Australia - GP patients for urgent care share by age 2018

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

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Release date

November 2018

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

financial year 2018

Number of respondents

28,243 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

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.

Values were weighted by the source.

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