Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and primary health care: patterns of service use, preferences, and access to services 2024

Access to culturally responsive, high-quality and timely primary health care throughout life that acknowledges the impact of social, cultural and historical determinants is essential to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This report brings together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s own lived experiences of primary health care use and their unmet needs as reflected in national survey data with an analysis of the locations of primary health care services relative to where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live. The results are used to identify geographic areas with service gaps and subgroups within the population who have the highest levels of unmet need.

This report is accompanied by detailed supplementary data tables (see Data) and an interactive dashboard with further results from the spatial analysis (see Interactive dashboard).