Asthma Action Plan ownership between 2001 and 2017-2018 (Australia Government Productivity Commission)
In 2017-2018, only one third of Australian have a written Asthma Action Plan (32.3%, age-standardised)
– 65.9% of children aged 0-14 years old (age-standardised)
– 24.8% of people over 15 years and over (age-standardised) (ref 1)
Nationally in 2017-2018, the age-standardised proportion of people with asthma reporting that they have a written asthma action plan was 32.3 per cent (figure 10.6b), compared to 28.4 per cent in 2014-2015. In all jurisdictions, the proportion was higher for children aged 0–14 years than for other age groups (table 10A.46). Proportions for each states are also available. (ref 2)
Interpret NT data with caution as it excludes discrete Indigenous communities and very remote areas, which comprise around 29% of population
Note that this data is age-standardised.
| Asthma Action Plan ownership between 2001 and 2014/15 by state and territory. | |||||||
| State | Age | 2001 (%) | 2004/05 (%) | 2007/08 (%) | 2011-12 (%) | 2014/15 (%) | 2017/18 (%) |
| ACT | Children (0-14 years) | 44.4 | N/A | 47.3 | 37.4 | 73.3 | 74.4 |
| Adults (25-44 years) | N/A | N/A | 11.3 | 17.5 | 34.3 | 17.8 | |
| All ages | 25.4 | 27 | 21.8 | 24.3 | 32.8 | 32.8 | |
| NT | Children (0-14 years) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 65.5 | 84.4 | 58.3 |
| Adults (25-44 years) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.1 | N/A | 22.2 | |
| All ages | N/A | N/A | 40.9 | 33.7 | 34 | 33.5 | |
| Tasmania | Children (0-14 years) | 19.5 | 21.9 | 41.6 | 36.6 | 47.7 | 52.6 |
| Adults (25-44 years) | N/A | N/A | 11.8 | 23.1 | 18 | 23.2 | |
| All ages | 11.1 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 32.1 | |
| WA | Children (0-14 years) | 20 | N/A | 29 | 48.4 | 45.2 | 55.8 |
| Adults (25-44 years) | N/A | N/A | 17 | 15.7 | 19 | 13.8 | |
| All ages | 11.4 | 15 | 17.4 | 24.5 | 23.2 | 33 | |
| SA | Children (0-14 years) | 30.5 | 39.2 | 56.1 | 58.3 | 68 | 77.7 |
| Adults (25-44 years) | N/A | N/A | 8.1 | 19 | 17.8 | 23.2 | |
| All ages | 19.7 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 29.3 | 35.8 | 32.1 | |
| QLD | Children (0-14 years) | 16.2 | 29.9 | 41.4 | 32.6 | 48 | 60.9 |
| Adults (25-44 years) | N/A | N/A | 14.1 | 11.8 | 17.9 | 20.7 | |
| All ages | 13.8 | 21 | 19.7 | 18.4 | 26 | 32.4 | |
| Victoria | Children (0-14 years) | 31.8 | 52.5 | 61.6 | 46.9 | 57.9 | 67.3 |
| Adults (25-44 years) | N/A | N/A | 6.1 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 14 | |
| All ages | 16.4 | 27 | 22.9 | 25.3 | 26.9 | 32.3 | |
| NSW | Children (0-14 years) | 24.2 | 33.6 | 46.5 | 35.1 | 62.8 | 65.5 |
| Adults (25-44 years) | N/A | N/A | 13.8 | 24.4 | 17.1 | 16.9 | |
| All ages | 20.3 | 24.3 | 20.4 | 26.6 | 32.8 | 31.9 | |
| Australia | Children (0-14 years) | 24.7 | 36.7 | 47.8 | 40.9 | 57.3 | 65.9 |
| 15 – 24 years | 15 | 19.7 | 12.6 | 18.6 | 17.8 | 28.8 | |
| Adults (25-44 years) | 11.5 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 18.1 | |||
| 45-64 years | 16.5 | 22.6 | 24.8 | 25.2 | |||
| 65 years and over | 12.1 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 27 | |
| All ages | 17 | 22.9 | 20.8 | 24.6 | 28.4 | 32.3 | |