Spectacles dispensed under state schemes
- Measure 3.10
- The number of spectacles dispensed to First Nations people under state subsidised spectacles programs, per 1,000 population.
All jurisdictions have subsidised spectacle schemes but only 5 jurisdictions – New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania – could provide data on First Nations people for this measure. The eligibility criteria and entitlements provided by the state schemes vary across jurisdictions. (Figure 50 and Figure 51)
Figure 50: Spectacles dispensed under state schemes, 2021–22
Measure 3.10: The number of spectacles dispensed to First Nations people under state subsidised spectacles programs, per 1,000 population.
Spectacles dispensed under state schemes, 2021–22
Number of spectacles dispensed and need by jurisdiction, 2021-22
This stacked vertical bar chart compares the number of spectacles dispensed in 2021–22 and the number of First Nations people over 40 requiring glasses in 2021-22, by jurisdiction. The chart shows that 6,198 First Nations people received glasses under the New South Wales state scheme, however, it was estimated that over 18,840 required glasses. In Queensland 7,299 adults received glasses under the state scheme, however it was estimated that 15,987 First Nations people over 40 required glasses each year in Queensland. In Victoria 2,496 spectacles were dispensed under the state scheme with an estimated 4,230 requiring glasses. In South Australia 1058 spectacles were dispensed under the state scheme with an estimated 3,005 requiring glasses. In Tasmania 496 spectacles were dispensed under the state scheme with estimated 1,988 requiring glasses.
Comparison of the number of spectacles dispensed with the estimated need for those aged over 40 showed that Victoria was closest to meeting the estimated number of glasses needed for First Nations people aged over 40 (2,496 dispensed compared with 4,230 needed).
Figure 51: Spectacles dispensed under state schemes: interactive data
Spectacles dispensed under state schemes: interactive data
This chart presents 4 separate charts showing state spectacles schemes, by various characteristics.
Rate per 1,000 population of spectacles dispensed by jurisdiction, 2021-22
This vertical bar chart compares the rate per 1,000 population of spectacles dispensed in 2021─22 by jurisdiction. The chart shows that First Nations people received glasses under the Victorian state scheme at a rate of 38.7 per 1,000 population. In New South Wales the rate was 21.4 per 1,000 population, in Queensland it was 29.9 per 1,000 population, in South Australia the rate was 23 per 1,000 and in Tasmania it was 16.2 per 1,000.
Rate per 1,000 population of spectacles dispensed by age, Vic 2021-22
This vertical bar chart shows the rate per 1,000 of spectacles dispensed to First Nations people in Victoria in 2020–21, by age group. The chart shows that the rate of First Nations clients receiving glasses under the spectacles program increased with age. The rate was highest among those aged 61 years and over (53 per 1,000) followed by those aged 21–30 years (7.4 per 1,000).
Rate per 1,000 population of spectacles dispensed by age, Qld 2021-22
This vertical bar chart compares the rate per 1,000 population of spectacles dispensed to First Nations people in 2021–22, by age group, in Queensland. The chart shows that the rate of First Nations clients receiving glasses under the spectacles program increased with age. The rate was highest among those aged 65 years and over (167 per 1,000) followed by those aged 50–64 years (87 per 1,000).
Rate per 1,000 population of spectacles dispensed by age, SA 2021-22
This vertical bar chart shows the rate per 1,000 of spectacles dispensed to First Nations people in South Australia in 2021–22, by age group. The chart shows that the rate of Indigenous clients receiving glasses under the spectacles program increased with age. The rate was highest among those aged 65 years and over (99 per 1,000) followed by those aged 45–64 years (54.3 per 1,000).
Rate per 1,000 population of spectacles dispensed by age, Tas 2021-22
This vertical bar chart shows the rate per 1,000 of spectacles dispensed to First Nations people in Tasmania in 2021–22, by age group. The chart shows that the rate of First Nations clients receiving glasses under the spectacles program increased with age. The rate was highest among those aged 65 years and over (102 per 1,000) followed by those aged 55–64 years (34 per 1,000).
Rate per 1,000 population of spectacles dispensed by age and sex, NSW, 2021-22
This grouped vertical bar chart compares the rate per 1,000 population of spectacles dispensed to First Nations people in 2021–22, by age and by sex, in New South Wales. The chart shows that, in New South Wales in this period, in all age groups, higher rates of Indigenous females than males received glasses under the spectacles program. The rates of Indigenous clients who received glasses were highest for males and females aged 65 years and over.
- In 2021–22, there were around:
- 6,198 spectacles provided to First Nations people in the New South Wales scheme (21 per 1,000)
- 7,299 provided under the Queensland scheme (30 per 1,000)
- 2,496 provided under the Victorian scheme (39 per 1,000)
- 1,058 provided under the South Australian scheme (23 per 1,000)
- 496 provided under the Tasmanian scheme (16 per 1,000).
- Comparison of the number of spectacles dispensed with the estimated need for those aged over 40 showed that Victoria was closest to meeting the estimated number of glasses needed for First Nations people aged over 40 (2,496 dispensed compared with 4,230 needed).
- In the other jurisdictions the estimated number of spectacles needed was considerably greater than the number dispensed:
- 18,840 needed compared with 6,198 dispensed in New South Wales
- 15,987 needed compared with 7,299 dispensed in Queensland
- 1,988 needed compared with 496 dispensed in Tasmania
- 3,005 needed compared with 1,058 dispensed in South Australia.