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Appendix 4. Data sources for place-based health planning

The data sources in this catalogue may be useful for place-based planning for health at regional or community levels.  Most data sources/data collections are publicly available while others are publicly available with registration or are restricted.  Data may be available through request processes which may also require ethics approval, and/or subscription or a one-off payment.

Workforce 

Australian Bureau of Statistics – Labour Force Survey – Occupation and Employment: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia-detailed/latest-release#

Australian Bureau of Statistics – Census of Population and Housing – Employment, Income and Education: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/microdata-tablebuilder/tablebuilder

Department of Health and Aged Care – National Health Workforce Dataset:   https://hwd.health.gov.au/datatool/

Department of Health and Aged Care – Medical Education and Training Dataset: https://hwd.health.gov.au/datatool/

Department of Health and Aged Care – Health Demand and Supply Utilisation Patterns Planning (HeaDS UPP): https://hwd.health.gov.au/headsupp/

Department of Health and Aged Care – General Practice Workforce:   https://hwd.health.gov.au/resources/data/gp-primarycare.html

Health Workforce Queensland – Health Workforce Needs Assessment: https://www.healthworkforce.com.au/hwna

Health Workforce Queensland – Minimum Dataset: https://www.healthworkforce.com.au/workforce-planning-and-project/minimum-data-set

Queensland Health – Queensland Health System Performance Reporting (SPR) platform: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/system-governance/strategic-direction/health-workforce-information-gateway/data-and-analytics

Service delivery/performance

Australian Government Services Australia – Medicare Item Reports: http://medicarestatistics.humanservices.gov.au/statistics/mbs_item.jsp

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – MyHospitals: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/myhospitals

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – GEN (Aged Care Data): https://www.gen-agedcaredata.gov.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Australia’s Health Performance Framework: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/australias-health-performance

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework: https://www.indigenoushpf.gov.au/

CheckUp – Outreach Service Schedule: https://www.checkup.org.au/page/Initiatives/Outreach_Services/

Department of Health and Aged Care – Services Australia Medicare and PBS Item/Group Reports, Medicare Statistics: https://www.health.gov.au/topics/medicare/data-statistics-reportinging.nsf/Content/Medicare+Statistics-1

Department of Social Services – NDIS Demand Map: https://caresectordemandmap.dss.gov.au/map/ndis/postcode

Government of Australia – National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): https://data.ndis.gov.au/data-downloads   

Health Direct Australia – National Health Services Directory: https://about.healthdirect.gov.au/nhsd

Health Direct Australia – HealthMap: https://healthmap.com.au/

Productivity Commission – Report on Government Services: https://www.pc.gov.au/research/ongoing/report-on-government-services

Queensland Government Open Data Portal – Public dental waiting lists: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/public-dental-waiting-list

Queensland Government Open Data Portal – Queensland Ambulance Service Incidents by LASN: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/queensland-ambulance-service-incidents-by-lasn-2020-2021

Queensland Government  Open Data Portal – Emergency departments: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/emergency-departments-quarterly-data

Queensland Government  Open Data Portal – Retrieval Services Queensland (RSQ) activity: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/retrieval-services-queensland-rsq-activity

Queensland Government  Open Data Portal – Elective surgery: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/elective-surgery

Queensland Health – Our Performance: http://www.performance.health.qld.gov.au/

Queensland Health – Inform My Care: https://www.informmycare.health.qld.gov.au/home

Queensland Health – Queensland Statistical Services Branch: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/hsu

Queensland Health – InfoBank: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/system-governance/strategic-direction/health-workforce-information-gateway/data-and-analytics

Health behaviours

Australian Bureau of Statistics – Health topics: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics#health

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Cancer screening and monitoring data: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/health-welfare-services/cancer-screening/overview

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – National perinatal data collection: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/population-groups/mothers-babies/data

Department of Health and Ageing – Childhood Immunisation Coverage: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/childhood-immunisation-coverage-data-phn-and-sa3

Department of Health and Ageing – Vaccination numbers and statistics: https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/numbers-statistics

Queensland Government Open Data Portal – Queensland COVID-19 Case Line List – location and source of infection: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/queensland-covid-19-case-line-list-location-source-of-infection

Queensland Government Open Data Portal – Queensland COVID-19 Case Line List – age groups: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/queensland-covid-19-case-line-list-age-groups

Queensland Health – Preventive Health Survey: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/research-reports/population-health/preventive-health-surveys/about

Queensland Health – Planning Portal: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/system-governance/strategic-direction/plans/health-service

Health status

Australian Bureau of Statistics: Census 2021 – Health conditions: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/health-conditions-and-risks/health-census/2021

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare – Australian Atlas Healthcare Variation: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/australian-atlas-healthcare-variation-series

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Mortality Over Regions and Time (MORT) books: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/life-expectancy-death/mort-books/contents/about

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – AIHW data by geography: https://www.aihw.gov.au/about-our-data/aihw-data-by-geography

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – General Record of Incidence of Mortality (GRIM) books: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/life-expectancy-deaths/grim-books/contents/about

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Suicide and Self-Harm monitoring: https://www.aihw.gov.au/suicide-self-harm-monitoring

Cancer Council Queensland – Queensland Cancer Statistics Online (QCSOL): https://cancerqld.org.au/research/queensland-cancer-statistics/queensland-cancer-statistics-online-qcsol/

Cancer Council Queensland – Australian Childhood Cancer Statistics Online: https://atlas.cancer.org.au/

Cancer Council Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, FrontierSI – Australian Cancer Atlas: https://atlas.cancer.org.au/

Department of Health and Ageing – National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/nndss-public-datasets

Heart Foundation – Australian Health Maps: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/health-professional-tools-(2)/interactive-heart-map-australia

National Diabetes Services Scheme – Australian Diabetes Map: https://www.ndss.com.au/about-the-ndss/diabetes-facts-and-figures/australian-diabetes-map/

Queensland Health – Notifiable Conditions Report: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports

Queensland Health – Chief Health Officer Report: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/research-reports/population-health

RHD Australia – Queensland RHD Register and Control Program: https://www.rhdaustralia.org.au/queensland

Other topics

Australian Bureau of Statistics – Statistics: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Reports and data by topic/theme: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/a-z-topics

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Regional Insights for Indigenous Communities: https://www.rific.gov.au/regional-overview

Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU) – Health Atlases of Australia: https://phidu.torrens.edu.au/

Queensland Government – Queensland Government Statistician’s Office: https://www.qgso.qld.gov.au/statistics

 

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