70.67	127,008	90	74.80
50–9	21,868	10	45.73	109,506	47	47.49
60–9	18,589	12	64.55	91,923	39	47.87
70+	18,768	5	26.64	99,455	14	16.09
Total	187,442	66	35.21	824,194	302	36.64
Age adjusted rate			26.90			29.00