The AIHW has robust arrangements in place to securely and ethically manage Australia’s health and welfare data holdings and has been doing so for more than 30 years.

The AIHW manages this data with respect for its sensitivity, and with privacy and confidentiality assured through legislation, accountability practices and procedures. The AIHW also manages relationships with data custodians to ensure accountability and appropriate use for the AIHW for relevant data collections.

This ensures policymakers, service providers, and researchers are able to access independent, authoritative and comprehensive data.

Our data access arrangements detail who can take what actions, with what information, and when, under what circumstances, using what methods.

The AIHW has embedded the five safes framework into our approach in making decisions about sharing and releasing data.

The AIHW provides statistical information that governments, researchers and the community can use to promote discussion on and improve the delivery of health and welfare for Australians.

Where data is not publicly available, you may request data.

Learn more about the data access process and requirements by the AIHW through our corporate brochure: Accessing data (PDF, 925kB).

Other AIHW data services

We also provide these data services:

The Department of Social Services (DSS) makes Data Over Multiple Individual Occurrences (DOMINO) accessible through the AIHW.

Email [email protected] for more information.