This report presents information on cases of serious injury resulting in hospitalisation due to transport accidents involving a train for the five year period 2004-05 to 2008-09. Serious injury due to transport accidents involving a railway train Over the 5-year period, 868 persons were seriously injured in Australia due to transport accidents involving a train...

This report examines the distinct health profiles of five male population groups, characterised by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status, remoteness, socioeconomic disadvantage, region of birth, and age. Key findings Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males generally experience poorer health than the overall population, highlighted by a life expectancy of 67 years (11.5 years less...

This paper presents findings from the 2009 national dental labour force data collection and explores trends since 2000. The collection includes all dentists (general dental practitioners and specialists), dental hygienists, dental therapists, oral health therapists and dental prosthetists across Australia. There was an overall increase in the number of dental professionals over this period. Dental...

This publication presents findings on dental visiting and receipt of dental services by dental insurance status. It uses information from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey, 2010. Key findings: Dental insurance associated with proportion visiting ‘Dental insurance’ means private health insurance extras cover (also known as ancillary cover) that includes any form of dental cover...

This report uses hospital separations data from the National Hospital Morbidity Database to describe fall-related hospitalisations in the financial year 2006–07 and to present results of trends analyses for the period 1999–2007. This report is the third in a series on hospitalisations due to falls by people aged 65 and older in Australia. The two...