Notes

Amendments

 6 July 2026

Diabetes dashboard:

  • About the data, two typographical errors were corrected in the first sentence, with Australia changed to Australian and data years the data year 2023–34 changed to 2023–24.
  • Additional explanatory text, ‘(the main condition causing hospital admission)’, was added to assist users with interpretation on the data presented.
  • Figure 3: Diabetes dashboard, minor change to rates at the GCCSA level following an adjustment made to the denominator for improved method and accuracy.

Mortality dashboard:

  • About the data, the fourth paragraph was added and outlines mortality rate method change for national rates.
  • Figure 5: Mortality dashboard, minor change to the national and state and territory rates following an adjustment made to the denominator for improved method and accuracy. Rates now reported for 5 jurisdictions (NSW, Qld, WA, SA, and NT), and therefore at the national level for these 5 jurisdictions combined). Suicide deaths under 10 have also been suppressed.

Hospitals dashboard:

  • Figure 6: Hospitals dashboard, minor change to rates at the GCCSA level and below, following an adjustment made to the denominator for improved method and accuracy.

Emergency Department dashboard:

  • Figure 7: Emergency Department dashboard, minor change to rates at the GCCSA level and below, following an adjustment made to the denominator for improved method and accuracy.

Technical notes:

  • Diabetes in pregnancy, two typographical errors corrected measures. The word ‘among’ was added to reflect hospitalisations among females, for the first measure. And hospitalisation changed to plural for the third measure.
  • Mortality, all notes sections (excluding infant deaths) had two paragraphs added for clarity and to reflect updated method as implemented in the Mortality dashboard page above. Paragraphs added were:
    • Cause of Death Unit Record File data are provided to the AIHW by the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System (managed by the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety) and include cause of death coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data are maintained by the AIHW in the National Mortality Database.
    • Mortality rates (crude and age-standardised) reported for 2019–2023 are reported for the 5 jurisdictions (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory) where the quality of Indigenous status identification in deaths data is considered adequate. National mortality rates for this period are therefore reported for these 5 jurisdictions combined. Rates are not reported for Victoria, Tasmania or the Australian Capital Territory due to concerns about the quality of Indigenous status identification in deaths data.
  • Mortality, top 5 causes of death suppression note added; Data have been suppressed where the underlying cause according to the ICD-10 classification as suicide (X60-X84, Y87.0), when the number of deaths is less than 10.
  • Mortality, median age at death, typographical error in fourth sentence corrected, additional ‘among’ removed.

Acknowledgements

The First Nations Health and Welfare Group at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to the people, the cultures and Elders past and present.

The University of Queensland, Poche Centre for Indigenous Health

We thank the University of Queensland Poche Centre for Indigenous Health for partnering with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, and for their collaboration in establishing the Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equity Dashboards.

Figure 8: The University of Queensland, Poche Centre for Indigenous Heath logo

UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous health logo

Project Management Group

We thank the Research Alliance for Urban Community Controlled Health Services (RAUCCHS) who provided valuable advice which guided the development and creation of the Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equity Dashboards.

Figure 9: Research Alliance for Urban Community Controlled Health Services logo

The image shows Australia with 8 points representing capital cities on the left, and the Research Alliance for Urban Community Controlled Health Services logo on the right.

Artwork story

The dashboard design is based on the artwork by First Nations artist Jordan Lovegrove. The design uses elements from the piece to emphasise the importance of community and connection.

Figure 10: Artwork by Jordan Lovegrove (proud Ngarrindjeri artist)

First Nations artwork showing connected meeting places representing capital cities, highlighting community, local differences, and the value of detailed, community-level data.

The artwork shows the value of avoiding aggregate and restricted data, instead providing data that recognises geographical diversity and provides evidence for community-level planning and service delivery. The meeting places with connected pathways represent the capital cities, with different elements within them convey that the situation is different in each capital city despite sharing some commonalities depicted by the circles.