State and territory of birth

A mother’s usual place of residence may be different to where she gives birth and can impact on access to health services.

The interactive data visualisation (Figure 1) presents statistics on all 12 National Core Maternity Indicators by the state or territory in which a mother gave birth. Select the Data tables button to view data between 2011 and 2021 and use the drop-down menu to view data for each indicator.

Figure 1: National Core Maternity Indicators by state and territory of birth

National Core Maternity Indicators by state and territory of birth

The chart shows the latest data for each state and territory for each indicator. The first indicator listed shows the proportion of all women who gave birth who smoked in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy in 2021. Overall for Australia, 8.3% of all women who gave birth smoked in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy in 2021. The percentage of women who gave birth who smoked in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy in 2021 across the states and territories varied between 4.8% and 20%.