Table 1. Number and percentage of reported cryptosporidiosis by age group, gender and State or Territory of residence, 2001–2012.

Characteristic	Number of illnesses	% of total	Average annual crude rates per 100 000 population
Age groups (years)
0–4	15852	44.7	105.2
5–9	4622	13.0	13.4
10–14	1991	5.6	6.1
15–19	995	2.8	2.6
20–24	1553	4.3	4.4
25–29	2105	5.9	5.1
30–34	2627	7.4	7.0
35–39	2113	5.9	5.5
40–44	1028	2.9	2.8
45–49	583	1.6	2.2
50–54	472	1.3	1.4
55–59	445	1.2	2.1
60–64	321	0.9	2.0
65–69	260	0.7	1.4
70–74	150	0.4	1.1
75–79	132	0.3	1.3
80–84	82	0.2	4.3
85+	84	0.2	3.2
Gender
Male	17551	49.5	9.6
Female	17904	50.4	9.4
State
Queensland	12271	34.6	20.7
New South Wales	8082	22.8	7.9
Victoria	6514	18.3	9.8
Western Australia	3152	8.8	12.4
Northern Territory	1986	5.6	63.3
South Australia	1983	5.5	8.9
Australian Capital Territory	761	2.1	8.1
Tasmania	706	1.9	9.1