 HEALTH
Hospital Admissions
Around one in six Indigenous people, or 16%, had been admitted to hospital in the 12 months prior to the NATSIHS 2004–05 survey.
 Indigenous persons were 1.3 times more likely to have been hospitalised than non-Indigenous persons (after adjusting for age differences between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations).
Indigenous people were admitted to hospital more often than non-Indigenous people across all age groups. Hospital admissions were most common (at 31%) among Indigenous persons aged 55 years and over, (compared to 21% for non-Indigenous persons).
Hospital admissions in the last 12 months by Indigenous status and age, 2004–05
Age group
(years) | Indigenous
% | Non-Indigenous
% |
| 0–14 | 12 | 9 |
| 15–24 | 16 | 12 |
| 25–34 | 19 | 18 |
| 35–44 | 18 | 13 |
| 45–54 | 19 | 14 |
| 55 and over | 31 | 21 |
Source: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Australia, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0).
Hospital admissions in the last 12 months by Indigenous status and age, 2004–05
Source: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, Australia, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0).
Further Information
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: 2004–05, Australia, 2004–05 (cat. no. 4715.0).
Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Australia, 2008 (cat. no. 4704.0).
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