This statistic depicts the results of a survey regarding the share of patients who saw a general practitioner in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group. It was estimated that 97.6 percent of patients who were 85 years and older visited a general practitioner in fiscal year 2018.
Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group
Characteristic
Share of respondents
85 and older
97.6%
75-84
97.6%
65-74
94.3%
55-64
88.4%
45-54
85%
35-44
82.3%
25-34
79%
15-24
74.8%
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Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Note: Exact wording of the survey question: "Since last year, [have you/has Name of RP] seen a GP for [your/his/her] own health? Please exclude times [you/he/she] went to a hospital or emergency department"
Survey respondents include only those who are usual residents of private dwellings.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 13, 2018). Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/993685/australia-general-practitioner-patients-share-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group." Chart. November 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993685/australia-general-practitioner-patients-share-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993685/australia-general-practitioner-patients-share-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Patients Who Saw a General Practitioner (Gp) in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993685/australia-general-practitioner-patients-share-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993685/australia-general-practitioner-patients-share-by-age-group/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/993685/australia-general-practitioner-patients-share-by-age-group/
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