GP attendances (includes bulk-billed and out-of-pocket services)

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General Practitioner attendances by age and sex
General Practitioner attendances by time since arrival in Australia
General Practitioner attendances by country of birth

General Practitioner attendances by age and sex

After standardising for age, the rate of General Practitioner (GP) attendances for humanitarian entrants is 30% higher for females than it is for males. Similarly, GP attendance rates are 29% higher for females than males for other permanent migrants and 35% higher for the rest of the Australian population.

Rates of GP attendance are higher for humanitarian entrants than other permanent migrants and the rest of the Australian population across all age groups, except among those aged 0–9 years old (Figure 2.5).

The following data visualisation (Figure 2.5) provides a bar chart and data table, which can be accessed by using the tabs (top left-hand side).

Figure 2.5: Rates of GP attendances by age, sex and population group, 2021

Rates of GP attendance are higher in humanitarian entrants than other permanent migrants and the rest of the Australian population, except among those aged 0-9 years old.

For humanitarian entrants, the proportion of the population with at least one GP attendance in 2021 was high across all age groups, ranging from 81% of population aged 10–19 to 95% of the population aged 60–69. A higher proportion of humanitarian entrants had at least one GP attendance than other permanent migrants and the rest of the Australian population across all age groups.

General Practitioner attendances by time since arrival in Australia

In 2021, there was a slightly higher rate of GP attendances for humanitarian entrants who arrived within the last 5 years compared to those who arrived more than 10 years ago (9.5 attendances per person compared with 8.8 attendances per person).

Across the different arrival cohorts, age-standardised rates of GP attendances were higher among humanitarian entrants compared with other permanent migrants.

The proportion of the population with a GP attendance was higher in more recent arrivals than those who have been in the country for more than 10 years for both humanitarian entrants and other permanent migrants (Figure 2.6).

For more information about reporting by time since arrival see Data sources and methods.

The following data visualisation (Figure 2.6) provides a bar chart and data table, which can be accessed by using the tabs (top left-hand side). There are also 2 measures to filter by Age-standardised rate of GP attendances (average per person) or Proportion of the population who attended a GP.

Figure 2.6: GP attendances by time since arrival in Australia and population group, 2021

Rates of GP attendance are higher in humanitarian entrants than other permanent migrants across all arrival cohorts.

General Practitioner attendances by country of birth

For humanitarian entrants and other permanent migrants, the rate of GP attendances in 2021 varied by country of birth (Figure 2.7).

There were more than 1 in 4 humanitarian entrants without a GP attendance in 2021 for some countries of birth. Of the countries of birth with high proportions of the humanitarian population without a GP attendance, most were in Africa (Malawi 39%, Zambia 28% and Tanzania 26%).

Additional details including population sizes by country of birth is available in the supplementary data table S1.4. For more information about reporting by country of birth see Data sources and methods.

The following data visualisation (Figure 2.7) provides a bar chart and data table, which can be accessed by using the tabs (top left-hand side).

Figure 2.7: GP attendances by country of birth and population group, 2021

Rates of GP attendance are higher in humanitarian entrants than other permanent migrants born in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Afghanistan.

References

Person-Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA), 2021, PLIDA Modular Product, ABS DataLab. Findings based on use of PLIDA data.

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