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Demographic Details
Of young Australians aged less than 26
years with a hearing impairment, who
have been fitted with a hearing aid or
cochlear implant at 31 December 2013
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Summary
This circular contains summary data on children and young adults fitted with hearing aids or cochlear
implants in Australia, who were under the age of 26 years at 31 December 2013 and who were
provided with audiological and hearing aid or speech processor support services through Australian
Hearing.
On January 1, 2012, the upper age limit for eligibility for Australian Hearing’s paediatric program was
extended from 21 to 26 years of age. While the demographic data in this document can be
considered to cover all young Australians under the age of 21 who use a hearing aid or cochlear
implant, the same cannot be said for those in the older age group, since some of this older age group
may have elected to continue services with their existing private provider or may have not yet
established contact with Australian Hearing.
The data provides information at national and State / Territory level and has been collated from
Australian Hearing’s electronic client and record management system databases (as a “snapshot”)
and includes:
o Number of hearing impaired children
o Number of newly fitted children in the 2013 calendar year
o Fitting rates of children and young adults with hearing impairment
o Hearing loss distribution of aided/implanted children and young adults
Differences in other data and calculations shown for similar birth years in previous reports prior to
2007 are due to the timing of the ‘snapshot” nature of the report (data were previously collated on
31 March each year) – i.e. the dynamics of the child population characteristics and demography in the
database, updated information and calculation rounding at the time the report was compiled. In
particular, actions across the organization that have taken place to review and update the
information on all aided child clients in the database, have also affected the “snapshot” counts and
calculations.
The major characteristics of the report show:
 All aided and implanted children and young adults less than 26 years of age at 31 December
2013 who are identified as being ‘current and active’ as at 31 December 2013
 Data on children and young adults who were first fitted with hearing aids from 1 January to
31 December 2013.
Care should be taken when comparing information from previous reports, and particularly prior to
2007, due to their differing parameters.
Taking the above comments into account this report shows that on 31 December 2013, Australian
Hearing provided audiological services, hearing aid and cochlear implant support to 20,865 citizens
and permanent residents under 26 years of age, of which 1,757 (8.4%) were Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islanders.
 18.415 were aged under 21 years;
o 52.5% were male
o 1,850 (9.5%) were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
 2,450 were aged from 21 to under 26 years
o 48.9% were male
o 96 (3.9%) were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
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During 2013 a total of 2, 520 clients were fitted with hearing aids for the first time. 295 of these
were children born in 2013. Of the clients first fitted during 2013:
 2,386 were aged under 21 at the time of first fitting
 134 were aged 21 to <26 years at the time of first fitting
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Profile of the total client base
At 31 December 2013, Australian Hearing supported 20,865 citizens and permanent residents under
26 years of age. Figure 1 and Table 1 show the distribution of clients by state/territory of residence at
31 December 2013. Tables 2 displays the distribution of clients aged less than 21 years, which can be
assumed to represent all aided/implanted children. Table 3 displays the distribution of clients aged
21-25 years, but may not necessarily represent all Australians with hearing loss in that age group,
since some may not have returned to receive service following the extension of eligibility during
2012.
Figure 1: Aided/Implanted Young Australians less than 26 years of age, by state/territory
Quantity
Number
Percentage
NSW
5994
28.7
VIC
4925
23.6
QLD
4483
21.5
WA
2415
11.6
SA
1489
7.1
TAS
347
1.7
ACT
450
2.2
NT
762
3.7
National
20865
100.0
NT
705
3.8
National
18415
100.0
Table 1: Distribution of Aided/Implanted Young Australians under 26 years of age, by state/territory
Quantity
Number
Percentage
NSW
5224
28.4
VIC
4292
23.3
QLD
3983
21.6
WA
2197
11.9
SA
1325
7.2
TAS
294
1.6
ACT
395
2.1
Table 2: Distribution of Aided/Implanted Young Australians aged less than 21 years by state/territory
Quantity
Number
Percentage
NSW
770
31.4
VIC
633
25.8
QLD
500
20.4
WA
218
8.9
SA
164
6.7
TAS
53
2.2
ACT
55
2.2
NT
57
2.3
National
2450
100.0
Table 3: Distribution of Aided/implanted Young Australians aged from 21 to less than 26 years by state/territory
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Nationally 11.7% of clients are aged from 21 – 25 years. The distribution by state/territory is shown
in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Proportion of total Aided/Implanted Young Australians in each state/territory who are aged 21 to
under 26 years
Table 4 provides further detail about the distribution of aided clients by year of birth, state and
territory.
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Birth
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
NSW
131
152
143
174
170
246
268
271
278
280
323
312
312
323
314
301
274
256
281
253
223
190
157
154
127
81
5994
VIC
116
125
113
127
152
217
201
241
228
227
244
238
239
253
241
222
255
221
222
205
174
154
140
152
130
88
4925
QLD
86
87
112
119
96
129
144
172
178
204
198
215
264
249
256
247
245
243
221
232
186
168
136
115
107
74
4483
WA
38
41
44
46
49
75
88
102
116
123
129
143
175
158
145
158
148
129
116
101
80
62
45
47
34
23
2415
SA
25
32
38
35
34
55
65
76
72
76
69
70
68
96
75
110
71
57
67
63
62
44
43
33
33
20
1489
TAS
7
5
15
16
10
14
17
16
16
22
20
20
12
14
13
16
21
12
15
13
15
13
6
10
7
2
347
ACT
10
10
14
11
10
20
15
18
22
21
19
25
22
19
27
23
24
24
26
20
14
11
18
16
8
3
450
NT
9
7
15
12
14
21
18
25
29
35
34
46
59
51
52
64
56
51
36
47
35
17
10
8
8
3
762
National
422
459
494
540
535
777
816
921
939
988
1036
1069
1151
1163
1123
1141
1094
993
984
934
789
659
555
535
454
294
20865
Table 4: All clients aged less than 26 years who have been fitted with a hearing aid and/or cochlear implant,
National Summary by State/Territory and Birth Year
Gender
While over half (52.5%) of the total client base is male, this ratio differs slightly for the clients aged 21 –
25, of whom 48.9% are male. (Tables 5-7).
Gender
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
National
Male
53.8
52.3
51.7
52.3
49.6
56.5
50.2
54.3
52.5
Female
Data
Unavailable
46.2
47.7
48.2
47.6
50.2
43.5
49.6
45.4
47.4
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.1
Table 5: Gender of aided/implanted clients under 26years of age by State/Territory as a percentage of the client
base.
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Gender
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
National
Male
54.5
52.7
52.2
52.5
49.3
56.8
50.9
54.8
52.9
Female
Data
Unavailable
45.5
47.2
47.7
47.3
50.4
43.2
48.9
45.0
46.9
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.1
Table 6: Gender of aided/implanted clients under 21years of age by State/Territory as a percentage of the client
base.
Gender
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
National
Male
48.7
49.1
47.4
49.5
51.8
54.7
45.5
49.1
48.9
Female
51.3
50.9
52.6
50.5
48.2
45.3
54.5
50.9
51.1
Table 7: Gender of aided/implanted clients 21 to <26 years of age by State/Territory as a percentage of the
client base.
Hearing Loss
The vast majority of clients who use amplification have a 3 Frequency Average Hearing Loss (3FAHL)
of 0 to 60 dBHL; that is their better ear hearing loss ranges from within normal limits to a moderate
degree (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Distributionof hearing loss amongst total aided clients aged under 26 yearsat 31 December 2013
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The hearing loss profile for each state and territory is shown in Tables 8 & 9.
Latest 3FA
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
National
0-40
3023
2630
2698
1556
896
165
241
570
11779
41-60
1429
1059
905
408
280
99
103
115
4398
61-90
852
653
474
234
168
49
66
24
2520
91+
Data
Unavailable
678
577
398
206
140
33
40
27
2099
12
6
8
11
5
1
0
26
69
Total
5994
4925
4483
2415
1489
347
450
762
20865
Table 8: Latest 3FA Hearing Loss of aided/implanted young Australians under 26 years of age
Latest 3FA
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
National
0-40
50.4
53.4
60.2
64.4
60.2
47.6
53.6
74.8
56.5
41-60
23.8
21.5
20.2
16.9
18.8
28.5
22.9
15.1
21.1
61-90
14.2
13.3
10.6
9.7
11.3
14.1
14.7
3.1
12.1
91+
Data
Unavailable
11.3
11.7
8.9
8.5
9.4
9.5
8.9
3.5
10.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
3.4
0.3
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Table 9: Latest 3FA Hearing Loss of aided/implanted young Australians under 26 years of age, Percentage
distribution
The hearing loss distribution amongst clients aged 21-25 differs from that of the younger age cohort,
showing a higher proprotion of clients with more severe hearing losses in the older cohort.
Figure 4: Hearing Loss distribution according to age cohorts (under 21 years vs 21 to <26 years)
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Clients first fitted with hearing aids in 2013
While Australian Hearing’s demographic data can be considered to represent all young Australians
under the age of 21 who use hearing aids, personal FM systems or a cochlear implant, the same
cannot be said for those aged from 21 to 25 years, since some of this older age group may have not
yet re-established contact with Australian Hearing since the change in eligibility criteria on January 1,
2012.
During 2013, a total of 2,520 clients under 26 years of age were first fitted with amplification. 2,386
were aged less than 21 years at the time of first fitting whilst 134 were aged from 21 to <26 years.
The distribution of clients by state and territory is found in Tables 11 & 12, with a more detailed
analysis according to year of birth, state and territory in Table 13.
Clients first fitted – by state & territory
Quantity
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
National
Number
651
519
603
253
152
42
51
115
2386
Percentage
27.3
21.8
25.3
10.6
6.4
1.8
2.1
4.8
100.0
Table 11: Distribution of children under 21 years of age and fitted for the first time in 2013 - by state and
territory
Quantity
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
National
Number
35
28
36
17
7
4
4
3
134
Percentage
26.1
20.9
26.9
12.7
5.2
3.0
3.0
2.2
100.0
Table 12: Distribution of clients aged 21 – 25 years of age and fitted for the first time in 2013 – by state and
territory
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Birth
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
National
9
9
5
6
6
10
14
14
18
20
18
13
26
18
19
27
27
38
40
57
53
40
32
33
53
81
686
7
7
3
4
7
9
6
10
9
9
10
13
14
12
11
13
25
20
24
40
38
31
26
39
72
88
547
11
6
7
4
8
14
4
5
9
15
8
12
27
26
28
26
30
39
40
57
51
42
25
24
47
74
639
3
0
3
2
9
4
6
8
3
8
5
5
9
11
7
10
16
16
18
26
23
19
7
14
15
23
270
2
2
0
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
5
2
7
9
11
9
3
7
11
21
5
8
8
12
20
159
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
4
3
1
2
4
3
4
2
3
1
0
5
3
2
46
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
6
7
3
3
5
3
5
3
55
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
0
2
4
3
1
4
5
4
7
10
5
6
18
18
9
6
4
3
3
118
34
25
22
21
32
40
35
42
45
62
46
51
87
84
81
99
122
126
145
218
210
150
109
130
210
294
2520
Table 13: Clients less than 26 years of age who were first fitted with hearing aids in 2013, National Summary by
State/Territory and Birth Year
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Figure 6: Clients first fitted with hearing aids during 2013, according to age & year of birth
The impact of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening continues to be apparent in the fitting profile of
children shown in Figure 6, with children in their first year of life (birth year 2013) showing the
highest number of new fittings. A second peak in fittings occurs in early primary school. As can be
seen in Figure 7, the vast majority of children who receive their first hearing aids in primary school
have a mild or unilateral hearing loss (Better Ear 3FAHL < 40 dBHL). A more detailed analysis by
Birth Year and 3FAHL is found in table 14
“Late” hearing aid fittings may be due to a number of factors including:
 Late onset or progressive sensorineural hearing loss
 Children who develop a chronic conductive hearing loss due to Otitis Media,
 Children with a mild or unilateral hearing loss that was either
o Diagnosed at an early age, but who did not require assistance with hearing until
school entry
o Not detected until school entry.
Figure 7: Hearing profile of clients first fitted in 2013 by age, better ear 3FAHL at 31 December 2013.
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Birth
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
Total
Percentage
22
21
16
16
19
34
25
34
35
48
43
40
72
79
73
90
106
114
131
192
172
122
66
76
110
133
1889
9
4
5
4
10
5
7
6
6
10
3
9
9
4
6
8
12
9
11
23
31
24
29
28
58
79
409
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
0
2
4
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
7
2
7
17
31
57
153
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
5
6
23
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
4
5
2
22
34
25
22
21
32
40
35
42
45
62
46
51
87
84
81
99
122
126
145
218
210
150
109
130
210
294
2520
1.3
1.0
0.9
0.8
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.7
1.8
2.5
1.8
2.0
3.5
3.3
3.2
3.9
4.8
5.0
5.8
8.7
8.3
6.0
4.3
5.2
8.3
11.7
100.0
Table 14: Clients first fitted in 2013, by birth year and better ear 3FAHL category
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Early hearing aid fitting
The national rollout of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening was completed during 2011. The
following tables show the number of fittings expected, based upon a rate of 1.1 per thousand babies
born with a moderate or greater bilateral hearing loss, for National, State and Territory data.
Note that the nubmer of children fitted under 12 months of age includes those who were fitted
before six months of age and that the actual number fitted includes all degrees of hearing loss.
Tables 15– 23: Expected and Actual numbers of children fitted before 6 months and 12 months of age. Births
from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate.
AUST
Expected
Fit.<6mth
Fit.<12mo
% fit
<6mo
% fit
<12mo
NSW
Expected
Fit.<6mth
Fit.<12mo
% fit
<6mo
% fit
<12mo
2003
276
82
133
29.7
48.2
2003
95
45
56
47.4
58.9
2004
280
96
139
34.3
49.6
2004
94
41
57
43.6
60.6
2005
291
110
171
37.8
58.8
2005
100
49
67
49.0
67.0
2006
298
160
218
53.7
73.2
2006
101
70
91
69.3
90.1
2007
321
167
217
52.0
67.6
2007
106
55
73
51.9
68.9
2008
332
206
256
62.0
77.1
2008
110
79
94
71.8
85.5
91.2
2009
108
83
96
76.9
88.9
90.1
2010
111
67
83
60.4
74.8
103.6
2011
109
88
107
80.7
98.2
108
84
106
77.8
98.1
108
75
81
69.4
75.0
2009
2010
2011
331
334
332
246
221
278
302
301
344
74.3
66.2
83.7
2012
341
296
388
86.8
113.8
2012
2013
341
266
294
78.0
86.2
2013
Table 15: National
Table 16: NSW
VIC
Expected
Fit.<6mth
Fit.<12mo
% fit
<6mo
% fit
<12mo
QLD
Expected
Fit.<6mth
Fit.<12mo
% fit
<6mo
% fit
<12mo
2003
67
13
34
19.4
50.7
2003
53
8
19
15.1
35.8
2004
69
26
40
37.7
58.0
2004
55
16
24
29.1
43.6
2005
70
25
47
35.7
67.1
2005
57
20
33
35.1
57.9
2006
72
35
51
48.6
70.8
2006
58
36
47
62.1
81.0
2007
77
47
56
61.0
72.7
2007
67
35
52
52.2
77.6
2008
78
41
56
52.6
71.8
2008
69
53
61
76.8
88.4
91.0
2009
73
60
69
82.2
94.5
92.3
2010
71
67
88
94.4
123.9
121.5
2011
70
61
76
87.1
108.6
70
75
101
107.1
144.3
70
68
74
97.1
105.7
2009
2010
2011
78
78
79
51
45
74
71
72
96
65.4
57.7
93.7
2012
85
73
102
85.9
120.0
2012
2013
85
75
88
88.2
103.5
2013
Table 17: Victoria
Table 18: QLD
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Tables 14 – 22: Expected and Actual numbers of children fitted before 6 months and 12 months of age. Births
from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate.
WA
Expected
Fit.<6mth
Fit.<12mo
% fit
<6mo
% fit
<.12mo
SA
Expected
Fit.<6mth
Fit.<12mo
% fit
<6mo
% fit
<12mo
2003
27
7
11
25.9
40.7
2003
19
5
8
26.3
42.1
28.6
2004
19
4
7
21.1
36.8
2004
28
8
8
28.6
2005
29
7
11
24.1
37.9
2005
20
4
7
20.0
35.0
2006
31
3
6
9.7
19.4
2006
20
9
13
45.0
65.0
2007
32
9
10
28.1
31.2
2007
22
8
12
36.4
54.5
2008
35
12
16
34.3
45.7
2008
22
14
18
63.6
81.8
2009
34
20
25
58.8
73.5
2009
22
19
25
86.4
113.6
62.9
2010
22
21
25
95.5
113.6
77.1
2011
22
20
22
90.9
100.0
86.5
2012
22
25
31
113.6
140.9
62.2
2013
22
18
20
81.8
90.9
2010
2011
2012
2013
35
14
35
23
37
26
37
22
22
27
32
23
40.0
65.7
70.3
59.5
Table 19: Western Australia
Table 20: South Australia
TAS
Expected
Fit.<6mth
Fit.<12mo
% fit
<.6mo
% fit
<.12mo
ACT
Expected
Fit.<6mth
Fit.<12mo
% fit
<.6mo
% fit
<.12mo
2003
6
0
0
0.0
0.0
2003
5
3
4
60.0
80.0
2004
6
1
2
16.7
33.3
2004
5
0
1
0.0
20.0
2005
7
1
2
14.3
28.6
2005
5
4
4
80.0
80.0
2006
7
1
2
14.3
28.6
2006
5
5
7
100.0
140.0
57.1
2007
5
8
9
160.0
180.0
71.4
2008
5
3
5
60.0
100.0
142.9
2009
5
6
6
120.0
120.0
2007
2008
2009
7
4
7
4
7
7
4
5
10
57.1
57.1
100.0
2010
7
2
3
28.6
42.9
2010
6
5
6
83.3
100.0
2011
7
3
3
42.9
42.9
2011
6
7
11
116.7
183.3
2012
7
2
4
28.6
57.1
2012
6
5
6
83.3
100.0
2013
7
2
2
28.6
28.6
2013
6
3
3
50.0
50.0
Table 21: Tasmania
Table 22: Australian Capital Territory
NT
Expected
Fit.<6mth
Fit.<12mo
% fit
<6mo
% fit
<12mo
2003
4
1
1
25.0
25.0
2004
4
0
0
0.0
0.0
2005
4
0
0
0.0
0.0
2006
4
1
1
25.0
25.0
2007
4
1
1
25.0
25.0
2008
4
0
1
0.0
25.0
2009
4
0
0
0.0
0.0
2010
4
0
2
0.0
50.0
2011
4
2
2
50.0
50.0
2012
5
6
6
120.0
120.0
2013
5
3
3
60.0
60.0
Table 23: Northern Territory
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As can be seen from Figure 8, the number of children fitted with hearing aids before 3 and 6 months
of age, expressed as a fitting rate per thousand live births (KLB), has increased significantly in the
years since Universal Newborn Hearing Screening rollout commenced in NSW at the end of 2012.
However fitting rates for older children appear to have stabilised.
Figure 8: Fitting rates per Thousand Live Births (per KLB) for selected birth years form 2000 (pre-UNHS rollout)
to 2012
Figure 9 shows the fitting rate per KLB according to the better ear initial 3 Frequency Average
Hearing Loss, for children who received their first hearing aid before 12 months of age, and clearly
shows the impact of UNHS on detection and fitting of milder hearing losses at an early age.
Fitting rate per KLB
Fitting rates have increased most dramatically for children with a 3fAHL less than 40dBHL
Year of birth
Figure 9: Fitting rates for children fitted before 12 months of age according to year of birth & Initial 3FAHL
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients
The proportion of aided/implanted clients who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander has remained
essentially stable over the past two years, comprising 8.4% of the total aided/implanted client base,
and in the NT accounting for 83.8% of newly fitted children. Consistent with previous years’ data,
the peak age for fitting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children occurs during the primary school
years, compared with the total client base, where the peak fitting age is in the first year of life (Figure
10). This is likely to reflect the fact that many outreach services are school-based programs. Table 24
shows the distribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients by birth year and state.
Figure 10: First fitting profile of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients compared with profile of total new
fittings for 2013.
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Birth
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
National
1
2
2
5
4
5
6
5
14
13
10
18
12
15
14
13
13
6
10
14
10
8
4
4
4
2
214
0
1
0
1
0
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
5
1
4
1
4
1
2
7
2
1
0
1
2
0
48
1
5
5
10
8
11
9
15
15
19
21
20
39
34
41
53
51
38
25
34
23
9
8
7
6
3
510
0
0
1
2
0
12
16
13
9
13
19
27
39
31
20
33
37
30
19
13
14
6
3
3
2
0
362
1
0
3
2
4
3
3
4
8
9
7
4
5
9
8
13
5
2
8
6
4
2
0
0
0
1
111
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
4
11
7
11
16
14
20
22
30
24
37
47
42
47
55
49
37
27
37
30
14
6
4
2
0
596
7
12
22
28
27
50
51
59
69
85
85
108
147
132
134
171
160
115
91
111
83
40
21
19
17
6
1850
Table 24: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients aged less than 26 years who have been fitted with a
hearing aid and/or cochlear implant, National summary by State/Territory and Birth Year
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Table 25 shows the distribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients who were first fitted with hearing
aids during 2013.
Birth
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
National
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
2
2
2
3
6
3
2
2
3
2
4
1
1
2
2
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
10
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
6
5
4
11
5
7
10
12
6
4
1
2
3
89
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
5
5
7
3
2
1
1
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
2
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
14
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
0
1
4
2
1
4
3
4
6
10
3
6
14
17
9
4
3
2
0
99
0
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
5
8
3
6
13
13
15
21
28
13
23
39
39
24
11
7
8
6
301
Table 25: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients first fitted with hearing aids in 2013, National
Summary by State/Territory and Birth Year
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Figure 11: - Comparison of Hearing Loss distribution for aided/implanted young Australians aged under 26 years
at 31 December 2013 – Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander clients compared to total client base
The hearing loss profile of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients shows a higher proportion of
hearing losses in the mild range. Fitting rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are
heavily influenced by higher rates of conductive hearing loss due to chronic middle ear disease, which
is the most likely reason for the preponderance of mild hearing loss.
Data from the Australian Hearing client bases suggests that at least twice as many Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander children are fitted with personal hearing aids because of conductive hearing
loss, compared with the total number of children who are aided because of conductive hearing loss.
This figure will underestimate the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who
require amplification due to conductive hearing loss because a significant proportion of these
children may be assisted by the use of sound field systems in their classroom, rather than by a
personal device.
Further information can be found in the summary tables in Appendix A.
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Clients under 26 years of age who have been fitted with a hearing aid and/or cochlear implant, by birth year and calendar year first fitted
Year first fitted
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
5
2
2
20
34
422
8
12
0
21
25
459
14
8
11
10
12
22
494
16
14
17
17
14
22
21
540
14
12
19
17
13
11
11
32
535
29
23
20
22
38
28
24
24
40
777
27
30
34
16
31
36
39
38
34
35
816
49
49
37
34
45
35
37
36
38
33
42
921
63
50
49
41
47
35
49
45
50
40
49
45
939
71
88
75
59
47
34
45
47
49
35
48
62
988
63
72
89
75
70
82
62
59
70
61
47
48
46
1036
105
63
67
62
91
95
96
81
77
68
75
65
47
51
1069
41
93
88
65
58
104
114
80
93
90
83
82
73
87
1151
38
104
67
61
75
112
122
132
124
88
85
71
84
1163
40
111
70
70
88
90
143
143
117
81
89
81
1123
69
96
75
60
70
127
166
145
120
114
99
1141
99
70
52
89
134
182
162
102
122
1094
106
96
45
60
104
144
161
151
126
993
132
129
75
87
100
145
171
145
984
2007
151
112
76
87
120
170
218
934
2008
0
178
121
80
87
113
210
789
199
129
76
105
150
659
180
171
95
109
555
215
190
130
535
244
210
454
294
294
2520
20865
1988
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
6
57
47
45
29
35
32
13
11
11
65
56
45
43
37
28
14
16
71
51
41
35
34
13
65
72
34
12
65
20
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1998
1999
11
3
14
12
31
23
38
43
49
45
79
24
1995
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
11
8
5
9
6
7
4
6
3
11
12
10
8
6
5
5
9
5
5
3
12
14
13
14
9
10
10
9
15
9
32
24
17
14
13
8
13
9
12
12
37
42
26
27
23
18
16
15
21
10
50
44
67
62
58
42
27
34
23
23
82
72
41
58
60
49
51
33
26
15
90
75
48
68
73
66
51
27
91
79
51
60
68
29
88
84
67
60
30
89
73
26
1996
1997
Birth year
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
82
2005
2006
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
6
68
128
185
202
276
290
305
369
425
442
517
578
587
671
748
808
934
1087
1077
1388
1640
1728
1829
2057
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DETAILS OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CLIENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 26 YEARS WHO ARE FITTED WITH A HEARING AID OR COCHLEAR IMPLANT
State
<3
First fitting age (months)
12 to
3 to <6
6 to <12
<18
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
18 to
<24
24+
Total
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
NSW
5
9
13
7
6
174
214
146
36
18
13
1
VIC
0
3
1
1
3
40
48
36
9
1
1
1
QLD
6
13
14
4
4
469
510
381
85
20
23
1
WA
2
4
5
2
5
344
362
262
61
20
14
5
SA
0
3
2
0
2
104
111
79
21
5
3
3
TAS
0
1
0
0
0
3
4
3
0
1
0
0
ACT
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
2
1
1
1
0
NT
0
2
3
10
4
577
596
461
85
15
12
23
National
13
35
38
24
25
1715
1850
1370
298
81
67
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State
<3
First fitting age (months)
12 to
3 to <6
6 to <12
<18
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
18 to
<24
24+
Total
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
NSW
5
9
13
7
5
161
200
142
31
13
13
1
VIC
0
3
1
1
2
39
46
35
9
1
0
1
QLD
6
13
13
4
2
443
481
368
78
18
16
1
WA
2
4
5
2
5
341
359
262
61
19
12
5
SA
0
3
1
0
2
95
101
77
17
3
1
3
TAS
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
1
0
0
ACT
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
1
1
0
0
NT
0
2
3
9
4
542
560
442
72
14
10
22
National
13
35
36
23
21
1626
1754
1330
269
70
52
33
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DETAILS OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANER CLIENTS AGED 21 TO UNDER 26 YEARS WHO ARE FITTED WITH A HEARING AID OR COCHLEAR IMPLANT
First fitting age (months)
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
State
Total
12 to
18 to
<3
3 to <6
6 to <12
24+
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
<18
<24
NSW
0
0
0
0
1
13
14
4
5
5
0
0
VIC
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
QLD
0
0
1
0
2
26
29
13
7
2
7
0
WA
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
1
2
0
SA
0
0
1
0
0
9
10
2
4
2
2
0
TAS
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
ACT
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
NT
0
0
0
1
0
35
36
19
13
1
2
1
National
0
0
2
1
4
89
96
40
29
11
15
1
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AUSTRALIA
First fitting age (months)
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
Birth year
Births
<3
3 to <6
6 to <12
12 to <18
18 to <24
24+
Total
fitted
RatePer1000Births
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
1988
246193
1
6
25
38
16
336
422
1.7
131
119
102
70
0
1989
250853
0
11
25
41
31
351
459
1.8
124
142
104
89
0
1990
262648
2
13
31
47
26
375
494
1.9
174
146
86
87
1
1991
257247
2
10
25
43
34
426
540
2.1
213
124
124
79
0
1992
264151
1
9
28
44
25
428
535
2.0
199
154
97
85
0
1993
260229
4
15
34
46
24
654
777
3.0
384
191
125
75
2
1994
258051
6
12
33
48
42
675
816
3.2
453
189
86
87
1
1995
256190
2
15
37
51
40
776
921
3.6
535
187
112
85
2
1996
253834
4
18
40
51
44
782
939
3.7
543
166
119
108
3
1997
251842
6
21
47
44
44
826
988
3.9
573
198
105
112
0
1998
249616
5
22
46
55
28
880
1036
4.2
643
188
113
91
1
1999
248870
9
21
45
65
22
907
1069
4.3
662
202
106
96
3
2000
249636
16
18
58
44
51
964
1151
4.6
727
217
115
88
4
2001
246394
14
26
46
53
43
981
1163
4.7
786
190
97
87
3
2002
250988
20
30
49
54
30
940
1123
4.5
746
180
98
95
4
2003
251161
32
50
51
36
34
938
1141
4.5
775
190
70
105
1
2004
254246
38
58
43
43
37
875
1094
4.3
745
177
89
77
6
2005
264493
54
56
61
26
30
766
993
3.8
662
164
81
79
7
2006
270849
81
79
58
39
41
686
984
3.6
609
213
95
64
3
2007
292152
88
79
50
44
41
632
934
3.2
564
185
94
89
2
2008
302272
108
98
50
39
37
457
789
2.6
431
200
85
71
2
2009
301253
116
130
56
30
39
288
659
2.2
319
158
98
80
4
2010
303318
92
129
80
50
44
160
555
1.8
242
160
84
65
4
2011
301617
135
143
66
65
56
70
535
1.8
222
151
88
68
6
2012
309582
165
131
92
49
17
0
454
1.5
184
128
90
44
8
2013
309582
156
110
28
0
0
0
294
0.9
133
79
57
23
2
Total
6967267
1157
1310
1204
1145
876
15173
20865
3.0
11779
4398
2520
2099
69
Births from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate
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NSW
First fitting age (months)
18 to <24
Rate Per 1000Births
24+
Total
fitted
Birth year
Births
<3
3 to <6
6 to <12
12 to <18
1988
84647
1
5
7
13
7
98
131
1989
85790
0
6
9
12
12
113
152
1990
90534
1
5
6
16
7
108
1991
87367
0
6
7
15
15
1992
92585
0
3
6
15
1993
89354
0
6
8
1994
87977
2
7
1995
87849
0
1996
86595
1997
87156
1998
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
1.5
30
36
39
26
0
1.8
37
54
37
24
0
143
1.6
45
49
25
24
0
131
174
2.0
54
52
45
23
0
15
131
170
1.8
60
41
38
31
0
14
10
208
246
2.8
120
59
42
25
0
8
15
18
218
268
3.0
141
62
28
37
0
0
16
19
17
219
271
3.1
133
63
47
28
0
2
3
16
23
20
214
278
3.2
134
56
46
42
0
3
9
15
12
15
226
280
3.2
154
56
35
35
0
85499
1
9
16
16
13
268
323
3.8
189
71
33
30
0
1999
86784
4
5
14
16
15
258
312
3.6
179
58
36
39
0
2000
86752
4
4
19
11
19
255
312
3.6
171
79
36
24
2
2001
84578
2
6
8
18
20
269
323
3.8
199
69
23
32
0
2002
86583
11
7
13
15
9
259
314
3.6
198
53
29
33
1
2003
86344
23
22
11
10
6
229
301
3.5
187
58
23
33
0
2004
85894
22
19
16
12
7
198
274
3.2
169
50
28
26
1
2005
91224
30
19
18
7
6
176
256
2.8
154
54
25
22
1
2006
92188
40
30
21
10
15
165
281
3.0
154
71
36
20
0
2007
96351
33
22
18
6
15
159
253
2.6
131
71
27
24
0
2008
100276
50
29
15
7
11
111
223
2.2
108
60
33
22
0
2009
98231
44
39
13
11
8
75
190
1.9
74
54
33
28
1
2010
101266
43
24
16
15
19
40
157
1.6
57
47
31
22
0
2011
99054
52
36
19
16
18
13
154
1.6
53
44
35
21
1
2012
98508
62
22
22
17
4
0
127
1.3
52
38
26
7
4
2013
98508
60
15
6
0
0
0
81
0.8
40
24
16
0
1
Total
2357894
490
358
343
341
321
4141
5994
2.5
3023
1429
852
678
12
Births from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate
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VICTORIA
First fitting age (months)
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
12 to <18
18 to <24
24+
Total
fitted
0
9
13
5
89
116
1.9
40
37
21
18
3
10
10
8
94
125
2.0
31
33
35
26
0
0
9
14
8
82
113
1.7
41
35
19
18
65438
1
0
9
9
6
102
127
1.9
61
24
26
16
65766
65766
1
3
13
15
4
116
152
2.3
63
40
22
27
1993
64049
64049
2
7
16
17
5
170
217
3.4
104
57
33
23
1994
63974
63974
3
3
14
20
12
149
201
3.1
102
48
28
23
1995
62591
62591
1
7
10
19
6
198
241
3.9
145
48
21
26
1996
61143
61143
1
9
12
17
9
180
228
3.7
126
34
37
31
1997
60732
60732
3
5
19
8
13
179
227
3.7
127
47
25
28
1998
60492
60492
2
6
14
19
10
193
244
4.0
155
34
26
29
1999
58875
58875
5
6
17
20
4
186
238
4.0
135
45
34
23
2000
59171
59171
4
10
22
15
12
176
239
4.0
150
37
31
21
2001
58626
58626
4
14
18
14
10
193
253
4.3
160
39
30
24
2002
61478
61478
0
13
19
23
9
177
241
3.9
147
40
28
26
2003
61058
61058
0
13
21
12
7
169
222
3.6
141
39
22
20
2004
62417
62417
5
21
14
14
9
192
255
4.1
169
43
22
21
2005
63297
63297
10
15
22
10
10
154
221
3.5
137
38
21
25
2006
65245
65245
14
21
16
9
13
149
222
3.4
126
60
18
18
2007
70325
70325
16
31
9
16
7
126
205
2.9
111
40
25
29
2008
71184
71184
14
27
15
11
8
99
174
2.4
87
42
28
17
2009
70928
70928
23
28
20
7
12
64
154
2.2
66
46
24
18
2010
70572
70572
11
34
27
15
9
44
140
2.0
61
43
17
18
2011
71444
71444
37
37
22
20
14
22
152
2.1
62
40
21
27
2012
77405
77405
30
43
29
19
9
0
130
1.7
54
41
24
10
2013
77405
77405
34
41
13
0
0
0
88
1.1
29
29
15
15
Total
1696721
1696721
221
397
419
366
219
3303
4925
2.9
2630
1059
653
577
Birth year
Births
<3
3 to <6
6 to <12
1988
62134
62134
0
1989
64002
64002
0
1990
66970
66970
1991
65438
1992
RatePer1000Births
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
Births from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate
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QUEENSLAND
First fitting age (months)
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
Birth year
Births
<3
3 to <6
6 to <12
12 to <18
18 to <24
24+
Total
fitted
1988
40561
0
0
3
4
3
76
86
2.1
33
22
1989
42071
0
0
3
7
7
70
87
2.1
28
27
1990
44868
0
2
8
11
8
83
112
2.5
42
1991
44160
1
2
5
7
5
99
119
2.7
1992
46240
0
0
7
8
4
77
96
1993
46778
1
1
6
6
4
111
1994
46578
0
2
5
5
5
1995
46484
1
6
8
3
1996
47769
1
3
10
1997
46965
0
6
2
1998
47046
1
2
8
1999
46503
0
9
2000
47278
2
2001
47678
2002
RatePer1000Births
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
22
9
0
12
20
0
24
19
27
0
46
31
22
20
0
2.1
26
33
19
18
0
129
2.8
67
24
24
14
0
127
144
3.1
83
36
13
12
0
6
148
172
3.7
111
28
24
9
0
5
6
153
178
3.7
110
30
18
18
2
13
9
174
204
4.3
114
53
18
19
0
10
2
175
198
4.2
121
39
22
16
0
8
12
1
185
215
4.6
134
51
14
16
0
3
11
10
12
226
264
5.6
167
47
28
21
1
3
3
11
6
6
220
249
5.2
186
28
20
15
0
47771
6
4
10
7
5
224
256
5.4
177
41
20
18
0
2003
48342
2
6
11
7
8
213
247
5.1
178
40
8
21
0
2004
49940
7
9
8
7
9
205
245
4.9
175
40
18
12
0
2005
51707
9
11
13
6
8
196
243
4.7
170
41
17
15
0
2006
52695
19
17
11
10
8
156
221
4.2
152
35
22
12
0
2007
61306
22
13
17
13
4
163
232
3.8
163
31
15
23
0
2008
63168
32
21
8
8
9
108
186
2.9
109
54
10
13
0
2009
66149
26
34
9
6
11
82
168
2.5
101
29
21
16
1
2010
64523
19
48
21
9
6
33
136
2.1
69
39
16
11
1
2011
63253
25
36
15
12
10
17
115
1.8
58
34
15
6
2
2012
63837
34
41
26
4
2
0
107
1.7
43
27
24
13
0
2013
63837
35
33
6
0
0
0
74
1.2
35
21
13
4
1
Total
1337507
246
312
250
196
158
3321
4483
3.4
2698
905
474
398
8
Births from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
First fitting age (months)
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
Birth year
Births
<3
3 to <6
6 to <12
12 to <18
18 to <24
24+
Total
fitted
1988
25143
0
0
5
4
0
29
38
1.5
14
1989
25051
0
1
0
5
0
35
41
1.6
14
1990
25356
1
3
4
3
3
30
44
1.7
1991
25417
0
0
1
7
2
36
46
1992
25073
0
3
1
2
1
42
1993
25081
1
0
1
3
1
1994
25138
0
0
3
4
1995
25139
0
1
0
1996
24793
0
2
1997
24776
0
0
1998
24717
1
1999
24849
2000
RatePer1000Births
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
9
8
7
0
9
11
7
0
16
12
9
7
0
1.8
20
3
12
11
0
49
2.0
23
14
8
4
0
69
75
3.0
37
18
15
5
0
3
78
88
3.5
58
17
5
8
0
4
6
91
102
4.1
61
19
10
12
0
2
2
3
107
116
4.7
84
15
6
10
1
5
6
3
109
123
5.0
82
17
12
12
0
2
4
3
1
118
129
5.2
86
17
16
9
1
0
1
1
5
1
135
143
5.8
103
21
9
9
1
25093
4
0
2
6
4
159
175
7.0
128
20
13
13
1
2001
24002
3
1
3
5
2
144
158
6.6
115
28
9
5
1
2002
23601
0
4
2
3
1
135
145
6.1
105
28
7
5
0
2003
24273
3
4
4
1
9
137
158
6.5
113
18
10
16
1
2004
25295
3
5
0
5
6
129
148
5.9
103
22
11
10
2
2005
26253
1
6
4
1
2
115
129
4.9
96
14
9
8
2
2006
27777
1
2
3
3
1
106
116
4.2
80
21
6
8
1
2007
29165
6
3
1
3
7
81
101
3.5
65
19
9
8
0
2008
31851
4
8
4
7
4
53
80
2.5
50
16
6
8
0
2009
30879
9
11
5
2
4
31
62
2.0
33
13
7
9
0
2010
31424
6
8
8
3
5
15
45
1.4
19
12
10
4
0
2011
32259
12
11
4
6
6
8
47
1.5
22
10
9
6
0
2012
33627
19
7
6
2
0
0
34
1.0
14
13
4
3
0
2013
33627
17
5
1
0
0
0
23
0.7
15
3
3
2
0
Total
699659
91
88
74
95
75
1992
2415
3.5
1556
408
234
206
11
Births from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
First fitting age (months)
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
Birth year
Births
<3
3 to <6
6 to <12
12 to <18
18 to <24
24+
Total
fitted
1988
19155
0
0
0
2
0
23
25
1.3
1989
19610
0
1
1
4
2
24
32
1.6
1990
19863
0
3
4
1
0
30
38
1991
19640
0
1
1
2
4
27
1992
19311
0
0
1
2
1
1993
20078
0
0
0
4
1994
19409
0
0
1
1995
19336
0
0
1996
19056
0
1997
18362
0
1998
18226
1999
RatePer1000Births
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
4
6
9
6
0
9
12
3
8
0
1.9
10
11
7
10
0
35
1.8
14
6
11
4
0
30
34
1.8
9
15
5
5
0
4
47
55
2.7
25
17
9
4
0
2
2
60
65
3.3
37
17
8
3
0
2
4
5
65
76
3.9
48
14
7
6
1
1
0
3
2
66
72
3.8
49
13
5
5
0
1
3
4
3
65
76
4.1
44
12
10
10
0
0
3
2
2
2
60
69
3.8
46
9
10
4
0
17958
0
0
1
4
1
64
70
3.9
47
12
6
5
0
2000
17859
1
1
2
0
2
62
68
3.8
45
16
3
4
0
2001
17281
2
1
5
8
2
78
96
5.6
68
10
11
7
0
2002
17665
1
1
3
5
1
64
75
4.2
50
10
7
7
1
2003
17443
1
4
3
4
4
94
110
6.3
81
16
3
10
0
2004
17140
1
3
3
1
3
60
71
4.1
51
10
5
5
0
2005
17801
2
2
3
1
0
49
57
3.2
43
8
4
2
0
2006
18260
3
6
4
0
2
52
67
3.7
47
14
5
1
0
2007
19666
4
4
4
4
6
41
63
3.2
44
10
7
1
1
2008
20229
5
9
4
2
2
40
62
3.1
38
10
4
10
0
2009
19735
7
12
6
2
4
13
44
2.2
24
10
7
2
1
2010
20078
9
12
4
2
4
12
43
2.1
24
8
5
6
0
2011
19892
7
13
2
2
7
2
33
1.7
14
9
6
4
0
2012
20433
14
11
6
2
0
0
33
1.6
15
3
4
10
1
2013
20433
7
11
2
0
0
0
20
1.0
10
2
7
1
0
Total
493919
64
100
67
67
63
1128
1489
3.0
896
280
168
140
5
Births from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate
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TASMANIA
First fitting age (months)
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
Birth year
Births
<3
3 to <6
6 to <12
12 to <18
18 to <24
24+
Total
fitted
1988
6779
0
1
0
1
0
5
7
1.0
3
1
2
1
0
1989
6813
0
0
0
1
1
3
5
0.7
0
5
0
0
0
1990
7043
0
0
0
1
0
14
15
2.1
8
4
2
1
0
1991
6870
0
0
0
3
0
13
16
2.3
8
3
2
3
0
1992
6987
0
0
0
1
0
9
10
1.4
5
4
1
0
0
1993
6835
0
0
2
1
0
11
14
2.0
7
4
2
1
0
1994
6844
0
0
0
1
1
15
17
2.5
11
4
1
1
0
1995
6570
0
0
0
2
0
14
16
2.4
7
8
1
0
0
1996
6457
0
0
0
0
1
15
16
2.5
5
9
2
0
0
1997
6007
0
0
2
0
0
20
22
3.7
11
5
3
3
0
1998
5978
0
0
0
3
0
17
20
3.3
9
5
4
2
0
1999
6032
0
0
2
2
0
16
20
3.3
10
5
2
3
0
2000
5692
0
0
0
1
2
9
12
2.1
8
2
1
1
0
2001
6430
0
0
0
0
1
13
14
2.2
10
1
2
1
0
2002
6003
0
0
1
0
3
9
13
2.2
8
0
3
2
0
2003
5752
0
0
0
1
0
15
16
2.8
11
4
1
0
0
2004
5809
0
1
1
1
1
17
21
3.6
13
3
3
2
0
2005
6310
1
0
1
0
0
10
12
1.9
6
3
2
1
0
2006
6475
0
1
1
3
0
10
15
2.3
7
4
3
1
0
2007
6663
2
2
0
2
0
7
13
2.0
4
4
3
2
0
2008
6775
2
2
1
1
0
9
15
2.2
5
9
0
1
0
2009
6627
3
4
3
0
0
3
13
2.0
3
2
4
4
0
2010
6385
0
2
1
1
1
1
6
0.9
0
2
2
2
0
2011
6608
1
2
0
3
0
4
10
1.5
3
5
1
1
0
2012
6168
0
2
2
2
1
0
7
1.1
2
3
1
0
1
2013
6168
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0.3
1
0
1
0
0
Total
167080
10
18
17
31
12
259
347
2.1
165
99
49
33
1
RatePer1000Births
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
Births from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate
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DETAILS OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 26 YEARS WITH A HEARING IMPAIRMENT WHO ARE FITTED WITH A HEARING AID OR COCHLEAR IMPLANT
ACT
First fitting age (months)
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
Birth year
Births
<3
3 to <6
6 to <12
12 to <18
18 to <24
24+
Total
fitted
1988
4335
0
0
1
1
0
8
10
2.3
3
5
1
1
0
1989
4137
0
0
1
2
1
6
10
2.4
4
1
5
0
0
1990
4457
0
0
0
1
0
13
14
3.1
5
4
5
0
0
1991
4756
0
1
1
0
2
7
11
2.3
4
2
4
1
0
1992
4447
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
2.2
3
4
3
0
0
1993
4414
0
1
1
1
0
17
20
4.5
13
4
0
3
0
1994
4461
1
0
2
0
1
11
15
3.4
7
3
2
3
0
1995
4415
0
0
1
0
0
17
18
4.1
10
4
1
3
0
1996
4396
0
0
0
1
3
18
22
5.0
14
4
4
0
0
1997
4208
0
0
0
1
1
19
21
5.0
15
2
1
3
0
1998
3982
0
0
1
2
0
16
19
4.8
8
9
2
0
0
1999
4253
0
0
2
6
0
17
25
5.9
15
4
5
1
0
2000
4065
1
0
2
1
0
18
22
5.4
13
5
2
2
0
2001
3938
0
1
1
0
1
16
19
4.8
9
5
2
3
0
2002
4112
2
0
1
1
2
21
27
6.6
17
4
2
4
0
2003
4128
2
1
1
1
0
18
23
5.6
16
3
0
4
0
2004
4174
0
0
1
1
1
21
24
5.7
17
6
1
0
0
2005
4210
1
3
0
1
3
16
24
5.7
15
2
2
5
0
2006
4484
3
2
2
3
1
15
26
5.8
16
5
4
1
0
2007
4757
5
3
1
0
0
11
20
4.2
9
3
8
0
0
2008
4808
1
2
2
1
3
5
14
2.9
6
5
3
0
0
2009
4860
4
2
0
1
0
4
11
2.3
4
2
2
3
0
2010
5152
4
1
1
4
0
8
18
3.5
7
9
2
0
0
2011
5121
1
6
4
4
1
0
16
3.1
6
6
1
3
0
2012
5461
2
3
1
2
0
0
8
1.5
3
2
3
0
0
2013
5461
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
0.5
2
0
1
0
0
Total
116992
27
29
27
35
20
312
450
3.8
241
103
66
40
0
RatePer1000Births
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
Births from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate
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NT
First fitting age (months)
Latest 3FAHL (dBHL)
Birth year
Births
<3
3 to <6
6 to <12
12 to <18
18 to <24
24+
Total
fitted
1988
3439
0
0
0
0
1
8
9
2.6
4
3
0
2
0
1989
3379
0
0
1
0
0
6
7
2.1
1
1
1
4
0
1990
3557
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
4.2
7
7
0
0
1
1991
3599
0
0
1
0
0
11
12
3.3
6
3
2
1
0
1992
3742
0
0
0
1
0
13
14
3.7
10
3
1
0
0
1993
3603
0
0
0
0
0
21
21
5.8
11
8
0
0
2
1994
3626
0
0
0
1
0
17
18
5.0
14
2
1
0
1
1995
3766
0
1
0
0
0
24
25
6.6
20
3
1
1
0
1996
3562
0
0
0
0
0
29
29
8.1
21
5
1
2
0
1997
3588
0
0
1
0
0
34
35
9.8
26
6
1
2
0
1998
3641
0
0
1
0
0
33
34
9.3
29
4
0
1
0
1999
3576
0
0
0
0
0
46
46
12.9
39
6
0
0
1
2000
3685
0
0
0
0
0
59
59
16.0
45
11
1
2
0
2001
3822
0
0
0
2
1
48
51
13.3
39
10
0
0
2
2002
3724
0
1
0
0
0
51
52
14.0
44
4
2
0
2
2003
3790
1
0
0
0
0
63
64
16.9
48
12
3
1
0
2004
3551
0
0
0
2
1
53
56
15.8
48
3
1
1
3
2005
3660
0
0
0
0
1
50
51
13.9
41
4
1
1
4
2006
3696
1
0
0
1
1
33
36
9.7
27
3
1
3
2
2007
3896
0
1
0
0
2
44
47
12.1
37
7
0
2
1
2008
3944
0
0
1
2
0
32
35
8.9
28
4
1
0
2
2009
3820
0
0
0
1
0
16
17
4.5
14
2
0
0
1
2010
3899
0
0
2
1
0
7
10
2.6
5
0
1
2
2
2011
3954
0
2
0
2
0
4
8
2.0
4
3
0
0
1
2012
4104
4
2
0
1
1
0
8
1.9
1
1
4
1
1
2013
4104
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
0.7
1
0
1
1
0
Total
96727
8
8
7
14
8
717
762
7.9
570
115
24
27
26
RatePer1000Births
0-40
41-60
61-90
91+
Unknown
Births from ABS CAT 3301.0 except 2013, which is an estimate