IMMUNISATION RATES IN AUSTRALIA
* 92.9% of 5-year-olds fully immunised
* 22,128 children not fully immunised nationally
AREAS WITH HIGHEST VACCINATION RATES
Western NSW - 96.1%
Murrumbidgee (NSW) - 96%
Hunter New England & Central Coast (NSW) - 95.4%
Gippsland (Vic) - 94.9 %
South Eastern NSW - 94.7 %
Nepean Blue Mountains (NSW) - 94.7%
Western Queensland - 94.4%
AREAS WITH THE LOWEST IMMUNISATION RATES
North Coast (NSW) - 90.3%
Perth North (WA) - 90.6 %
Perth South (WA) - 90.8%
Gold Coast (QLD) - 90.8%
Northern Sydney (NSW) - 91.3%
Central & Eastern Sydney (NSW) - 91.5 %
Central Qld, Wide Bay & Sunshine Coast - 91.6%
WHAT VACCINATION PROTECTS CHILDREN AGAINST
* Hepatitis B
* Diphtheria
* Tetanus
* Whooping cough
* Haemophilus influenzae type b
* Polio
* Pneumococcal conjugate
* Meningococcal C
* Measles
* Mumps
* Chickenpox
(Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)
