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Table 2 Number of Aboriginal children not fully immunised but expected to be immuniseda (Percent), by location, June 2007 to September 2014

From: Closing the gap in Australian Aboriginal infant immunisation rates -- the development and review of a pre-call strategy

Time Period

Area

Total Aboriginal children 12–15 mths of age cohorts combined

Immunisation rate non-Aboriginal children

Number of Aboriginal children expected to be fully immuniseda

Number of Aboriginal children expected to be immuniseda but not fully immunised. (Percent)

June 2007–Feb. 2010

HNE

2,238

93.9 %

2,101

188 (8.95 %)

Rest NSW

7,232

91.7 %

6,634

443 (6.68 %)

March 2010–Nov. 2012

HNE

2,758

93.4 %

2,577

169 (6.56 %)

Rest NSW

9,020

91.3 %

8,237

505 (6.13 %)

Dec. 2012–Sept. 2014

HNE

2,090

92.3 %

1,929

28 (1.45 %)

Rest NSW

6,037

90.1 %

5,439

225 (4.14 %)

  1. aat 12–15 months of age based on the non-Aboriginal immunisation rate