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. 2021 Feb 3;214(4):179–185. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50940

Characteristic

Collection group and comparator

General pathology

2019 ABS estimated residential population 9

Antenatal screening

Antenatal screening population 9 , 11

Plasmapheresis donors

Plasmapheresis donor population

Total number

3231

4 968 147

560

62 617

1548

25 044

Age group (years)

0– < 10

201 (6.2%)

628 678 (12.7%)

10– < 20

469 (14.5%)

576 303 (11.6%)

20– < 30

419 (13.0%)

810 753 (16.3%)

224 (40.0%)

21 557 (34.4%)

364 (23.5%)

8561 (34.2%)

30– < 40

282 (8.7%)

814 907 (16.4%)

336 (60.0%)

41 060 (65.6%)

389 (25.1%)

6762 (27.0%)

40– < 50

357 (11.0%)

657 063 (13.2%)

317 (20.5%)

4271 (17.1%)

50– < 60

367 (11.4%)

566 991 (11.4%)

287 (18.5%)

3380 (13.5%)

60– < 70

349 (10.8%)

444 479 (8.9%)

191 (12.3%)

2070 (8.3%)

70– < 80

350 (10.8%)

291 759 (5.9%)

≥ 80

437 (13.5%)

177 214 (3.6%)

Sex

Males

1518 (47.0%)

2 473 581 (49.8%)

741 (47.9%)

13 117 (52.4%)

Females

1713 (53.0%)

2 494 566 (50.2%)

560

62 617

807 (52.1%)

11 927 (47.6%)

Region (SA4)

Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury

182 (5.6%)

251 477 (5.1%)

14 (2.5%)

2352 (3.8%)

85 (5.5%)

1281 (5.1%)

Blacktown

184 (5.7%)

377 280 (7.6%)

29 (5.2%)

5791 (9.2%)

91 (5.9%)

1276 (5.1%)

City and Inner South

121 (3.7%)

368 263 (7.4%)

43 (7.7%)

3863 (6.2%)

158 (10.2%)

2810 (11.2%)

Eastern Suburbs

197 (6.1%)

295 054 (5.9%)

43 (7.7%)

3352 (5.4%)

109 (7.0%)

1673 (6.7%)

Inner South West

358 (11.1%)

626 859 (12.6%)

56 (10%)

8572 (13.7%)

149 (9.6%)

2117 (8.5%)

Inner West

182 (5.6%)

324 421 (6.5%)

36 (6.4%)

3900 (6.2%)

119 (7.7%)

1898 (7.6%)

North Sydney and Hornsby

316 (9.8%)

441 358 (8.9%)

41 (7.3%)

4635 (7.4%)

172 (11.1%)

2784 (11.1%)

Northern Beaches

215 (6.7%)

273 499 (5.5%)

30 (5.4%)

2900 (4.6%)

80 (5.2%)

1126 (4.5%)

Outer South West

206 (6.4%)

289 282 (5.8%)

24 (4.3%)

4089 (6.5%)

61 (3.9%)

957 (3.8%)

Outer West and Blue Mountains

288 (8.9%)

327 457 (6.6%)

76 (14%)

4259 (6.8%)

123 (8.0%)

1949 (7.8%)

Parramatta

361 (11.2%)

503 305 (10.1%)

65 (12%)

7933 (12.7%)

129 (8.3%)

2199 (8.8%)

Ryde

178 (5.5%)

204 909 (4.1%)

21 (3.8%)

2193 (3.5%)

76 (4.9%)

1044 (4.2%)

South West

320 (9.9%)

454 801 (9.2%)

64 (11%)

6250 (10.0%)

91 (5.9%)

1699 (6.8%)

Sutherland

123 (3.8%)

230 182 (4.6%)

18 (3.2%)

2527 (4.0%)

105 (6.8%)

2231 (8.9%)

ABS = Australian Bureau of Statistics; SA4 = Statistical Area level 4.