| | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Immunisation status(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
44 | Children not fully immunised aged 3 months to 6 years - of children aged 3 months to 6 years | % | 2001 | 49.1 | 48.3 | 52.0 | 44.8 | 35.6 | 44.1 | n.a. | 41.0 | 47.7 |
| Drinking and smoking(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
45 | Risky/high-risk drinkers - of males aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 12.8 | n.a. | 14.1 | 13.2 |
46 | Risky/high-risk drinkers - of females aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 7.0 | n.a. | 9.3 | 8.5 |
47 | Current smokers - of males aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 30.5 | 28.2 | 24.8 | 25.0 | n.a. | 20.9 | 27.3 |
48 | Current smokers - of females aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 23.7 | n.a. | 19.0 | 21.4 |
| Diet and exercise(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
49 | Overweight/obese adults - of males aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 54.5 | 54.4 | 55.8 | 51.9 | 55.0 | 54.2 | n.a. | 51.9 | 54.4 |
50 | Overweight/obese adults - of females aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 37.6 | 37.9 | 41.3 | 38.1 | 36.2 | 36.6 | n.a. | 32.6 | 38.2 |
51 | Adults with low usual intake of fruit - of males aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 53.9 | 54.2 | 50.3 | 62.2 | 50.1 | 56.2 | n.a. | 50.6 | 53.5 |
52 | Adults with low usual intake of fruit - of females aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 43.8 | 39.7 | 39.6 | 43.4 | 40.8 | 43.8 | n.a. | 40.9 | 41.9 |
53 | Adults who are physically inactive - of males aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 32.8 | 28.2 | 31.2 | 31.7 | 28.8 | 31.9 | n.a. | 24.0 | 30.9 |
54 | Adults who are physically inactive - of females aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 36.1 | 28.8 | 33.0 | 32.4 | 28.1 | 32.0 | n.a. | 24.2 | 32.0 |
| High blood pressure(c) | | | | | | | | | | | |
55 | Hypertension - of males aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 16.0 | n.a. | 16.2 | 12.8 |
56 | Hypertension - of females aged 18 and over | % | 2001 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 16.0 | n.a. | 12.0 | 13.9 |
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| | | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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57 | Hospital separations (per 1,000 population) | rate | 2000-2001 | 273 | 317 | 329 | 331 | 322 | 273 | 360 | 293 | 305 |
58 | Hospital beds (per 1,000 population) | no. | 2000-2001 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
59 | Average length of stay in hospital | days | 2000-2001 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
60 | Doctors (per 100,000 population) | no. | 2001 | 251 | 252 | 234 | 276 | 232 | 235 | 253 | 287 | 248 |
61 | Residential aged care places (per 1,000 population aged 70 and over) | no. | 2000-2001 | 83.0 | 80.0 | 86.8 | 85.2 | 85.3 | 82.8 | 109.2 | 79.9 | 83.3 |
| Medicare usage | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Average Medicare services processed(d) | | | | | | | | | | | |
62 | | Per persons | no. | 2000-2001 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 10.6 |
63 | | Per male | no. | 2000-2001 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 8.8 |
64 | | Per female | no. | 2000-2001 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 |
65 | | Per person aged 65 and over | no. | 2000-2001 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 13.1 | 20.5 | 22.6 |
66 | Proportion of Medicare services used by persons aged 65 and over | % | 2000-2001 | 26.3 | 26.8 | 24.2 | 29.1 | 23.4 | 26.9 | 8.5 | 19.3 | 25.8 |
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