What we report on
We report the following data for the Remote Area Aboriginal Health Services Program:
- Annual expenditure on medicines
- Number of PBS items supplied
We report this data for each state or territory with participating Aboriginal health services (AHSs) in remote areas.
We do not report on ACT and Victoria because they do not have any remote area services.
Why we report
We report expenditure and supply data to ensure the program is as transparent as possible.
Expenditure and quantities supplied data
We publish data for the most recent 5 years on this website. You can view older data on Trove, the National Library’s web archive. Expenditure data is reported at a point in time and may be subject to change due to reporting requirements. All financial year data is reviewed annually and updated January each year.
The expenditure amounts:
- are based on all claims paid by Services Australia
- do not include GST
- are rounded up to the nearest dollar.
The PBS items supplied amounts are:
- based on reports by approved suppliers
- the amounts supplied to approved AHSs – not the numbers dispensed to patients.
| 2023-24 | NSW / Tas | NT | Qld | SA | WA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual expenditure | $266,560 | $32,483,733 | $9,264,357 | $576,127 | $13,220,505 | $55,811,282 |
| Number of PBS items supplied | 9,772 | 1,331,805 | 357,834 | 22,653 | 522,664 | 2,244,728 |
| 2022–23 | NSW / Tas | NT | Qld | SA | WA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual expenditure | $255,094 | $29,784,612 | $10,097,942 | $653,757 | $13,073,940 | $53,865,345 |
| Number of PBS items supplied | 10,255 | 1,119,112 | 355,720 | 25,268 | 500,032 | 2,010,357 |
| 2021–22 | NSW / Tas | NT | Qld | SA | WA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual expenditure | $236,121 | $24,404,364 | $8,699,885 | $643,574 | $11,648,847 | $45,632,791 |
| Number of PBS items supplied | 9,868 | 938,924 | 300,515 | 23,814 | 464,641 | 1,737,762 |
| 2020–21 | NSW / Tas | NT | Qld | SA | WA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual expenditure | $169,830 | $22,482,679 | $8,015,925 | $707,979 | $10,220,413 | $41,596,826 |
| Number of PBS items supplied | 7,280 | 866,072 | 289,412 | 26,119 | 417,392 | 1,606,275 |
| 2019–20 | NSW / Tas | NT | Qld | SA | WA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual expenditure | $177,459 | $21,726,557 | $7,228,060 | $716,991 | $9,454,276 | $39,303,343 |
| Number of PBS items supplied | 8,411 | 955,656 | 309,863 | 30,847 | 435,649 | 1,740,426 |
Contact
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