Eye health measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2023: interactive data

Maps

Screening and diagnosis

PHN

2.1.1 Proportion of the Indigenous population that had an MBS health assessment by PHN, 2021–22 (map)

This map of Australia compares the proportion of MBS Indigenous health assessments in 2021–22, by PHN. The proportions for each PHN are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from proportions of ≤10 in the lowest category to proportions ≤34.4 in the highest category.

2.1.2 Proportion of First Nations people that had an Indigenous health assessment and an eye check by an optometrist by PHN, 2021-22 (map)

This map of Australia compares the proportion of First Nations people that had an Indigenous-specific MBS health assessment and an eye check by an optometrist in 2021–22, by PHN. The proportions for each PHN are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from proportions of ≤ 2.2 in the lowest category to proportions ≤7.4% in the highest category.

Roadmap region

2.1.1 Proportion of the Indigenous population that had an MBS health assessment by roadmap region, 2021–22 (map)

This map of Australia compares the proportion of MBS health assessments in 2021–22, by roadmap regions. The proportions for each roadmap region are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from proportions of ≤9.7 in the lowest category to proportions ≤45.5 in the highest category.

2.1.2 Proportion of First Nations people that had an Indigenous health assessment and an eye check by an optometrist by Roadmap region, 2021-22 (map)

This map of Australia compares the proportion of First Nations people that had an Indigenous-specific MBS health assessment and an eye check by an optometrist in 2021–22, by Roadmap region. The proportions for each roadmap region are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from proportions of ≤2.6 in the lowest category to proportions ≤7.5 in the highest category.

Treatment

PHN

Eye Diseases

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for diseases of the eye, by PHN, 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for diseases of the eye, in 2019–21 by PHN. The rates for each PHN are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤3.5 (per 1,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤ 10.3 (per 1,000 population) in the highest category.

Eye Injuries

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for injuries to the eye, by PHN, 2019–21(map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for diseases of the eye, in 2019–21 by PHN. The rates for each PHN are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤0.5 (per 1,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤3.9 (per 1,000 population) in the highest category.

Eye procedures

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for eye procedures, by PHN, 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for eye procedures, in 2019–21 by PHN. The rates for each PHN are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤4.0 (per 1,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤10.8 (per 1,000 population) in the highest category.

Cataracts

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for cataract surgery, by PHN, 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for cataract surgery, in 2019–21 by PHN. The rates for each PHN are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤1,787 (per 1,000,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤6,649 (per 1,000,000 population) in the highest category.

Roadmap region

Eye Diseases

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for diseases of the eye, by roadmap region, 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for diseases of the eye, in 2019–21 by roadmap region. The rates for each roadmap region are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤4.7 (per 1,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤15.8 (per 1,000 population) in the highest category.

Eye Injuries

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for injuries to the eye, by roadmap region, 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for diseases of the eye, in 2018–21 by roadmap region. The rates for each roadmap region are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤0.8 (per 1,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤7.1 (per 1,000 population) in the highest category.

Eye procedures

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for eye procedures, by roadmap region, 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for eye procedures, in 2019–21 by roadmap region. The rates for each roadmap region are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤4.6 (per 1,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤15.9 (per 1,000 population) in the highest category.

Cataracts

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for cataract surgery, by roadmap region, 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for cataract surgery, in 2019–21 by roadmap region. The rates for each roadmap region are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤2,933 (per 1,000,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤8,009 (per 1,000,000 population) in the highest category.

IREG

Eye Diseases

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for diseases of the eye, by Indigenous region (IREG), 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for diseases of the eye, in 2019–21 by Indigenous region (IREG). The rates for each IREG are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤4.7 (per 1,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤14 (per 1,000 population) in the highest category.

Eye Injuries

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for injuries to the eye, by Indigenous region (IREG), 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for diseases of the eye, in 2018–21 by Indigenous region (IREG). The rates for each IREG are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤0.8 (per 1,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤4.9 (per 1,000 population) in the highest category.

Eye procedures

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for eye procedures, by Indigenous region (IREG), 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for eye procedures, in 2019–21 by Indigenous region (IREG). The rates for each IREG are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤4.1 (per 1,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤14.1 (per 1,000 population) in the highest category.

Cataracts

Hospitalisations for First Nations people for cataract surgery, by Indigenous region (IREG), 2019–21 (map)

This map of Australia compares the hospitalisation rates for First Nations people for cataract surgery, in 2019–21 by Indigenous region (IREG). The rates for each IREG are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤2,300 (per 1,000,000 population) in the lowest category to ≤7,866 (per 1,000,000 population) in the highest category.

Workforce

PHN

Optometrists

FTE per 100,000 persons, optometrists by primary health network (PHN), 2021 (map)

This map of Australia shows the FTE rate of optometrists in 2021, by PHN. The rates for each PHN are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤15.5 in the lowest category to ≤29.7 in the highest category.

Ophthalmologists

FTE per 100,000 persons, ophthalmologists by primary health network (PHN), 2021 (map)

This map of Australia shows the FTE rate of ophthalmologists in 2021, by PHN. The rates for each PHN are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤2.6 in the lowest category to ≤8.5 in the highest category.

VOS

VOS occasions of service, First Nations people by PHN, 2021–22 (map)

This map of Australia shows VOS occasions of service per 1,000 population, by PHN. The rates for each PHN are grouped into 5 categories, ranging from ≤6.2 in the lowest category to ≤240.4 in the highest category.