Health check – aged 15 and over (PI03)

This indicator is the proportion of First Nations regular clients aged 15 and over who had an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Health Assessment (health check) completed within the previous 24 months.

It is collected for males and females in age groups:

  • 15–24
  • 25–34
  • 35–44
  • 45–54
  • 55–64
  • 65 and over.

There have been changes to the specifications of this indicator over time. See Interpreting nKPI data for more information.

Ages 0–14 are also collected for PI03, with data presented under the Maternal and child health domain.

Why health checks are important

Through Medicare, First Nations people can receive an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Health Assessment from their doctor, as well as referrals for follow-up services. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Health Assessment was introduced in recognition that First Nations people, as a group, experience some particular health risks. The aim of the health check is to encourage early detection and treatment of common conditions that cause ill health and early death – for example, diabetes and heart disease.

At June 2022, 45% (or around 120,400) of First Nations regular clients aged 15 and over had a health check completed within the previous 24 months.

Health check aged 15 and over by reporting period

Indigenous health assessment—aged 15 and over, by reporting period

This Tableau visualisation shows the percentage of Indigenous regular clients aged 15 and over who had an Indigenous health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the last 2 years by reporting period. There are two tabs with different time periods:

  • June 2021 to June 2022
  • June 2017 to December 2020.

Data supporting this visualisation are available in Excel supplementary data tables at Data.

Notes

  1. In December 2020, specifications changed for this indicator and data from that point on cannot be compared with previous periods. See Interpreting nKPI data for more information.
  2. See Technical notes for more information, including on interpreting changes over time.

 

This was highest in:

  • Queensland (58%)
  • Major cities (54%)
  • Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) (48%).

Health check aged 15 and over by reporting period and state/territory or remoteness or organisation type

Indigenous health assessment—aged 15 and over, by either state/territory, remoteness or organisation type, reporting period

Two Tableau visualisations are presented here. The first shows the percentage of Indigenous regular clients aged 15 and over who had an Indigenous health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the last 2 years for either:

  • state/territory (NSW/ACT, Vic, Qld, WA, SA, Tas, NT, Australia)
  • remoteness area (Major cities, Inner regional, Outer regional, Remote, Very remote, Australia)
  • organisation type (ACCHO, non-ACCHO, Total).

Reporting periods of either June 2017, December 2017, June 2018, December 2018, June 2019, December 2019, June 2020, December 2020, June 2021, December 2021, or June 2022 can be selected.

The second visualisation shows the selected information from the first visualisation by sex (male, female) and age group (15–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65+).

Data supporting this visualisation are available in Excel supplementary data tables at Archived content.

Notes

  1. In December 2020, specifications changed for this indicator and data from that point on cannot be compared with previous periods for all ages or the total. See Interpreting nKPI data for more information.
  2. See Technical notes for more information, including on interpreting changes over time.
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