This statistic depicts the results of a survey regarding the share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group. It was reported that 11.9 percent of patients who were 85 years and older visited a general practitioner for urgent medical care in Australia.
Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group
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: "Were any of these visits for urgent medical care?"
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) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/993710/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group." Chart. November 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993710/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993710/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Patients Who Saw a General Practitioner (Gp) for Urgent Medical Care in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993710/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993710/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age/ (last visited November 07, 2024)
Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/993710/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age/
