A1 Participation

Table A1.1: BreastScreen Australia participation, by reporting period, participants aged 50–74, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Reporting period

Participants(a)

Population(b)

Crude rate(c)

AS rate(d)

2014–2015(f)

1,701,854

3,163,202

53.8

53.3

2015–2016(f)

1,772,540

3,229,497

54.9

54.4

2016–2017(f)

1,812,835

3,295,523

55.0

54.5

2017–2018(f)

1,841,333

3,361,946

54.8

54.3

2018–2019(f)

1,875,751

3,431,000

54.7

54.2

2019–2020(e) (f)

1,750,263

3,513,372

49.8

49.3

2020–2021(e)

1,705,274

3,586,982

47.5

47.0

2021–2022(e)

1,820,994

3,635,460

50.1

49.5

2022–2023(e)

1,901,090

3,679,711

51.7

51.2

2023–2024(e) (g)

1,950,215

3,725,563

52.3

51.9

  1. ‘Participants’ refers to the number of participants aged 50–74 screened through BreastScreen Australia in each 2‑year reporting period. The reporting periods cover 1 January of the initial year to 31 December of the latter year indicated.
  2. ‘Population’ is the average of the ABS estimated resident population, for women aged 50–74, for the 2 reporting years.
  3. Crude rate is the number of participants aged 50–74 screened in each 2‑year reporting period, as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population.
  4. Age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants aged 50–74 screened in each 2‑year reporting period, as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population, age‑standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001.
  5. COVID-19 affected these results.
  6. The population data from 2014–2015 to 2019–2020 have been updated. Therefore, these data may differ from previously published data.
  7. Data for 2023–2024 are preliminary. Note that actual participation data for 2023–2024 may differ from preliminary data for these years.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A1.2: BreastScreen Australia participation, by age group, 2022–2023

Age group (years)

Number

Crude rate

40–44

90,444

10.3

45–49

133,049

16.3

50–54

403,515

47.6

55–59

386,015

49.6

60–64

413,060

53.4

65–69

378,662

55.4

70–74

319,838

53.4

75+

89,394

8.0

Notes:

  1. Crude rate is the number of participants screened in 2022–2023, as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population.
  2. COVID-19 affected these results.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A1.3: BreastScreen Australia participation, by state and territory, participants aged 50–74, 2022–2023

State and territory

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

NSW

609,302

52.9

52.3

Vic

463,794

50.4

50.1

Qld

391,157

51.2

50.7

WA

193,207

49.8

49.4

SA

148,957

53.4

52.5

Tas

53,415

57.8

57.1

ACT

31,493

56.6

56.3

NT

9,765

35.2

35.1

Australia

1,901,090

51.7

51.2

Notes:

  1. Crude rate is the number of participants screened in 2022–2023, as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants screened in 2022–2023, as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population, age‑standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001.
  2. Direct comparisons between the states and territories of Australia are not advised, due to the substantial differences that exist between the jurisdictions including population, geographical size and structure, policies and other factors.
  3. COVID-19 affected these results.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A1.4: BreastScreen Australia participation, by remoteness area, participants aged 50–74, 2022–2023

Remoteness area

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

Major cities

1,270,226

50.7

50.3

Inner regional

420,204

54.5

53.6

Outer regional

182,496

54.2

53.4

Remote

19,835

49.0

48.6

Very Remote

8,211

36.3

36.3

Australia(a)

1,901,090

51.7

51.2

  1. Includes participants in the ‘not stated’ category; therefore, rows may not sum to the Australia row.

Notes:

  1. Crude rate is the number of participants screened in 2022–2023 as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants screened in 2022–2023 as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population, age‑standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001.
  2. Participants were allocated to a remoteness area using their SA2 at the time of their screen where available, or postcode where SA2 was not available, according to the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) for 2021.
  3. Australia does not match the total number of participants across different remoteness areas because some participants were not able to be allocated to a remoteness area
  4. COVID-19 affected these results.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A1.5: BreastScreen Australia participation, by socioeconomic area, participants aged 50–74, 2022–2023

Socioeconomic area

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

1 (most disadvantaged)

355,318

48.1

47.3

2

396,789

52.2

51.5

3

388,819

52.3

51.8

4

357,273

51.0

50.7

5 (least disadvantaged)

402,185

54.8

54.5

Australia(a)

1,901,090

51.7

51.2

  1. Includes participants in the ‘not stated’ category; therefore, rows may not sum to the Australia row.

Notes:

  1. Crude rate is the number of participants screened in 2022–2023 as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants screened in 2022–2023 as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population, age‑standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001.
  2. Participants were allocated to a socioeconomic area using their SA2 at the time of their screen where available, or postcode where SA2 was not available, according to the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage for 2021.
  3. Australia does not match the total number of participants across different socioeconomic areas because some participants were not able to be allocated to a socioeconomic area.
  4. COVID-19 affected these results.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A1.6: BreastScreen Australia participation, by main language spoken at home, participants aged 50–74, 2022–2023

Main language spoken at home

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

English-speaking

1,608,904

54.4

53.9

Speak a language other than English

290,102

40.3

39.9

Australia(a)

1,901,090

51.7

51.2

  1. Includes participants in the ‘not stated’ category for main language other than English spoken at home; therefore, rows may not sum to the Australia row.

Notes:

  1. Some jurisdictions do not use the ‘not stated’ category, and there may also be differences in how these data are collected. This means that the analysis based on main language spoken at home should be interpreted with caution.
  2. Crude rate is the number of participants screened in 2022–2023 as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants screened in 2022–2023 as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population, age‑standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001.
  3. COVID-19 affected these results.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A1.7: Number of screening mammograms performed, by month, participants aged 50–74, 2022 and 2023

Month

2022

2023

January

63,467

76,528

February

78,518

86,012

March

90,730

96,082

April

67,253

71,532

May

84,499

96,610

June

83,234

86,051

July

81,319

87,602

August

93,699

93,735

September

84,830

82,929

October

84,475

87,302

November

89,607

91,574

December

57,269

56,516

Notes:

  1. COVID-19 affected these results.
  2. Data are number of screening mammograms performed in participants aged 50–74 screened through BreastScreen Australia between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, and between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A1.8: Preliminary participation in BreastScreen Australia, by age group, 2023–2024

Age group (years)

Number

Crude rate

40–44

120,431

13.2

45–49

158,409

19.3

50–54

421,526

49.2

55–59

390,060

50.1

60–64

422,333

53.9

65–69

387,032

55.4

70–74

329,264

54.1

75+

94,463

8.1

Notes:

  1. Crude rate is the number of participants screened in 2023–2024, as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population.
  2. COVID-19 affected these results.
  3. Note that actual participation data for 2023–2024 may differ from preliminary data for these years.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A1.9: Preliminary participation in BreastScreen Australia, by state and territory, participants aged 50–74, 2023–2024

State and territory

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

NSW

610,803

52.5

52.1

Vic

490,471

52.6

52.3

Qld

401,605

51.7

51.3

WA

194,658

49.4

49.0

SA

156,514

55.8

55.2

Tas

53,755

58.0

57.4

ACT

32,200

57.3

57.1

NT

10,209

36.4

36.3

Australia

1,950,215

52.3

51.9

Notes:

  1. Crude rate is the number of participants screened in 2023–2024, as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants screened in 2023–2024, as a percentage of the ABS estimated resident population, age‑standardised to the Australian population at 30 June 2001.
  2. Direct comparisons between the states and territories of Australia are not advised, due to the substantial differences that exist between the jurisdictions including for population, geographical size and structure, policies and other factors.
  3. COVID-19 affected these results.
  4. Note that actual participation data for 2023–2024 may differ from preliminary data for these years.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

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