Change in hospital admissions

Change in hospital admissions (ASRs ¹), by hospital type and Section of State/NT, 2019/20 to 2020/21

**Figures in the table are the ratio of the ASR¹ in 2020/21 to that in 2019/20**
Detail	Male admissions to		Female admissions to		Persons admissions to
	Public	All²	Public	All²	Public	Private	All²
Australia	1.11	1.15	1.12	1.17	1.11	1.21	1.16
Capital Cities ³	1.04	1.17	1.03	1.18	1.03	1.32	1.17
Rest of States/NT	1.20	1.11	1.26	1.14	1.24	0.97	1.13

New South Wales	0.97	1.15	0.97	1.16	0.97	1.30	1.16
Greater Sydney	0.94	1.18	0.92	1.20	0.93	1.43	1.19
Rest of New South Wales	1.01	1.10	1.04	1.11	1.03	1.10	1.10

Victoria	1.11	1.15	1.12	1.17	1.11	1.21	1.16
Greater Melbourne	1.04	1.17	1.03	1.18	1.03	1.32	1.17
Rest of Victoria	1.20	1.11	1.26	1.14	1.24	0.97	1.13

Queensland	1.31	np	1.38	np	1.35	np	np
Greater Brisbane	1.30	np	1.35	np	1.33	np	np
Rest of Queensland	1.33	np	1.41	np	1.37	np	np

South Australia	0.93	1.04	0.93	1.05	0.93	1.09	1.04
Greater Adelaide	0.87	1.07	0.86	1.06	0.86	1.24	1.07
Rest of South Australia	1.11	0.94	1.16	0.95	1.13	0.61	0.95

Western Australia	1.07	1.17	1.05	1.16	1.06	1.19	1.17
Greater Perth	1.01	1.17	0.98	1.16	0.99	1.27	1.16
Rest of Western Australia	1.26	1.16	1.31	1.18	1.29	0.88	1.17

Tasmania	0.92	np	0.92	np	0.92	np	np
Greater Hobart	0.81	np	0.77	np	0.79	np	np
Rest of Tasmania	0.99	np	1.03	np	1.01	np	np

Northern Territory	1.94	np	2.10	np	2.03	np	np
Greater Darwin	1.51	np	1.64	np	1.58	np	np
Rest of Northern Territory	2.64	np	2.77	np	2.73	np	np

Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)	0.98	np	1.00	np	1.00	np	np

¹ ‘ASR’ is the age-standardised rate

² 'All’ is the total of admissions to all hospitals (public acute plus private hospitals), excluding private hospitals in Queensland, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory

³ Greater Capital City Statistical Areas

np - not published