The national Key Performance Indicators (nKPIs) are a set of indicators reported by organisations receiving funding under the Australian Government's Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme (IAHP) to deliver comprehensive and culturally appropriate primary health care services to Indigenous Australians.

Data are collected against set of indicators focusing on maternal and child health, preventative health, and chronic disease management. The collection commenced in June 2012 and is ongoing with data being collected every 6 months from over 200 Indigenous-specific primary health care organisations across Australia.

Collection details

Temporal coverage

30/6/2012 to 31/12/2021

Geographical coverage

National and State

Other

Data availability

  • Publications

Client specified tables on request which may be subject to data provider approval (charges apply).

Restrictions and limitations govern the availability or use of data in this holding.

Unit records not available.

Data scope

Collected from the over 200 organisations funded under the Australian Government's Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme (IAHP), data are counts of Indigenous regular clients (those who attended an organisation 3 times in 2 years) against a set of indicators focusing on maternal and child health; preventative health; and chronic disease management.

Methodology

Official

Metadata information

Information on the indicators and associated data collection can be found in the data collection guide for each period and on METeOR.

Data quality statements for each collection period are also available via METeOR.

External links and information 

The latest available data from the nKPI collection can be found at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific primary health care: results from the nKPI and OSR collections, About - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (aihw.gov.au).

Other AIHW products that focus specifically on Indigenous Australians can be found at Indigenous Australians.

Information on the Department of Health and Aged Care's Health Data Portal can be found at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Reporting—Health Data Portal.

The latest data collection guide for the nKPIs can be found at About nKPI collection - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (aihw.gov.au).

Vendor specifications for the nKPIs can be found at Indigenous Health reporting (nps.org.au).

Contact

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