About 9–15% of adult-onset asthma cases can be attributed to exposures at work. Precise data are not available, but based on research from Australia and overseas, there may be as many as 1,000–3,000 new cases of occupational asthma each year in Australia.

This report provides comprehensive statistical information on residential aged care homes and their residents and contains information on the capacity of residential aged care homes, their residents and resident characteristics, levels of dependency among residents, and admissions and separations. Residential aged care in Australia 2006-07: a statistical overview provides comprehensive statistical information on residential aged...

Australia's health 2008 is the 11th biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It's the nation's premier source of statistics and informed commentary on: - patterns and determinants of health and illness - health across the life stages - the supply and use of health services - expenditure and workforce -...

In this report, the feasibility and usefulness of linking the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program, child protection and juvenile justice data collections is investigated.Linking the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program, child protection and juvenile justice data collections would provide valuable information about the characteristics of people who are involved in one or more of these sectors. This...

AThis report presents a detailed picture of access to elective surgery services in Australia using combined admitted patient and elective surgery waiting times data. Access to elective surgery in public hospitals is of interest to health providers, policy makers and the general public. This report presents a detailed picture of access to elective surgery services...