Spatial analysis
The NATSIHS provides important information on how individuals perceive the availability of services in their local area, but the data cannot reliably be disaggregated to small geographic areas.
For example, Table 3.1 highlighted that once remoteness areas within states/territories are considered, a number of the cells have small numbers and high standard errors, which means they should be used with caution or not at all. As well, the data are from 2018–19, while the locations of both IAHP-funded services and mainstream GPs may have changed since then as services move into and out of areas.
This chapter presents the results of the analysis of drive times to services, using data from 2022–23 on locations of IAHP-funded services and from 2024 on the practice locations of mainstream GPs.