Five-year vaccination rates in Australia

IMMUNISATION RATES IN AUSTRALIA

* 92.9% of 5-year-olds fully immunised

* 22,128 children not fully immunised nationally

AREAS WITH HIGHEST VACCINATION RATES

Western NSW - 96.1%

Murrumbidgee (NSW) - 96%

Hunter New England & Central Coast (NSW) - 95.4%

Gippsland (Vic) - 94.9 %

South Eastern NSW - 94.7 %

Nepean Blue Mountains (NSW) - 94.7%

Western Queensland - 94.4%

AREAS WITH THE LOWEST IMMUNISATION RATES

North Coast (NSW) - 90.3%

Perth North (WA) - 90.6 %

Perth South (WA) - 90.8%

Gold Coast (QLD) - 90.8%

Northern Sydney (NSW) - 91.3%

Central & Eastern Sydney (NSW) - 91.5 %

Central Qld, Wide Bay & Sunshine Coast - 91.6%

WHAT VACCINATION PROTECTS CHILDREN AGAINST

* Hepatitis B

* Diphtheria

* Tetanus

* Whooping cough

* Haemophilus influenzae type b

* Polio

* Pneumococcal conjugate

* Meningococcal C

* Measles

* Mumps

* Chickenpox

For more information visit: http://www.myhealthycommunities.gov.au/

(Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)