Table 3.
Client characteristics by jurisdiction (Number and % of total)
| Far West NSW | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Western Australia | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client level | Number of client records audited | 1293 | 6328 | 6639 | 675 | 1151 | 16086 |
| Age group (years) | 15-19 | 222 (17) | 1,070 (17) | 1,330 (20) | 171 (25) | 186 (16) | 2,979 (19) |
| 20-24 | 204 (16) | 1,305 (21) | 1,143 (17) | 89 (13) | 202 (18) | 2,943 (18) | |
| 25-29 | 156 (12) | 1,020 (16) | 885 (13) | 87 (13) | 143 (12) | 2,291 (14) | |
| 30-34 | 127 (10) | 784 (12) | 756 (11) | 81 (12) | 126 (11) | 1,874 (12) | |
| 35-39 | 145 (11) | 611 (10) | 720 (11) | 75 (11) | 137 (12) | 1,688 (10) | |
| 40-44 | 193 (15) | 694 (11) | 773 (12) | 59 (9) | 159 (14) | 1,878 (12) | |
| 45-49 | 137 (11) | 538 (9) | 597 (9) | 64 (9) | 127 (11) | 1,463 (9) | |
| 50-54 | 109 (8) | 306 (5) | 435 (7) | 49 (7) | 71 (6) | 970 (6) | |
| Gender | Male | 654 (51) | 3163 (50) | 3347 (50) | 362 (54) | 565 (49) | 8091 (50) |
| Female | 639 (49) | 3165 (50) | 3292 (50) | 313 (46) | 586 (51) | 7995 (50) | |
| Aboriginal status | Aboriginal | 983 (76) | 6099 (96) | 5451 (82) | 657 (97) | 1031 (90) | 14221 (88) |
| Non-Aboriginal | 245 (19) | 173 (3) | 581 (9) | 18 (3) | 84 (7) | 1101 (7) | |
| Not recorded | 65 (5) | 56 (1) | 607 (9) | 0 (0) | 36 (3) | 764 (5) | |
| Time since last attendance | <6 months | 732 (57) | 4832 (76) | 4419 (67) | 383 (57) | 594 (52) | 10960 (68) |
| >6 months | 561 (43) | 1496 (24) | 2220 (33) | 292 (43) | 557 (48) | 5126 (32) | |
| Reason for last attendance | Well person’s check | 62 (5) | 758 (12) | 670 (10) | 211 (31) | 76 (7) | 1777 (11) |
| Acute care | 549 (42) | 3237 (51) | 3392 (51) | 160 (24) | 550 (48) | 7888 (49) | |
| Sexual health | 69 (5) | 433 (7) | 661 (10) | 41 (6) | 42 (4) | 1246 (8) | |
| Othera | 536 (41) | 1773 (28) | 1611 (24) | 232 (34) | 459 (40) | 4611 (29) | |
| Did not attend in last 2 years/Not recorded | 77 (6) | 127 (2) | 305 (5) | 31 (5) | 24 (2) | 564 (4) | |
| First seen health provider | AHW | 119 (9) | 1046 (17) | 1302 (20) | 318 (47) | 403 (35) | 3188 (20) |
| Nurse | 453 (35) | 3834 (61) | 3244 (49) | 240 (36) | 207 (18) | 7978 (50) | |
| Doctors | 419 (32) | 875 (14) | 1269 (19) | 43 (6) | 421 (37) | 3027 (19) | |
| Othersb | 117 (9) | 261 (4) | 156 (2) | 42 (6) | 82 (7) | 658 (4) | |
| Did not attend in last 2 years/Not recorded | 185 (14) | 312 (5) | 668 (10) | 32 (5) | 38 (3) | 1235 (8) | |
| Adult health check/alternative health check | No | 565 (44) | 2670 (42) | 5044 (76) | 273 (40) | 412 (36) | 8964 (56) |
| Yes | 98 (8) | 2301 (36) | 1164 (18) | 371 (55) | 185 (16) | 4119 (26) | |
| Did not attend in last 2 years/Not recorded | 630 (49) | 1357 (21) | 431 (6) | 31 (5) | 554 (48) | 3003 (19) |
amental health, immunisation, antenatal, other; bSpecialist, allied health, other; AHW Aboriginal Health Worker, NSW New South Wales