Table 5 Patient mobility
From: Accuracy and completeness of patient pathways – the benefits of national data linkage in Australia
NSW | WA | SA | QLD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population mobility or cross-border flows (over study period) | |||||
Mobile populationa | 205,551 | 47,575 | 29,645 | 202,859 | |
% of individuals in that state | 4 % | 3 % | 3 % | 5 % | |
Static populationb | 5,591,233 | 1,511,424 | 818,801 | 3,792,953 | |
% of individuals in that state | 96 % | 97 % | 97 % | 95 % | |
Number of events | |||||
Mobile population | 1,135,905 | 248,480 | 137,234 | 1,014,912 | |
% of jurisdiction records | 6 % | 4 % | 5 % | 7 % | |
Static population | 19,172,762 | 6,586,685 | 2,435,348 | 13,701,895 | |
% of jurisdiction records | 94 % | 96 % | 95 % | 93 % | |