Data reported by 1,017 general practitioners on 101,700 GP-patient encounters are used to describe aspects of general practice in Australia: the general practitioners and their patients; the problems managed and the treatments provided. Information on body weight to height ratio, smoking status and alcohol use of a subsample of patients is also provided. This publication...

Expenditure on public health activities aims to prevent illness and enhance the present and future wellbeing and quality of life of a nation's population and such investments minimise future health costs. This publication is the fifth in a series that reports expenditure on public health activities by governments in Australia. It provides detailed estimates of...

Housing assistance is provided under the 2003 Commonwealth State Housing Agreement (CSHA) in six program areas: public rental housing; state-owned and managed Indigenous housing; community housing; crisis accommodation program; private rent assistance; and home purchase assistance. This publication reports on CSHA community housing assistance. Housing assistance is provided under the 2003 Commonwealth State Housing Agreement...

This report provides comprehensive information on state and territory child protection and support services. It contains data for 2005-06, as well as trend data on child protection notifications, investigations and substantiations, children on care and protection orders and children in out-of-home care. Detailed information on the characteristics of children in the child protection system is...

This report presents updated statistics on chronic diseases and their associated risk factors in Australia. It focuses on patterns of disease across the age groups, the prevalence of risk factors and their trends, the effects of chronic diseases on health services in Australia, and the differences in chronic diseases and their risk factors across geographical...