ACT Indigenous Child Immunization Rates 2010-2017

ACT Government Open Data provides the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 60–63 months fully immunised from 2010 to 2017. This dataset, sourced from Australian Government Department of Health historical tables, tracks annual immunization coverage percentages for this specific demographic cohort.

Use Cases

• Analyze annual fluctuations in the immunization coverage percentage to assess public health program stability.
• Model temporal trends in the proportion of fully immunised children across the 2010-2017 period.
• Compare coverage rates for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cohort against broader population data where available.

Strengths

• Data spans 8 consecutive years (2010-2017) for longitudinal analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative Australian Government Department of Health historical coverage data tables.
• Focuses on a specific, policy-relevant demographic: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 60–63 months.

Limitations

• The source note warns coverage rates can fluctuate greatly due to very low population numbers in the ACT, indicating high statistical volatility.
• Limited to a single geographic jurisdiction (the Australian Capital Territory), restricting broader national analysis.
• Dataset contains only aggregated proportion metrics, lacking underlying individual-level or cohort-level records for detailed investigation.

Provenance

Source

Australian Government Department of Health historical coverage data tables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Collection Method

Aggregated public health reporting from immunization records.

Time Range

2010 to 2017.

Freshness

Data covers the historical period 2010-2017; metadata was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia.