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

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Available primary care service categories in local area by selected characteristics

Table A2.6: Distribution of availability of primary care services in local area, by selected variables, 2018–19

Table A2.7: Preferred source of care, by primary care services in local area, 2018–19

Table A2.8: Usual source of care, by primary care services in local area, 2018–19

Table A2.9: Any occasion of unmet need for GP in the past 12 months, by primary care services in local area, 2018–19
Primary care in area	Unmet need	No unmet need	Total	Unmet need (%)	No unmet need (%)	Total (%)
AMS/CC only	8,034	99,826	107,860	7.4	92.6	100.0
Both AMS/CC and mainstream GP	55,863	383,841	439,704	12.7	87.3	100.0
GP only	36,159	213,374	249,533	14.5	85.5	100.0
Neither	1,736	15,411	17,147	10.1	89.9	100.0
Total	101,792	712,452	814,244	12.5	87.5	100.0

Note: Data are weighted frequencies.

Source: AIHW analysis of 2018–19 NATSIHS (ABS 2019) using DataLab.

Table A2.10: Any occasion of unmet need for dental care (ages 2 and over) in the past 12 months, by primary care services in local area, 2018–19
Primary care in area	Unmet need	No unmet need	Total	Unmet need (%)	No unmet need (%)	Total (%)
AMS/CC only	14,533	87,610	102,143	14.2	85.8	100.0
Both AMS/CC and mainstream GP	76,155	342,824	418,979	18.2	81.8	100.0
GP only	53,478	183,550	237,028	22.6	77.4	100.0
Neither	2,591	14,018	16,609	15.6	84.4	100.0
Total	146,757	628,001	774,758	18.9	81.1	100.0

Note: Data are weighted frequencies.

Source: AIHW analysis of 2018–19 NATSIHS (ABS 2019) using DataLab.